Doc : the story of a Birmingham jazz man by Adams, Frank, 1928-2014, Mathews, Burgin

Table of Contents: “…Family -- The church -- Schoolboy -- "Fess" -- Outer space -- First gigs and Birmingham clubs -- Summers on the road -- Howard -- Bounce, bebop, blues, and swing -- Teacher -- Bandleader -- Friends and mentors -- Building a family, making ends meet -- The movement -- Keeping the spirit -- "Doc."…”
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Who's who of British jazz by Chilton, John, 1932-2016

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Acknowledgements; Who's Who; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Appendix: A Selected List of Bandleaders Mentioned in the Text.…”
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Gayelle. 1988, series one, Programme #9

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Tribute to Anthony Williams.

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Gil Evans - Out of the Cool : His Life and Music. by Stein Crease, Stephanie

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Don Ellis : Electric Heart

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Caribbean Eye. 3, St. Vincent

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Let's get to the nitty gritty : the autobiography of Horace Silver by Silver, Horace, 1928-2014

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Ella Fitzgerald : a Biography of the First Lady of Jazz, Updated Edition. by NICHOLSON, STUART

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What it is : the life of a jazz artist by Liebman, Dave

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Stan Kenton : this is an orchestra! by Sparke, Michael

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When Swing Was the Thing : Personality Profiles of the Big Band Era. by Tumpak, John R.

Table of Contents: “…ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE THE BANDLEADERS; VAN ALEXANDER FROM HARLEM TO HOLLYWOOD; BENNY GOODMAN LAUNCHES THE BIG BAND ERA; HORACE HEIDT FIVE DECADES OF TOP SHOW BANDS; JOHN KIRBY THE FORGOTTEN LEGEND; KAY KYSER BANDLEADER, MOVIE STAR, RADIO AND TV HEADLINER, AND HUMANITARIAN; BILLY MAY EIGHT DECADES IN SWING; RAY McKINLEY 75 YEARS WITH THE BIG BANDS; GLENN MILLER RALLIES ENGLAND DURING WORLD WAR II; ALVINO REY AND THE KING SISTERS A BLOCkBUSTER COMBINATION; JAN SAVITT FROM THE CLASSICS TO SWING; ARTIE SHAW'S POSTWAR MUSICAL ODYSSEY; ORRIN TUCKER HE PLEASED THE PUBLIC.…”
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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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Eat that question : Frank Zappa in his own words

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Gayelle. 1987, series one, Programme 6

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Earl Scruggs and Foggy mountain breakdown : the making of an American classic by Goldsmith, Thomas, 1952-

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Cuban music from A to Z by Orovio, Helio, 1938-2008

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Comin' right at ya : how a Jewish Yankee hippie went country, or, the often outrageous history of Asleep at the Wheel by Benson, Ray, 1951-, Menconi, David

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Jeru's journey : the life and music of Gerry Mulligan by Josephson, Sanford

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Ella Fitzgerald : an annotated discography : including a complete discography of Chick Webb by Johnson, J. Wilfred, 1920-

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Players' work time : a history of the British Musicians' Union, 1893-2013 by Williamson, John, 1949-, Cloonan, Martin

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Quincy Jones : his life in music by Henry, Clarence Bernard

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Quincy Jones : his life in music by Henry, Clarence Bernard

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Hi-de-ho : the life of Cab Calloway by Shipton, Alyn

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