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By age 16 Pat Martino was already working as a member of R&B star Lloyd Price's touring musical revue. By age 18 Martino moved to Harlem where he quickly earned a reputation as …
ÊThe Jazz Guitar HandbookÊ is a step-by-step guide to jazz guitar playing. It takes you from the basics through to advanced harmony and soloing concepts and teaches you the music …
This book reassesses Miles Davis' electric period and analyzes its continuing influence on contemporary music. While jazz purists often revile this phase ä which encompasses the …
ÊThe Jazz SingersÊ is an overview of the great vocalists who have sung jazz. In addition to covering the key singers from the past Scott Yanow puts a strong emphasis on the …
ÊDark MagusÊ is a warts-and-all look at the real Miles Davis. As told by his son this book strips away the public perception of Davis and gets down to the realities of his …
Exploring the colorful lives and music of 88 brilliant players, this book brings the entire history of jazz piano into perspective. From the ultimate early 1900s innovator Jelly …
Though serious jazz fans certainly recognize the brilliance of guitarist Grant Green, his overall contributions to the genre were sorely underrated during his own lifetime. Best …
Dave Davies was seventeen when he recorded "You Really Got Me." With the British Invasion in full swing, the precocious teenager was thrown into the storm. In an instant, he had it …
On the heels of swing bebop lifted jazz from the dance floor into an art form powered by virtuoso players. This engaging collection of essays biographies and reviews by veteran …