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SUN RA

Space Is the Place The Life and Times of Sun Ra
John F. Szwed
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Blutopia Visions of the Future and Revisions of the Past in the Work of Sun Ra, Duke Ellington and Anthony Braxton
Graham Lock
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DJANGO REINHARDT

Django Reinhardt The Life & Music of a Legend
Michael Dregni
hardback £23.99 further details
Django Reinhardt Know the Man, Play the Music
Dave Gelly & Rod Fogg
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Django Reinhardt
Charles Delaunay
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BUDDY RICH

Traps The Drum Wonder The Life of Buddy Rich
Mel Torme
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The Torment of Buddy Rich A Biography
John Minahan
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NELSON RIDDLE

September In the Rain The Life of Nelson Riddle
Peter Levinson
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SONNY ROLLINS
Sonny Rollins The Definitive Musical Guide
Peter Niklas Wilson
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Open Sky Sonny Rollins and His World of Improvisation
Eric Nisenson
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Sonny Rollins The Cutting Edge
Richard Palmer
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MARSHAL ROYAL

Marshal Royal Jazz Survivor
Marshal Royal & Claire P. Gordon
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JIMMY SCOTT

Faith In Time The Life of Jimmy Scott
David Ritz
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Faith In Time The Life of Jimmy Scott
David Ritz
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RONNIE SCOTT

Some Of My Best Friends Are Blues
Ronnie Scott & Mike Hennessey
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A Fine Kind of Madness Ronnie Scott Remembered
Rebecca & Mary Scott
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ARTIE SHAW

The Trouble With Cinderella An Outline of Identity
Artie Shaw
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Artie Shaw His Life & Music
John White
paperback £15.99 further details
Artie Shaw A Musical Biography & Discography
Vladimir Simosko
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GEORGE SHEARING

Lullaby of Birdland The Autobiography of George Shearing
George Shearing (with Alyn Shipton)
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WAYNE SHORTER
Footprints The Life & Work of Wayne Shorter
Michelle Mercer
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HORACE SILVER
Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty The Autobiography of Horace Silver
Horace Silver
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NINA SIMONE

Nina Simone Break Down & Let It All Out
Sylvia Hampton & David Nathan
hardback £16.99 further details
I Put A Spell On You The Autobiography of Nina Simone
Nina SImone & Stephen Cleary
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BESSIE SMITH

The Bessie Smith Companion
Edward Brooks
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BILLY STRAYHORN

Something To Live For The Music of Billy Strayhorn
Walter Van De Leur
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Lush Life A Biography of Billy Strayhorn
David Hajdu
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ART TATUM

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Too Marvelous For Words The Life & Genius of Art Tatum
James Lester
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LENNIE TRISTANO

Jazz Visions Lennie Tristano And His Legacy
Peter Ind
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SARAH VAUGHAN

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Sassy The Life of Sarah Vaughan
Leslie Gourse
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FATS WALLER

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Fats Waller The Cheerful Little Earful
Alyn Shipton
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Fats Waller The Cheerful Little Earful
Alyn Shipton
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Fats Waller His Life and Times
Joel Vance
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Fats Waller
Maurice Waller & Anthony Calabrese
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Ain't Misbehavin' The Story of Fats Waller
Ed Kirkeby
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DINAH WASHINGTON

Queen The Life & Music of Dinah Washington
Nadine Cohodas
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BEN WEBSTER

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Ben Webster His Life and Music
Jan De Valk
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GEORGE WEIN

Myself Among Others A Life In Music
George Wein (with Nate Chinen)
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Myself Among Others A Life In Music
George Wein (with Nate Chinen)
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PAUL WHITEMAN

Louis Armstrong & Paul Whiteman Two Kings of Jazz
Joshua Berrett
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MARY LOU WILLIAMS

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Soul On Soul The Life & Music of Mary Lou Williams
Tammy L. Kernodle
hardback £23.00 further details
Morning Glory A Biography of Mary Lou Williams
Linda Dahl
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TEDDY WILSON

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Teddy Wilson Talks Jazz
Teddy Wilson et al
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LESTER YOUNG

Lester Young
Lewis Porter
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Lester Leaps In The Life & Times of Lester 'Pres' Young
Douglas Henry Daniels
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Lester Leaps In The Life & Times of Lester 'Pres' Young
Douglas Henry Daniels
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Pres The Story of Lester Young
Luc Delannoy
hardback £24.99 further details
JOE ZAWINUL

lifeline

In A Silent Way A Portrait of Joe Zawinul
Brian Glasser
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