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Jazz History - Periods, Styles

Jazz-Geschichte - Zeitsbschnitte, Stile

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Pre-history & Early Jazz

Harer, Ingeborg: Ragtime. Versuch einer Typologie. Tutzing 1989. 273 p.
      (Musikethnologische Sammelbände. Bd 9/10) Notenbeispiele hb EUR 47.50

Vincent, Ted: Keep cool ; the black activists who built the jazz age.
      London [etc.] 1995. VIII,252 p. Music and social struggles 1910-1930 hb EUR 85.50
      -----same,but: pb EUR 24.70

Dauer, Alfons Michael: Tradition afrikanischer Blasorchester und Entstehung des Jazz.
      Graz 1985. 240 p.(Textteil); 204 p.(Notenteil) (Beiträge zur Jazzforschung =
      Studies in jazz research ; 7) set: pb EUR 95.00

Martyn, Barry: New Orleans jazz ; the end of the beginning. New Orleans, La. 1998.
      200 p. + 1 CD (of interviews about Chris Kelly). Collection of interviews with
      New Orleans veterans, done over a period of 37 years. large book/CD set: pb EUR 48.00

Russell, Bill: New Orleans style / compiled & ed. by Barry Martyn & Mike Hazeldine.
      New Orleans, La. 1994. 224 p. Illustrated collection of interviews with Baby Dodds,
      Louis Keppard, St. Cyr, Ory, Pops Foster, Natty Dominique etc. large pb EUR 48.00

Bokelund, Henning: High society ; my friends, the New Orleans clarinettists.
      Holte 2002. 215 p. Illustrated pb EUR 36.90

Bissonnette, Big Bill: The jazz crusade ; the inside story of the great New Orleans Jazz
      revival of the 1960s. Bridgeport, Conn. 1992. XVIII,338 p., (64) p. of photos + 1CD
      (15 tracks, some unissued before) back! book + CD set: pb EUR 48.00

Wyndham, Tex: Texas shout ; how Dixieland Jazz works. Seattle, Wash. 1997.
      XII,346 p. Illustrated collection of Wyndham's articles in various tradjazz magazines pb EUR 40.05

Storyville / ed. by Laurie Wright. Chigwell 1997- . The irregular volume, that superseded
      the magazine Storyville. Limited edition!
      1998-9. 1999. 254 p. hb EUR 55.00
      2000-1. 2001. 262 p. hb EUR 55.00

Swing

Scanlan, Tom: The joy of jazz : Swing era, 1935-1947. Golden, Col. 1996. XII,148 p.
      Illustrated. Personal memories of the jazz reporter Scanlan. pb EUR 29.05

Hall, Fred: More dialogues in Swing. Ventura, Cal. 1991. 240 p. Alvino Rey,
      King Sisters, Teddy Wilson, Basie band members, Les Brown, Harry James
      Herb Jeffries, Johnny Green, Helen Forrest, Helen O'Connell pb EUR 21.75

Kennedy, Don: Big Band Jump personality interviews. Atlanta, Ga. 1993. 70 p.
      Interviews with Artie Shaw, Basie, Yank lawson, Haggart, Carle, Helen O'Connell
      Ray Anthony, Erskine Hawkins, Barnet, Kenton, McKinley, Torme pb EUR 22.45

Tracy, Sheila: Bands, booze and broads. Reprint (1995). Edinburgh (etc) 1996. 319 p.,
      (24) p. of photos. Interviews with 60 musicians, who played with the great
      leaders of the big band era: Miller, Goodman, T. Dorsey, H. James etc. pb EUR 24.70

Raymond, Al: Swinging big bands ... into the millennium. Broomall, Pa. 1999. 259 p.
      Historic and current big band scene in the USA, illustrated large pb EUR 32.05

Bied, Dan: Dan Bied's jazz reader. Burlington, Ia. 1997. XII,254 p. 50 photos. Basie,
      Kenton, McKinley, Goodman, Artie Shaw, Hodes, Bix memorials etc. pb EUR 24.05

Modern Jazz

Mecklenburg, Carl Gregor Herzog zu: Stilformen des modernen Jazz.
      Baden-Baden 1981. 291 p. (Collection d'etudes musicologiques =
      Sammlung musikwissenschaftlicher Abhandlungen ; Bd 63) pb EUR 40.00

Aboucaya, Jacques & Jean-Pierre Peyrebelle: Du Be-bop au Free Jazz ; formes et
      techniques d'improvisation chez C. Parker, M. Davis et O. Coleman. Toulouse 2001.
      229 p. Numerous ex. of music. pb EUR 33.90

Mathieson, Kenny: Giant steps ; Bebop and the creators of modern jazz 1945-65.
      Edinburgh 1999. IX,339 p. Illustrated pb EUR 19.00

Mathieson, Kenny: Cookin' ; Hard Bop and Soul Jazz, 1954-65.
      Edinburgh 2002. VIII,376 p. Illustrated pb EUR 24.70

Pfleiderer, Martin: Zwischen Exotismus und Weltmusik ; zur Rezeption asiatischer
      und afrikanischer Musik im Jazz der 60er und 70er Jahre. Karben 1998. 302 p.
      Notenbeispiele. (Schriften zur Popularmusikforschung ; 4) pb EUR 19.50

Tomens, Robin: Points of departure ; essays on modern jazz. Exeter 2001. 213 p.
      Charlie Parker via Monk to Cecil Taylor pb EUR 19.00

Bebop, Cool Jazz

The Bebop revolution in words and music / ed. by Dave Oliphant. Austin, Tex. 1994.
      227 p. Illustr., ex. of music. Papers of the 1992 Bebop symposium pb EUR 44.85

Guillon, Roland: Le jazz de quatre cités : hard boppers de Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh
      et Philadelphie. Paris [etc.] 2001. 122 p. Text in French pb EUR 14.50

Haydon, Geoff: Quintet of the year. London 2002. IX,302 p. , [8] p. of photos.
      The story behind the concert in 1953 at Toronto's Massey Hall, feat.
      Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus & Max Roach hb EUR 36.10

Free Jazz, Free Improvisation

Carles, Philippe & Jean-Louis Comolli: Free jazz, black power. Reprint (1971). Paris 2000.
      438 p. Avec nouvelle préface et une discographie mise _ jour. Text in French! pb EUR 11.90

Jost, Ekkehard: Free Jazz. Reprint (1975) mit neuem Vorwort. Hofheim 2002.
      Illustriert mit Photos von Val Wilmer u.a. ca. Juli ca. pb EUR 22.00

Klopotek, Felix: How they do it ; Free Jazz, Improvisation und Niemandsmusik.
      2002. 208 p. ca. Jan. pb EUR 14.90

Lock, Graham: Chasing the vibration ; meetings with creative musicians. Exeter 1994.
      192 p., (8) p. of photos. Lacy, Sun Ra, C. Taylor, Westbrook, Roach, McGregor,
      Giuffre, Evan Parker, Tapscott, Betty Carter, Holland, Crispell etc. pb EUR 20.90

Noglik, Bert: Klangspuren. Wege improvisierter Musik. Reprint (1990).
      Frankfurt 1992. 360 p. Illustriert. Szabados, Jeanne Lee, Harry Miller etc. pb EUR 11.90

Wilson, Peter Niklas: Hear and now ; Gedanken zur improvisierten Musik. Hofheim 1999.
      235 p. Essays und Interviews mit u.a. Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, Schlippenbach, AMM,
      Mengelberg, Paul Bley, Bob Ostertag, J&M Maneri, Reijseger, Oxley, Dafeldecker hb EUR 24.00

Jazz op. 3 : die heimliche Liebe des Jazz zur europäischen Moderne.
      Wien ; München 1986. 326 p. 65 Abbildungen, Notenbeispiele ca. pb EUR 19.50

Your own voice : ein Kaleidoskop von improvisierter Musik / Jean-Pierre Reinle (Hrsg.).
      Zürich 2001. 200 p. + 1 CD (20 tracks mit zeitgenössicher improvisierter Musik und
      Jazz aus der Schweiz) Buch/CD-Set: pb EUR 21.50

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