Best of: Books About Jazz and Music in General

1.
Visions of Jazz: The First Century
Visions of Jazz: The First Century 4.18 avg rating — 390 ratings
2.
Heroes of Blues, Jazz, and Country
Heroes of Blues, Jazz, and Country 4.27 avg rating — 851 ratings
3.
John Coltrane: His Life and Music (The Michigan American Music Series)
John Coltrane: His Life and Music (The Michigan American Music Series) 4.16 avg rating — 606 ratings
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Cookin': Hard Bop and Soul Jazz, 1954 - 65
Cookin': Hard Bop and Soul Jazz, 1954 - 65 4.12 avg rating — 82 ratings
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Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole 3.90 avg rating — 78 ratings
4.
The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz
The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
7.
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original 4.31 avg rating — 2,519 ratings
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Mr. B: The Music and Life of Billy Eckstine
Mr. B: The Music and Life of Billy Eckstine really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
9.
Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll
Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll 4.04 avg rating — 3,544 ratings
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Ella Fitzgerald: A Biography of the First Lady of Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald: A Biography of the First Lady of Jazz 3.81 avg rating — 182 ratings
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Giant Steps: Bebop and the Creators of Modern Jazz 1945 - 65
Giant Steps: Bebop and the Creators of Modern Jazz 1945 - 65 4.12 avg rating — 90 ratings
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Carmen McRae: Miss Jazz
Carmen McRae: Miss Jazz 3.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
13.
Listen to This
Listen to This
by: Alex Ross
3.95 avg rating — 2,906 ratings
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Jazz Cleopatra: Josephine Baker in Her Time
Jazz Cleopatra: Josephine Baker in Her Time 3.90 avg rating — 182 ratings
15.
Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings
Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings 4.05 avg rating — 581 ratings
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Weather Bird: Jazz at the Dawn of Its Second Century
Weather Bird: Jazz at the Dawn of Its Second Century 4.03 avg rating — 37 ratings
17.
Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography
Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography
by: Ian Carr
4.16 avg rating — 877 ratings
18.
Reading Jazz: A Gathering of Autobiography, Reportage, and Criticism from 1919 to Now
Reading Jazz: A Gathering of Autobiography, Reportage, and Criticism from 1919 to Now 4.23 avg rating — 117 ratings
18.
Jazz Anecdotes
Jazz Anecdotes
by: Bill Crow
4.29 avg rating — 68 ratings
20.
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
by: Alex Ross
4.10 avg rating — 15,704 ratings
20.
Jazz 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Jazz
Jazz 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Jazz 3.62 avg rating — 265 ratings
22.
Kind Of Blue: The Making Of The Miles Davis Masterpiece
Kind Of Blue: The Making Of The Miles Davis Masterpiece 4.26 avg rating — 1,329 ratings
22.
Pressed for All Time: Producing the Great Jazz Albums from Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday to Miles Davis and Diana Krall
Pressed for All Time: Producing the Great Jazz Albums from Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday to Miles Davis and Diana Krall 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings
24.
Miles The Autobiography /anglais
Miles The Autobiography /anglais 4.21 avg rating — 16,146 ratings
24.
Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday
Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday 3.84 avg rating — 365 ratings
26.
Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall
Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, And Redemption Of Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, And Redemption Of Jelly Roll Morton 4.18 avg rating — 83 ratings
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ART: Why I Stuck with a Junkie Jazzman
ART: Why I Stuck with a Junkie Jazzman 4.44 avg rating — 71 ratings
28.
Looking to Get Lost: Adventures in Music and Writing
Looking to Get Lost: Adventures in Music and Writing 3.98 avg rating — 180 ratings
30.
The Studio Recordings of the Miles Davis Quintet 1965-68
The Studio Recordings of the Miles Davis Quintet 1965-68 4.41 avg rating — 39 ratings
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Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke
Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke 4.08 avg rating — 1,054 ratings
32.
Straight Life
Straight Life 4.33 avg rating — 1,018 ratings
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Where Did Our Love Go? the Rise and Fall of The Motown Sound
Where Did Our Love Go? the Rise and Fall of The Motown Sound 3.93 avg rating — 238 ratings
34.
Keith Jarrett's The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett's The Köln Concert 4.06 avg rating — 31 ratings
34.
Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend
Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend 4.02 avg rating — 322 ratings
36.
Keith Jarrett: The Man And His Music
Keith Jarrett: The Man And His Music
by: Ian Carr
3.64 avg rating — 76 ratings
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Sugar Free Saxophone: The Life and Music of Jackie McLean
Sugar Free Saxophone: The Life and Music of Jackie McLean 3.24 avg rating — 17 ratings
38.
Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn
Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn 4.32 avg rating — 738 ratings
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Chasin' The Trane: The music and mystique of John Coltrane
Chasin' The Trane: The music and mystique of John Coltrane 3.96 avg rating — 295 ratings
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Considering Genius: Writings on Jazz
Considering Genius: Writings on Jazz 3.74 avg rating — 131 ratings