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Let Me Be Frank: The Extraordinary Life and Music of Frank Sinatra, Jr.

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Let Me Be Frank: The Extraordinary Life and Music of Frank Sinatra, Jr.Bruce Klauber and Andrea Kauffman216 Pages ISBN: # 97-1-4968-5865-8 University Press of Mississippi2025 Sid Mark, the legendary Philadelphia broadcaster who for many years hosted the iconic radio show “The Sounds of Sinatra," liked to tell a ...

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Franco Bergoglio - Alla Scoperta di Charlie Parker

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Alla scoperta di Charlie Parker--Eredità culturale e storia di un gigante del jazz Franco Bergoglio 343 pagine ISBN: #979-12-56170012 Shake Edizioni 2025 A settant'anni dalla scomparsa, Charlie Parker resta un punto di riferimento centrale per giovani musicisti e appassionati, continuando a emozionare con uno stile rimasto attuale, in quanto ...

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Bill Anschell: Benched

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Benched Bill Anschell 158 Pages ISBN: # 9798270830021 Blow Hard Music 2025 Bill Anschell is a Seattle-based pianist that has been the recipient of national acclaim for his work as a leader and sideman in jazz. He has released eleven albums as a leader or co-leader on the ...

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The Philosophy Of Jazz

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The Philosophy Of Jazz Kevin Le Gendre 105 Pages ISBN: 978 0 7123 5503 2 British Library 2025 If you had to recommend just one book on jazz history to a neophyte, which would it be? Ted Gioia's The History of Jazz (Oxford University Press, ...

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Concerto for Cootie. The Life and Times of Cootie Williams

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Cootie. The Life and Times of Cootie Williams Steven C. Bowie 443 Pages ISBN: #9781496859440 University Press of Mississippi 2025 Benny Goodman, who had employed Harry James and Ziggy Elman in his nonpareil 1937 trumpet section, preferred trumpeter Cootie Williams to them, admiring his “unlimited power." Williams had come ...

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Tom Waits and Anton Corbijn: Waits/Corbyn

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Waits/Corbijn Tom Waits and Anton Corbijn 272 pages 978-3791393254 Prestel Publishing2013/2025 Anton Corbijn and Tom Waits are creative forces whose respective crafts have redefined their fields. Corbijn, a Dutch photographer and filmmaker, is celebrated for his stark, atmospheric images that have captured the essence of artists such as ...

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The Beatles Anthology (25th Anniversary Reissue)

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The Beatles Anthology 25th Anniversary Reissue The Beatles 368 Pages ISBN: # 978-1797241487 Chronicle Books 2025 Reprinted to commemorate the quarter-century since its first publication, the 2025 edition of The Beatles Anthology (25th Anniversary Reissue) book is little different from its now hard-to-find predecessor, except in the most cosmetic ...

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Graham Parker's Howlin' Wind

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Graham Parker's Howlin' Wind Jay Nachman 247 Pages ISBN: #979-8299219296 Self Published 2025 About fifty pages into the two hundred forty-seven total of Jay Nachman's Graham Parker's Howlin' Wind, the narrative turns distinctly cinematic, right in keeping with a kinetic cover painting by Steve Keene much superior to the ...

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Brotzman: In My Focus

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Brotzmann, In My Focus Žiga Koritnik 152 Pages Self-Published 2025Some books go beyond the simple act of documentation. They do not just tell a story; they immerse you in a world. Žiga Koritnik's book on Peter Brötzmann is one of those books--a deeply personal, evocative, and visually striking tribute to ...

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U2: Until the End of the World

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U2: Until the End of the World Bradley Morgan 240 Pages ISBN: 1786751658 Gemini Adult Books Limited 2025 There are bands we live with for so long that they become part of our personal geography. For Bradley Morgan, author of this new book on U2, it's clearly the ...


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