Jazz shots from the East Coast. Vol. 1.

Table of Contents: “…Part II / O. Peterson (Oscar Peterson Trio) -- Unknown theme / (Roland Kirk).…”
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Handful of Keys : Conversations with 30 Jazz Pianists. by Shipton, Alyn

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction and acknowledgements; 1 Carla Bley; 2 JoAnne Brackeen; 3 Dave Brubeck; 4 Uri Caine; 5 Alice Coltrane; 6 Chick Corea; 7 Sylvie Courvoisier; 8 Tommy Flanagan; 9 Michael Garrick; 10 Benny Green; 11 Herbie Hancock; 12 Andrew Hill; 13 Abdullah Ibrahim; 14 Keith Jarrett; 15 Brian Kellock; 16 Diana Krall; 17 John Lewis; 18 Jacques Loussier; 19 Junior Mance; 20 Marian McPartland; 21 Oscar Peterson; 22 Michel Petrucciani; 23 Horace Silver; 24 Esbjorn Svensson; 25 Billy Taylor; 26 John Taylor; 27 Butch Thompson.…”
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Jazz makers : vanguards of sound by Shipton, Alyn

Table of Contents: “…The pioneers: Scott Joplin ; Jelly Roll Morton ; King Oliver ; Louis Armstrong ; Sidney Bechet ; Bix Beiderbecke ; Bessie Smith ; More pioneers to remember -- Swing bands and soloists: Fletcher Henderson ; Duke Ellington ; Cab Calloway ; Benny Goodman ; Artie Shaw ; Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey ; Count Basie ; Ella Fitzgerald ; Billie Holiday ; Lester Young ; Coleman Hawkins ; More swing bandleaders and soloists to remember -- The piano giants: Albert Ammons ; Fats Waller ; Earl "Fatha" Hines ; Mary Lou Williams ; Teddy Wilson ; Art Tatum ; Oscar Peterson ; More piano giants to remember -- Birth of bebop, the modern jazz revolution: Dizzy Gillespie ; Charlie Parker ; Miles Davis ; Bud Powell ; Thelonious Monk ; Art Blakey ; Charles Mingus ; Sarah Vaughan ; More modern jazz pioneers to remember -- Cool jazz, hard bop, and fusion: John Coltrane ; Sonny Rollins ; Gerry Mulligan ; Stan Getz ; Ornette Coleman ; Bill Evans ; Herbie Hancock ; Chick Corea ; John McLaughlin ; Anthony Braxton ; More cool, hard bop and fusion players to remember -- A century of jazz: David Murray ; Michael Brecker ; Jan Garbarek ; Wynton Marsalis ; Geri Allen ; Joshua Redman ; More contemporary jazz players to remember.…”
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The Performer

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"Jammin' the blues"

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Clark : the autobiography of Clark Terry by Terry, Clark, Terry, Gwen

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Too marvelous for words : the life and genius of Art Tatum by Lester, James

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