David A. Jasen, Gene Jones

Spreadin' Rhythm Around: Black Popular Songwriters, 1880-1930

Schirmer Books

An entertaining and thoughtful history of great but neglected African-American tunesmiths from the vaudeville and early jazz eras. -- Kirkus Reviews

Doug Ramsey

Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond

Parkside Publications, Inc.

Rarely in the annals of jazz biography has a subject's career been documented so thoroughly... a monumental work. -- Downbeat Magazine

Stuart Nicholson

Billie Holiday (Music)

Northeastern

Sarah Vaughan

Jazz Icons: Sarah Vaughan Live in '58 & '64

Jazz Icons

DVD - With perfect time, intonation and taste, she is hand-in-glove with her trio, pianist Ronell Bright, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Art Morgan. -- Doug Ramsey, Rifftides

R. M. Cook, Brian Morton

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings: Eighth Edition (Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings)

Penguin (Non-Classics)

The leader in its field... if you own only one book on jazz, it really should be this one. -- International Record Review

Herbie Hancock

River: The Joni Letters (with Bonus Tracks) - Amazon.com Exclusive

Verve

Oscar Peterson Trio

Night Train

Polygram Records

Maria Schneider Orchestra

Maria Schneider - Sky Blue [Standard Edition] CD -(Wallet style packaging with one booklet)

ArtistShare

Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette

My Foolish Heart

Ecm Records

Pat Metheny Trio

Day Trip

Nonesuch