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This Storm

By James Ellroy

A Fabulous Creation: How the LP Saved Our Lives

By David Hepworth

Coltrane: The Story of a Sound

By Ben Ratliff

Masquerade: The Lives of Noel Coward

By Oliver Soden

Hallelujah!: The extraordinary story of Shaun Ryder and Happy Mondays

By John Warburton

Frank Sinatra

By Esme Hawes

Shakey: Neil Young's Biography

By McDonough, Jimmy

The Vintage Guide to Classical Music: An Indispensable Guide for Understanding and Enjoying Classical Music

By Jan Swafford

1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die

Electric Don Quixote: Story of Frank Zappa

By Neil Slaven

Lady Sings the Blues

By Billie Holiday

Oscar Peterson: The Will to Swing

By Gene Lees

Keith Jarrett: The Man and His Music

By Ian Carr

Myself When I am Real

By Gene Santoro

Meet Me at Jim and Andy's: Jazz Musicians and Their World

By Gene Lees

Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings

By Peter Pettinger

Mister Good Times: The enthralling life story of a legendary DJ

By Norman Jay

If Beale Street Could Talk

By James Baldwin

Barefaced Lies and Boogie-Woogie Boasts

By Harriet Vyner, Jools Holland

Benny: King of Swing

By Benny Goodman

Lady Sings the Blues

By Billie Holiday

Louis Prima

By Garry Boulard

That Old Black Magic: Louis Prima, Keely Smith, and the Golden Age of Las Vegas

By Tom Clavin

The Thirties: An Intimate History of Britain

By Gardiner, Juliet

The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women

By James Ellroy

The Best of Jazz

By Humphrey Lyttelton

The Cold Six Thousand

By James Ellroy

Delightfulee: The Life and Music of Lee Morgan

By Jeff McMillan

An Actor's Craft: The Art and Technique of Acting

By David Krasner

Love Supreme: the Making of John Coltrane's Classic Album: The Creation of John Coltrane's Classic Album

By Ashley Kahn