Miles
by Miles Davis | 
I put a spell on you
by Nina Simone | 
But Beautiful
by Geoff Dyer |
Mister Jelly Roll
by Alan Lomax | 
Coltrane
by Ben Ratliff |
The Living Years
by Mike Rutherford |
Me, the Mob, and the Music
by Tommy James | 
Improvising Jazz
by Jerry Coker |
Aretha
by Aretha Franklin | 
Kind Of Blue
by Ashley Kahn | 
Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development
by Gunther Schuller | 
Q
by Quincy Jones | 
Bedsit Disco Queen
by Tracey Thorn | 
The Real Frank Zappa Book
by Frank Zappa |
Jerry Lee Lewis
by Rick Bragg | 
Here, There and Everywhere
by Geoff Emerick | 
Johannes Brahms
by Jan Swafford | 
Woody Guthrie
by Joe Klein |
A Long Strange Trip
by Dennis McNally | 
Under the Big Black Sun
by John Doe |
The story of Milton Mezzrow--a white kid who fell in love with black culture. First published in 1946, "Really the Blues" was a rousing wake-up call to alienated young whites to explore the world of jazz, the first music America could call its own. Told in the jive lingo of the underground's inner circle, this classic is an unforgettable chronicle of street life, smoky clubs, and roadhouse dances.