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R. M. Cook, Brian Morton
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings: Eighth Edition (Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings)
Penguin (Non-Classics)
The leader in its field... if you own only one book on jazz, it really should be this one. -- International Record Review
Eric Dolphy, Stan Getz, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, John Coltrane
Jazz Icons: John Coltrane Live in ‘60, ‘61 & ‘65
Jazz Icons
DVD - Viewing these three sets is like watching the wheels of change transforming jazz itself. . . Each set is breathtaking and inspiring, and when viewed together, deadly awesome. -- Bass Player Magazine
Sarah Vaughan
Jazz Icons: Sarah Vaughan Live in '58 & '64
DVD - With perfect time, intonation and taste, she is hand-in-glove with her trio, pianist Ronell Bright, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Art Morgan. -- Doug Ramsey, Rifftides
David A. Jasen, Gene Jones
Spreadin' Rhythm Around: Black Popular Songwriters, 1880-1930
Schirmer Books
An entertaining and thoughtful history of great but neglected African-American tunesmiths from the vaudeville and early jazz eras. -- Kirkus Reviews
Wes Montgomery
Jazz Icons: Wes Montgomery Live in '65
DVD - Close-ups of Montgomery's hands traversing the fretboard should be required viewing for any aspiring jazz guitarist. -- The Boston Phoenix
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