Jazz and Blues

Support students in their study of jazz and blues music with this collection of 52 eBooks that range widely over its development and global impact.

Essential histories, biographies, and listeners’ companions provide a strong foundation for studying the genres, while ethnomusicology texts allow students to focus on their research interests and investigate how the music has impacted the cultural and political landscape.

These titles were originally published by Rowman & Littlefield and ABC-CLIO.

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Jazz and Blues includes:

Biographical studies of prominent artists and listeners' companions for their works
Analysis of sociocultural and political impact, including in relation to race, gender, and politics
Interviews and broadcast transcripts from major figures
Examinations of sub-genres, including bebop and boogie-woogie
Area-specific studies, ranging from New Orleans to the Soviet Union

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Collection Highlights

Black Music Matters: Jazz and the Transformation of Music Studies

One of the first books to promote the reform of music studies by centering Black music and jazz within American musical heritage.

Black Music Matters: Jazz and the Transformation of Music Studies

One of the first books to promote the reform of music studies by centering Black music and jazz within American musical heritage.

Being Gerry Mulligan: My Life in Music

An intimate chronicle of Gerry Mulligan’s life and career told in his own words, bringing a new understanding to the man who worked with almost every major jazz figure, including Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk, and Dizzy Gillespie.

Being Gerry Mulligan: My Life in Music

The Miles Davis Reader

Goes through the DownBeat archives to compile more than 200 news stories, feature articles, and reviews by some of the greatest writers in jazz into one volume, offering a year-by-year ride through the many phases of Davis as an artist and as a man.

The Miles Davis Reader

Historical Dictionary of Jazz

Contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography, with a dictionary section of over 1,500 cross-referenced entries on musicians, styles of jazz, instruments, recording labels, bands and band leaders, and more.