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Best Jazz Music Books- About Music and Musicians
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items Jazz is enjoying a resurgence and people are seeking knowledge about the music. Here are some books, including direct interviews with musicians, historical facts and general reading about jazz - the music for the people.
the only thing hard about this book is the tiny print, but get over that and you will find it packed with detail, history and knowledge. Goia is one of the world's renowned writers about jazz music.
The History of Jazz | Ted Gioia
This book explains how music is everyone's superpower, how it can change lives - and back this up with science and real-life experiences from musicians and ordinary people whose lives have been transformed by the power of music. It also explains how ...
Music Is Your Superpower: How Music Changes Lives
A strangely written narative exploring the work women do in music, their journeys and how they survive in the music industry.
This Woman's Work
If you want to understand free jazz, how it came about and how it has influenced and been influenced by other genres, then this book is for you.
Free Jazz - Jost, Ekkehard: 9780306805561: Books
Through the words of musicians, and research, this book explores jazz music, its beginnings, development, how it has changed and the future of the genre.
The Wonder of Jazz: Music That Changed The World
A great all rounder for the reader who wants to understand jazz music. Genres explained, written clearly and very accessible.
The Chronicle of Jazz by Mervyn Cooke
This book links the genres of blues and jazz in a readable, easily accessible manner. Includes examples, musicians and historical influences on the music.
The Picador Book of Blues and Jazz
If you want to explore jazz album by album, this book will guide you with thorough knowledge and background on the recordings.
The Penguin Jazz Guide
One of the best books as an introduction to jazz. Well written, with loads of factual refeences and a clear history of the development of the music.
Sidney Finkelstein, Jazz: A People's Music
If you want to hear it from the musicians, this is the book for you. Lots of musicans give interviews for this world-renowned magazine and they are collated here in this impressive volume.
DownBeat--the great jazz interviews : a 75th anniversary
For an overview of jazz, its history and development and an insight into the music, this is a great companion.
Jazz: The Complete Story
If you are confused about the links between jazz, blues and spirituals, let this book guide you. You can read how the rhythms, patterns and how the music is played links, yet also how each genre is separate.
Book Review: Jazz, Blues, and Spirituals: The Origins ...
For the deepest dive into jow jazz developed, this is a great book to start with.
Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development