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Paperback. No. 2 in the series, co-authored by Ron Fritts, Ella Fitzgerald: The Chick Webb Years & Beyond 1935-1948, chronicles Ella's life from her discovery and development by Chick Webb, the shock of Webb's early death, her years as a bandleader, her success as a solo singer, marriage to Ray Brown, and her first tour of England. Series: Ken Vail's Jazz Itineraries. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF; G; YNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810848818
ISBN
9780810848818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.97

hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529172
ISBN
9780714529172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.51

Hardcover. Contains brief biographies of twenty-seven Texas singers. This book includes names such as Vernon Dalhart, the earliest Texas country singer to make a national name, and Moon Mullican, a singer/pianist who influenced Jerry Lee Lewis and other piano playing singers. Num Pages: 96 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AVGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653655
ISBN
9780875653655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.69

Paperback.
Publisher
Rogan House United Kingdom
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780952954033
ISBN
9780952954033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.47

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850361957
ISBN
9780850361957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.56

Paperback. Looks at how jazz music has actually been heard and felt at different levels of American culture. Editor(s): Gabbard, Krin. Num Pages: 328 pages, 39 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822315940
ISBN
9780822315940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Ratcliffe, Desmond. Num Pages: 52 pages. BIC Classification: AVGD; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 170 x 4. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Novello
Number of pages
52
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853604082
ISBN
9780853604082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.90

Hardback. Despite the growth of digital media, traditional FM radio airplay still remains the essential way for musicians to achieve commercial success. This book examines how songs rise, or fail to rise, up the radio airplay charts. It shows that hits spread rapidly across radio because they clearly conform to an identifiable style or genre. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 halftones. 26 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFD; JHB; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148731
ISBN
9780691148731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. The history of Haiti has been marked by oppression at the hands of colonial and dictatorial overlords, but there has also been a history of resistance and sometimes triumph. This study aims to show that Haiti's vibrant and expressive music has been a important element in the power struggle. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 306 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJH; AVGH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Paper edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226032924
ISBN
9780226032924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. Traces Arsenio Rodriguez's early career in Cuba, his influence on Cuban and Latin popular music in the 1940s, his struggle for recognition at the height of mambo-mania in the 1950s, and his importance to Puerto Rican and Cuban communities in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Series: Studies in Latin American and Caribbean Music Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 5 tables, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; ASD; AVGE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592133864
ISBN
9781592133864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Tells the story in which a first time mother-to-be, whose psyche has been scarred by the loss of her pilot father in Vietnam, must break free from anxiety to embrace healing and renewal for the sake of her husband and child. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: AN; AVGC9; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5193 x 3895 x 9. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989396
ISBN
9780295989396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.13

Paperback. Series: Appletree Pocket Guides. Num Pages: 72 pages, music. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 90 x 220. Weight in Grams: 58. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Appletree Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KAC0004401
ISBN
9780862810153
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? In this funny, evocative, personal book, previously published as 'Music for the People: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Classical Music', Gareth takes us on a journey of musical discovery that explains and entertains in equal measure. Num Pages: 352 pages, (with plate section). BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007448296
ISBN
9780007448296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. A biography of Louis Prima, one of the most underrated jazz musicians and entertainers of the twentieth century. It explores Prima's ability to maintain a lifelong career, his knack for self-promotion, and how the cities in which he lived and performed - New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas - uniquely and indelibly informed his style. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070907
ISBN
9780252070907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. This reference covers 1960s and 1970s bootleg recordings. Within its pages lies a history of rock at its best, as performed on stage or in the studio. Each entry is catalogued by title, date, featured tracks and contains a quality rating and comments on the nature and origin of the recording. Num Pages: 768 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGC6; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 219 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1941.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810845824
ISBN
9780810845824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.43

Paperback. A seven-time Grammy award winner, the author made his first recordings at age 17, has toured and recorded with a who's who of famous jazz names, and is one of only a few openly gay musicians in jazz. Burton is a true innovator, both as a performer and an educator. This title shares his fifty years of experiences at the top of the jazz scene. Num Pages: 388 pages, 16-Page Colour Insert. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRJ; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Berklee Press
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876391402
ISBN
9780876391402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.21

Hardcover. The story of jazz for the general reader as it has never been told before, from the inside out: a comprehensive, eloquent, scrupulously researched page-turner. Num Pages: 720 pages, 38 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393068610
ISBN
9780393068610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.10

Paperback. "The most imposing figure in jazz writing today" (JazzTimes) on artists from Duke Ellington to Elvis Presley to Irving Berlin--all with that pervasive "blue note" of jazz in common. Num Pages: 336 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306809248
ISBN
9780306809248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

Paperback. Includes discography (p. 155-161) and index. Num Pages: 192 pages, 163 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 13. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Painted Turtle
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814335017
ISBN
9780814335017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.67

Paperback. A satirical and a surreal self-help guide, which challenges the orthodox perception of the Beatles' status. This work presents an oppressed minority with a defence strategy for dealing with any Fab Four fans reluctant to give peace a chance. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 203 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845531744
ISBN
9781845531744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.64

Paperback. The Clash FAQ covers the band s inception and emergence in the early British punk scene, all of the studio albums as well as bootlegs, the band s success in the U.S. and more Series: FAQ Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, Black and white images throughout. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 249 x 35. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781480364509
ISBN
9781480364509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.36

Paperback. 'I Know This Much' - by Gary Kemp, Spandau Ballet's prime mover - is simply the freshest, most exciting and best-written memoir to arrive for years. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 col plates (16pp). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007323319
ISBN
9780007323319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.54

Paperback. A sensational history of love, politics and corruption in the Jazz Age Num Pages: 416 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JJG; AVGJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445651231
ISBN
9781445651231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.96

Paperback. Features an account of the time the author has spent with his friend and collaborator, Jeff Buckley, during Jeff's early days in New York City. This title describes their magical performance together at the Greetings from Tim Buckley concert at the Church of St Ann in 1991 - the event that first introduced Jeff to the world at large. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 Black and White and Colour in Plate Section. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 214 x 27. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Jawbone Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908279453
ISBN
9781908279453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.75

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