Claude Thornhill and his orchestra / by Garrod, Charles

“…Claude Thornhill & his orchestra.…”

Claude Thornhill and his orchestra /

The birth of the cool of Miles Davis and his associates / by Tirro, Frank

Table of Contents: “…(Dave Brubeck Octet) -- Chelsea bridge (Duke Ellington) -- Wow (Lennie Tristano) -- Thriving on a riff (Claude Thornhill) -- Donna Lee (Claude Thornhill) -- Moon dreams (Miles Davis) -- Boplicity (Miles Davis) -- Jeru (Miles Davis) -- Godchild (Miles Davis) -- Rocker (Miles Davis) -- Rouge (Miles Davis) -- Israel (Miles Davis) -- Deception (Miles Davis) -- Summertime (Miles Davis) -- Morpo (Miles Davis)…”

The ladies who sing with the band / by Bennett, Betty, 1921-

Table of Contents: “…The early years -- Royce Stoenner -- New York adventures -- "We are the waves of the navy" -- Claude Thornhill -- Alvino Rey -- San Francisco and the Stan Kenton All-Stars -- Charlie Ventura and Woody Herman -- André Previn, part one -- Charlie Barnet -- André Previn, part two -- Benny Goodman -- Interim -- London -- Mundell Lowe -- Summing up…”

Barney, Bradley, and Max : sixteen portraits in jazz / by Balliett, Whitney

Table of Contents: “…Fan (Jean Bach) -- Jazz clubs (Max Gordon, Barney Josephson, Bradley Cunningham) -- In the wilderness (Marie Marcus) -- Bright unison clarinets (Claude Thornhill) -- Chanting with Buster (Jimmy Rowles) -- Whatever happened to Mel Powell? …”

The later swing era, 1942 to 1955 / by McClellan, Lawrence

Table of Contents: “…Music and socioeconomic characteristics -- Four masters of swing : Ella Fitzgerald ; Woody Herman ; Billy Strayhorn ; Teddy Wilson -- Big bands : Ray Anthony ; Tex Beneke ; Tiny Bradshaw ; Les Brown ; Billy Eckstine ; Les Elgart ; Dizzy Gillespie ; International Sweethearts of Rhythm ; Buddy Johnson ; Stan Kenton ; Elliot Lawrence ; Hal McIntyre ; Ray McKinley ; Lucky Millinder ; Vaughn Monroe ; Boyd Raeburn ; Buddy Rich ; Claude Thornhill ; Cootie Williams ; Gerald Wilson -- Vocalists : Cab Calloway ; June Christy ; Billy Eckstine ; Billie Holiday ; Herb Jeffries ; Peggy Lee ; Carmen McRae ; Anita O'Day ; Jimmy Rushing ; Frank Sinatra ; Kay Starr ; Sarah Vaughn ; Eddie Vinson ; Dinah Washington ; Joe Williams -- Small groups : Jonah Jones ; Louis Jordan ; Modern Jazz Quartet ; Oscar Peterson ; George Shearing ; Art Tatum ; Charlie Ventura ; Lu Watters' followers ; Bunk Johnson et al. ; Eddie Condon's Dixielanders -- A to Z.…”

American musicians II: seventy-two portraits in jazz / by Balliett, Whitney

Table of Contents: “…-- Big T (Jack Teagarden) -- Three tones (Vic Dickenson) -- Little jazz (Roy Eldridge) -- Big Sid (Sidney Catlett) -- The music is more important (Red Norvo) -- Art Tatum -- Wonder woman (Dorothy Donegan) -- You must start well and you must end well (Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt) -- Demi-centennial (Joe Bushkin) -- Super-drummer (Buddy Rich) -- First and last (Louis Bellson) -- Pres (Lester Young) -- Bird (Charlie Parker) -- Dizzy (Dizzy Gillespie) -- A difficult instrument (Buddy DeFranco) -- Chanting with Buster (Jimmy Rowles) -- Like a family (Modern Jazz Quartet) -- Einfühlung (Ellis Larkins) -- Being a genius (Erroll Garner) -- Bob's your uncle (George Shearing) -- Zoot and Louise (Zoot Sims) -- The key of D is daffodil yellow (Marian McPartland) -- Super chops (Dave McKenna) -- The Westchester kids (Bob Wilber) -- Easier than working (Dick Wellstood) -- Aesthetic vitamins (Ruby Braff) -- A day with the Duke (Duke Ellington) -- Mingus at peace (Charles Mingus)-- A trombone mouth (Jimmy Knepper) -- Joe Wilder -- The answer is yes (Jim Hall) -- An insouciant sound (Paul Desmond) -- Here and abroad (Art Farmer) -- Herr Professor (Walter Norris) -- Poet (Tommy Flanagan) -- A walk to the park (Elvin Jones) -- Bright unison clarinets (Claude Thornhill) -- Ten levels (Lee Konitz) -- A true improviser (Warne Marsh) -- Good, careful melody (Michael Moore) -- A decent life (Gene Bertoncini) -- Ornette (Ornette Coleman) -- Cecil (Cecil Taylor).…”