Skip to main content

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...

Jazz & Blues eBooks

If you like Jazz & Blues eBooks, then you'll love these top picks.
Showing 1 - 24 of 2133 Results
Skip side bar filters
  • Peter Brötzmann

    Free-Jazz, Revolution and the Politics of Improvisation

    by Daniel Spicer ...
    Explores the heroic life and revolutionary music of the pioneering German saxophonist, and the radical social and political convictions that informed them.Peter Brötzmann is the first ever, full-length, English-language biography of one of the most fascinating and inspiring personalities in the history of Western improvised music – and one of the key artistic figures to emerge from the socio ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

    PRE-ORDER

  • Shall We Play That One Together?

    The Life and Art of Jazz Piano Legend Marian McPartland, With a New Preface

    The life of the unparalleled purveyor of the Great American Songbook, Marian McPartland, is celebrated in this engrossing biographyFrom Bobby Short to Esperanza Spalding, across the 33-year run of the acclaimed radio show, Piano Jazz, Marian McPartland conversed and played piano duets with jazz greats and, via National Public Radio syndication, brought the best of jazz standards to listeners. In ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

    PRE-ORDER

  • Free jazz

    La música más negra del mundo

    En 1959 tres álbumes fundamentales de Miles Davis, John Coltrane y Ornette Coleman llevaron a sus últimas posibilidades el jazz de su época, frente al que surgiría el free jazz.Este nuevo estilo musical exacerbaba la negritud, rescataba las raíces africanas, explotaba la ancestral polirritmia y al mismo tiempo conectaba con las vanguardias artísticas de su tiempo, generando un tipo de ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

    PRE-ORDER

  • The Jazzmen

    How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America

    by Larry Tye ...
    From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born within a few years of one another, overcame racist exclusion and violence to become the most popular entertainers on the planet.This is the story of three revolutionary American musicians, the maestro ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

    PRE-ORDER

  • El gran jazz

    Series series Libros Singulares (LS)
    Preparada con la inestimable colaboración de la asociación Cifujazz, esta nueva edición busca volver a hacer accesible al público, por primera vez en forma de libro, la única obra que Juan Claudio Cifuentes escribió de forma sistemática durante su larga carrera. Desde sus orígenes en el lúcido y sórdido Nueva Orleans de principios del siglo XX hasta el desarrollo del jazz modal y el hard bop en ... Read more

    $17.27 USD

    PRE-ORDER

  • The Isley Brothers' 3+3

    Series series 33 1/3
    The Isley Brothers' 3+3, dissects The Isleys' 50-year-old undisputed masterwork, an album that firmly established their music dynasty on a global scale, as well as heralding the boldest run of genre-defiant albums of their 67-year career. The 1973 watershed was their first multiplatinum release and is significant as a rare, crossover record by a Black act that struck a chord with urban, rock, and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    PRE-ORDER

  • Unapologetic Expression

    The Inside Story of the UK Jazz Explosion

    by André Marmot ...
    A lively, subversive history of the new UK jazz wave, encapsulating its revolutionary spirit and tracing its foundations to birth of the genre itself.By the end of the last century, jazz music was considered by many to be obsolete and uncool, a genre appreciated only by out of touch white men with deeply questionable taste. And yet, by 2019, a new generation of UK jazz musicians was selling out ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

    PRE-ORDER

  • Thriving on a Riff

    Jazz and the Spiritual Life

    What does jazz have to do with human spirituality? In Thriving on a Riff, Presbyterian minister and jazz pianist Bill Carter shows us how jazz, in its quest for transcendence, bridges the gap between the secular and the sacred and, further, that these two worlds are not mutually exclusive--jazz is spiritual. Carter traces jazz from its origins in the twilight of American slavery, to its evolution ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

    PRE-ORDER

  • Protest Arts, Gender, and Social Change

    Fiction, Popular Songs, and the Media in Hausa Society across Borders

    Series series African Perspectives
    Protest Arts, Gender, and Social Change: Fiction, Popular Songs, and the Media in Hausa Society across Borders by Ousseina Alidou examines how a new generation of novelists, popular songwriters, and musical performers in contemporary Hausa society are using their creative works to effect social change. This book empathizes with the reality of the forms of oppression, social isolation, and ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

    PRE-ORDER

  • Hard Luck Blues

    Roots Music Photographs from the Great Depression

    Series series Music in American Life
    Showcasing American music and music making during the Great Depression, Hard Luck Blues presents more than two hundred photographs created by the New Deal's Farm Security Administration photography program. With an appreciation for the amateur and the local, FSA photographers depicted a range of musicians sharing the regular music of everyday life, from informal songs in migrant work camps, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

    PRE-ORDER

  • The Notebooks of Sonny Rollins

    by Sonny Rollins ...
    Sonny Rollins is one of the towering masters of American music, a virtuoso of the saxophone, and an unequaled improviser whose live performances are legendary and who has reshaped modern jazz time and time again over the course of a career lasting more than sixty years. A turning point in that legendary career came in 1959, when Rollins stepped back from performing and recording to begin a new ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

    PRE-ORDER

  • Living Space

    John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Free Jazz, from Analog to Digital

    Series series Music / Culture
    Living Space: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Free Jazz, from Analog to Digital fuses biography and style history in order to illuminate the music of two jazz icons, while drawing on the discourses of photography and digital architecture to fashion musical insights that may not be available through the traditional language of jazz analysis. The book follows the controversial trajectories of two ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

    PRE-ORDER

  • Jelly Roll Blues

    Censored Songs and Hidden Histories

    by Elijah Wald ...
    A bestselling music historian follows Jelly Roll Morton on a journey through the hidden worlds and forbidden songs of early blues and jazz.In Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories, Elijah Wald takes readers on a journey into the hidden and censored world of early blues and jazz, guided by the legendary New Orleans pianist Jelly Roll Morton. Morton became nationally famous as a ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

    PRE-ORDER

  • Apex Blues

    A Biography of Jimmie Noone Sr. and His Son, Jimmy Noone Jr.

    Apex Blues chronicles the extraordinary lives and musical legacies of two generation-spanning Jazz clarinet virtuosos: Jimmie Noone Sr. and his son Jimmy Noone Jr.Jimmie Noone Sr. rose to fame in the 1910s New Orleans French Quarter jazz scene, forging his iconic ‘Sweet Lorraine’ style during the dawn of the genre. Later, his son Jimmy initially made waves as a San Diego local musician before ... Read more

    $4.50 USD

  • Jazz: A Beginner's Odyssey

    Embark on an enriching journey through the vibrant world of jazz with 'Jazz: A Beginner's Odyssey.' This comprehensive guide offers a captivating exploration of jazz's origins, evolution, and cultural significance. Delve into the essential elements of jazz, from rhythm and harmony to improvisation and composition, as you uncover the secrets of this captivating genre. Meet jazz legends past and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Weird Music That Goes on Forever

    A Punk's Guide to Loving Jazz

    by Bob Suren ...
    Once you've collected every 7" from your favorite label, broken your back in the mosh pit, and become so well-versed in the interpersonal dynamics of every hardcore band that there's nothing more to learn, what's a punk to do? Try jazz, recommends Bob Suren. No, really. Suren, who wrote Crate Digger about his life and work in punk, turns his obsessive gaze onto another form of rebellious, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Same Old Song

    The Enduring Past in Popular Music

    Series series American Made Music Series
    Popular music and its listeners are strongly associated with newness and youth. Young people can stay up late dancing to the latest hits and use cutting-edge technology for listening to and sharing fresh music. Many young people incorporate their devotion to new artists and styles into their own developing personalities. However, if popular music is a genre meant for the youthful, what are ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • A transgressive Invitation

    by John Campo ...
    Bobby Turner Mystery #4 is an invitation to go to San Fransisco ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lyrics to Amuse Volume 1

    Graham Earnshaw is a publisher and media businessman who has spent most of his career in the China world. But throughout, he has been writing songs, while also recording them and playing them live to anyone who will listen. The topics addressed in his song lyrics range from drinking tea to life and death, and raising a smile is clearly a priority with many of them. There are more than 100 lyrics ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Cotta

    by Roleo.F ...
    Cruelmente solo, Markos está sin sombra. Sin tacto, sin amor, en resumen: lo único que le importa es él mismo. Obligado a unirse a su padre para renovar los lazos de sangre, su vida se resume en la implacabilidad contra su padre. La música se ha convertido en su única droga.Eso, hasta que conoce a Sara, la única chica capaz de hechizar su ser. Sin embargo, ésta no se siente halagada por dejarse ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • OLIVIA RODRIGO

    Comprehensive Exploration of Olivia Rodrigo's Rise to Musical Stardom and Artistic Evolution

    In just a few short years, Olivia Rodrigo has gone from Disney actress and songwriter to one of the biggest pop superstars on the planet. Her rise has been meteoric, but built on years of honing her talents and an unwavering drive to share her authentic stories through music. OLIVIA RODRIGO: Comprehensive Exploration of Olivia Rodrigo's Rise to Musical Stardom and Artistic Evolution gives fans a ... Read more

    $6.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Spirit of the Century

    Our Own Story

    An insider history of the Blind Boys of Alabama, the longest running group in American music, and the untold story of their world, written with band members and key musical colleagues.The Blind Boys of Alabama are the quintessential Gospel vocal group, and the longest-running musical institution in America. Their story intersects with pivotal moments and issues in American history and is an ideal ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Blues Brothers

    An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic

    The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, and the making of a comedic film classic that helped shape our popular culture“They’re not going to catch us,” Dan Aykroyd, as Elwood Blues, tells his brother Jake, played by John Belushi. “We’re on a mission from God.” So opens the musical action comedy The Blues Brothers, which hit theaters on June ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Long Lost Blues

    Popular Blues in America, 1850-1920

    by Peter C. Muir ...
    Series series Music in American Life
    Mamie Smith's 1920 recording of ""Crazy Blues"" is commonly thought to signify the beginning of commercial attention to blues music and culture, but by that year more than 450 other blues titles had already appeared in sheet music and on recordings. In this examination of early popular blues, Peter C. Muir traces the genre's early history and the highly creative interplay between folk and popular ... Read more

    $14.99 USD