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Baugher, Carl E.: Turning corners ; the life and music of Leroy Jenkins.
      Redwood, N.Y. 2000. 150 p. Incl. discography pb EUR 25.65

Hazeldine, Mike & Barry Martyn: Bunk Johnson ; song of the wanderer. New Orleans, La. 2000.
      276 p. + 1 CD of rare material (1942-1947) Illustrated large book/CD set: pb EUR 64.00

Cerchiari, Luca: Dal ragtime a Wagner ; Treemonisha di Scott Joplin. Palermo 2001. 173 p.
      (I suoni del mondo ; 1) Text in Italian, ex. of music. Incl. libretto in English & Italian pb EUR 27.00

Kaminsky, Max & V. E. Hughes: Jazz band ; my life in jazz. Reprint (1963).
      New York [1981]. 242 p. Illustrated pb EUR 20.00

Harris, Steve: The Kenton kronicles ; a biography of modern America's man of music,
      Stan Kenton. Pasadena, Cal. 2000. IV,402 p., [48] p. of photos large hb EUR104.00

Lee, William F.: Stan Kenton ; artistry in rhythm. Reprint (1980). Manhattan, Ks. 1994.
      566 p., (64) p. of photos. This reprint leaves out the discography pb EUR 40.05

Arganian, Lillian: Stan Kenton ; the man and his music. East Lansing, Mich. 1989.
      XI,206 p. Interviews with former band members large pb EUR 39.85

Franz Koglmann : O Moon My Pin-Up / ed. by Bernhard Kraller. Wien 1998.
      127 p. + 1 CD (Phil Minton + Pipetett + Wiener Vokalisten) Texte & Bilder zu und
      Tonaufmahme von Koglmanns Kantate nach Libretto von Ezra Pound. Großformat
      Essays & photos about plus CD of Koglmann's cantata to Ezra Pound's libretto
      Text deutsch & English. Limited numbered edition ca. large book/CD set: hb EUR 29.90

Kuebler, Olaf: Klartext/Voll daneben. Pfaffenhofen 1996. 193 p. Autobiographisches
      des Saxophonisten aus seiner Jazz- und Pop-Zeit pb EUR 10.90

Lacy, Steve: Findings ; my experience with the soprano saxophone. Paris 1994.
      221 p. + 2-CD-set. Tex English & French. Contains instructional articles, philosophical
      aspects, analysis, music notes (solos & sompositions). 2-CD-Set contains 1 CD of
      concerts (solo & combo) and 1 CD of exercises & studies large book/CD-set: pb EUR 76.00

Laine, Cleo: You can sing if you want to. London 1997. 127 p. Illustrated, ex. of music hb EUR 24.70

Buettner, Armin & Otto Flueckiger: Die Lanigiro-Story. Teil 1: 1924-1939.
      Basel 2000. 59 p. (Jazzdocumentation booklet ; 1) pb EUR 12.90

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

Lauth, Wolfgang: These foolish things ; Jazztime in Deutschland, ein swingender Rückblick.
      Mannheim 1999. 72 p. llustriert. Die Erinnerungen des Pianisten hb EUR 15.00

Lee, Peggy: Miss Peggy Lee ; an autobiography. Reprint (1989) with up-dated discography
      and a new afterword. London 2002. 204 p, [32] p. of photos pb EUR 15.30

Allmendinger, Paul: Bandleader Erwin Lehn. Ludwigsburg 2001. 179 p.
      (Edition barocco ; 10) Illustrierte Biographie ca. pb EUR 18.00

Leigh, James: Heaven on the side ; a jazz life. [s.l.] 2001. 323 p. Autobiography of
      the enthusiast, listener and player of jazz pb EUR 32.05

Levy, John, with Devra Hall: Men, women, and girl singers ; my life as a musician turned
      talent manager. Silver Spring, Md. 2000. III,327 p. Illustr. Former bass player with
      Garner, Tatum, Shearing, Billie et al., later turned magager for many jazz celebrities pb EUR 24.05

Liebman, David: Self-portrait of a jazz artist ; musical thoughts and realities. 2nd revised
      & enlarged ed. Rottenburg 1996. 215 p. Illustrated pb EUR 17.95

Lubat, Bernard & Guy Caun•gre: Bernard Lubat ; la musique n'est pas une marchandise.
      Villeurbanne 2001. 88 p. Entretien pb EUR 14.90

Conrad, Gerhard: Trevor Mac ; an investigation. Menden 1998. 16 p.
      (Jazzfreund-Publikation ; Nr. 43) pb EUR 4.90

McGregor, Maxine: Chris McGregor and the Brotherhood of Breath ; my life with a
      South African jazz pioneer. Flint, Mich. 1995. V,244 p. pb EUR 27.25

Stump, Paul: Go ahead John ; the music of John McLaughlin. Wembley 1999.
      192 p., [8] p. of photos. Incl. discography pb EUR 26.60

Cornelius, Marcus M.: Out of nowhere ; the musical life of Warne Marsh.
      Mawson 2002. 306 p. Novelized biography pb EUR 27.25

Melly, George: Owning up ; the trilogy. London 2000. IX,594 p. Reprints his 3 autobio-
      graphical books: "Scouse mouse", "Rum, bum & concertina", and "Owning up" pb EUR 11.40

Merian, Leon, with Bill Bridges: Leon Merian ; the man behind the horn. [n.pl.] 2000.
      287 p. Illustrated autobiography of the big band trumpeter pb EUR 32.05

Leigh, Spencer: Sweeping the blues away ; a celebration of the Merseysippi Jazz Band.
      Liverpool 2002. 176 p. Illustrated pb EUR 17.10

Mezzrow, Milton Mezz & Bernard Wolfe: Really the blues. Reprint (1946).
      Edinburgh 1999. XII,404 p. pb EUR 17.10

Bruff, Larry: Glenn Miller ; what Simon didn't say. Clarinda, Ia. 1998. V,122 p. pb EUR 30.35

Tanner, Paul: Sideman ; stories about THE band. Tokyo 2000. XIV,254 p., [64] p. of photos
      Texts, interviews and lots of new photos about the Glenn Miller band large pb EUR 32.05

Wright, David G.: Millergate ; the final solution. Southampton 1998. 187 p. The latest
      material on the disappearance of Glenn Miller in the English channel hb EUR 39.90

Downs, Hunton: Murder in the mood. Southampton 1998. 247 p. Espionage novel about
      the disappearance of Glenn Miller 1944 in the channel hb EUR 31.40

Lotz, Rainer E.: Carlo Minari. Menden c1979. 15 p. (Jazzfreund--Publikation ; Nr. 6)
      Bio-discographie pb EUR 2.90

Charles Mingus : the talking bass. Zürich 2002. 100 p. (DU : Feb. 2002) Großformat pb EUR 11.00

Joos, Louis: Mingus. Bruxelles 1999. 103 p.The life of Mingus as comic strip,
      all texts in French! pb EUR 20.70

Knauer, Wolfram: Zwischen Bebop und Free Jazz; Komposition und Improvisation
      des Modern Jazz Quartet. Mainz 1990 [i.e.1991]. 2 vols (393,180 p.)
      Dissertation, Textband und Notenband mit Transkriptionen. set: hb EUR 83.50

Arndt, Juergen: Thelonious Monk und der Free Jazz. Graz 2002. 276 p. 73 Notenbeispiele
      (Beiträge zur Jazzforschung = Studies in jazz research ; no. 11) pb EUR 59.00

Joos, Louis: Thelonious Monk. 2•me éd. Bruxelles 1998. [52] p. The life of Monk as
      comic strip, all texts in French! pb EUR 18.90

Ingram, Adrian: Wes Montgomery. Reprint (1985). Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1993.
      127 p. Illustrated bio-discography, not up-dated. large pb EUR 24.70

Salemann, Dieter: Joe Mooney 1911-1975, a sunshine boy? ; the story of an underrated
      jazzman ; bio-discography. Berlin [1997]. 47 leaves. Illustrated large sb EUR 15.90

Lotz, Rainer E.: Tony Morello. Menden c1981. 74 p. (Jazzfreund--Publikation ; Nr. 14)
      Bio-discography, English text. Illustrated pb EUR 12.90

Oh, Mister Jelly : a Jelly Roll Morton scrapbook / compiled by William Russell.
      Copenhagen 1999. 720 p. Illustrated collection of interviews with contemporary
      musicians, Morton's letters to his publisher, documents, photos, reproductions of
      music autographs, Roy Carew's New Orleans recollections. A wonderful book large hb EUR110.00

Wright, Laurie: Mr. Jelly Lord. Chigwell 1980. X,243 p. Illustrated
      bio-discography of Jelly Roll Morton hb EUR 40.90

Allen, Walter C. & Brian A. L. Rust: "King" Oliver / revised by Laurie Wright.
      Chigwell 1987. XVII,437 p. Illustr. bio-discography hb EUR 74.10

Burns, Mick: The great Olympia band. New Orleans, La. 2001. 220 p. + 1 CD (10 tracks,
      25/07/1968) Illustrated history of Dejan's Olympia Brass Band. large book/CD set: pb EUR 64.00

Oxtot, Dick & Jim Goggin: Jazz scrapbook ; Dick Oxtot - me & other stuff. Berkeley, Cal. 1999.
      XIII,94 p. Illustrated memoirs by tradjazz banjo player Oxtot large pb EUR 26.85

Coller, Derek: Clarinet marmelade ; a bio-discography of Tony Parenti.
      New Orleans, La. 2001? no price or date yet

Vail, Ken: Bird's diary ; the life of Charlie Parker 1945-1955. Chessington 1996.
      175 p. Illustrated day by day account large pb EUR 24.70

Bubley, Esther [photos] & Hank O'Neal [text]: Charlie Parker, Ray Brown, Benny Carter,
      J.C. Heard, Johnny Hodges, Barney Kessel, Oscar Peterson, Flip Phillips, Charlie
      Shavers, Ben Webster (Norman Granz Jam Sessions). Levallois-Perret 1995. 157 p.
      Collection of b&w photos taken in the studio at the rehearsals and recordings for
      the famous jam session in 1952. Text in French large hb EUR 55.90

Patruno, Lino & Francesca Biagi: Lino Patruno ; una vita in jazz e non solo ...
      [Roma] 2000. 351 p., [32] p. of photos. Incl. discography. Text in Italian! pb EUR 20.90

Goaty, Frederic: Michel par Petrucciani. [s.l.] 2000. 96 p. + 1 CD (3 long tracks from the
      Owl catalogue). Incl. discography & many illustrations large book/CD set: hb EUR 39.90

Ripmaster, Terry: Bucky Pizzarelli ; a life in music. Pacific, Mo. 1998. 208 p. Bio-discogr. pb EUR 14.55

Pointdexter, Norwood "Pony": The Pony express ; memoirs of a jazz musician.
      Frankfurt 1985. 295 p., (16) p. of photos pb EUR 22.00

Smith, Carl: Bouncing with Bud ; all the recordings of Bud Powell. Brunswick, Me. 1997.
      175 p. Reviews his complete recorded output pb EUR 27.55

Price, Sammy: What do they want? ; a jazz autobiography. London 1989.
      157 p., [24] p. of photos. Incl. discography by Bob Weir hb EUR 47.50

 

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