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Jazz appreciation month

Bop apocalypse : jazz, race, the beats, and drugs / Martin Torgoff.

Torgoff, Martin, author.

Queen of bebop : the musical lives of Sarah Vaughan / Elaine M. Hayes.

Hayes, Elaine M., author.

Good things happen slowly : a life in and out of jazz / Fred Hersch.

Hersch, Fred.

The great jazz and pop vocal albums / Will Friedwald.

Friedwald, Will, 1961- author.

Smoketown : the untold story of the other great Black Renaissance / by Mark Whitaker.

Whitaker, Mark, author.

Jazz in the 1970s : diverging streams / Bill Shoemaker.

Shoemaker, Bill, 1953- author.

Playing changes : jazz for the new century / Nate Chinen.

Chinen, Nate, author.

Bing Crosby : Swinging on a Star – The War Years, 1940-1946.

Giddins, Gary.

Help! : the Beatles, Duke Ellington, and the magic of collaboration / Thomas Brothers.

Brothers, Thomas David, author.

Sophisticated giant : the life and legacy of Dexter Gordon / Maxine Gordon foreword by Farah Jasmine Griffin afterword by Woody Louis Armstrong Shaw III.

Gordon, Maxine, author.

Talk that music talk : passing on brass band music in New Orleans the traditional way / Bruce Sunpie Barnes & Rachel Breunlin.

Barnes, Bruce Sunpie, 1963-

Better days will come again : the life of Arthur Briggs, jazz genius of Harlem, Paris, and a Nazi prison camp / Travis Atria.

Atria, Travis, author.

Dave Brubeck : a life in time / Philip Clark.

Clark, Philip (Music journalist), author.

Straighten up and fly right : the life and music of Nat King Cole / Will Friedwald.

Friedwald, Will, 1961- author.

The art of jazz : a visual history / Alyn Shipton foreword by John Edward Hasse.

Shipton, Alyn, author.

The history of bones : a memoir / John Lurie.

Lurie, John, 1952- author.

Dangerous rhythms : jazz and the underworld / T. J. English.

English, T. J., 1957- author.

A supreme love : the music of jazz and the hope of the gospel / William Edgar foreword by Carl Ellis and Karen Ellis.

Edgar, William, 1944- author.

Saxophone Colossus : the life and music of Sonny Rollins / Aidan Levy.

Levy, Aidan, 1986- author.

Easily slip into another world : a life in music / Henry Threadgill and Brent Hayes Edwards.

Threadgill, Henry, author.

Gentleman of jazz : a life in music / Ramsey Lewis with Aaron Cohen.

Lewis, Ramsey, author.

A fool’s journey : to the Beach Boys and beyond : a memoir / Carli Muñoz

Muñoz, Carli, author.

Gangsterland : a tour through the dark heart of jazz-age New York City / David Pietrusza.

Pietrusza, David, 1949- author.

Becoming Ella Fitzgerald : the jazz singer who transformed American song / Judith Tick.

Tick, Judith, author.

Revolutions in American music : three decades that changed a country and its sounds / Michael Broyles.

Broyles, Michael, 1939- author.

3 shades of blue : Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the lost empire of cool / James Kaplan.

Kaplan, James, 1951- author.

Bitter crop : the heartache and triumph of Billie Holiday’s last year / Paul Alexander.

Alexander, Paul, 1955- author.

The notebooks of Sonny Rollins / edited by Sam V.H. Reese.

Rollins, Sonny, author.

The jazzmen : how Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie transformed America / Larry Tye.

Tye, Larry, author.

Jelly Roll blues : censored songs & hidden histories / Elijah Wald.

Wald, Elijah, author.

Life in the key of G / Kenny G with Philip Lerman.

G., Kenny, author.

Jazz on CD

Ella : the lost Berlin tapes [CD sound recording] / Ella Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald, Ella, performer.

Caught in the groove [CD sound recording] / Nils.

Nils (Musician), composer, audio producer, instrumentalist.

Breathe [CD sound recording] / Dr. Lonnie Smith.

…’Til we meet again : live [CD sound recording] / Norah Jones.

Jones, Norah, 1979- composer, audio producer, performer.

Metaphysics : the lost Atlantic album / Hasaan Ibn Ali.

Hasaan, instrumentalist.

Twice as nice [CD sound recording] / Marion Meadows.

Meadows, Marion, composer, audio producer, instrumentalist.

The golden hour / Dave Koz, Cory Wong.

Koz, Dave, composer, performer.

Squint [CD sound recording] / Julian Lage.

Lage, Julian, composer, instrumentalist.

All that matters [CD sound recording] / Brian Simpson.

Simpson, Brian, 1961- composer, audio producer, performer.

Merci, Miles! : live at Vienne [CD sound recording] / Miles Davis.

Davis, Miles, composer, instrumentalist.

A touch of jazz [CD sound recording] / Frankie Valli.

Valli, Frankie, audio producer, performer.

Sounds from the ancestors [CD sound recording] / Kenny Garrett.

Garrett, Kenny, 1960- composer, arranger of music, audio producer, performer.

Catch the wind [CD sound recording] / Herb Alpert.

Alpert, Herb, composer, performer.

Side-eye NYC. V1. IV [CD sound recording] / Pat Metheny.

Metheny, Pat, composer, audio producer, instrumentalist.

Love for sale [CD sound recording] / Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga.

Bennett, Tony, 1926- singer.

A love supreme [CD sound recording] : live in Seattle / John Coltrane.

Coltrane, John, 1926-1967, composer, instrumentalist.

First flight to Tokyo [CD sound recording] : the lost 1961 recordings / Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.

Blakey, Art, 1919-1990, performer.

New standards [CD sound recording] / Kenny G.

G., Kenny, composer, arranger of music, audio producer, instrumentalist.

Ghost song / Cécile McLorin Salvant.

Salvant, Cécile McLorin, composer, performer.

Forever [CD sound recording] / Mindi Abair.

Abair, Mindi, composer, instrumentalist.

Let’s get away / Norman Brown.

Brown, Norman, 1962- composer, performer.

Inner spirit [CD sound recording] : the 1979 concert at the Teatro General San Martín, Buenos Aires / Bill Evans.

Evans, Bill, 1929-1980, composer, instrumentalist.

Lifted / Trombone Shorty.

Trombone Shorty.

Savoir faire [CD sound recording] / Najee.

Mark Tremonti sings Frank Sinatra [CD sound recording].

Tremonti, Mark, singer.

Unify [CD sound recording] / Lettuce.

Lettuce (Musical group), composer, performer.

Ella at the Hollywood Bowl [CD sound recording] : the Irving Berlin songbook / Ella Fitzgerald.

Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989, composer.

Trios: Chapel [CD sound recording] / Charles Lloyd.

Lloyd, Charles, 1938- instrumentalist.

Saturday night in San Francisco [CD sound recording] / Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia.

That’s what happened. 1981-1985 [CD sound recording] / Miles Davis.

Detour [CD sound recording] / Boney James.

James, Boney, composer, instrumentalist.

Linger awhile [CD sound recording] / Samara Joy.

Fifty [CD sound recording] / the Manhattan Transfer with WDR Funkhausorchester Köln.

Manhattan Transfer (Musical group), performer.

Four [CD sound recording] / Bill Frisell.

Frisell, Bill, performer, composer.

I love a love song! [CD sound recording] / Rachael & Vilray.

Rachael & Vilray (Musical group), composer, performer.

The layers [CD sound recording] / Julian Lage.

Lage, Julian, performer, composer.

Blue room [CD sound recording]: the 1979 Vara Studio sessions in Holland / Chet Baker.

Baker, Chet, performer.

Treasures [CD sound recording] : solo, trio & orchestra in Denmark 1965-1969 / Bill Evans.

Evans, Bill, 1929-1980, instrumentalist.

Pieces of treasure [CD sound recording] / Rickie Lee Jones.

Jones, Rickie Lee, performer.

Savoy [CD sound recording] / Taj Mahal.

Taj Mahal (Musician), performer.

Just like that [CD sound recording] / Nick Colionne.

Colionne, Nick, performer.

Little broken hearts [CD sound recording] / Norah Jones.

Jones, Norah, 1979- composer, performer.

Anthology [CD sound recording] / Charlie Watts.

Watts, Charlie, instrumentalist.

Evenings at the Village Gate [CD sound recording] / John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy.

Coltrane, John, 1926-1967, composer, instrumentalist.

Bewitched [CD sound recording] / Laufey.

Laufey, 1999- composer, performer.

Road to the sun [CD sound recording] / Pat Metheny.

Metheny, Pat, composer, audio producer, instrumentalist.

Echoes of the heart [CD sound recording] / Vincent Ingala.

Ingala, Vincent, 1992- composer, performer.

Visions [CD sound recording] / Norah Jones.

Jones, Norah, 1979- composer, performer.

New blue sun [CD sound recording] / Andre 3000.

Andre 3000, 1975- composer, instrumentalist.

Soul connection [CD sound recording] / Brian Simpson.

Simpson, Brian, 1961- composer, instrumentalist.

Beethoven blues / Jon Batiste.

Batiste, Jon, 1986- composer, instrumentalist.

MUSIC ON CD

The best of Bublé / Michael Bublé.

Bublé, Michael, composer, performer.

A complete unknown [CD sound recording] : original motion picture soundtrack.

Meanwhile [CD sound recording] / Eric Clapton.

Clapton, Eric, composer, performer.

From zero [CD sound recording] / Linkin Park.

Linkin Park (Musical group), composer, performer.

Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush [CD sound recording] / The Rolling Stones.

Rolling Stones, composer, performer.

The very best of Jackie Wilson [CD sound recording] / Jackie Wilson.

Wilson, Jackie, performer.

Heads Carolina, tails California [CD sound recording] : the best of Jo Dee Messina / Jo Dee Messina.

Messina, Jo Dee, 1969- performer.

To save a child [CD sound recording] : an intimate live concert / Eric Clapton.

Clapton, Eric, composer, performer.

Chaos in bloom [CD sound recording] / Goo Goo Dolls.

Goo Goo Dolls (Musical group), performer.

Rarities [CD sound recording] / the Goo Goo Dolls.

Goo Goo Dolls (Musical group), performer.

The Avett Brothers [CD sound recording] / The Avett Brothers.

Avett Brothers, composer, performer.

The human fear [CD sound recording] / Franz Ferdinand.

Franz Ferdinand (Musical group), composer, performer.

Encores [CD sound recording] / Jimmy Buffett.

Buffett, Jimmy. Performer.

Roots & shoots. Volume 1 [CD sound recording] / Jim Peterik & World Stage.

Peterik, Jim, composer, lyricist, performer, audio producer.

Mixtape Pluto [CD sound recording] / Future.

Future, 1983- composer, performer.

Look up [CD sound recording] / Ringo Starr.

Starr, Ringo, composer, performer.

Moana 2 [CD sound recording] / original songs by Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear, Opetaia Foa’i, Mark Mancina.

Songs for a nervous planet [CD sound recording] / Tears for Fears.

Tears for Fears (Musical group), composer, performer.

Beethoven blues / Jon Batiste.

Batiste, Jon, 1986- composer, instrumentalist.

Hackney diamonds : live edition [CD sound recording] / the Rolling Stones.

Rolling Stones, composer, performer.

Uncle Sam’s [CD sound recording] / the Gregg Allman Band.

Gregg Allman Band, composer, performer.

Bouquet / Gwen Stefani.

Stefani, Gwen, 1969- composer, performer.

Death race for love [CD sound recording] / Juice WRLD.

Juice WRLD, 1998-2019, composer, performer.

Mahashmashana [CD sound recording] / Father John Misty.

Misty, Father John, composer, performer.

One assassination under God. Chapter 1 [CD sound recording] / Marilyn Manson.

Manson, Marilyn, composer, performer.

Reboot II [CD sound recording] / Brooks & Dunn.

Brooks & Dunn (Musical group), composer, performer.

Shawn [CD sound recording] / Shawn Mendes.

Mendes, Shawn, 1998- composer, performer.

Wicked [CD sound recording] : the soundtrack / music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz.

Schwartz, Stephen, composer, lyricist, audio producer.

Tonight’s the night [CD sound recording] / Neil Young produced by David Briggs & Neil Young with Tim Mulligan.

Young, Neil, 1945-

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Downloadble music

Marianne Faithfull’s Greatest Hits [electronic resource] / Marianne Faithfull.

Faithfull, Marianne.

Greatest [electronic resource] / The Go-go’s.

The Go-Go's (Musical group)

Closer [electronic resource] / Kim Wilde.

Wilde, Kim.

Keep on Loving You [15th Anniversary Edition] [electronic resource] / Reba McEntire.

Mcentire, Reba.

Dark Moon [electronic resource] / Holly Cole.

Cole, Holly.

Aftercare [electronic resource] / Nessa Barrett.

Barrett, Nessa.

Out of My Mind [Original Soundtrack] [electronic resource] / Linda Perry.

Perry, Linda.

ORQUÍDEAS PARTE 2 [electronic resource] / Kali Uchis.

Uchis, Kali.

Love, Marriage‎ & Divorce [electronic resource] / Toni Braxton.

Braxton, Toni.

Cheers To The Fall [electronic resource] / Andra Day.

Day, Andra.

Judy at Carnegie Hall [electronic resource] / Judy Garland.

Garland, Judy.

The Wind That Shakes the Barley [electronic resource] / Loreena McKennitt.

Mckennitt, Loreena.

What’s New [electronic resource] / Linda Ronstadt.

Ronstadt, Linda.

Live in Amsterdam [electronic resource] / Beth Hart.

Hart, Beth.

The Velvet Rope [Deluxe Edition] [electronic resource] / Janet Jackson.

Jackson, Janet.

This Wasn’t Meant for You Anyway [electronic resource] / Lola Young.

Young, Lola.

American Hero [electronic resource] / Towa Bird.

Bird, Towa.

Dangerous Woman [electronic resource] / Ariana Grande.

Grande, Ariana.

MUSIC IN BOOKS

Go higher : five practices for purpose, success, and inner peace / Sean Big Sean Anderson.

Big Sean, 1988- author.

The harder I fight the more I love you : a memoir / Neko Case.

Case, Neko, author.

Instrument of war : music and the making of America’s soldiers / David Suisman.

Suisman, David, author.

Elvis : the king of fashion / Lorraine Gibson.

Gibson, Lorraine (Journalist), author.

Before Elvis : the African American musicians who made the King / Preston Lauterbach.

Lauterbach, Preston, author.

Washita love child : the rise of Indigenous rock star Jesse Ed Davis / Douglas K. Miller foreword by Joy Harjo.

Miller, Douglas K., 1976- author.

Wild West Village : not a memoir (unless I win an Oscar, die tragically, or score a country #1) / Lola Kirke.

Kirke, Lola, author.

Fearless and free : a memoir / Josephine Baker translated from the French by Anam Zafar and Sophie Lewis foreword by Ijeoma Oluo introduction by Marcel Sauvage afterword by Jean-Claude Bouillon-Baker.

Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975, author.

Da baddest / Katrina Trina Taylor with Sesali Bowen.

Trina, author.

I dream of Joni : a portrait of Joni Mitchell in 53 snapshots / Henry Alford.

Alford, Henry, 1962- author.

Off the ground : Paul McCartney in the 1990s / JR Moores.

Moores, JR, author.

Pretend we’re dead : the rise, fall, and resurrection of women in rock in the ’90s / Tanya Pearson.

Pearson, Tanya, 1980 or 1981- author.

One foot on the platform : a rock ‘n’ roll journey : writings on music / Peter Goddard edited by J.A. Wainwright.

Goddard, Peter, author

Song so wild and blue : a life with the music of Joni Mitchell / Paul Lisicky.

Lisicky, Paul, author.

Dreaming in ensemble : how Black artists transformed American opera / Lucy Caplan.

Caplan, Lucy, author.

From the shadow of the blues : my story of music, addiction, and redemption / John Lee Hooker Jr. with Julia Simon.

Hooker, John Lee, Jr., 1952- author.

Slow train coming : Bob Dylan’s Girl from the North Country and Broadway’s rebirth / Todd Almond.

Almond, Todd, author.

Disco : music, movies, and mania under the mirror ball / Frank DeCara.

DeCaro, Frank, 1962- author.

Eternal flame : the authorized biography of The Bangles / Jennifer Otter Bickerdike.

Bickerdike, Jennifer Otter, author.

Heartbreaker : a memoir / by Mike Campbell, with Ari Surdoval.

Campbell, Mike, 1950- author.

I’ll love you forever : notes from a K-pop fan / Giaae Kwon.

Kwon, Giaae, author.