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  • DownBeat - The Great Jazz Interviews

    A 75th Anniversary Anthology

    Edited by Frank Alkyer ...
    (Book). Culled from the DownBeat archives includes in-depth interviews with literally every great jazz artist and personality that ever lived! In honor of its 75th anniversary, DownBeat 's editors have brought together in this one volume the best interviews, insights, and photographs from the illustrious history of the world's top jazz magazine, DownBeat . This anthology includes the greatest of ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • The Miles Davis Reader

    Edited by Frank Alkyer ...
    If you ever needed proof that a magazine can have a love affair with a musician, you're holding it in your hands. For DownBeat, the preeminent publication of the jazz world, Miles Dewey Davis was one of its most cherished subjects. Since it began covering the jazz scene in 1939, no other artist has been more diligently chronicled in its pages than Davis.The beauty of this collection is seeing the ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

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    Evolution of Jazz, The

    A Century of Improvisation and Innovation

    by Frank Gioia, Ted Alkyer ...
    Narrated by Josh Wellington ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 37 min

    The Evolution of Jazz: A Century of Improvisation and InnovationIntroducing "The History of Jazz Music." Step into a world where syncopated rhythms and melodic expressions spill forth, tracing the evolution of a genre that defies borders and unites cultures.Savor the melody of history: Cultural Crossroads: Experience jazz's genesis in the melting pot of New Orleans, where African, European, and ... Read more

    $19.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Power of Sound and The Evolution of Jazz 2-in-1 Bundle, The

    How Music Connects Us to Our Inner Selves, A Century of Improvisation and Innovation

    by MYLES SHEFTEL, PAUL TANZER, FRANK GIOIA, TED ALKYER ...
    Narrated by Alaura Howitzer, Josh Wellington ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 18 min

    Dive into the mesmerizing world of music, you'll embark on a sonic journey that explores the profound connection between music and the human spirit, delving into the rich history and evolution of jazz over the past century.What to Expect:Harmonic Insights: Uncover the transformative power of sound as you delve into the intricate world of jazz music. From the origins of the genre to its evolution ... Read more

    $19.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Lady Sings the Blues

    The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography

    by Billie Holiday, William Dufty ...
    Series series Harlem Moon Classics
    Perfect for fans of The United States vs. Billie Holiday, this is the fiercely honest, no-holds-barred memoir of the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singing sensation—a fiftieth-anniversary edition updated with stunning new photos, a revised discography, and an insightful foreword by music writer David RitzTaking the reader on a fast-moving journey from Billie Holiday’s rough-and-tumble ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Jazz Theory Book

    by SHER Music, Mark Levine ...
    The most highly-acclaimed jazz theory book ever published! Over 500 pages of comprehensive, but easy to understand text covering every aspect of how jazz is constructed---chord construction, II-V-I progressions, scale theory, chord/scale relationships, the blues, reharmonization, and much more. A required text in universities world-wide, translated into five languages, endorsed by Jamey Aebersold, ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Living with Jazz

    A reader edited by Sheldon Meyer

    by Dan Morgenstern ...
    A collection of essays, biographical profiles, and critical analyses by one of the twentieth century's leading jazz writers includes commentary on the work of jazz entertainers, including Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, and Louis Armstrong, as well as assessment of the role of jazz in contemporary culture and its influence on modern music. ... Read more

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  • Jazz Composition

    Theory and Practice

    by Ted Pease ...
    (Berklee Press). When you think of jazz composers, who comes to mind? Jelly Roll Morton, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Bob Brookmeyer. This book is about what they (and many others) do. Jazz composition has evolved into a disciplined art that often evidences great emotional depth and breadth of sophistication. Berklee College of Music legend Ted Pease ... Read more

    $38.19 USD

  • Complete Joe Pass

    Solo transcriptions by Roland Leone

    by Joe Pass ...
    Music critics and performers alike have hailed Joe Pass as one of the finest jazz musicians to have ever lived. This book effectively combines five previously published books by Joe Pass in a single comprehensive volume including his insights on harmony, melody, and phrasing as well as transcriptions of recorded solos and Joe Pass/Herb Ellis duets. The transcribed solos are: Bay City Blues, Foxy ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Stephane Grappelli Gypsy Jazz Violin

    by Tim Kliphuis ...
    This book is the first method ever for learning Gypsy Jazz Violin in the style of Stephane Grappelli. Have you, too, often listened to Grappellis solos thinking I wish I could do that, but it is way over my head? Here is the answer. Simple theory, licks and stylistic lessons point you towards your first authentic Gypsy Jazz improvisations, which you can try out with the swinging guitar-bass ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The Real Book - Volume II

    by Hal Leonard Corp. ...
    (Fake Book). The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed without any copyrights or royalties paid to the master composers who created these musical canons. Hal Leonard is very proud to present the first ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Duke Ellington and His World

    by A. H. Lawrence ...
    Based on lengthy interviews with Ellington's bandmates, family, and friends, Duke Ellington and His World offers a fresh look at this legendary composer. The first biography of the composer written by a fellow musician and African-American, the book traces Ellington's life and career in terms of the social, cultural, political, and economic realities of his times. Beginning with his birth in ... Read more

    $48.99 USD