Music
New Releases
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The Songs of Blind Folk
African American Musicians and the Cultures of Blindness Terry Rowden How America has constructed the figure of the visually impaired black performer over the last 150 years 6 x 9. 184 pgs. 13 B&W photographs. 2009
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Natural Acts
Gender, Race, and Rusticity in Country Music Pamela Fox Hillbilly, honky-tonk, Nashville glitz, or alt.country: what makes music authentically country? 6 x 9. 280 pgs. 8 B&W photographs. 2009
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Highbrow/Lowdown Theater, Jazz, and the Making of the New Middle Class David Savran The culture clash that permanently changed American theater 6 x 9. 336 pgs. 21 B&W photographs. 2009
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Ellington Uptown Duke Ellington, James P. Johnson, and the Birth of Concert Jazz John Howland 6 x 9. 360 pgs. 5 figures, 48 musical examples, 31 tables, 11 B&W photos in an 8-page photo section. 2009
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New Orleans Style and the Writing of American Jazz History
Bruce Boyd Raeburn A fascinating and insightful study of the development of New Orleans jazz and its effect on jazz history 6 x 9. 352 pgs. 1 B&W photograph. 2009
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Old Roots, New Routes
The Cultural Politics of Alt.Country Music Pamela Fox and Barbara Ching, editors An in-depth look at the influences, meaning, and identity of this contemporary music form 6 x 9. 296 pgs. 9 B&W photographs. 2008
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Hazel Scott The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist, from Café Society to Hollywood to HUAC Karen Chilton The first biography of an important but overlooked African American pianist, singer, actor, and civil-rights advocate 6 x 9. 312 pgs. 18 page photo section. 2008
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Delightfulee
The Life and Music of Lee Morgan Jeffery S. McMillan The story of one of the most individual jazz stylists of his time 6 x 9. 272 pgs. 8 page photo section, 3 music pieces, 2 illustrations. 2008
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Counterculture Kaleidoscope Musical and Cultural Perspectives on Late Sixties San Francisco Nadya Zimmerman A bold reconsideration of the meaning of 1960s San Francisco counterculture 6 x 9. 240 pgs. 1 B&W photograph. 2008
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A Don't Deny My Name Words and Music and the Black Intellectual Tradition Lorenzo Thomas Reflections on the relationships between black American intellectuals and African American musical traditions from blues to hip hop 6 x 9. 232 pgs. 2008
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Best Sellers
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Black Cultural Traffic Crossroads in Global Performance and Popular Culture Edited by Harry J. Elam, Jr. and Kennell Jackson Fresh takes on key questions in black performance and black popular culture, by leading artists, academics, and critics 6 x 9. 416 pgs. 15 B&W photos, 3 drawings, 1 chart. 2005
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Elevator Music A Surreal History of Muzak, Easy-Listening, and Other Moodsong; Revised and Expanded Edition Joseph Lanza Noted music historian Joseph Lanza seriously appraises an American musical tradition 5-1/2 x 8-1/4. 344 pgs. Photograph section. 2004
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Grit, Noise, and Revolution The Birth of Detroit Rock 'n' Roll David A. Carson A narrative history of the birth of rock 'n' roll in Detroit 6.125 x 9.25. 416 pgs. 24 pages of 68 B&W photographs. 2005
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It Joseph Roach A witty and engaging exploration of the elusive quality of charm, animal magnetism, or charisma possessed by extraordinarily interesting people through the ages 6 x 9. 280 pgs. 25 B&W illustrations. 2007
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Listening to Popular Music Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Led Zeppelin Theodore Gracyk Argues that understanding aesthetic value is crucial to the enjoyment of all forms of music 6 x 9. 264 pgs. 2007
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Performing Glam Rock
Gender and Theatricality in Popular Music Philip Auslander Explores the many ways glam rock paved the way for new explorations of identity in terms of gender, sexuality, and performance 6 x 9. 272 pgs. 7 photos, 1 table. 2006
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Award-Winning Books
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The Aesthetics of Survival A Composer's View of Twentieth-Century Music Revised and Expanded Edition George Rochberg Winner: 2006 The American Society of Composers, Authors, & Publishers (ASCAP) Deems Taylor Award 6 x 9. 288 pgs. 2005
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A Don't Deny My Name Words and Music and the Black Intellectual Tradition Lorenzo Thomas Winner: 2008 American Book Award given by the Before Columbus Foundation 6 x 9. 232 pgs. 2008
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Grit, Noise, and Revolution The Birth of Detroit Rock 'n' Roll David A. Carson Named a 2006 Michigan Notable Book Winner of the 2006 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research in Recorded Rock Music 6.125 x 9.25. 416 pgs. 24 pages of 68 B&W photographs. 2005
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Head Hunters The Making of Jazz's First Platinum Album Steven F. Pond Winner of the IASPM-US 2006 Woody Guthrie Award 6 x 9. 288 pgs. 18 B&W photograph section, 30 music examples, 3 tables. 2005
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John Coltrane His Life and Music Lewis Porter Winner: Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC)'s 1999 Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research in Recorded Jazz or Blues 6 x 9. 448 pgs. 8 figures, 18 B&W photograph section with 104 musical examples in text. 1998
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Lennie Tristano
His Life in Music Eunmi Shim Winner: Bronze Prize for the Independent Publisher Book Award for Performing Arts Winner: 2008 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research 6 x 9. 336 pgs. 20 musical examples, 7 ganged photos, 7 tables. 2007
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Rhythm Is Our Business
Jimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express Eddy Determeyer Winner of the 2007 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Best Research in Recorded Jazz Music, Best History 6 x 9. 344 pgs. 20 B&W photographs, 12 page plate section. 2006
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Someone to Watch Over Me
The Life and Music of Ben Webster Frank Büchmann-Møller Winner of the 2007 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Certificate of Merit for Best Research in Recorded Jazz Music 6 x 9. 400 pgs. 31 B&W photograph section. 2006
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Sondheim's Broadway Musicals
Stephen Banfield Winner: Kurt Weill Foundation for Music's Prize Winner: Lowens Award 6 x 9. 472 pgs. musical examples. 1994
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