Jazz

This is the first-ever historical study across all musical genres in any American metropolis. Detroit in the 1940s-60s was not just the capital of ...

The official illustrated history of Blue Note, the most influential and important brand in jazz. Blue Note is not only known as the purveyor of ...

No other jazz musician has proved so inspirational and so fascinating as Coltrane. Ben Ratliff, jazz critic for the New York Times, has written the...

Dottie Dodgion is a jazz drummer who played with the best.  A survivor, she lived an entire lifetime before she was seventeen. Undeterred by hardsh...

The pianist, composer, and bandleader Randy Weston is one of the worlds most influential jazz musicians and a remarkable storyteller whose career h...

A best-selling anthology of over 400 covers from one of the most acclaimed record labels of all time. Complete compliation of the original Blue N...

WINNER OF THE PRESTO JAZZ BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020An articulate, scrupulously researched account based on first-hand information, this book presents ...

The Definitive Jazz & Blues Encyclopedia, now fully updated from the illustrated edition, is the ultimate guide to two musical styles that have...

The guitarist and composer Pat Metheny ranks among the most popular and innovative jazz musicians of all time. In Pat Metheny: The ECM Years, 1975-...

Book and 2 CD set with super simple comping over the Standards on Jamey Aebersold''s Volume 54 Maiden Voyage. Chords and Voicings are explained in...

Over forty years have elapsed since the death of the British jazz legend Tubby Hayes and yet his story still continues to captivate. Beginning as a...

During his 13 year career between 1955 and 1968, Paul Chambers was one of the leading double bass players in jazz, performing with a wide variety o...

Although Frank Zappa died over 20 years ago, he continues to be regarded as an iconic figure in 20th century culture. In 1973 he famously said Jazz...

This is the first book about the life of jazz pianist and composer Stan Tracey CBE (1926-2013). Drawn largely from his personal diaries and some of...

Easy Jazzin About Standards Piano presents 15 favourite jazz songs especially arranged by Pam Wedgwood for elementary level pianists. Online audio ...

The Jazz Piano Player: Collection features sixteen classic jazz standards such as My Funny Valentine, Summertime, I Get A Kick Out of You, and is s...

In this volume author John Corcelli reveals Zappa's roots as a musician from his diverse influences to his personal life. We also learn more abou...

Microgroove continues John Corbett's exploration of diverse musics, with essays, interviews, and musician profiles that focus on jazz, improvised m...

It''s a misty night in 1950s New York. A silver Rolls-Royce screeches to a stop at the neon-lit doorway of a 52nd Street jazz club. Behind the whee...

Richard Cook and Brian Morton's Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in 1001 Best Albums is an indispensible guide to the recordings that e...