| Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Story of Fats Waller, Ed Kirkeby
As Thousands Cheer: The Life of Irving Berlin, Laurence Bergreen
Benny: The King Of Swing, Stanley Baron
Big Road Blues: Tradition And Creativity In The Folk Blues, David Evans
Bing Crosby: A Pocketful Of Dreams–The Early Years 1903-1940, Gary Giddins
Wall Street Journal, 1/26/01 “Gary Giddins may be the best thing to happen to Bing Crosby since Bob Hope…the rarest of all show-business bios…” Washington Post Book World,1/27/01 “…Giddins has a clear understanding of who Bing Crosby was, how he got that way, and why he was so widely, gratefully loved.”
The Biographical Encyclopedia Of Jazz, Leonard Feather
Bix: Man And Legend, Richard M. Sudhalter, Philip R. Evans
Black And Blue: The Life And Lyrics Of Andy Razaf, Barry Singer
Classic Jazz: A Personal View Of The Music And The Musicians, Floyd Levin, Foreword, Benny Carter
Classic Jazz: The Musicians and Recordings That Shaped Jazz, 1895-1933, Scott Yanow
Cole Porter: A Biography, Charles Schwartz
His Eye Is On The Sparrow: An Autobiography Of Ethel Waters
Jack Teagarden: The Story Of A Jazz Maverick, Jay Smith And Len Guttridge
Jazz, Gary Giddins and Scott DeVeaux |
Jazz Masters of The 20s, Richard Hadlock
Jazz: The American Theme Song, James Lincoln Collier
Louis: The Louis Armstrong Story 1900-1971, Max Jones And John Chilton
Morning Glory: A Biography Of Mary Lou Williams, Linda Dahl
Music, The Brain And Ecstacy: How Music Captures Our Imagination, Robert Jourdain
A richly informative, exuberant, wonderfully accessible introduction to how we perceive and experience music…Jourdain writes with verve, infectious enthusiasm and rare insight into music’s emotive power–Publishers Weekly
A Pictorial History Of Jazz, Orrin Keepnews
The Poets Of Tin Pan Alley: A History Of America’s Great Lyricists, Philip Furia
Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong, Terry Teachout
Preservation Hall, William Carter
Satchmo: The Genius of Louis Armstrong, Gary Giddins
Skylark: The Life and Times of Johnny Mercer, Philip Furia
Stardust Melody: The Life And Music Of
Hoagy Carmichael, Richard Sudhalter
Swing, Swing, Swing: The Life And Times Of Benny Goodman, Ross Firestone
Three Chords for Beauty’s Sake: The Life of Artie Shaw, Tom Nolan
Treat It Gentle: An Autobiography, Sidney Bechet
Trumpet Kings: The Players Who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet, Scott Yanow
Visions of Jazz: The First Century, Gary Giddins
The World Of Count Basie, Stanley Dance
The World Of Earl Hines, Stanley Dance |
