| 780.07 |
The
Swing Era, 1938-1939. |
| |
|
| 781 |
Litweiler:
The Freedom Principle : Jazz After 1958. |
| |
|
| 781.643 |
Murray:
Stomping the Blues.
A study of the blues that will change attitudes about an old
tradition. |
| |
|
| 781.65 |
Collier:
Jazz : An American Saga.
Examines the possible origins of jazz, its variety, greatness,
and individual artists. |
| |
|
| 781.65 |
Cooke:
The Chronicle of Jazz.
Chronicles the history of jazz and discusses the people who
led to its development, how it evolved from Africa, how jazz
influenced other forms of music, and other related topics.
|
| |
|
| 781.65 |
Gioia:
The History of Jazz.
Traces the development of jazz music from its origins in New
Orleans through the late twentieth century, examining the
different forms the music has taken throughout the years,
telling of great moments in jazz history, and discussing some
of the genre's most significant performers. |
| |
|
| 781.65 |
Hentoff:
Listen to the Stories.
Nat Hentoff on Jazz and Country Music. Describes the world
of jazz, blues, country, and gospel with information of the
lives, deaths, records, and legends of many of the greats
in the music world |
| |
|
| 781.65
|
The
Oxford Companion to Jazz.
Contains sixty essays that examine the origins and development
of jazz by today's top jazz performers, writers, and scholars.
|
| |
|
| 781.65 |
Ward:
Jazz : a History of America's Music.
Presents a history of Jazz music from its roots at the end
of the nineteenth century through the avante garde and contemporary
masters. Designed to accompany the documentary film by Ken
Burns. |
| |
|
| 781.7 |
Haskins:
Black Music in America.
A History Through It's People. Surveys the history of black
music in America, from early slave songs through jazz and
the blues to soul, classical music, and current trends. |
| |
|
| 784.4 |
Tucker:
Swing Shift: "All-Girl" Bands
of the 1940s.
A history of the all-girl big bands of the World War II era,
including African- American and white groups; presenting firsthand
accounts of over one hundred women who performed during the
era, and examining the reasons why so little is known or remembered
about the female musicians. |
| |
|
| 784.5 |
Gourse:
Louis' Children: American Jazz Singers.
This comprehensive overview of jazz singers focuses on the
lyrics, styles, and emotion of this art form started by Louis
Armstrong. |
| |
|
| 785.06 |
McCarthy:
Big Band Jazz. |
| |
|
| 785.4 |
Feather:
The Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Seventies. |
| |
|
| 785.42.
|
Driggs:
Black Beauty, White Heat: a Pictorial
History of Classic Jazz, 1920-1950. |
| |
|
| 810.8
|
The
Harlem Renaissance.
Presents short stories, novel excerpts, poems, and essays
by such early-twentieth-century African- American writers
as Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and W. E. B. DuBois,
as well as interviews with jazz pianist James P. Johnson and
painter Aaron Douglas. |
|
|
| 920 |
Gourse:
Blowing on the Changes: the Art of the
Jazz.
Louis "Pops" Armstrong blows on the changes -- Louis
Armstrong thrills and influences his whole generation -- Other
great Swing Era horn players -- More great reed and brass
players in the big bands -- Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie "Bird"
Parker, and the bebop revolution -- The orbit of Miles Davis
-- Other important horn players of the 1950s and 1960s --
John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy -- Ornette Coleman, free jazz,
and jazz-rock fusion -- A jazz renaissance. Explores the inventions
and influence of the great brass and reed players in the history
of jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Woody Herman, Tommy Dorsey,
Dizzie Gillespie, and Miles Davis. |
| |
|
| 920 |
Terkel:
Giants of Jazz.
Brief biographies of thirteen jazz musicians who have made
major contributions to the development of this form of music.
|
| |
|
| B |
Collier: Louis Armstrong, an American
Genius.
Chronicles the rise of trumpeter Louis Armstrong from a waif's
home to a position as one of the most important musicians
of his times |
| |
|
| B |
Basie:
Good Morning Blues: the Autobiography
of Count Basie.
Count Basie recalls his beginnings in Vaudeville and relates
the highlights of his career including his work with other
artists and bands, his tours, his recordings, etc. |
| |
|
| B
|
Davis:
Miles, the Autobiography.
Miles discusses his life and music from playing trumpet in
high school to the new instruments and sounds from the Caribbean. |
| |
|
| B |
Gourse:
Dizzy Gillespie and the Birth of BeBop.
Examines the life and career of jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie |
| |
|
| B |
Giddins:
Celebrating Bird: the Triumph of Charlie
Parker.
A biography of the American jazz musician focusing on his
life and style of music. |
| |
|
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|
| |
Records |
| |
|
| PR
780 |
Introspection
Neglected Jazz Figures of the 1950's and
Early 1960's. New World Records,
1977. |
| |
|
| PR
780 |
When
Malindy Sings Jazz Vocalists, 1938-1961.
New
World Records, 1977. |
| |
|
| PR
781.15 |
Cuttin'
the Boogie Piano Blues and Boogie Woogie, 1926-
1941. New World Records, 1977.
|
| |
|
| PR
781.5 |
Carpenter:
Krazy Kat. New World Records,
1977. |
| |
|
| PR
781.5 |
Jive
at Five: The Style-makers of Jazz 1920-1940's. New
World 1976 |
| |
|
| PR
781.5 |
Let's
Get Loose: Folk and Popular Styles
from the Beginnings to the Early 1940's. New World Records,
1978. |
| |
|
| PR
781.5 |
Mirage
Avant-garde and Third-Steam Jazz.
New World Records, 1977. |
| |
|
| PR
781.5 |
Taylor:
Cecil Taylor. New World Records,
1978. |
| |
|
| PR
781.7 |
The
Swing Era. The Music of 1937-1938.
Time, 1971. |
| |
|
| PR
785 |
The
Swing Era. The Music of 1938-1939. Time |
| |
|
| PR
781.7 |
The
Swing Era. The Music of 1940-1941. Time,
l970 |
| |
|
| PR
781.7 |
The
Swing Era: The Music of 1944-1945. Time,
1970. |
| |
|
| PR
785.05 |
Bebop.
New World Records, 1976. |
| |
|
| PR
785.1 |
Jammin
for the Jackpot. Big Bands and Territory Bands of the 30's.
New World Records, 1977. |
| |
|
| PR
785.1 |
Steppin'
on the Gas. Rags to Jazz, 1913-1927. New
World Records. |
| |
|
| PR
785.1 |
The
Bext of Dixieland. RCA, 1964. |
| |
|
| PR
785.4 |
Nica'
Dream, small jazz groups in the 50's and the early 60's.
New World Records, 1977. |
| |
|
| PR
785.4 |
The
Swing Era. Music of the Postwar Years. Time-Life,
l971.
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