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1	Mistress of Justice more books like this by Jeffery Deaver add to wishlist A young paralegal discovers secrets where she works damaging enough to smash careers and dangerous enough to push someone to commit murder. The sizzling world of a Wall Street law firm comes to life in an explosive thriller about greed, corruption and betrayal in a world where everything, including love, is for sale . . . if the price is right. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sassy: The Life of Sarah Vaughan more books like this by Leslie Gourse add to wishlist A biography of Sarah Vaughan. It traces her life from her childhood in Newark, New Jersey, to the top of the jazz music world in America. It also describes how her obsession with her music led to four marriages ending in the divorce court. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.00! \| first editions
3	Stormy Weather: The Music & Lives of a Century of Jazzwomen more books like this by Linda Dahl add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $38.45! \| first editions
4	Madame Jazz: Contemporary Women Instrumentalists more books like this by Leslie Gourse add to wishlist Nadine Jansen, a flugelhornist and pianist, remembers a night in the 1940s when a man came out of the audience as she was playing both instruments. 'I hate to see a woman do that,' he explained as he hit the end of her horn, nearly chipping her tooth. Half a century later, a big band named Diva made its debut in New York on March 30, 1993, with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.88! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Stormy Weather: The Music and Lives of a Century of Jazz Women more books like this by Linda Dahl add to wishlist Lindha Dahl offers a carefully researched survey of female participation in the history of jazz with indepth interviews and profiles of representative individuals. Includes an extensive discography and index. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions
6	Swing Shift: All-Girl Bands of the 1940s more books like this by Sherrie Tucker add to wishlist The forgotten history of the "All-Girl" big bands of the World War II era takes centre stage in Sherrie Tucker's "Swing Shift". American demand for swing skyrocketed with the onslaught of war as millions - isolated from loved ones - sought diversion, comfort, and social contact through music and dance. Although all-female jazz and dance bands had ... see all copies from $2.54! new only from $12.99! \| first editions
7	Take-Off: American All-Girl Bands During WWII more books like this by Tonya Bolden add to wishlist The 1940's was a time when society thought it improper for women to make a sax wail or let loose hot licks on skins, but with the advent of World War II and many men away fighting the war, women finally got their chance to strut their stuff on the bandstand. These all-girl bands kept morale high on the homefront and on USO tours of miltary bases ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Swing Shift- PB more books like this by Sherrie Tucker, Sherrie Tucker add to wishlist The forgotten history of the "all-girl" big bands of the World War II era takes centre stage in Sherrie Tucker's "Swing Shift". American demand for swing skyrocketed with the onslaught of war as millions - isolated from loved ones - sought diversion, comfort, and social contact through music and dance. Although all-female jazz and dance bands had ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $18.95! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Diana Krall: The Language of Love more books like this by Jamie Reid add to wishlist see all copies from $4.92! new only from $8.00! \| first editions
10	Stormy Weather more books like this by Linda Dahl add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
11	Just for a Thrill: Lil Hardin Armstrong, First Lady of Jazz more books like this by James L Dickerson add to wishlist Lil Hardin Armstrong, Louis Armstrong's second wife, was a phenomenal jazz pianist who helped Louis achieve the status of jazz legend. This biography recounts her early years in Memphis, her career in roaring Chicago, and her separation from Louis. see all copies from $3.12! new only from $15.55!
12	Sassy PB more books like this by Leslie Gourse add to wishlist Sarah Vaughan possessed the most spectacular voice in jazz history. In Sassy, Leslie Gourse, the acclaimed biographer of Nat King Cole and Joe Williams, defines and celebrates Vaughans vital musical legacy and offers a detailed portrait of the woman as well as the singer. Revealed here is The Divine One as only her closest friends and musical ... see all copies from $4.94! new only from $9.18! \| SVS
13 view cover	The International Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Ladies' Jazz Band from Piney Woods Country Life School more books like this by D Antoinette Handy add to wishlist The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a popular women's jazz band of the 1940s, has earned a reputation as the best all-women's swing band ever to perform. This revised and updated edition is the most comprehensive and objective history of the band to date. see all copies from $33.60! new only from $41.07! \| SVS
14	Jazzwomen : 1900 to the present : their words, lives and music more books like this by Sally Placksin add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
15 view cover	Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Jazz more books like this by Megan Schoeneberger add to wishlist A brief introduction to the life of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, who recorded more than 200 albums and performed at Carnegie Hall 26 times. see all copies from $4.69! new only from $6.89! \| SVS
16	American Women in Jazz: 1900 to the Present: Their Words, Lives, and Music more books like this by Sally Placksin add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
17 view cover	Peggy Gilbert & Her All-Girl Band more books like this by Jeannie Gayle Pool add to wishlist 40.00 see all copies from $3.19! new only from $26.80! \| SVS
18 view cover	International Sweethearts more books like this by D Antoinette Handy add to wishlist see all copies from $2.78! signed copies
19	Jazz Women at the Keyboard more books like this by Mary Unterbrink add to wishlist see all copies from $5.60! first editions
20 view cover	Women in Jazz: A Discography of Instrumentalists, 1913-1968 more books like this by Jan Leder add to wishlist "This discography is successful in its attempt to `present a complete picture of women instrumentalists' recording activity from 1913 to 1968.' Jan Leder also shows the significant contributions made by women in jazz and their involvement playing jazz since its beginnings. The book contains two parts: Discography of Women in Jazz and Collective ... see all copies from $25.00! first editions
21 view cover	Sweethearts of Rhythm more books like this by Marilyn Nelson add to wishlist In the 1940s, as the world was at war, a remarkable jazz band performed on the American home front. This all-female band, originating from a boarding school in the heart of Mississippi, found its way to the most famous ballrooms in the country, offering solace during the hard years of the war. Full color. see all copies from $16.91! new only from $16.91! \| SVS
22	American Women Jazz more books like this by Sally Placksin add to wishlist see all copies from $16.60! first editions
23 view cover	Some Liked It Hot: Jazz Women in Film and Television, 1928-1959 more books like this by Kristin A McGee add to wishlist How America viewed jazz women? "Some Liked It Hot" looks at all-girl bands and jazz women from the 1920s through the 1950s and how they fit into the nascent mass culture, particularly film and television, to uncover some of the historical motivations for excluding women from the now firmly established jazz canon. This well-illustrated book ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $17.33! \| first editions \| SVS
24	Die Jazz-Frauen more books like this by Gunna Wendt add to wishlist see all copies from $70.83!
25	Jazzmusikerinnen : Improvisation als Leben : eine empirische Untersuchung zu Laufbahnen und Lebenswelten von Jazzinstrumentalistinnen in den 90er Jahren more books like this by Eva-Maria Bolay add to wishlist see all copies from $47.13!

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