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1	Satchmo: The Genius of Louis Armstrong more books like this by Gary Giddins "A valuable, jubilant look at a great man and artist."-New York Times Book Review. Gary Giddins has been called "the best jazz writer in America today" ( Esquire ). Louis Armstrong has been called the most influential jazz musician of the century. Together this auspicious pairing has resulted in Satchmo, one of the most vivid and fascinating ... see all copies from $6.49! new only from $13.54!
2	Call Me Lucky: Bing Crosby's Own Story more books like this by Bing Crosby, Pete Martin (As Told by), Gary Giddins (Introduction by) "One of the most enchanting of all show-business memoirs." -Gary Giddins.. Reissued to coincide with the paperback publication of the definitive Bing biography by Gary Giddins, here is "a collection of anecdotes and reminiscences that is as warm and witty as any Crosby performance. [Bing] could have surely become a full-time writer had his ... see all copies from $3.10! new only from $6.67! \| SVS
3	Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats more books like this by Pannonica De Koenigswarter, Nica De Koenigswarter, Gary Giddins (Foreword by) In the 1950s, 60s and 70s, Pannonica de Koenigswarter, known as Nica, was a constant and benevolent presence on the thriving jazz scene. Known as the Jazz Baroness (she was born into the wealthy Rothschild family and later married to a French aristocrat) she befriended such giants as Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Barry Harris, Art Blakey, Miles ... see all copies from $13.79! new only from $13.79! \| SVS
4	Bing Crosby: Pocketful of Dreams--The Early Years, 1903-1940 more books like this by Gary Giddins From 1934 to 1954 and beyond, Bing Crosby utterly dominated American entertainment. Nobody had the the impact on radio or television that Crosby did; nor did anybody have as many hit records ("White Christmas" alone has sold over 40 million copies). And his rise in Hollywood was unprecedented -- Crosby was the number one box office draw for a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Visions of Jazz: The First Century more books like this by Gary Giddins Poised to become a jazz classic, Gary Giddins' Visions of Jazz: The First Century contains no fewer than 78 chapters illuminating the lives of virtually all major figures in jazz history. From Louis Armstrong's renegade style trumpet playing to Frank Sinatra's intimate crooning, jazz critic Gary Giddins continually astonishes us with his ... see all copies from $2.97! new only from $8.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Satchmo more books like this by Gary Giddins This biography of the jazz innovator Louis Armstrong analyzes his music and highlights the important moments of his life. see all copies from $2.40! new only from $53.72! \| first editions
7	Raise Up Off Me: A Portrait of Hampton Hawes more books like this by Hampton Hawes, Gary Giddins (Illustrator), Don Asher Hampton Hawes [1928-1977] was one of jazz's greatest pianists. Among his peers from California the self-taught Hawes was second only to Oscar Peterson. At the time of his celebration as New Star of the Year by downbeat magazine (1956), Hawes was already struggling with a heroin addiction that would lead to his arrest and imprisonment, and the ... see all copies from $5.50! new only from $9.21! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Weather Bird: Jazz at the Dawn of Its Second Century more books like this by Gary Giddins Gary Giddins's magnificent book "Visions of Jazz" has been hailed as a landmark in music criticism. Jonathan Yardley in "The Washington Post" called it "the definitive compendium by the most interesting jazz critic now at work." And Alfred Appel, Jr., in "The New York Times Book Review", said it was "the finest unconventional history of jazz ever ... see all copies from $3.03! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams--The Early Years, 1903-1940 more books like this by Gary Giddins In A POCKET FULL OF DREAMS, the first volume of THE definitive Crosby biography, award-winning music critic Gary Giddins chronicles the ascension of Bing's career. From his early days in college minstrel shows and vaudeville, to his first hit recordings, from his 11-year triumph as star of America's most popular radio show, to his first success ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker more books like this by Gary Giddins A biographical portrait of the jazz alto saxophonist.. see all copies from $4.89! first editions
11 view cover	Riding on a Blue Note: Jazz and American Pop more books like this by Gary Giddins The most imposing figure in jazz writing today ( JazzTimes ) on artists from Duke Ellington to Elvis Presley to Irving Berlin--all with that pervasive blue note of jazz in common.. }Gary Giddins, winner of the 1998 National Book Critics Circle Award, has a following that includes not only jazz enthusiasts but also pop music fans of every stripe. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Natural Selection: Gary Giddins on Comedy, Film, Music, and Books more books like this by Gary Giddins Long recognized as America's most brilliant jazz writer, the winner of many major awards--including the prestigious National Book Critics Circle Award--and author of a highly popular biography of Bing Crosby, Gary Giddins has also produced a wide range of stimulating and original cultural criticism in other fields. With Natural Selection, he ... see all copies from $4.58! new only from $4.58! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Faces in the Crowd: Players and Writers more books like this by Gary Giddins Primarily a jazz critic, Gary Giddins is also keenly interested in cinema and modern American literature, and this book brings together over thirty of his most perceptive pieces. There are portraits of such music legends as Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Kay Starr, and Dizzy Gillespie, and appreciations of writers of the calibre of Philip Roth, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.00! \| first editions
14	Rhythm-A-Ning: Jazz Tradition and Innovation in the '80s more books like this by Gary Giddins see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.95! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	We Called It Music more books like this by Eddie Condon, Thomas Sugrue, Gary Giddins (Introduction by) }Eddie Condon (19051973) pioneered a kind of jazz popularly known as Chicago-Dixieland, though musicians refer to it simply as Condon style. Played by small ensembles with driving beat, it was and is an informal, exciting music, slightly disjointed and often mischievous. The same could be said of Condon's autobiography, We Called It Music, a book ... see all copies from $8.80! new only from $11.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Bing Crosby: The Early Years more books like this by Gary Giddins, Edward Lewis (Narrator) see all copies from $25.97! new only from $25.97!
17 view cover	Faces in the Crowd: Musicians, Writers, Actors and Filmmakers more books like this by Gary Giddins Thirty-seven profiles of major figures in the culture of our century.. In Faces in the Crowd Gary Giddins explores the achievements of thirty-seven artists, ranging from Irving Berlin to Spike Lee, Billie Holiday to Kay Starr, Louis Armstrong to Miles Davis, Elias Canetti to Philip Roth. He shows how Jack Benny revolutionized comedy; assesses the ... see all copies from $2.58! new only from $5.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Rhythm-A-Ning: Jazz Tradition and Innovation more books like this by Gary Giddins In a companion to his collections Riding on a Blue Note and Faces in the Crowd , Gary Giddins has assembled a mosaic of pieces that provide an essential guide to the jazz world. Moving with ease from sweeping surveys of jazz history to precise, vivid assessments of individual performers including Thelonius Monk, the Marsalis brothers, Ornette ... see all copies from $2.57! new only from $14.46! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Call Me Lucky: Bing Crosby's Own Story more books like this by Bing Crosby, Pete Martin (As Told by), Gary Giddins (Introduction by) "One of the most enchanting of all show-business memoirs." -Gary Giddins. see all copies from $1.99! first editions

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