Kind Of Blue
by Ashley Kahn | 
Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development
by Gunther Schuller | 
The History of Jazz
by Ted Gioia | 
Jazz
by Geoffrey C. Ward | 
Coltrane
by Ben Ratliff | 
The Jazz Theory Book
by Mark Levine | 
But Beautiful
by Geoff Dyer |
Thelonious Monk
by Robin Kelley |
This is Uncool
by Garry Mulholland |
Where Did Our Love Go?
by Nelson George | 
The Joy of Music
by Leonard Bernstein | 
Really the Blues
by Mezz Mezzrow | 
Miles
by Miles Davis |
Mister Jelly Roll
by Alan Lomax | 
Metallica: Back to the Front
by Matt Taylor | 
The Jazz Standards
by Ted Gioia | 
The Gold Bug Variations
by Richard Powers | 
The Loser
by Thomas Bernhard | 
On Playing the Flute
by Johann Joachim Quantz | 
Puccini Without Excuses
by William Berger |
'Improvising Jazz' gives the beginning performer and the curious listener insights into the art of jazz improvisation. Jerry Coker, teacher and noted jazz saxophonist, explains the major concepts of jazz, including blues, harmony, swing, and the characteristic chord progressions.