The following is a list containing books of historical interest to dancers and jazz fans alike.
BOOKS
1. SWINGIN' AT THE SAVOY - NORMA MILLER (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
2. JAZZ DANCE - MARSHALL AND JEAN STEARNS (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
3. REALLY THE BLUES - MEZZ MEZZROW (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
4. SWINGIN' THE DREAM - LEWIS A. ERENBERG
5. SWING CHANGES - DAVID STOWE
6. THE HISTORY OF JAZZ - TED GIOIA
7. BLACK BEAUTY, WHITE HEAT - A PICTORIAL HISTORY - FRANK DRIGGS (HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED)
8. MARSALIS ON MUSIC - WYNTON MARSALIS
9. STEPPIN' ON THE BLUES - JACQUI MALONE
10. JAZZ ANECDOTES - BILL CROW (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
11. MONK - LAURENT DE WILDE
12. CHET BAKER - HIS LIFE AND MUSIC - J. DE VALK (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
13. BUT BEAUTIFUL - A BOOK ABOUT JAZZ - GEOFF DYER (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
14. WEST COAST JAZZ - TED GIOIA
15. STRANGE FRUIT - THE BIOGRAPHY OF A SONG - DAVID MARGOLICK (HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED)
16. BIRD LIVES - ROSS RUSSELL
17. LIVING WITH MUSIC - THE JAZZ WRITINGS OF RALPH ELLISON
18. JAZZ, AMERICA'S CLASSICAL MUSIC - GROVER SALES (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
19. RAISE UP OFF ME - HAMPTON HAWES (JUST RE-RELEASED IN PAPERBACK. INCREDIBLE!)
20. JOHN HAMMOND ON RECORD - JOHN HAMMOND (OUT OF PRINT. FIND IT ANYWAY!)
