Dizzy Gillespie : his life & times / by McRae, Barry

“…Dizzy Gillespie : his life and times.…”

Dizzy Gillespie and the be-bop revolution / by Horricks, Raymond, 1933-

To be, or not ... to BOP : memoirs / by Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993

To be, or not-- to bop : memoirs / by Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993

Groovin' high : the life of Dizzy Gillespie / by Shipton, Alyn

Groovin' high : the life of Dizzy Gillespie / by Shipton, Alyn

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Portraits of African-American heroes / by Bolden, Tonya

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Icons of Black music / by Greig, Charlotte, 1954-

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Jazz heroes / by Fordham, John

Table of Contents: “…The story of jazz -- Dizzy Gillespie -- Thelonious Monk -- Gerry Mulligan -- Ella Fitzgerald -- Wes Montgomery -- John Coltrane.…”

Dizzy / by Winter, Jonah

The last balladeer : the Johnny Hartman story / by Akkerman, Gregg

Table of Contents: “…"Exactly how I meant it" -- Growing up in Chicago : 1923-1942 -- The singing soldier : 1943-1946 -- With Earl Hines : 1946-1947 -- With Dizzy Gillespie : 1948-1949 -- Going solo : 1950-1954 -- Stars of Bethlehem : 1955-1958 -- "Two weeks" in England : 1959 to 6 March 1963 -- The mythology of a classic : 7 March 1963 -- Almost famous : 8 March 1963 to 1966 -- A long dry spell : 1967-1971 -- American lounge act, Japanese icon : 1972-1974 -- Looking bright : 1975-1977 -- Once in every life : 1978-1980 -- Leave them wanting more : 1981-1983 -- Bridges to a legacy -- Epilogue. …”

Playing the changes : Milt Hinton's life in stories and photographs / by Hinton, Milt

George Russell : the story of an American composer / by Heining, Duncan, 1953-

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I walked with giants : the autobiography of Jimmy Heath / by Heath, Jimmy

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You can't steal a gift : Dizzy, Clark, Milt, and Nat / by Lees, Gene

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Clark : the autobiography of Clark Terry / by Terry, Clark

Jazz makers : vanguards of sound / by Shipton, Alyn

Table of Contents: “…The pioneers: Scott Joplin ; Jelly Roll Morton ; King Oliver ; Louis Armstrong ; Sidney Bechet ; Bix Beiderbecke ; Bessie Smith ; More pioneers to remember -- Swing bands and soloists: Fletcher Henderson ; Duke Ellington ; Cab Calloway ; Benny Goodman ; Artie Shaw ; Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey ; Count Basie ; Ella Fitzgerald ; Billie Holiday ; Lester Young ; Coleman Hawkins ; More swing bandleaders and soloists to remember -- The piano giants: Albert Ammons ; Fats Waller ; Earl "Fatha" Hines ; Mary Lou Williams ; Teddy Wilson ; Art Tatum ; Oscar Peterson ; More piano giants to remember -- Birth of bebop, the modern jazz revolution: Dizzy Gillespie ; Charlie Parker ; Miles Davis ; Bud Powell ; Thelonious Monk ; Art Blakey ; Charles Mingus ; Sarah Vaughan ; More modern jazz pioneers to remember -- Cool jazz, hard bop, and fusion: John Coltrane ; Sonny Rollins ; Gerry Mulligan ; Stan Getz ; Ornette Coleman ; Bill Evans ; Herbie Hancock ; Chick Corea ; John McLaughlin ; Anthony Braxton ; More cool, hard bop and fusion players to remember -- A century of jazz: David Murray ; Michael Brecker ; Jan Garbarek ; Wynton Marsalis ; Geri Allen ; Joshua Redman ; More contemporary jazz players to remember.…”
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I walked with giants : the autobiography of Jimmy Heath / by Heath, Jimmy

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The Last Balladeer : the Johnny Hartman Story. by Akkerman, Gregg

Table of Contents: “…WITH EARL HINES: 1946-1947; CHAPTER FOUR. WITH DIZZY GILLESPIE: 1948-1949; CHAPTER FIVE. GOING SOLO: 1950-1954; CHAPTER SIXS. …”
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NEA jazz masters : 1982-2010.

Table of Contents: “…Muhal Richard Abrams -- Kenny Barron -- Bill Holman -- Bobby Hutcherson -- Yusef Lateef -- Annie Ross -- Cedar Walton --George Avakian -- Toshiko Akiyoshi -- David Baker -- Danny Barker -- Ray Barretto -- Count Basie -- Louie Bellson -- Tony Bennett -- George Benson -- Art Blakey -- Bob Brookmeyer -- Cleo Brown -- Ray Brown -- Dave Brubeck -- Kenny Burrell -- Donald Byrd -- Candido Camero -- Benny Carter -- Betty Carter -- Ron Carter -- Kenny Clarke -- Buck Clayton -- Jimmy Cobb -- Ornette Coleman -- Chick Corea -- Miles Davis -- Buddy DeFranco -- Dorothy Donegan -- Paquito D'Rivera -- Sweets Edison -- Roy Eldridge -- Gil Evans -- Art Farmer -- Ella Fitzgerald -- Tommy Flanagan -- Frank Foster -- Curtis Fuller -- Dizzy Gillespie -- Benny Golson -- Dexter Gordon -- Jim Hall -- Chico Hamilton -- Lionel Hampton -- Slide Hampton -- Herbie Hancock -- Barry Harris -- Roy Haynes -- Jimmy Heath -- Percy Heath -- Joe Henderson -- Luther Henderson -- Jon Hendricks -- Nat Hentoff -- Billy Higgins -- Andrew Hill -- Milt Hinton -- Shirley Horn -- Freddie Hubbard -- Milt Jackson -- Ahmad Jamal -- J.J. …”