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As Serious As Your Life: John Coltrane and Beyond As Serious As Your Life: John Coltrane and Beyond (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 644 ratings — published 1977
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A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.52 — 220 ratings — published 2007
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In the Brewing Luminous: The Life and Music of Cecil Taylor In the Brewing Luminous: The Life and Music of Cecil Taylor (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 14 ratings — published
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Jazz Raag Fusion: Coltrane's Spiritual Voyage with Shankar Jazz Raag Fusion: Coltrane's Spiritual Voyage with Shankar (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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Harmonizing Humanity: International Jazz Day's Global Overture Harmonizing Humanity: International Jazz Day's Global Overture (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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Global Jazz Journeys: Syncopation Sanctuaries Global Jazz Journeys: Syncopation Sanctuaries (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published
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America's Jazz Soundscape Map America's Jazz Soundscape Map (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published
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A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism (Discovering America) A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism (Discovering America)
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avg rating 3.99 — 100 ratings — published
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Easily Slip into Another World: A Life in Music Easily Slip into Another World: A Life in Music (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 278 ratings — published
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Organic Music Societies Organic Music Societies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.54 — 63 ratings — published
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Free Jazz in Japan: A Personal History Free Jazz in Japan: A Personal History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 29 ratings — published
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Does It Swing? (Open Mouth Poetry Series) Does It Swing? (Open Mouth Poetry Series)
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avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 1996
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The Wisdom of Sun Ra: Sun Ra's Polemical Broadsheets and Streetcorner Leaflets The Wisdom of Sun Ra: Sun Ra's Polemical Broadsheets and Streetcorner Leaflets (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 53 ratings — published 2006
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Celebrating Bird: The Triumph Of Charlie Parker Celebrating Bird: The Triumph Of Charlie Parker (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 101 ratings — published 1986
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Nineteen+: Conversations with Jazz Musicians, New York City, 1964-1965 Nineteen+: Conversations with Jazz Musicians, New York City, 1964-1965 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 5 ratings — published 2014
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Space is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra Space is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,323 ratings — published
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Miles, Ornette, Cecil: Jazz Beyond Jazz Miles, Ornette, Cecil: Jazz Beyond Jazz (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 43 ratings — published 2007
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Straight Life: The Story Of Art Pepper Straight Life: The Story Of Art Pepper (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,027 ratings — published 1980
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Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 561 ratings — published 2002
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Coltrane: The Story of a Sound Coltrane: The Story of a Sound (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 944 ratings — published 2007
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Miles: The Autobiography Miles: The Autobiography (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 16,451 ratings — published 1989
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Rhythm-a-ning: Jazz Tradition And Innovation Rhythm-a-ning: Jazz Tradition And Innovation (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 31 ratings — published 1985
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Four Lives in the Bebop Business Four Lives in the Bebop Business (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 133 ratings — published 1966
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Arcana: Musicians on Music Arcana: Musicians on Music (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 240 ratings — published 1999
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Forces In Motion: The Music And Thoughts Of Anthony Braxton (Da Capo Paperback) Forces In Motion: The Music And Thoughts Of Anthony Braxton (Da Capo Paperback)
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avg rating 4.56 — 184 ratings — published 1989
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New York Is Now!: The New Wave of Free Jazz New York Is Now!: The New Wave of Free Jazz (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.53 — 45 ratings — published
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Riding On A Blue Note: Jazz And American Pop Riding On A Blue Note: Jazz And American Pop (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 38 ratings — published 1981
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Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 195 ratings — published 1992
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But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 3,231 ratings — published 1992
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Visions of Jazz: The First Century Visions of Jazz: The First Century (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 394 ratings — published 1998
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Black Music Black Music (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 549 ratings — published 1966
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