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Stuart Nicholson
Billie Holiday (Music)
Northeastern
Eric Dolphy, Stan Getz, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, John Coltrane
Jazz Icons: John Coltrane Live in β60, β61 & β65
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
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
Miles Davis
Miles
Simon & Schuster
... could well be subtitled "Miles Tells All" for this volume is crammed with juicy gossip about most of the key figures in modern jazz. -- San Francisco Chronicle
Dexter Gordon
Jazz Icons: Dexter Gordon Live in '63 & '64
DVD - Watching the saxophonist in action is akin to a state of jazz bliss ... Itβs priceless footage that is worth its weight in gold. -- JazzReview.com
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