Jazz singing : America's great voices from Bessie Smith to Bebop and beyond / by Friedwald, Will, 1961-

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Jazz singing : America's great voices from Bessie Smith to bebop and beyond / by Friedwald, Will, 1961-

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Jazz singing : a guide to pedagogy and performance / by Oney, Tish, 1969-

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Jazz singing : America's great voices from Bessie Smith to Bebop and beyond / by Friedwald, Will, 1961-

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Swingers and crooners : the art of jazz singing / by Gourse, Leslie

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Billie Holiday, her life & times by White, John, 1939-

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So you want to sing jazz : a guide for professionals by Shapiro, Jan

Table of Contents: “…The history of jazz and elements of jazz singing --…”


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The great jazz vocalists sing the Gershwin songbook by Gershwin, George, 1898-1937

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A new history of jazz by Shipton, Alyn

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The Oxford companion to jazz

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A new history of jazz by Shipton, Alyn

Table of Contents: “…Small groups in transition ; The birth of bebop ; Big-band bebop ; Dissemination ; Jazz singing to 1950 ; The New Orleans revival and mainstream jazz -- Consolidation of bebop. …”


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On gardens, minutes, and butterflies : song cycle for high voice, flute and piano by Shaffer, Jeanne E. (Jeanne Ellison), 1925-2007

Table of Contents: “…-- Beautiful fool -- On planting a garden and all that jazz -- Sing for days like today.…”


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What is this thing called jazz? : African American musicians as artists, critics, and activists by Porter, Eric (Eric C.)

Table of Contents: “…A marvel of paradox : jazz and African American modernity -- Dizzy atmosphere : the challenge of bebop -- Passions of a man : the poetics and politics of Charles Mingus -- Straight ahead : Abbey Lincoln and the challenge of jazz singing -- Practicing "creative music" : the black arts imperative in the jazz community -- Writing "creative music" : theorizing the art and politics of improvisation -- The majesty of the blues : Wynton Marsalis's jazz canon.…”


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Carol on

Table of Contents: “…-- We three kings -- Angel glory -- The holly and the ivy -- Fum, fum, fum -- Sussex carol -- The sleigh ride -- West Indies carol -- An Epiphany carol -- Mary had a baby -- Jingle bell jazz -- Sing we now of Christmas -- Joy to the world -- Still, still, still -- Pastorale on "Lo, how a rose -- Silent night -- I wonder as I wander.…”


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Jazz singer's handbook : the artistry and mastery of singing jazz by Weir, Michele

Table of Contents: “…Look for the silver lining ; Indian summer ; The love nest ; After you've gone ; My honey's lovin' arms -- The nature of jazz singing -- The story of the text -- Text delivery -- Coloring the melody -- Phrasing is your friend -- It don't mean a thing if-- -- Preparing to sing a new tune -- Writing a lead sheet -- Creating an arrangement -- Organizing a gig book -- Rehearsing a rhythm section -- Rhythmic grooves and playing styles -- Sitting in.…”


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Creative fire

Table of Contents: “…Waller -- Scat: Wordless lyrics of jazz singing -- Going downtown to "the street" -- Breakthrough balladeers -- Black pedigree of white rock 'n' roll -- Prophet of free jazz -- Black songwriters: Poets of musical note -- Queen Aretha -- Producers of the popular sounds -- Voices sweet and strong -- With pen in hand: Waging war with words -- Tradition of crusading newspapers -- Lure of France -- Invisible man -- Tireless voice for change -- Bridging art and politics -- Playwright and his century -- Nobel laureate in literature -- Continuing the oral tradition -- Visual arts: Bounty from gifted hands: Legacy of skill -- Master of the landscape genre -- Pioneering Goodridge brothers -- Marvels of the untrained eye -- Creative chronicler of Harlem life -- Enduring vision of Jacob Lawrence -- Art in the service of her people -- Robert Blackburn's labor of love -- Showcase for black artists -- Art of everyday -- Acknowledgments -- Picture credits -- Bibliography -- Index.…”


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The Cambridge companion to singing

Table of Contents: “…'Songlines': vocal traditions in world music / John Schaefer -- Rock singing / Richard Middleton -- The evolving language of rap / David Toop -- Jazz singing: the first hundred years / John Potter -- pt. 2. …”


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Scared of revolution

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And the beat goes on : an introduction to popular music in America 1840 to today by Campbell, Michael, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Jazz is ; Improvisation and the form of a jazz performance ; Jazz in the twenties ; Big-band swing : Jazz as commercial music ; Bop and post-bop jazz ; Conclusion -- Popular song and singing after 1930. Crooning versus jazz singing ; The craft of songwriting ; Popular song after World War II ; Conclusion -- American musical theater, 1920-1960. …”


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Silver screen icons. Doris Day : Romance on the high seas ; Love me or leave me

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