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  • From the Minds of Jazz Musicians, Volume II

    Conversations with the Creative and Inspired

    by David Schroeder ...
    From the Minds of Jazz Musicians, Volume II: Conversations with the Creative and Inspired is a follow-up to Volume I’s celebration of contemporary jazz artists who have toiled, struggled, and succeeded in finding their creative space. Volume II was developed through transcribing and editing selected interviews with 29 jazz artists, conducted by the author since 2011, along with a historical essay ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Experiencing Tchaikovsky

    A Listener's Companion

    by David Schroeder ...
    Series series Listener's Companion
    The music of Tchaikovsky remains as much loved in the twenty-first century as it was a hundred years ago. But it has so much more to offer than luscious orchestration and tuneful melodies. In Experiencing Tchaikovsky: A Listener’s Companion, historian and scholar David Schroeder looks beyond traditional views of Tchaikovsky to explore the dramatic impact of his music by walking readers through the ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • Just Be Love

    Messages on the Spiritual and Human Journey

    by David Schroeder LMSW CPC ...
    Just Be Love begins with a moving account of a mystical experience David Schroeder had that inspired him to write this book. Just Be Love explores the many aspects of love from both our human and spiritual perspective. He reflects on love that is familiar to us and he takes us to the hidden, mysterious and paradoxical aspects of where love is often not realized. David weaves his personal and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • From the Minds of Jazz Musicians

    Conversations with the Creative and Inspired

    by David Schroeder ...
    From the Minds of Jazz Musicians: Conversations with the Creative and Inspired celebrates contemporary jazz artists who have toiled, struggled and succeeded in finding their creative space. The volume was developed through transcribing and editing selected interviews with 35 jazz artists, conducted by the author between 2009 and 2012 in New York City, with a historical essay on each artist to ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Experiencing Mozart

    A Listener's Companion

    by David Schroeder ...
    Series series Listener's Companion
    Titles in the Listener’s Companion Series provide readers with a deeper understanding of key musical genres and the work of major artists and composers. Aimed at nonspecialists, each volume clearly explains how to listen to works from particular artists, composers, and genres. Examining both the context in which the music appeared and its form, authors provide the environments in which key musical ... Read more

    $60.79 USD

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  • Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges Into Music

    by Bathroom Readers' Institute ...
    Series series Uncle John's Bathroom Reader
    An entertaining trivia compendium flush with fun facts about all things music.From boogie-woogie to Beethoven, from Prince to Pavarotti, from the bards of Broadway to the rebels of rock 'n' roll—it's all here. Uncle John has created this harmonious collection of tuneful tales for music lovers everywhere.Uncle John has proven once again that he is in tune with our legion of loyal readers. This 516 ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Essential Jazz Recordings

    101 CDs

    by Ross Porter ...
    A guide to the all-time must-have jazz recordings by a maven of the genre.Possibly the twentieth century’s greatest musical innovation, jazz is now more popular than it has been for the past fifty years. But with the plethora of new recordings and the phenomenon in jazz of the same standards being recorded seemingly by almost every artist and band or trio, it’s very hard to know where to start or ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Stopping Time

    Paul Bley and the Transformation of Jazz

    by Paul Bley, David Lee ...
    Paul Bley was barely into his twenties when he left Montreal for New York City, yet he had already played with Charlie Parker and subbed for Oscar Peterson at the Alberta Lounge. The piano prodigy had been leading his own bands in Montreal clubs since he was thirteen. Stopping Time is the story of a unique Canadian artist and his odyssey through the most turbulent years in modern jazz. Paul Bley ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • The Jazz Standards

    A Guide to the Repertoire

    by Ted Gioia ...
    The Jazz Standards, a comprehensive guide to the most important jazz compositions, is a unique resource, a browser's companion, and an invaluable introduction to the art form. This essential book for music lovers tells the story of more than 250 key jazz songs, and includes a listening guide to more than 2,000 recordings. Many books recommend jazz CDs or discuss musicians and styles, but this is ... Read more

    $35.09 USD

  • As Serious As Your Life

    Black Music and the Free Jazz Revolution, 1957–1977

    by Val Wilmer ...
    In this classic account of the new black music of the 1960s and 70s, celebrated photographer and jazz historian Val Wilmer tells the story of how a generation of revolutionary musicians established black music as the true vanguard of American culture.Placing the achievements of African-American artists such as Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sun Ra in their broader political and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Jazz Anecdotes

    Second Time Around

    by Bill Crow ...
    When jazz musicians get together, they often delight one another with stories about the great, or merely remarkable, players and singers they've worked with. One good story leads to another until someone says, "Somebody ought to wrie these down!" With Jazz Anecdotes, somebody finally has. Drawing on a rich verbal tradition, bassist and jazz writer Bill Crow has culled stories from a wide variety ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Saxophone Colossus

    The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins

    by Aidan Levy ...
    Winner of the American Book Award (2023)Longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award (2023)The long-awaited first full biography of legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins.Sonny Rollins has long been considered an enigma. Known as the “Saxophone Colossus,” he is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz improvisers of all time, winning Grammys, the Austrian Cross of ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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