Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
By: Lisa Dickey , Herbie Hancock
4.13
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir by one of the most influential and beloved musicians of our time In Herbie …
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1. How to Listen to Jazz
By: Ted Gioia
4.08
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A "radiantly accomplished" music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listenin… read more
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"Art and disease proliferate via contagion, and similar conditions favor both."-Ted Gioia, How to Listen to Jazz
"In every sphere of social interaction, that hermeneutic leap—that ability to put yourself in the mind frame of the other—is a virtue and a blessing."-Ted Gioia, How to Listen to Jazz
"When stealing from other players, an older musician wisely advised me, choose a different instrument from your own, and people won’t notice the theft."-Ted Gioia, How to Listen to Jazz
"The work of art always requires us to adapt to it—and in this manner can be distinguished from escapism or shallow entertainment, which instead aims to adapt to the audience, to give the public exact…"-Ted Gioia, How to Listen to Jazz
2. Jaco: The Extraordinary and the Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius, "the World's Greatest Bass Player"
By: Bill Milkowski
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The life story of the man who revolutionized the electric bass is an in-depth look at a tormented g… read more
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- jazz
3. Miles: The Autobiography
By: Miles Davis , Quincy Troupe
4.18
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
For more than forty years Miles Davis has been in the front rank of American music. Universally acc… read more
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4. This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
By: Daniel J. Levitin
4.18
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
Whether you load your iPod with Bach or Bono, music has a significant role in your life--even if yo… read more
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5. Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
By: Ted Gioia
4.37
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The blues grew out of the plantations and prisons, the swampy marshes and fertile cotton fields of … read more
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6. Kind Of Blue: The Making Of The Miles Davis Masterpiece
By: Ashley Kahn
3.30
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
This critically and commercially acclaimed tribute to the most popular jazz album of all time is no… read more
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7. Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
By: Lisa Dickey , Herbie Hancock
4.13
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir by one of the most influential and beloved musicians of our time In Herbie … read more
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- memoir
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- nonfiction
8. Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove
By: Ben Greenman , Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
3.47
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"You have to bear in mind that [Questlove] is one of the smartest motherf*****s on the planet. His … read more
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9. A Maze of Death
By: Philip K. Dick
3.66
Format: 162 pages,
Delmak-O is a dangerous planet. Though there are only fourteen citizens, no one can trust anyone el… read more
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10. The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music
By: Victor L. Wooten
4.17
Format: 275 pages, Paperback
From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Victor L. Wooten comes The Music Lesson, the… read more
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"Never lose the groove in order to find a note."-Victor L. Wooten, The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music
"And by the way, if I always tell you the truth, you might start to believe me."-Victor L. Wooten, The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music
"You can't speak Music with notes alone, but you can speak Music without notes at all!"-Victor L. Wooten, The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music
"Every time you move, and every time you play a note, a piece of yourself is left behind."-Victor L. Wooten, The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music
11. Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter
By: Michelle Mercer
3.98
Format: None pages,
Saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter has not only left his footprints on our musical terrain, he … read more
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12. Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original
By: Robin D.G. Kelley
3.91
Format: 631 pages,
THELONIOUS MONK is the critically acclaimed, gripping saga of an artist's struggle to "make it" wit… read more
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13. Beneath the Underdog
By: Erroll McDonald , Charles Mingus
3.42
Format: 8 pages, Paperback
The legendary jazzman recounts his life and career, from his childhood in Watts and his apprentices… read more
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14. The History of Jazz
By: Ted Gioia
4.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
Jazz is the most colorful and varied art form in the world, and it was born in one of the most colo… read more
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15. 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool
By: James Kaplan
4.35
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of how jazz arrived at the … read more
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16. Playing Changes: Jazz for the New Century
By: Nate Chinen
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
One of jazz's leading critics gives us an invigorating, richly detailed portrait of the artists and… read more
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17. Please Please Tell Me Now: The Duran Duran Story
By: Stephen Davis
3.59
Format: 353 pages, Hardcover
Lifelong fans and interested newcomers will love this stunning biography of Duran Duran by the best… read more
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18. Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon
By: Malcolm Gladwell
4.56
Format: None pages, Audiobook
What happens when Paul Simon, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in music history, a… read more
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19. Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins
By: Aidan Levy
4.48
Format: 784 pages, Hardcover
**Winner of the American Book Award (2023)** **Longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Awar… read more
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20. Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm
By: Dan Charnas
4.56
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy … read more
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"The Yanceys were not a family that expressed love by saying “I love you."-Dan Charnas, Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm
21. Hip-Hop Is History
By: Questlove
4.00
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In Hip-Hop is History, Questlove, one of the major and most revolutionary figures of that genre, un… read more
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