Jazz
BIC code: AVPC
See also: Music
There were 4 books found.
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Bands, Booze And Broads - Sheila Tracy - Paperback
In this study of the big bands, the author goes behind the scenes to talk to over 60 Americans who played with the most famous bands. She reveals that life was often hard and unpleasant for some while others only have warm memories.
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Beneath The Underdog - Charles Mingus - Paperback
These are the celebrated, wild, funny, demonic, anguished, shocking and, above all, profoundly moving memoirs of the great bassist and jazz composer Charles Mingus, completed eight years before his death in 1979.
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Jazz - Franck Bergerot - Paperback
This volume explores the origins and development of jazz music from its 17th century roots to the present day. It contains profiles of significant jazz musicians and concise explanations of important musical concepts.
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£17.50
Talking Swing: The British Big Bands - Sheila Tracy - Hardback
From Palace to Palais, the musicians who played in the big bands tell their own stories of an unforgettable era and bring to life the magic of the big bands in the 1930s and 1940s. Tracy recalls such greats as Ambrose, Jack Hylton and Syd Lawrence.