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MacDonald, Ian: TADD ; the life and legacy of Tadley Ewing Dameron. Sheffield 1998.
      133 p. Biography, full discography (arranger's work too), list of compositions large hb EUR 39.90

Danzi, Michael, as told to Rainer E. Lotz: American musician in Germany 1924-1939. Memoirs
      of the jazz, entertainment, and movie world of Berlin during the Weimar Republic and
      the Nazi era - and in the United States. Schmitten 1986. IX,292 p. (16) p. of photos hb EUR 36.00

Bastin, Bruce: Never sell a copyright ; Joe Davis and his role in the New York
      music scene 1916-1978. Chigwell 1990. X,346 p. Illustrated hb EUR 61.75

Davis, Miles: Improvisations ; the drawings of Miles Davis / conceived and ed. by Oz Karras.
      Lincolnwood, Ill. 2001. 79 p. Color reproductions of his drawings large hb EUR 40.05

Carr, Ian: Miles Davis ; the definitive biography. Revised ed. Reprint (1998).
      London 1999. XII,658 p., [24] p. of photos. Ex. of music, discography pb EUR 17.10

Vail, Ken: Miles' diary ; the life of Miles Davis 1947-1961. London 1996. 173 p.
      Illustrated day by day account large pb EUR 24.70

Kerschbaumer, Franz: Miles Davis. Stilkritische Untersuchungen zur musikali-
      schen Entwicklung seines Personalstils. Graz 1978. 238 p. (Beiträge zur
      Jazzforschung = Studies in jazz research ; 5) Noten, Sonogramme pb EUR 35.00

Willard, Hal: The wildest one ; the life of Wild Bill Davison. Monkton, Md. 1996.
      XV,437 p., [24] p. of photos hb EUR 43.25

Zammarchi, Fabrice & Sulvie Mas: A life in the golden age of jazz ; a biography
      of Buddy DeFranco. Seattle, Wash. 2002. 384 p. Incl. 324 photos.
      Incl. discography and filmography. ca. Dec. ca. large hb EUR 94.25
      -----same,but: Collector's edition. Autographed by DeFranco, leatherbound
      in a slipcase. Limited to 1000 copies ca. Dec., ca. large hb EUR181.25

Tozzi, Wolfgang: Jazz-drumming. Studien zum Spiel von Jack DeJohnette. Graz 1994.
      268 p. Musikbeispiele (Beiträge zur Jazzforschung = Studies in jazz research; 9) pb EUR 35.00

Dial, Harry: All this jazz about jazz ; the autobiography of Harry Dial.
      Chigwell 1984. 174 p. Large photo section & discography hb EUR 30.40

Selchow, Manfred: Ding! Ding ; a bio-discographical scrapbook on Vic Dickenson.
      Westoverledingen 1998. 947 p. Numerous illustrations. Excellent research! hb EUR 82.00

Lotz, Rainer E.: Eddie Dittke and his Boys. Menden c1979. 38 p.(Jazzfreund-
      Publikation ; Nr. 7) Illustr. bio-discogr., Text deutsch & English pb EUR 7.90

Grundmann, Jan: Hot Bandoneon, swinging Guitar ; die Fred Dömpke Bio-discographie.
      Menden c1986. 36 p. (Jazzfreund-Publikation ; Nr. 30) pb EUR 4.90

Eberle, Jan: The Eberle named Ray. Redwood, N.Y. 2002. I,90 p. Big band singer
      Ray Eberle's story as told by his daughter. Glenn Miller, Beneke, Dorseys etc. pb EUR 19.25

Pailler, Alain: Duke's place ; Ellington et ses imaginaires. Arl4es 2002. 190 p. Essai pb EUR 28.40

Duke Ellington und die Folgen / hrsg. von Wolfram Knauer. Hofheim 2000. 276 p.
      Illustriert, Notenbeispiele (Darmstädter Beiträge zur Jazzforschung ; Bd 6)
      Referate des 6. Darmstädter Jazzforums pb EUR 19.00

Vail, Ken: Duke's diary. Cambridge1999- . The life of Duke Ellington in 2 volumes.
      Part 1: 1927-1950. 367 p. Heavily illustrated. large pb EUR 53.20

Jump for joy : Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates 'The Ellington Centennial', 1899-1999
      / ed. by Veronica Byrd [...] New York 1999. 159 p. Heavily illustrated large pb EUR 40.05

Stratemann, Klaus: Duke Ellington ; day by day and film by film. Copenhagen 1992.
      VIII,781 p. Incl. 350 Illustrations. Day by day account of Duke's career and his
      film appearances. A research masterwork! large hb EUR122.00

Dietrich, Kurt: Duke's bones ; Ellington's great trombonists. Rottenburg 1995. 229 p.,
      numerous ex. of music, illustrated. pb EUR 19.95

Bergmeier, Horst & Rainer E. Lotz: Bernard Etté ; a bio-discography.
      Dietramszell 1995. III,151p., (40) p. of photos (Fox auf 78 :
      Sonderpublikation ; Nr. 2) Text in English large pb EUR 25.00

Pieranunzi, Enrico: Bill Evans ; ritratto d'artista con pianoforte = the pianist as artist. Roma 2001.
      156 p. + 1 CD(Pieranunzi: Evans remembered). Text Italian & English book/CD set: pb EUR 20.90

Collinson, John & Eugene Kramer: The jazz legacy of Don Ewell. Chigwell 1991.
      XI,248 p. Bio-discography, illustrated. With 17 transcriptions by Ray Smith hb EUR 54.20

Vail, Ken: Ella Fitzgerald ; the Chick Webb years and beyond. Cottenham 2001. 96 p.
      (Ken Vail's jazz itineraries ; 2) arge pb, no price or date yet

Tucker, Michael: Jan Garbarek ; deep song. Hull 1998. 390 p. Illustrated biography pb EUR 26.60

Gaslini, Giorgio: Il tempo del musicista totale. Milano 2002. 155 p. (Storie della storia
      d'Italia ; 62) Incl. Gaslini's 1964 text "Musica totale", his book "Musica totale" (1975)
      and contemporary texts. Text in Italian. pb EUR 20.25

Harris, Kenny: Geraldo's navy. Brandon 1998. 94 p. Illustrated account of Geraldo's
      work on ocean liners pb EUR 15.30

Vail, Ken: Dizzy Gillespie ; the bebop years 1937-1952. Cottenham 2000. 96 p.
      Illustrated (Ken Vail's jazz itineraries ; 1) large pb EUR 26.60

Gignoux, Dany: Dizzy Gillespie ; Fotografien, photographs. Kiel 1993. [136] p.
      80 b&w photos, Text deutsch & English. large hb EUR 55.00

Clarke, Laurent & Franck Verdun: Dizzy atmosphere ; conversations avec
      Dizzy Gillespie. 1990. 108 p., incl. 56 photos. French text pb EUR 26.90

Bergmeier, Horst & Rainer E. Lotz: Lud Gluskin ; a bio-discography. Dietramszell 1992.
      136 p., (12) p. of photos. (Fox auf 78 : Sonderpublikation ; Nr. 1) English text! large pb EUR 22.00

Koechl, Reinhard & Peter Tippelt, Richard Wiedamann: Dusko Gojkovic. Jazz ist Freiheit.
      Regensburg 1995. 255 p. + 1 CD (Schriftenreihe des Bayerischen Jazzinstituts ; Bd 1)
      Illustrierte Bio-discographie. Mit 1 CD, live 1994 im Quintett. Buch/CD set: pb EUR 12.00

Gold, Harry: Gold, doubloons and pieces of eight ; the autobiography of
      Harry Gold. London 2000. XVI,207 p., [16] p. of photos pb EUR 26.60

Laverdure, Michel: Stéphane Grappelli. Paris 1998. 111 p. + 1 CD (17 tracks)
      Text in French! CD-sized book/CD set: hb EUR 26.00

Graesser, Hanno: Der Jazzgeiger Stéphane Grappelli. Untersuchungen zur Entwicklung
      seines Personalstils und zu seiner Violintechnik. Regensburg 1996. 180 p.
      Notenbeispiele. (Theorie u. Forschung ; Bd 418 : Musikwissenschaft ; Bd 5) pb EUR 24.00

Green, Benny: Swingtime in Tottenham. London 1976. 107 p. Incl drawings. pb EUR 18.85

Greene, Narada Burton: Memoirs of a musical "pesty mystic" ; or from the Ashcan to the
      Ashram and back again... Redwood, N.Y. 2001. 233 p. Autobiography pb EUR 32.05

Laplace, Michel: Roger Guerin or The jazz trumpet, 1946-1988. Menden 1992. 24 p.
      (Jazzfreund-Publikation ; Nr. 42) English text pb EUR 8.50

Knox, Keith: Jazz amour affair ; en bok om Lars Gullin. Stockholm 1986. 220 p.
      Illustrated, examples of music, discography. Text in Swedish! large hb EUR 29.90

Bourne, Stephen: Sophisticated lady ; a celebration of Adelaide Hall. London 2001.
      60 p. Incl. rare photos pb EUR 11.40

Harth, Alfred 23: 23. Hexagramm: Die Zersplitterung ; Konzertstationen eines Jahres ;
      Bilder, Zeichnungen Objekte. Hofheim 1989. 34 p.+1 Singleschallplatte von Harth. pb EUR 15.00

Heath, Moira: I haven't said thanks ; the story of Ted and Moira Heath.
      Oldham 1999. 172 p. Illustrated pb EUR 20.90

Wappat, Frank: The Chick Henderson story and complete discography.
      Wolviston 1990. 55,XIV p. + musicassette of 2 songs book/MC set: pb EUR 13.90

LaPorta, John: Playing it by ear : an autobiography with concentration on the Woody Herman
      Orchestra & the New York jazz scene in the '40s & '50s. Redwood, N.Y. 2001. 272 p. pb EUR 32.05

Khair, Emilie Eklin: Passion's piano ; the Eddie Heywood story. Atlanta, Ga. 1997.
      124 p. Illustrated, based on the private account of Evelyn Heywood large pb EUR 32.05

Lotz, Rainer E.: George F. Hirst. Menden c1982. 68 p. (Jazzfreund--Publikation ; Nr. 18)
      Bio-discography. Text in English pb EUR 12.00

Balen, Noël: Billie Holiday, corps et âme. Paris 2000.
      135 p. + 1 CD (19 tracks) Illustrated. Text in french! book/CD set: hb EUR 30.60

Vail, Ken: Lady Day's diary ; the life of Billie Holiday. Chessongton 1996. 207 p.
      Illustrated day by day account large pb EUR 24.70

Hultin, Randi: Born under the sign of jazz. Reprint (1998). London 2000. 399 p. + 1 CD.
      Translation of "Jazzens tegn". Autobiographical account by Norway's first lady in jazz.
      CD feat. unreleased material by Sonny Clark, Zoot Sims, Jaki Byard, Hampton Hawes,
      Stuff Smith, Phil Woods, Kenny Dorham, recorded at Hultin's home!! book/CD set.: pb EUR 24.70

Bergmeier, H.J.P. & Rainer E. Lotz: Alex Hyde bio-discography. Menden c1985. 90 p.
      (Jazzfreund-Publikation ; Nr. 28) Numerous photos pb EUR 19.90

Previsioni del tempo = Forecast : Italian Instabile Orchestra / co-ordinator: Massimo
      Iudicone. [s.l.] 2002. 77 p. + 1 CD (6 tracks, live 1998-2001) Incl. music scores,
      texts in Italian & English book/CD set.: pb EUR 47.25

 

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