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

Table of Contents: “…Bix Beiderbecke ; Stan Getz and Ralph Burns ; Dave Brubeck and his octet ; Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington ; Lennie Tristano and his students -- The Claude Thornhill Orchestra. …”

American popular music : a multicultural history / by Appell, Glenn

Table of Contents: “…-- Ragtime -- New Orleans : the birthplace of jazz -- Jelly Roll Morton : the first great jazz composer -- Louis Armstrong : the first great soloist -- Chicago and the jazz age -- New York and the evolution of jazz piano styles -- Duke Ellington : true jazz royalty -- The swing era -- The development of vocal jazz traditions -- Chapter summary -- Key terms -- Study and discussion questions --…”