Ashley Kahn
"A jazz-lover's delight."—Ray Olson, BooklistMore
Richard Crawford
An Introduction to America’s Music tells the fascinating story of music in the United States, from the sacred music of its earliest days to the jazz and rock that enliven the turn of the millennium.More
Richard Crawford, Larry Hamberlin
Second Edition
An ear-opening exploration of music’s New World, from Puritan psalmody to mash-ups.More
Scott DeVeaux, Gary Giddins
College Edition
A vivid history of jazz in a classroom text by two exceptional authors—a leading scholar and a respected critic.More
Frank Tirro
Second Edition
Jazz is a democratic music in the best sense of the word, for it is the collective achievement of a people.More
Scott DeVeaux, Gary Giddins
The #1 text in the market—now in an Essentials Edition.More
Duncan McLean
High Fidelity meets Blue Highways in this gloriously offbeat quest for the true roots of Texas Swing.More
Thomas Brothers
"The best book ever produced about Louis Armstrong by anyone other than the man himself."—Terry Teachout, CommentaryMore
Wynton Marsalis
Companion book to the popular PBS-TV series Marsalis on Music, introducing families, children, and music-hungry readers of all ages to the joy of good music, both classical and jazz.More
Eileen Southern
Third Edition
A new edition of the classic text on African American music.
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William Bolcom, Max Harrison, Paul Oliver
'Max Harrison . . . surveys the whole history and development of jazz in a concise, well written and well illustrated . . . article together with an extensive bibliography.' —Richard D. C. Noble, Times Literary SupplementMore
Eileen Southern
Second Edition
In this companion volume to The Music of Black Americans, Eileen Southern draws on letters, journals, memoirs, ledgers, books, articles, and even slave advertisements in newspapers to illuminate the story told that historical survey, now in its Third Edition.More
J. Heywood Alexander
Following the same chapter organization as An Introduction to America’s Music, To Stretch Our Ears is the first gathering of significant and far-reaching readings that illuminate many aspects of American music.More
John Covach
Second Edition
The Second Edition of What’s That Sound? offers a balanced, insightful look at the evolution of rock music from its roots to the present.More
John Covach, Andrew Flory
Third Edition
The music—front and center.More