Top 10 Best Jazz Musician Biographies

of November 2024
1
Best ChoiceBest Choice
Coltrane on Coltrane: The John Coltrane Interviews (Musicians in Their Own
Chicago Review Press
Chicago Review Press
10
Exceptional
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2
Best ValueBest Value
Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins
9.9
Exceptional
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3
Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings
Yale University Press
Yale University Press
9.8
Exceptional
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4
The Jazz of Physics
Basic Books
Basic Books
9.7
Exceptional
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5
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original
Free Press
Free Press
9.6
Exceptional
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6
Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker
9.5
Excellent
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7
Mingus: A Critical Biography
Da Capo Press
Da Capo Press
9.4
Excellent
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8
Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Random House Trade Paperbacks
9.3
Excellent
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9
Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker
Chicago Review Press
Chicago Review Press
9.2
Excellent
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10
A Child's Introduction to Jazz: The Musicians, Culture, and Roots of the
9.1
Excellent
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Coltrane on Coltrane: The John Coltrane Interviews (Musicians in Their Own Words)

Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins

Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings

The Jazz of Physics

Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original

Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker

Mingus: A Critical Biography

Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life

Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker

A Child's Introduction to Jazz: The Musicians, Culture, and Roots of the World's Coolest Music (A Child's Introduction Series)

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