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Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances: A Life In Mod – From the Revival to Acid Jazz

Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances: A Life In...

Author: Eddie Piller ,  Paul Weller
ISBN: 9781800960626
Format: Paperback
$26.99

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The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, And Count Basie Transformed America

The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, And...

Author: Larry Tye
ISBN: 9780358380436
Format: Hardback
$65.00

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping group portrait of the pioneers...  Read More >>

On Rhetoric and Black Music

On Rhetoric and Black Music

Author: Earl H. Brooks
ISBN: 9780814346488
Format: Paperback
$97.65

Examines how Black music functions as rhetoric, considering its subject not merely reflective of but central to...  Read More >>

Unapologetic Expression: The Inside Story of the UK Jazz Explosion

Unapologetic Expression: The Inside Story of the UK...

Author: André Marmot
ISBN: 9780571374489
Format: Hardback
$59.99

A lively, subversive history of the new UK jazz wave, encapsulating its revolutionary spirit and tracing its foundations...  Read More >>

Swinglines: Rhythm, Timing, and Polymeter in Musical Phrasing

Swinglines: Rhythm, Timing, and Polymeter in Musical...

Author: Fernando Benadon (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, American University)
ISBN: 9780197659977
Format: Hardback
$202.95

"The way rhythm is taught in Western classrooms and music lessons is rooted in a centuries-old European approach...  Read More >>

Hearing Double: Jazz, Ontology, Auditory Culture

Hearing Double: Jazz, Ontology, Auditory Culture

Author: Brian Kane (Associate Professor of Music and Film and Media Studies, Associate Professor of Music and Film and Media Studies, Yale University)
ISBN: 9780190600501
Format: Hardback
$87.95

"When we talk about a jazz ""standard"" we usually mean one of the many songs that jazz musicians repeatedly play...  Read More >>

Vince Guaraldi at the Piano, 2d ed.

Vince Guaraldi at the Piano, 2d ed.

Author: Derrick Bang
ISBN: 9781476692074
Format: Paperback
$93.50

A career study of Vince Guaraldi that provides long-overdue recognition, chronicling his years as a sideman; his...  Read More >>

In with the In Crowd: Popular Jazz in 1960s Black America

In with the In Crowd: Popular Jazz in 1960s Black America...

Author: Mike Smith
ISBN: 9781496851154
Format: Paperback
$51.70

Tells the joyful story of the musicians, the radio DJs, the record labels, and the live venues where jazz not only...  Read More >>

Jazz Migrations: Movement as Place Among New York Musicians

Jazz Migrations: Movement as Place Among New York Musicians...

Author: Ofer Gazit (Senior Lecturer in Music, Senior Lecturer in Music, Tel Aviv University)
ISBN: 9780197682784
Format: Paperback
$61.95

Since the 1990s, migrant musicians have become increasingly prominent in New York City's jazz scene. Challenging...  Read More >>

Jazz Migrations: Movement as Place Among New York Musicians

Jazz Migrations: Movement as Place Among New York Musicians...

Author: Ofer Gazit (Senior Lecturer in Music, Senior Lecturer in Music, Tel Aviv University)
ISBN: 9780197682777
Format: Hardback
$173.95

Since the 1990s, migrant musicians have become increasingly prominent in New York City's jazz scene. Challenging...  Read More >>

Say It with a Beautiful Song: The Art and Craft of the Great American Songbook

Say It with a Beautiful Song: The Art and Craft of the...

Author: Michael Lasser ,  Harmon Greenblatt
ISBN: 9781538192887
Format: Hardback
$63.99

This book looks at the Great American Songbook’s craft and its mastery. Lasser and Greenblatt uncover the essential...  Read More >>

Cuban Fusion: The Transnational Cuban Alternative Music Scene

Cuban Fusion: The Transnational Cuban Alternative Music...

Author: Eva Silot Bravo
ISBN: 9783031536915
Format: Hardback
$118.77

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Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories

Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories...

Author: Elijah Wald
ISBN: 9780306831409
Format: Hardback
$55.00

Bestselling music historian Elijah Wald follows Jelly Roll Morton on a journey through the hidden worlds and forbidden...  Read More >>

The Jazz Book For Flutists: The Improvisation Book for the Classically Trained Flutist

The Jazz Book For Flutists: The Improvisation Book for...

Author: David A Klee, Sr
ISBN: 9798323489398
Format: Paperback
$73.79

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Love Music: And It Will Love You Back

Love Music: And It Will Love You Back

Author: Jeff Colella
ISBN: 9798822937840
Format: Paperback
$34.29

From top-performing Jazz pianist Jeff Colella comes this groundbreaking book on music theory, skill development,...  Read More >>

On Rhetoric and Black Music

On Rhetoric and Black Music

Author: Earl H. Brooks
ISBN: 9780814346471
Format: Hardback
$250.77

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Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of Black British Music

Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of Black British Music...

Author: Paul Bradshaw ,  Aleema Gray
ISBN: 9780712354899
Format: Hardback
$90.56

Published alongside the major British Library exhibition, Beyond the Bassline is a landmark volume of essays, features...  Read More >>

Mambo on the Housetop: Conductor Score & Parts

Mambo on the Housetop: Conductor Score & Parts

Author: Benjamin Hanby ,  Ryan Meeboer
ISBN: 9781771579988
Format: Paperback
$118.80

After a short introduction, Ryan Meeboer's arrangement of Mambo on the Housetop kicks into a catchy, Latin-flavored...  Read More >>

Vida del Sol: Conductor Score & Parts

Vida del Sol: Conductor Score & Parts

Author: Ryan Meeboer
ISBN: 9781771579971
Format: Paperback
$118.80

Vida del Sol (Life of the Sun) by Ryan Meeboer is a straight-ahead Latin chart with a catchy groove and interesting...  Read More >>

You Are the One: Conductor Score & Parts

You Are the One: Conductor Score & Parts

Author: Ryan Meeboer
ISBN: 9781771579957
Format: Paperback
$118.80

"Featuring a relaxed Latin style, Ryan Meeboer's You Are the One is scored to have fun parts for every section....  Read More >>

Silent Night, Rocking Night: Conductor Score & Parts

Silent Night, Rocking Night: Conductor Score & Parts...

Author: Franz Gruber ,  Ryan Meeboer
ISBN: 9781771579940
Format: Paperback
$118.80

"This version of Silent Night"" is arranged in 4/4 (as opposed to the original triple metre), to create the feel...  Read More >>

Friday Night Swing: Conductor Score & Parts

Friday Night Swing: Conductor Score & Parts

Author: Ryan Meeboer
ISBN: 9781771579933
Format: Paperback
$118.80

"This jump swing chart (� la Sing, Sing Sing"") came into existence when a young drummer was being helped to learn...  Read More >>

'Tis the Season to Get Funky: Conductor Score & Parts

'Tis the Season to Get Funky: Conductor Score & Parts...

Author: Ryan Meeboer
ISBN: 9781771579995
Format: Paperback
$118.80

'Tis the Season to Get Funky (Deck the Hall) is a slower, laid-back version of the popular Christmas song. This...  Read More >>

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