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Jazz

A History of America's Music

by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns ...

Narrated by LeVar Burton ...

Abridged

8 hours 59 min

A masterpiece that brings to life the fascinating story of the quintessential American music—jazz. Visually stunning, with more than five hundred photographs, this companion volume to the acclaimed ten-part PBS TV series is an exploration of the music that celebrates all Americans at their best.Here are the stories of the extraordinary men and women who made the music: Louis Armstrong, the ... Read more

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A masterpiece that brings to life the fascinating story of the quintessential American music—jazz. Visually stunning, with more than five hundred photographs, this companion volume to the acclaimed ten-part PBS TV series is an exploration of the music that celebrates all Americans at their best.Here are the stories of the extraordinary men and women who made the music: Louis Armstrong, the
... Read more
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A Rare Recording of Jazz Music Icon Duke Ellington

by Duke Ellington ...

Narrated by Duke Ellington ...

Series series A Rare Recording of…
Unabridged

26 min

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 - May 24, 1974), born and raised in Washington, DC, was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra. Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. Ellington wrote or collaborated on more than one thousand ... Read more

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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 - May 24, 1974), born and raised in Washington, DC, was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra. Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. Ellington wrote or collaborated on more than one thousand
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Alan begegnet dem Glück

by Sarwar Al-Suliman, Kristian Lind, Alexander Eisenmann ...

Narrated by Monika Bartl-Juschitz ...

Unabridged

54 min

Alan will sein Glück finden. Er bricht auf zur Glücksinsel, um es zu suchen. Er findet das große Glück. Ein poetisches, philosophisches Märchen, das nachdenklich macht, denn was ist Glück? ... Read more

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Alan will sein Glück finden. Er bricht auf zur Glücksinsel, um es zu suchen. Er findet das große Glück. Ein poetisches, philosophisches Märchen, das nachdenklich macht, denn was ist Glück?
... Read more
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Complete-ish History of Jazz, The: A Very Quick Swing Through Time

by Joy Anderson ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 2 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.From the smoky clubs of New Orleans to the cutting-edge sounds of today, The Complete-ish History of Jazz takes you on a vibrant, toe-tapping journey through the evolution of one of the most influential musical genres of all time.Tracing jazz from its ragtime roots and the blues-soaked streets of the early 20th century to the bebop revolution, cool ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.From the smoky clubs of New Orleans to the cutting-edge sounds of today, The Complete-ish History of Jazz takes you on a vibrant, toe-tapping journey through the evolution of one of the most influential musical genres of all time.Tracing jazz from its ragtime roots and the blues-soaked streets of the early 20th century to the bebop revolution, cool
... Read more
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Being Gerry Mulligan

My Life in Music

by Gerry Mulligan ...

Narrated by Gerry Mulligan, Ken Poston, Robert G Slade ...

Unabridged

24 hours 46 min

Bloomsbury presents Being Gerry Mulligan by Gerry Mulligan. This audiobook is comprised of interview tapes conducted with Gerry Mulligan and his biographer. Introduction and Preface narrated by Robert G Slade.Being Gerry Mulligan: My Life in Music is an intimate chronicle of Gerry Mulligan’s life and career, told in his own words. This personal narrative reveals great insight into the musician’s ... Read more

$40.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Being Gerry Mulligan by Gerry Mulligan. This audiobook is comprised of interview tapes conducted with Gerry Mulligan and his biographer. Introduction and Preface narrated by Robert G Slade.Being Gerry Mulligan: My Life in Music is an intimate chronicle of Gerry Mulligan’s life and career, told in his own words. This personal narrative reveals great insight into the musician’s
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Marian McPartland’s Jazz World

All In Good Time

by Marian McPartland ...

Narrated by Marian McPartland ...

Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

In this collection of musical portraits, jazz pianist and radio host Marian McPartland pays sparkling tribute to such beloved and legendary figures as Benny Goodman, Bill Evans, Joe Morello, Paul Desmond, Alec Wilder, Mary Lou Williams, and others.In a preface to this new edition, published originally as All in Good Time, McPartland extends her commentary to include details of her long-running ... Read more

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In this collection of musical portraits, jazz pianist and radio host Marian McPartland pays sparkling tribute to such beloved and legendary figures as Benny Goodman, Bill Evans, Joe Morello, Paul Desmond, Alec Wilder, Mary Lou Williams, and others.In a preface to this new edition, published originally as All in Good Time, McPartland extends her commentary to include details of her long-running
... Read more
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Histoire du Jazz. Une musique pour les XXe et XXIe siècles

by Laurent Cugny ...

Narrated by Laurent Cugny ...

Unabridged

4 hours 46 min

"Frémeaux & Associés, label de référence historiographique du jazz avec la Collection Quintessence d’Alain Gerber, édite dans le cadre de la collection « Une histoire expliquée par » avec les Presses Universitaires de France, une histoire du jazz racontée par Laurent Cugny, professeur à la Faculté des Lettres de Sorbonne Université et ancien directeur de l’ONJ (Orchestre national de jazz). Dans ... Read more

$28.99 USD

"Frémeaux & Associés, label de référence historiographique du jazz avec la Collection Quintessence d’Alain Gerber, édite dans le cadre de la collection « Une histoire expliquée par » avec les Presses Universitaires de France, une histoire du jazz racontée par Laurent Cugny, professeur à la Faculté des Lettres de Sorbonne Université et ancien directeur de l’ONJ (Orchestre national de jazz). Dans
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Improvisation

I musikken, på arbejdet og i livet

by Niels Lan Doky ...

Narrated by Martin Greis-Rosenthal ...

Unabridged

2 hours 37 min

Enhver samtale er en form for jazz. Det foregår på et sprog, som alle forstår. Den ene siger noget, som får den anden til at reagere, som igen får andre til at reagere med nye bidrag til samtalen. Og selvom emnet ligger fast, kan man sagtens ende et andet sted, få en ny åbenbaring og glemme tiden. Det er en kreativ proces, hvor man balancerer viden, initiativ, samarbejde, modstand, provokation – ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Enhver samtale er en form for jazz. Det foregår på et sprog, som alle forstår. Den ene siger noget, som får den anden til at reagere, som igen får andre til at reagere med nye bidrag til samtalen. Og selvom emnet ligger fast, kan man sagtens ende et andet sted, få en ny åbenbaring og glemme tiden. Det er en kreativ proces, hvor man balancerer viden, initiativ, samarbejde, modstand, provokation –
... Read more
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Time Lines

The Life and Music of Andrew Hill

by Michael J. West ...

Unabridged

12 hours

Andrew Hill occupies a unique niche in jazz history: Too iconoclastic to be part of the mainstream, he was initially marketed as part of the “second wave” avant-garde in the 1960s, yet he was too structured and anchored in the tradition to fit comfortably there. He often found himself on the periphery of the jazz world, only properly recognized and honored in the late 1990s.Notwithstanding his ... Read more

$35.00 USD

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Andrew Hill occupies a unique niche in jazz history: Too iconoclastic to be part of the mainstream, he was initially marketed as part of the “second wave” avant-garde in the 1960s, yet he was too structured and anchored in the tradition to fit comfortably there. He often found himself on the periphery of the jazz world, only properly recognized and honored in the late 1990s.Notwithstanding his
... Read more
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But Beautiful

A Book About Jazz

by Geoff Dyer ...

Narrated by Dion Graham ...

Unabridged

5 hours 6 min

In eight poetically charged vignettes, Geoff Dyer skillfully evokes the music and the men who shaped modern jazz. Drawing on photos, anecdotes, and, most important, the way he hears the music, Dyer imaginatively reconstructs scenes from the embattled lives of some of the greats: Lester Young fading away in a hotel room; Charles Mingus storming down the streets of New York on a too-small bicycle; ... Read more

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In eight poetically charged vignettes, Geoff Dyer skillfully evokes the music and the men who shaped modern jazz. Drawing on photos, anecdotes, and, most important, the way he hears the music, Dyer imaginatively reconstructs scenes from the embattled lives of some of the greats: Lester Young fading away in a hotel room; Charles Mingus storming down the streets of New York on a too-small bicycle;
... Read more
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Becoming Ella Fitzgerald

The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song

by Judith Tick ...

Narrated by Carmen Jewel Jones ...

Unabridged

19 hours 55 min

Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) possessed one of the twentieth century's most astonishing voices. Historian Judith Tick offers a sublime portrait of this ambitious risk-taker whose exceptional musical spontaneity made her a transformational artist.Becoming Ella Fitzgerald clears up long-enduring mysteries. Archival research and in-depth family interviews shed new light on the singer's difficult ... Read more

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Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) possessed one of the twentieth century's most astonishing voices. Historian Judith Tick offers a sublime portrait of this ambitious risk-taker whose exceptional musical spontaneity made her a transformational artist.Becoming Ella Fitzgerald clears up long-enduring mysteries. Archival research and in-depth family interviews shed new light on the singer's difficult
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Concerto for Cootie

The Life and Times of Cootie Williams

by Steven C. Bowie ...

Narrated by Leon Nixon ...

Unabridged

13 hours 26 min

Jazz legend Cootie Williams left home to start his career as a professional musician at the age of fifteen. In 1940, after eleven years as one of the major soloists with the Duke Ellington orchestra, Williams was lured away to the band of Benny Goodman, one of the most popular bands in the country. At the time, it was a controversial move―it was still taboo for African Americans to share the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Jazz legend Cootie Williams left home to start his career as a professional musician at the age of fifteen. In 1940, after eleven years as one of the major soloists with the Duke Ellington orchestra, Williams was lured away to the band of Benny Goodman, one of the most popular bands in the country. At the time, it was a controversial move―it was still taboo for African Americans to share the
... Read more
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Bop Apocalypse

Jazz, Race, the Beats, and Drugs

by Martin Torgoff ...

Narrated by Roger Wayne ...

Unabridged

13 hours 17 min

Bop Apocalypse, a narrative history from master storyteller Martin Torgoff, details the rise of early drug culture in America by weaving together the disparate elements that formed this new segment of the American fabric.Channeling his decades of writing experience, Torgoff connects the birth of jazz in New Orleans, the first drug laws, Louis Armstrong, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, swing, ... Read more

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Bop Apocalypse, a narrative history from master storyteller Martin Torgoff, details the rise of early drug culture in America by weaving together the disparate elements that formed this new segment of the American fabric.Channeling his decades of writing experience, Torgoff connects the birth of jazz in New Orleans, the first drug laws, Louis Armstrong, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, swing,
... Read more
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Satchmo Blows Up the World

Jazz Ambassadors Play the Cold War

by Penny M. Von Eschen ...

Narrated by Christina Delaine ...

Unabridged

10 hours 6 min

At the height of the ideological antagonism of the Cold War, the U.S. State Department unleashed an unexpected tool in its battle against Communism: jazz. From 1956 through the late 1970s, America dispatched its finest jazz musicians to the far corners of the earth, from Iraq to India, from the Congo to the Soviet Union, in order to win the hearts and minds of the Third World and to counter ... Read more

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At the height of the ideological antagonism of the Cold War, the U.S. State Department unleashed an unexpected tool in its battle against Communism: jazz. From 1956 through the late 1970s, America dispatched its finest jazz musicians to the far corners of the earth, from Iraq to India, from the Congo to the Soviet Union, in order to win the hearts and minds of the Third World and to counter
... Read more
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Was Sie schon immer über Jazz wissen wollten, Folge 4

Der Big Band Swing der 30er Jahre

by Ernst Weber ...

Narrated by Willi Resetarits ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Was Sie schon immer über Jazz wissen wollten
Unabridged

1 hour 18 min

New York war in den späten zwanziger Jahren der Sammelpunkt von Musikern, die nicht nur aus Chicago, sondern aus allen Teilen des amerikanischen Südens und des mittleren Westens gekommen waren und im reichen Musikleben der Stadt ihr Betätigungsfeld gefunden hatten. Genau betrachtet war es nur die Band von Fletcher Henderson, die hier im „Big Apple“ entstanden war und auch zeit ihres Bestehens hier ... Read more

$5.99 USD

New York war in den späten zwanziger Jahren der Sammelpunkt von Musikern, die nicht nur aus Chicago, sondern aus allen Teilen des amerikanischen Südens und des mittleren Westens gekommen waren und im reichen Musikleben der Stadt ihr Betätigungsfeld gefunden hatten. Genau betrachtet war es nur die Band von Fletcher Henderson, die hier im „Big Apple“ entstanden war und auch zeit ihres Bestehens hier
... Read more
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Cosmic Music

The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane

by Andy Beta ...

Narrated by Adenrele Ojo ...

Unabridged

16 hours

The first full-length biography of Alice Coltrane, the jazz musician and spiritual leader whose forward-thinking music was overshadowed by her more famous husband, even as she brilliantly laid the groundwork for the new age, ambient, and electronic music that would follow**.**Alice Coltrane (1937-2007) was one of the most misunderstood artists of the last sixty years. For most of her life—and even ... Read more

$38.99 USD

The first full-length biography of Alice Coltrane, the jazz musician and spiritual leader whose forward-thinking music was overshadowed by her more famous husband, even as she brilliantly laid the groundwork for the new age, ambient, and electronic music that would follow**.**Alice Coltrane (1937-2007) was one of the most misunderstood artists of the last sixty years. For most of her life—and even
... Read more
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How to Listen to Jazz

by Ted Gioia ...

Narrated by Peter Ganim ...

Unabridged

6 hours 58 min

**An Economist Best Book of the YearAn acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz.“Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees.” ―Economist**In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen ... Read more

$24.99 USD

**An Economist Best Book of the YearAn acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz.“Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees.” ―Economist**In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen
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Jason Moran 'Promotes the Abstract' in Jazz

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

6 min

An emerging jazz innovator and the new artistic director at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, musician Jason Moran uses song to promote thought, therapy, consciousness and creativity. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Moran about his efforts to create more appreciators of the arts in his new role. ... Read more

$0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An emerging jazz innovator and the new artistic director at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, musician Jason Moran uses song to promote thought, therapy, consciousness and creativity. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Moran about his efforts to create more appreciators of the arts in his new role.
... Read more
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Miles to Go

The Lost Years

by Chris Murphy ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

Miles to Go is a frank and intimate exploration of Miles Davis’ eccentric working life, drug habits, paranoia, depression, and subsequent recovery. Murphy explores Davis’ troubled relationship with his children and the controversial role Cicely Tyson played in his life. The book also delves into the dynamics that made Davis’ band work so well together, placing Davis’ work in a historic, literary, ... Read more

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Miles to Go is a frank and intimate exploration of Miles Davis’ eccentric working life, drug habits, paranoia, depression, and subsequent recovery. Murphy explores Davis’ troubled relationship with his children and the controversial role Cicely Tyson played in his life. The book also delves into the dynamics that made Davis’ band work so well together, placing Davis’ work in a historic, literary,
... Read more
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Gentleman of Jazz

A Life in Music

by Ramsey Lewis, Aaron Cohen ...

Narrated by Dion Graham ...

Unabridged

4 hours 49 min

This immersive new autobiography provides insight into the early life and illustrious career of the late great Ramsey Lewis, one of the most popular jazz pianists of all time.Beginning with his childhood growing up in Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood, Ramsey Lewis recounts his memories of the music in his parents’ church and his early piano lessons. As he learned classical technique, Lewis ... Read more

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This immersive new autobiography provides insight into the early life and illustrious career of the late great Ramsey Lewis, one of the most popular jazz pianists of all time.Beginning with his childhood growing up in Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood, Ramsey Lewis recounts his memories of the music in his parents’ church and his early piano lessons. As he learned classical technique, Lewis
... Read more
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Art of Skill, The

Establishing the Mindset for Unleashing the Music Inside You

by Dave Liebman ...

Narrated by Dave Liebman, Michael Lake ...

Unabridged

1 hour 57 min

Learn from a true jazz master about what it takes to achieve musical excellence."The Art of Skill chronicles and showcases Dave Liebman’s pursuit and attainment of living life as art. Lieb harnesses the mystery of the creative life-force and rides it to the truth that we all have something to say." (Peter Erskine)This is a candid and fascinating look at the mental, psychological and spiritual ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn from a true jazz master about what it takes to achieve musical excellence."The Art of Skill chronicles and showcases Dave Liebman’s pursuit and attainment of living life as art. Lieb harnesses the mystery of the creative life-force and rides it to the truth that we all have something to say." (Peter Erskine)This is a candid and fascinating look at the mental, psychological and spiritual
... Read more
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Playing Changes

Jazz for the New Century

by Nate Chinen ...

Narrated by Ron Butler ...

Unabridged

11 hours 39 min

One of jazz’s leading critics gives us an invigorating, richly detailed portrait of the artists and events that have shaped the music of our time. Grounded in authority and brimming with style, Playing Changes is the first book to take the measure of this exhilarating moment: it is a compelling argument for the resiliency of the art form and a rejoinder to any claims about its calcification or ... Read more

$20.00 USD

One of jazz’s leading critics gives us an invigorating, richly detailed portrait of the artists and events that have shaped the music of our time. Grounded in authority and brimming with style, Playing Changes is the first book to take the measure of this exhilarating moment: it is a compelling argument for the resiliency of the art form and a rejoinder to any claims about its calcification or
... Read more
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Jazz TX

A Love Letter to Live Music, Community, and the Little Club That Could

by Doc Watkins ...

Narrated by Doc Watkins, Meg Bodi ...

Unabridged

6 hours 57 min

A community’s beating heart is often found in the most unlikely places.The story of Jazz, TX, is one of an underdog. When musician and entrepreneur Doc Watkins opened the San Antonio club in 2016, the “jazz club” represented a bygone era of simplicity, spaces, and shared community.The goal was to revitalize jazz and put the house back into hospitality. The result was a timeless sensory experience ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A community’s beating heart is often found in the most unlikely places.The story of Jazz, TX, is one of an underdog. When musician and entrepreneur Doc Watkins opened the San Antonio club in 2016, the “jazz club” represented a bygone era of simplicity, spaces, and shared community.The goal was to revitalize jazz and put the house back into hospitality. The result was a timeless sensory experience
... Read more
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Brotherhood in Rhythm

The Jazz Tap Dancing of the Nicholas Brothers, 20th Anniversary Edition

by Constance Valis Hill ...

Narrated by Greg Campbell ...

Unabridged

11 hours 41 min

When the Nicholas Brothers danced, uptown at the Cotton Club, downtown at the Roxy, in segregated movie theatres in the South, and dance halls across the country, audiences cheered, clapped, stomped their feet, and shouted out uncontrollably. Their exuberant style of American theatrical dance—a melding of jazz, tap, acrobatics, black vernacular dance, and witty repartee—was dazzling. Though ... Read more

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When the Nicholas Brothers danced, uptown at the Cotton Club, downtown at the Roxy, in segregated movie theatres in the South, and dance halls across the country, audiences cheered, clapped, stomped their feet, and shouted out uncontrollably. Their exuberant style of American theatrical dance—a melding of jazz, tap, acrobatics, black vernacular dance, and witty repartee—was dazzling. Though
... Read more

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