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<<< 1 2 3     sort list by title | author A Love Supreme The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album Ashley Kahn Few albums in the canon of popular music have had the influence, resonance, and endurance of John Coltrane's 1965 classic A Love Supreme-a record that proved jazz was a fitting medium for spiritual exploration and for the expression of the sublime... The Making of Kind of Blue Miles Davis and His Masterpiece Eric Nisenson From the moment it was recorded more than 40 years ago, Miles Daviss Kind of Blue was hailed as a jazz classic. To this day it remains the bestselling jazz album of all time. The Making of Kind of Blue is an exhaustively researched examination of how... Gypsy Cante Deep Song of the Caves Will Kirkland Over centuries, Andalusian Gypsies developed cante jondo, or deep song, which grew from the experience of exile and marginalization. Although flamenco music enjoys wide popularity today, the words of the songs are often lost in the passion of the... Blues People Negro Music in White America Leroi Jones "The path the slave took to 'citizenship' is what I want to look at. And I make my analogy through the slave citizen's music -- through the music that is most closely associated with him: blues and a later, but parallel development, jazz... [If] the... Blues and the Poetic Spirit Paul Garon Paul Garon knows the blues, from the music itself to the poetry and psychology that are the impetus of its creation. The author of biographies of such blues icons as Peetie Wheatstraw and Memphis Minnie, Garon focuses on the social and political... Early Work 1970-1979 Patti Smith Collected here are selections from Smith's writings over the decade in which she made a lasting impact on America's underground literary and rock scene. Some of the works selected are unpublished pieces from journals, performances and Smith's personal... Beneath the Underdog His World as Composed by Mingus Charles Mingus A wild, lyrical, and anguished autobiography, in which Charles Mingus pays short shrift to the facts but plunges to the very bottom of his psyche, coming up for air only when it pleases him. He takes the reader through his childhood in Watts, his... Mingus A Critical Biography Brian Priestley The British pianist and journalist Brian Priestly has written the first biography of Charles Mingus, and it's an excellent piece of work. His emphasis tends to be on the music, which he discusses in a lucid and lively manner. But Priestly recounts the... Bound for Glory Woody Guthrie The original road novel--even though it takes the form of autobiography. If Guthrie didn't actually invent the footloose, no- strings-attached American hero (remember this guy Twain who wrote something about lighting out for the territory?), he... <<< 1 2 3