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CRITICISM & JOURNALISM

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jazz criticism
  anthologies of jazz writing
  interviews & oral histories

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Down Beat Sixties Years of Jazz
Frank Alkyer
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CRITICISM

The following collection of jazz criticism is arranged in alphabetical order of author

Whitney Balliett | Hayden Carruth
James Lincoln Collier | Francis Davis
Ralph Ellison | Leonard Feather
Gary Giddins | Ted Gioia | Ralph Gleason
Leslie Gourse | Benny Green | Nat Hentoff
Randi Hultin | Philip Larkin | Gene Lees
Dan Morgenstern | Stuart Nicholson | Eric Nisenson
Mike Pearson | Alan Plater | Doug Ramsey
Gene Santoro | Gunther Schuller | Yuval Taylor
Studs Terkel | Robin Tomens | Peter Vacher
Val Wilmer | Mike Zwerin

WHITNEY BALLIETT

Collected Works A Journal of Jazz 1954-2001
Whitney Balliett
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HAYDEN CARRUTH

Sitting In Selected Writings on Jazz, Blues and Related Topics
Hayden Carruth
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JAMES LINCOLN COLLIER

Jazz The American Theme Song
James Lincoln Collier
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FRANCIS DAVIS

Jazz And Its Discontents A Francis Davis Reader
Francis Davis
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Like Young Jazz, Pop, Youth & Middle Age
Francis Davis
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Bebop And Nothingness Jazz And Pop At The End Of The Century
Francis Davis
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RALPH ELLISON

Living With Music Ralph Ellison's Jazz Writings
Ralph Ellison
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LEONARD FEATHER

From Satchmo To Miles
Leonard Feather
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GARY GIDDINS

Weather Bird Jazz at the Dawn Of Its Second Century
Gary Giddins
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Visions of Jazz The First Century
Gary Giddins
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Faces In The Crowd Musicians, Writers, Actors and Filmakers
Gary Giddins
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Rhythm-A-Ning Jazz Tradition and Innovation
Gary Giddins
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Riding On A Blue Note Jazz and American Pop
Gary Giddins
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TED GIOIA

The Imperfect Art Reflections On Jazz And Modern Culture
Ted Gioia
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RALPH J. GLEASON

Celebrating The Duke And Louis, Bessie, Billie, Bird, Carmen, Miles, Dizzy & Other Heroes
Ralph J. Gleason
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LESLIE GOURSE

The Golden Age of Jazz In Paris And Other Stories About Jazz
Leslie Gourse
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BENNY GREEN

Such Sweet Thunder Benny Green on Jazz
Dominic Green (ed)
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NAT HENTOFF

Jazz Is
Nat Hentoff
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The Jazz Life
Nat Hentoff
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Listen To the Stories Nat Hentoff on Jazz and Country Music
Nat Hentoff
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RANDI HULTIN

Born Under The Sign Of Jazz Public Faces, Private Moments
Randi Hultin
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PHILIP LARKIN

All What Jazz A Record Diary
Philip Larkin
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Larkin's Jazz Essays and Reviews 1940-84
Philip Larkin
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GENE LEES

Cats Of Any Color Jazz, Black and White
Gene Lees
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Waiting For Dizzy Fourteen Jazz Portraits
Gene Lees
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Arranging the Score Portraits of the Great Arrangers
Gene Lees
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Friends Along The Way A Journey Through Jazz
Gene Lees
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You Can't Steal A Gift Dizzy, Clark, Milt and Nat
Gene Lees
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DAN MORGENSTERN

Living With Jazz A Reader
Dan Morgenstern
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STUART NICHOLSON

Is Jazz Dead? (Or Has It Moved To A New Address)
Stuart Nicholson
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ERIC NISENSON

Blue The Murder of Jazz
Eric Nisenson
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DOUG RAMSEY

Jazz Matters Reflections on the Music & Some of Its Makers
Doug Ramsey
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MIKE PEARSON

Conversations In British Jazz Interviews & Essays With Some of the Greatest Players in UK Jazz
Mike Pearson
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ALAN PLATER

Doggin' Around
Alan Plater
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GENE SANTORO

Stir It Up Musical Mixes From Roots to Jazz
Gene Santoro
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Dancing In Your Head Jazz, Blues, Rock, And Beyond
Gene Santoro
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GUNTHER SCHULLER

Musings The Musical Worlds of Gunther Schuller
Gunther Schuller
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YUVAL TAYLOR

The Future of Jazz
Yuval Taylor (ed)
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STUDS TERKEL

Giants of Jazz
Studs Terkel
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ROBIN TOMENS

Points of Departure Essays on Modern Jazz
Robin Tomens
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PETER VACHER

Soloists and Sidemen American Jazz Stories
Peter Vacher
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VALERIE WILMER

Jazz People
Valerie Wilmer
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MIKE ZWERIN

The Parisian Jazz Chronicles An Improvisational Memoir
Mike Zwerin
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