Jazz Blues category: 910 books
Besessen - Das turbulente Leben von Prince
Aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage
Language: German
Release Date: June 27, 2016
Abschied im Purple Rain
Am 21. April 2016 wurde Prince leblos in seinem Haus in Minnesota gefunden - er wurde 57 Jahre alt. Die Zahl der Nachrufe und trauernden Statusmeldungen in den sozialen Netzwerken zeigte: Prince Rogers Nelson hat mit seinen Songs, seiner Attitüde, seiner sexuell aufgeladenen...
Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This
Von den Eurythmics bis SuperHeavy (Die Autobiografie)
Language: German
Release Date: February 9, 2016
Dave Stewarts Leben war ein wilder Ritt - voller Musik und ausschweifender Partys, durchzogen von einem Strom neuer Ideen und geprägt von unendlichem Schaffensdrang. Schon früh war der gebürtige Nordengländer nach London gegangen, und schon als Teenager stand er bei Elton Johns Label Rocket unter...
Go-Go Live
The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Go-go is the conga drum–inflected black popular music that emerged in Washington, D.C., during the 1970s. The guitarist Chuck Brown, the "Godfather of Go-Go," created the music by mixing sounds borrowed from church and the blues with the funk and flavor that he picked up playing for a local Latino...
by Scott Joplin
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
Scott Joplin's classic ragtime score, Maple Leaf Rag, originally composed in 1899. Scott Joplin was an African-American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions and was known as the "King of Ragtime". Classic Ragtime Music Collection constitutes an extensive...
by Scott Joplin
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
A fantastic collection of Scott Joplin's classic ragtime compositions. Scott Joplin was an African-American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for his pioneering ragtime compositions and was known as the "King of Ragtime". Classic Ragtime Music Collection constitutes an extensive...
by John Corbett
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2016
Improvisation rattles some listeners. Maybe they’re even suspicious of it. John Coltrane’s saxophonic flights of fancy, Jimi Hendrix’s feedback drenched guitar solos, Ravi Shankar’s sitar extrapolations—all these sounds seem like so much noodling or jamming, indulgent self-expression. “Just”...
Heart Full of Soul
An Inspirational Memoir About Finding Your Voice and Finding Your Way
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2007
With a Bible belt twang and a shock of gray hair, American Idol winner Hicks resembles nothing less than the other tweeny pop stars churned out by the television megahit. In this inspirational autobiography, Hicks reveals that, before capturing televised glory (and more votes than George Bush in 2004),...
Paul McCartney - Die Biografie
Mit einem Update von Alan Tepper
Language: German
Release Date: March 27, 2017
Was für ein Leben! Mit den Beatles hat er sich für alle Zeiten in der Musikgeschichte unsterblich gemacht und begeistert bis heute Millionen Fans. Bereits 50 Jahre ist es her, dass er erstmals 1960 in Hamburg auf der Bühne stand. Sir James Paul McCartney kann auf ein bewegtes Leben voller Erfolge,...
Soul Serenade
Rhythm, Blues & Coming of Age Through Vinyl
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
A coming-of-age memoir about a young boy in rural Arkansas who searches for himself and his distant father through soul music
Growing up in rural Arkansas, young Rashod Ollison turned to music to make sense of his life. The dysfunction, sadness, and steely resilience of his family and neighbors...
A House on Fire
The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2004
"If You Don't Know Me By Now," "The Love I Lost," "The Soul Train Theme," "Then Came You," "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"--the distinctive music that became known as Philly Soul dominated the pop music charts in the 1970s. In A House on Fire, John A. Jackson...
Perry Robinson
The Traveler
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2002
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Aretha
The Queen of Soul—A Life in Photographs
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2018
**This **beautifully illustrated unofficial retrospective celebrates the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, and reflects on her life, music, and legacy.
Aretha Franklin’s voice was legendary, unforgettable: deeply rooted in gospel, yet versatile enough to brilliantly interpret R&B, rock,...
Uncharted
Creativity and the Expert Drummer
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2018
What do expert drummers do? Why do they do it? Is there anything creative about it? If so, how might that creativity inform their practice and that of others in related artistic spheres? Applying ideas from cultural psychology to findings from research into the creative behaviors of a specific subset...
Loving Amy
A Mother's Story
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
“Amy was one of those rare people who made an impact . . . She was a bundle of emotions, at times adorable and at times unbearable. . . . Amy’s passing did not follow a clear line. It was jumbled, and her life was unfinished—not life’s natural order at all. She left no answers, only questions,...