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“michael segell”

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  • A Man's Journey to Simple Abundance

    by Sarah Ban Breathnach, Friends ...
    The Authentic Journey Continues -- for Women to Understand Men, and for Men to Understand Themselves. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Devil's Horn

    The Story of the Saxophone, from Noisy Novelty to King of Cool

    by Michael Segell ...
    In The Devil's Horn, Michael Segell traces the 160-year history of the saxophone-a horn that created a sound never before heard in nature, and that from the moment it debuted has aroused both positive and negative passions among all who hear it. The saxophone has insinuated itself into virtually every musical idiom that has come along since its birth as well as into music with traditions thousands ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Standup Guy

    Manhood After Feminism

    by Michael Segell ...
    Three decades after American women changed their strategy in the battle of the sexes, how do men really feel? About themselves? About feminism? Is it still possible for men to be heroes? Aggressive pursuers of status and dominance--their traditional goals? In this candid dispatch from the front lines of the gender war, journalist Michael Segell delivers some provocative answers.As a columnist for ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Jazz Theory Book

    by SHER Music, Mark Levine ...
    The most highly-acclaimed jazz theory book ever published! Over 500 pages of comprehensive, but easy to understand text covering every aspect of how jazz is constructed---chord construction, II-V-I progressions, scale theory, chord/scale relationships, the blues, reharmonization, and much more. A required text in universities world-wide, translated into five languages, endorsed by Jamey Aebersold, ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The History of Jazz

    by Ted Gioia ...
    Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic--acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world. Now Gioia brings his magnificent work completely up-to-date, drawing on the latest research and revisiting virtually every aspect of the music, past and present. Gioia tells the story of jazz as it had never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Coltrane

    The Story of a Sound

    by Ben Ratliff ...
    John Coltrane left an indelible mark on the world, but what was the essence of his achievement that makes him so prized forty years after his death? What were the factors that helped Coltrane become who he was? And what would a John Coltrane look like now--or are we looking for the wrong signs?In this deftly written, riveting study, New York Times jazz critic Ben Ratliff answers these questions ... Read more

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  • The Penguin Jazz Guide

    The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums

    by Brian Morton, Richard Cook ...
    The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is firmly established as the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, a mine of fascinating information and a source of insightful - often wittily trenchant - criticism. This is something rather different: Brian Morton (who taught American history at UEA) has picked out the 1000 best recordings that all jazz fans should have and shows how they tell the history ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • The History of Jazz

    by Ted Gioia ...
    An updated new edition of Ted Gioia's universally acclaimed history of jazz, with a wealth of new insight on this music's past, present, and future. Ted Gioia's The History of Jazz has been universally hailed as the most comprehensive and accessible history of the genre of all time. Acclaimed by jazz critics and fans alike, this magnificent work is now available in an up-to-date third edition that ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • God of the Rodeo

    The Quest for Redemption in Louisiana's Angola Prison

    by Daniel Bergner ...
    Never before had Daniel Bergner seen a spectacle as bizarre as the one he had come to watch that Sunday in October. Murderers, rapists, and armed robbers were competing in the annual rodeo at Angola, the grim maximum-security penitentiary in Louisiana. The convicts, sentenced to life without parole, were thrown, trampled, and gored by bucking bulls and broncos before thousands of cheering ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Black Music

    by LeRoi Jones ...
    Series series Akashi Classics: Renegade Reprint Series
    The essential collection of jazz writing by the celebrated poet and author of Blues People—reissued with a new introduction by the author.In the 1960s, LeRoi Jones—who would later be known as Amiri Baraka—was a pioneering jazz critic, articulating in real time the incredible transformations of the form taking place in the clubs and coffee houses of New York City. In Black Music, he sheds light on ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The History of Jazz

    by Ted Gioia ...
    Jazz is the most colorful and varied art form in the world and it was born in one of the most colorful and varied cities, New Orleans. From the seed first planted by slave dances held in Congo Square and nurtured by early ensembles led by Buddy Belden and Joe "King" Oliver, jazz began its long winding odyssey across America and around the world, giving flower to a thousand different forms--swing, ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music History

    From Pre-Historic Africa to Classical Europe to American Popular Music

    by Michael Miller ...
    A beautifully composed journey through music history!Music history is a required course for all music students. Unfortunately, the typical music history book is dry and academic, focusing on rote memorization of important composers and works. This leads many to think that the topic is boring, but bestselling author Michael Miller proves that isn’t so. This guide makes music history interesting and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD