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52nd Street Beat - Joe Hunt has taught Drums at the Berklee School of Music for 20 years and has played with Bill Evans, Stan Getz, and many others. Here he presents a historical look at the greatest jazz drummers from 1945 through 1965 with in ...

$8.95

A Concise History of Jazz - John Robert Brown presents an enthusiastic and authoritative account of a century of jazz. Written in a clear and engaging style by a well-known British author and jazz educator, this book offers an affectionate intr ...

$13.50

A Love Supreme - The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album -

$25.25

Bebop Jazz Solos - Correlated with the recordings to Vols. 10 & 13 of the Aebersold Play-a-long series. Excellent for sight-reading and in-depth study of bebop licks and phrases. Intermediate level. Solos do *not* have to be played with rec ...

$5.25

Bill Evans - Everything Happens To Me - by Keith Shadwick. One of the giants of modern jazz piano, Bill Evans emerged on the New York jazz scene in 1956 and by 1958 had joined the Miles Davis Sextet. This brief but brilliant association culmina ...

$17.95

Bird Lives - "Inspired by great affection and dedication, Bird Lives! provides a vivid and accurate picture not only of the saxophonist-composer as artist and human being but of his zeitgeist and the musical/social setting that produced him. Pa ...

$16.25

Blues For Bird (A Charlie Parker Bio) - Martin Gray's epic biographical poem chronicles the life of one of the twentieth century's most pivotal musical figures, from his humble beginnings in Kansas City through his pioneering of the breakthroug ...

$15.25

Dark Magus: The Jekyll and Hyde Life of Miles Davis - A no-holds-barred portrait of the mercurial Miles Davis, as told by his son, Gregory Davis.

Dark Magus is a warts-and-all look at the real Miles Davis. As told by his son, this boo ...

$22.50

David Liebman On Education, The Saxophone, And Related Jazz Topics - Here is a masterful collection of articles and papers written over the years summarizing thoughts on various topics related to jazz and education. Each article is a worthy te ...

$11.75

Django Reinhardt - Know The Man, Play The Music - The music of Django Reinhardt is as important today as it has ever been. Blending jazz and gypsy influences, his exuberant solos and incisive rhythm playing have fascinated ? and tantalized ? gu ...

$22.50

Duke's Bones - Ellington's Great Trombonists - The purpose of the study recorded in this book is to focus on the work of the members of the trombone section that was at the heart of Ellingtons acclaimed orchestra from its beginnings until Elli ...

$17.95

Gene Krupa - The Pictoral Life of a Jazz Legend - Gene Krupa: The Pictorial Life of a Jazz Legend is a photographic presentation of the life, times and music of "that ace drummer man." With over 200 photos that span six decades of jazz history, ...

$24.25

Gil Evans And Miles Davis - Historic Collaborations (1957 - 1962) - by Steve LaJoie. Compositions vs. Recompositions vs. Arrangement. Examines the 1957 to 1962 Evans-Davis collaborations in historical context and explores the the importance to ...

$44.95

Hard Bop Academy: The Sidemen of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - by Alan Goldsher. Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers was one of the most enduring, popular, reliable and vital small bands in modern jazz history. Blakey was not only a disti ...

$21.25

In Conversation With Lieb - A one-of-a-kind look into the life of a well-known performing jazz artist via interviews and commentary. David, well-known for his articulate manner and ability to translate concepts into easily understandable terms, ...

$8.95