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Part VI: Appendixes
A Lester Young Reader (Smithsonian): By Lewis Porter. A collection of colorful
stories of the legendary saxophonist, his music, and his troubled life.
Lester Leaps In: The Life and Times of Lester “Pres” Young (Beacon): By
Douglas Henry Daniels. A new, critically acclaimed biography of the tenor
saxophonist, including his duel with Coleman Hawkins in a Kansas City club.
Louis Armstrong: A Cultural Legacy (University of Washington): By Marc
H. Miller, et al. Assembled by top writers and academics, this book takes a
broad view of Armstrong and his music within the context of African
American culture.
Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life (Books on Tape): By Laurence
Bergreen. A thick and thorough account of Armstrong’s music, passions, and
personality quirks.
Miles, The Autobiography (Simon & Schuster): By Miles Davis with Quincy
Troupe. Getting inside Davis’s head, Troupe, a renowned poet, puts Davis’s
story down on paper in language that rings true to the brooding, colorful personality
of one of jazz’s great trumpeters.
The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (Grove): Edited by Barry Kernfeld, PhD.
The Big Daddy of them all, this monster from Grove Press is the authoritative
source of basic info on jazz and its players.
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD: Seventh Edition (Penguin): By Richard
Cook and Brian Morton. Different opinions than the All Music Guide to Jazz;
lists of players on each album that are extremely useful.
Pres: The Story of Lester Young (University of Arkansas): By Luc Delannoy. A
detailed account of the saxophonist’s life, loves, music, and self-destructive
habits.
Really the Blues (Carol Publishing): By Mezz Mezzrow with Bernard Wolfe.
An insider’s account of life as a musician and white Harlem hustler, by the
clarinetist who was friends with Louis Armstrong and other greats.
Satchmo: The Genius of Louis Armstrong (De Capo): By Gary Giddins. A
well-written account of Louis Armstrong’s life and music, plus dozens of great
photos of Armstrong.
Sidney Bechet: The Wizard of Jazz (De Capo): By John Chilton. Chilton
takes a close look at the great reedman’s life, music, and jazz scenes in New
Orleans and Paris.
Singing Jazz: The Singers and Their Styles (Backbeat): By Bruce Crowther
and Mike Pinfold. A useful, detailed history of jazz’s great vocalists.