Jazz

'A masterpiece, as fresh and shocking as if it were written yesterday' Craig Brown"I've been told that no one sings the word 'hunger' like I do. Or the word 'love'."Lady Sings the Blues is the inimitable autobiography of one of the greatest icons of the...

'At last, Sinatra has the biography he deserves' - The Irish TimesFrank Sinatra was the best-known entertainer of his century - infinitely charismatic, more legendary and notorious than any other public personality of his era. But no matter what you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789332162Author Ulf WakeniusFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Fundamental Changes LtdPublisher Fundamental Changes LtdWeight(grams) 231gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955788802Author Graham CollierFormat HardbackPage Count 322Imprint Northway PublicationsPublisher Northway PublicationsWeight(grams) 592gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997661743Author Randy VincentPage Count 208Imprint Sher Music Co ,U.S.Publisher Sher Music Co ,U.S.Weight(grams) 505g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789330861Author Jens LarsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Fundamental Changes LtdPublisher Fundamental Changes LtdWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781425118488Author Arnie FoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Trafford PublishingPublisher Trafford PublishingWeight(grams) 385gDimensions(mm) 280mm *...

At the age of five, a blind African-American boy is handed over to a brutal state home. Here Ludlow Washington will suffer for eleven years, until his prodigious musical talent provides him an unlikely ticket back into the world.The property of a band,...

Nigel Kennedy changed the course of classical music in the late 1980s with his interpretation of Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons'. He was revolutionary: in his performance and presentation; in his technique and his open-minded attitude. A natural boundary-pusher...

Since the release of his first best-selling album Look Sharp in 1979, Joe Jackson has forged a singular career in music through his originality as a composer and his notoriously independent stance toward music-business fashion. He has also been a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789333961Author Joel HarrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Fundamental Changes LtdPublisher Fundamental Changes LtdWeight(grams)...

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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 every fan should know. Richard Cook and Brian Morton's Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is firmly...

Following the success of the first volume in Nikki Iles's acclaimed jazz series, this collection features sophisticated new jazz arrangements of Christmas classics, including 'Let it snow!', 'Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer', 'Away in a manger', and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583677858Author Gerald HorneFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Monthly Review Press,U.S.Publisher Monthly Review Press,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Following on from Giant Steps, comes the second instalment in Kenny Mathieson's series of jazz histories.Cookin' examines the birth and development of two of the key jazz styles of the post-war era, hard bop and its related offshoot, soul jazz. Hard bop...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681378268Author Sonny RollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint The New York Review of Books, IncPublisher The New York Review of Books, Inc

A step-by-step resource on forging one's own pathway to improvise music, this book guides the musician through a clear and simple method that will easily translate to the reader's genre of choice. Many musicians struggle with improvisation...

When the African-American dancer Josephine Baker visited Berlin in 1925, she found it dazzling. "The city had a jewel-like sparkle," she said, "the vast cafes reminded me of ocean liners powered by the rhythms of their orchestras. There was music...

Appetite for Destruction was the debut studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. Released in 1987, it was well received by critics and topped the American Billboard 200 chart. 20 years afer its release, the album has been certified diamond...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982957011Author Steven MooneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Waterfall Publishing HousePublisher Waterfall Publishing HouseWeight(grams)...

The Jazz Sax Collection (Tenor/Soprano Saxophone) is an unmissable selection of authentic jazz, written and arranged by professional jazz saxophonist Ned Bennett for Intermediate to Advanced-level players (approximately Grade 4 to 7). It includes...

In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively, accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz. Covering everything from the music's structure and history to the basic building blocks of improvisation, Gioia...

Part design history, part trip down musical memory lane, this anthology of jazz album artwork is above all a treasure trove of creative and cultural inspiration. Spanning half a century, it assembles the most daring and dynamic jazz cover designs that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorRalph J. Gleason (1917-1975) was cofounder of Rolling Stone magazine and the author of numerous articles and three highly regarded books on music and musicians...

"Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly." So begins La Marr Jurelle Bruce's urgent provocation and poignant meditation on madness in black radical art. Bruce theorizes four overlapping meanings of madness: the lived...

Part design history, part trip down musical memory lane, this anthology of jazz album artwork is above all a treasure trove of creative and cultural inspiration. Spanning half a century, it assembles the most daring and dynamic jazz cover designs that...

A comprehensive biography of the brilliant jazz composer and pianist Bill Evans This enthralling book is the first biography in English of Bill Evans (1929-1980), one of the most influential of all jazz pianists. Peter Pettinger, himself a concert...

B&W photos throughoutAbout the AuthorSCOTT YANOW has been writing about jazz of all eras and styles since 1975. He has written for virtually all of the significant jazz magazines, including Downbeat, Jazz Times, Jazziz, Coda, Cadence, and the Los Angeles...

***'Eddie was there very early doors. His story is of the many.' Paul Weller'A total riot! Takes me right back to the 70s. A Superb book' Mani, The Stone Roses'What a wonderful book. Mod isn't about what decade you lived in, it's about your attitude,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789330908Author Buster BirchFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Fundamental Changes LtdPublisher Fundamental Changes LtdWeight(grams) 191gDimensions(mm)...

It all happened in America in the 1920s: blues, jazz, band music, torch ballads, operettas, and musicals. Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, and Duke Ellington, Kern, Gershwin, Berlin, and Porter, all burst on to the musical scene in this decade. Harlem...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780961470142Page Count 451Imprint Sher Music Co ,U.S.Publisher Sher Music Co ,U.S.Weight(grams) 1210g

The tale of British Jazz music over the 20 years from the end of the Second World War. Told by the 9 musicians interviewed over the last 12 years, who were lucky enough to be there at the time. The likes of Chris Barber (band leader and trombonist), John...

In the hierarchy of British jazz & rock musicians, the electrifying guitarist, composer, and bandleader John McLaughlin arguably holds an unassailable position at the very top. Across dozens of official studio and live albums that encompass solo acts,...

This ground-breaking biography is as much about Sun Ra's music as it is about his passionate, often wildly unorthodox views on the galaxy, black people and spiritual matters. With the various incarnations of his inimitable Arkestra, his repertoire ranged...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789332131Author John PatitucciFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Fundamental Changes LtdPublisher Fundamental Changes LtdWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789334203Author Remi HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Fundamental Changes LtdPublisher Fundamental Changes LtdWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm)...

Fifteen tunes that reflect the breadth and diversity of jazz, from the great African-American tradition to the vibrant and multicultural sounds of jazz today. Introduces an approach that encourages playing by ear. Includes a CD featuring playalong...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780465093571Author Stephon AlexanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Basic Civitas BooksPublisher INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES USWeight(grams)...