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Jazz: From Its Origins to the Present

Jazz: From Its Origins to the Present more books like this

by Lewis Porter, Ph.D., Michael Ullman, Edward Hazell

Ideal for all Introduction to Jazz and Jazz History courses in Music, African-American Studies, and 20th Century American Studies at the undergraduate level. Entertaining and well-written, this one-volume comprehensive history of jazz contains musical examples expansive enough so that students who do not read music will not be inhibited. Accurate ...

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John Coltrane: His Life and Music

John Coltrane: His Life and Music more books like this

by Lewis Porter, Ph.D.

John Coltrane was a key figure in jazz, a pioneer in world music, and an intensely emotional force whose following continues to grow. This new biography, the first by a professional jazz scholar and performer, presents a huge amount of never-before-published material, including interviews with Coltrane, photos, genealogical documents, and ...

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A Lester Young Reader

A Lester Young Reader more books like this

by Lewis Porter, Ph.D. (Editor)

This book retrieves long out-of-print biographical essays and musical studies, a few never before published, as well as a collection of Young's interviews and a selection of rare photographs.

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Annual Review of Jazz Studies 5: 1991

Annual Review of Jazz Studies 5: 1991 more books like this

by Edward Berger (Editor), David Cayer (Editor), Lewis Porter, Ph.D. (Editor)

Features articles and reviews on the Ellington legacy, George Duvivier, Milt Hinton, John Coltrane, a bibliography of British jazz periodicals, an expanded review section, and a review essay on jazz autobiographies.

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Annual Review of Jazz Studies 6: 1993

Annual Review of Jazz Studies 6: 1993 more books like this

by Edward Berger (Editor), David Cayer (Editor), Lewis Porter, Ph.D. (Editor)

Includes articles on the seminal guitarist Charlie Christian, Ornette Coleman, Arthur Taylor, and a proposed standard method of notating melodic elements of jazz performance which are inadequately represented by standard notation.

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Annual Review of Jazz Studies 4: 1988 more books like this

by Edward Berger (Editor), David Cayer (Editor), Lewis Porter, Ph.D. (Editor)

Features Lester Young, early black recording, Earl Hines, jazz and bop harmony.

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Annual Review of Jazz Studies 2: 1983 more books like this

by Edward Berger (Editor), David Cayer (Editor), Lewis Porter, Ph.D. (Editor)

Features Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Count Basie, and John Coltrane.

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Annual Review of Jazz Studies 1: 1982 more books like this

by Edward Berger (Editor), David Cayer (Editor), Lewis Porter, Ph.D. (Editor)

Features King Oliver, Gunther Schuller, Fats Waller, and black college bands.

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