Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker

Reducere. "The best biography of any jazz musician that we have. Bird Lives will stand for a long time as a major source of information and illumination not ...

From the bestselling author of Shout!, comes the definitive biography of Eric Clapton, a rock legend whose life story is as remarkable as his music

Reducere. From the bestselling author of Shout , comes the definitive biography of Eric Clapton, a Rock legend whose life story is as remarkable as his music...

The book addresses the dearth of information about the life and music of the twentieth-century Irish composer, Ina Boyle. She worked at her craft t...

'Fascinating.' Guardian'Superlative.' The Times'Definitive.' ObserverAs an icon of India, Ravi Shankar ranks not far below Gandhi or the Taj Mahal.

The unparalleled breadth of his impact is reflected in his disciples, who included George Harrison, John Coltrane, Philip Glass and Yehudi Menuhin....

Reducere. One of Hawaii's "living treasures" is the subject of this biography, Hawaiian Son: The Life and Music of Eddie Kamae. It celebrates the personal jo...

Since ascending onto the world stage in the 1990s as one of the premier bassists and composers of his generation, William Parker has perpetually to...

One of the most individual stylists of his time, trumpeter Lee Morgan began his professional career in Philadelphia at age fifteen. At eighteen, af...

Reducere. 1. Parker, Charlie & Dizzy Gillespie - Bloomdido2. Parker, Charlie & Dizzy Gillespie - My Melancholy Baby3. Parker, Charlie & Dizzy Gillespie - Rel...

The authorised biography of Nick Lowe, the 'Jesus of Cool'.

DescriptionIn his eulogy of saxophonist Johnny Hodges (1907-70), Duke Ellington ended with the words, "Never the world's most highly animated showm...

From a stage erected in front of the US Capitol, on April 25, 1993, Michael Callen surveyed the throng: an estimated one million people stretched a...

Reducere. The life and music of the Malian music legend are examined through the eyes of those who knew him best. Compiled from both interviews and first han...

First time in paperback and e-book The jazz musician-composer-arranger Mary Lou Williams spent her sixty-year career working in--and stretching bey...

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DescriptionThe Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe was a major star of the Grand Ole Opry for over fifty years; a member of the Country Music, S...

Reducere. Winner of the Best Book of 2009, Jazz Division, sponsored by AllAboutJazz-New York, 2009.Selected for "The Best of the Best" from University Presse...

Bernard Herrmann is a music composer who in over 40 scores enriched the work of directors like Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, a...

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One of the most popular and memorable American musicians of the 20th century, Nat King Cole (1919-65) is remembered today as both a pianist and a s...

What Makes The Monkey Dance tells the story of one of the most respected musicians of his generation the singular rock n roll artist Chuck Prophet ...

Ever since she was a small child, Helma Swan, the daughter of a Northwest Coast chief, loved and learned the music of her people. As an adult she b...

(Guitar Book). Bassist James Jamerson was the embodiment of the Motown spirit and groove the invisible entity whose playing inspired thousands. His...

The first biography of the artist who ``essentially invented indie and alternative rock`` (Spin) A brilliant and influential songwriter, vocalist, ...

Reducere. Side A 1. My Old Flame 2. Air Conditioning (Drifting on a Reed) - Charlie Parker Sextet 3. Bongo Beep (Bird Feathers) - Charlie Parker Sextet 4. De...

Reducere. Side A1. Bloomdido 2. My Melancholy Baby 3. Relaxing With Lee 4. Passport Side B1. Leap Frog2. An Oscar For Treadwell 3. Mohawk 4. Visa

Reducere. A comprehensive study of jazz great Charlie Parker, including details of record dates, more than 200 musical illustrations, and biographical materi...

The narrative of Tumult The Incredible Life and Music of Tina Turner is an extended exploration of the magical transformation of shy country girl A...

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Reducere. The graphic novel tells the story of Bird's time in L.A. starting in December 1945, where Bird and Dizzy Gillespie brought frenetic sounds of bebop...

Presents six classic Charlie Parker tracks, transcribed and arranged by saxophonists for saxophonists. This book contains note-for-note topline tra...

Reducere. Side A1. Au Privave2. She Rote3. K.C. Blues4. Star Eyes5. In the Still of the Night6. Old FolksSide B1. Blues for Alice2. Si Si3. Swedish Schnapps4...

Reducere. Encyclopaedic in its scope, this is the ultimate tribute to the life and music of Taylor Swift. No need for glossy images here, the narrative says ...

Reducere. 1. Just Friends 2. Everything Happens to Me 3. April in Paris 4. Summertime 5. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 6. If I Should Lose You 7. Dancing in...

An unprecedented campaign for the paperback of this bestselling prequel to the Charlie Parker series - the birth of a hunter . . .

The new Charlie Parker novel - the birth of a hunter.

Private Investigator Charlie Parker returns in this heart-pounding thriller, with Angel and Louis taking centre stage, following from events in A B...

Reducere. CD 1 - Night And Day (1957)1. Temptation2. Autumn In New York3. Lover4. Stella By Starlight5. Dancing In The Dark6. Night And Day7. Almost Like Bei...

Private Investigator Charlie Parker returns in this heart-pounding thriller, with Angel and Louis taking centre stage, following from events in A B...