The Duke Ellington Reader

The Duke Ellington Reader
Author: Mark Tucker
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 564
Release: 1993
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780195093919

A collection of writings by and about Duke Ellington and his place in jazz history.

Jazz

Jazz
Author: Eddie S. Meadows
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 782
Release: 2013-10-23
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1136776028

Jazz: Research and Pedagogy is the third edition of an annotated bibliography to books, recordings, videos, and websites in the field of jazz. Since the publication of the 2nd edition in 1995, the quantity and quality of books on jazz research, performance, and teaching materials have increased. Although the 1995 book was the most comprehensive annotated jazz bibliography published to that date, several books on research, performance, and teaching materials were omitted. In addition, given the proliferation of new books in all jazz areas since 1995, the need for a new, comprehensive, and annotated reference book on jazz is apparent. Multiply indexed, this book will serve as an excellent tool for librarians, researchers, and scholars in sorting through the massive amount of new material that has appeared in the field over the last decade.

Jazz Research and Performance Materials

Jazz Research and Performance Materials
Author: Eddie S. Meadows
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 854
Release: 1995
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780815303732

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Lush Life

Lush Life
Author: David Hajdu
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2013-04-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1466842784

Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967) was one of the most accomplished composers in American music, the creator of such standards as "Take the 'A' Train", yet all his life he was overshadowed by his friend and collaborator, Duke Ellington. Through scrutiny of Strayhorn's private papers and more than five hundred interviews, Hajdu revives Strayhorn as one of the most complex and tragic figures in jazz history.