Table of Contents: “…Louis Armstrong -- Count Basie -- John Coltrane -- Miles Davis -- Duke Ellington -- Ella Fitzgerald -- Gerry Mulligan -- Coleman Hawkins -- Abdullah Ibn Buhaina -- Jelly Roll Morton -- King Oliver -- Billie Holiday -- Charles Mingus -- Nat "King" Cole -- Ornette Coleman -- Charlie Parker -- Modern Jazz Quartet -- Sonny Rollins -- Sidney Bechet -- Thelonious Monk -- Eubie Blake -- Sarah Vaughan -- Fats Waller -- Bix Beiderbecke -- Lester Young -- Dizzy Gillespie.…”

Table of Contents: “…Joe Oliver, the king -- Louis Armstrong, Ambassador of jazz -- Bessie Smith, empress of the blues -- Bix [Beiderbecke], young man with a horn -- Fats Waller, the laughing genius -- Duke Ellington, sounds of life -- Benny Goodman, king of swing -- Count Basie: "Jump for joy" -- Billie Holiday: "God bless the child" -- Woody Herman, leader of the herd -- Dizzy Gillespie, explorer of new sounds -- Charlie Parker, Yardbird -- John Coltrane: the search continues -- Jazz is the music of many.…”

Table of Contents: “…Fletcher Henderson, "Blue Lou" -- Benny Goodman, "Dinah" -- Artie Shaw, "Star dust" -- Jimmie Lunceford, "'Tain't what you do (it's the way that you do it)" -- Count Basie and Duke Ellington. Pete Johnson / Big Joe Turner, "It's all right, baby" -- Andy Kirk / Mary Lou Williams, "Walkin' and swingin'" -- Count Basie, "One o'clock jump" -- Duke Ellington, "Mood indigo" -- Duke Ellington, "Conga brava" -- Duke Ellington, "Blood count" -- A world of soloists. …”

Table of Contents: “…Ferraro -- Comping for Count Basie / Albert Murray -- 'Is ethnicity obsolete?' …”

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : a contemporary art -- Jelly Roll Morton : three-minute form -- Louis Armstrong : style beyond style -- Bix Beiderbecke : the white man's burden -- Coleman Hawkins : some comments on a phoenix -- Billie Holiday : actress without an act -- Duke Ellington : form beyond form -- Count Basie and Lester Young : style beyond swing -- Charlie Parker : the burden of innovation -- Thelonius Monk : modern jazz in search of maturity -- John Lewis and the Modern Jazz Quartet : modern conservative -- Sonny Rollins : spontaneous orchestration -- Horace Silver : the meaning of craftsmanship -- Miles Davis : a man walking -- John Coltrane : a man in the middle -- Ornette Coleman : the meaning of innovation.…”

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Table of Contents: “…Poop and hasse-oles : barbershops & whorehouses : Stevie Wonder -- Dexter Gordon : life and death in the margin : barbershops & whorehouses : Ornette Coleman and Waylon Jennings -- Planeland : bringing up baby : barbershops & whorehouses : Count Basie -- The slush pump and the silent letter : barbershops & whorehouses : Elvin Jones -- Timothy Leary : voltage smart : barbershops & whorehouses : Janos -- jazz in Siberia : left-handed times -- barbershops & whorehouses -- Willy (Mink) DeVille -- Chet Baker : how about a sniffette? …”
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Table of Contents: “…Sonny Rollins: Way Out West (1957) -- 49. Count Basie: The Complete Atomic Basie (1957-1958) -- 50. …”

Table of Contents: “…Johnson ; Don Redman ; Will Marion Cook ; Will Vodery ; Charles Shribman ; Chick Webb ; Count Basie ; Lonnie Johnson ; Maceo Pinkard ; Paul Whiteman ; Luckeyeth Roberts ; George Gershwin ; Bubber Miley ; Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton ; Freddy Guy ; Harry Carney ; Barney Bigard and Wellman Braud ; Johnny Hodges ; Cootie Williams ; Freddy Jenkins ; Lawrence Brown ; Ivie Anderson ; Rex Stewart ; Richard Bowden Jones.…”

Table of Contents: “…Gerald Albright -- Amelia Ashley-Ward -- Count Basie -- Angela Bassett -- David Baugh -- Simeon Booker -- Charles Brown -- Erroll M. …”
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Table of Contents: “…Roy Acuff -- Bryan Adams -- Paul Anka -- Count Basie -- The Beatles -- Tony Bennett -- Bunny Berigan -- Leonard Bernstein -- Ruben Blades -- Laura Branigan -- James Brown -- Glen Campbell -- Rosanne Cash -- Toni Childs -- Dick Clark -- Phil Collins -- Ry Cooder -- Aaron Copland -- Elvis Costello -- Fats Domino -- Sheena Easton -- Duke Ellington -- Gloria Estefan -- The Everly Brothers -- John Fogerty -- Aretha Franklin -- Peter Gabriel -- Guns n' Roses -- Woody Guthrie -- Merle Haggard -- George Harrison -- Jimi Hendrix -- Julio Iglesias -- INXS -- Rick James -- Jean-Michel Jarre -- Billy Joel -- Quincy Jones -- The Judds -- Albert King -- Julian Lennon -- Jerry Lee Lewis -- David Lindley -- Los Lobos -- Loretta Lynn -- Yo-Yo Ma -- Barry Manilow -- Johnny Mathis -- John "Cougar" Mellencamp -- Pat Metheny -- Steve Miller -- Ronnie Milsap -- Joni Mitchell -- Rick Nelson -- Wayne Newton -- Stevie Nicks -- Ted Nugent -- Roy Orbison -- David Ott -- Buck Owens -- Robert Palmer -- Dolly Parton -- Les Paul -- Itzhak Perlman -- Pink Floyd -- Robert Plant -- Vernon Reid -- Lionel Richie -- Robbie Robertson -- Duke Robillard -- Linda Ronstadt -- Sade -- Rod Stewart -- Sting -- Liz Story -- Barbra Streisand -- Stryper -- James Taylor -- Kiri Te Kanawa -- U2 -- Luther Vandross -- Sarah Vaughan -- Dionne Warwick -- Doc Watson -- Andy Williams -- Steve Winwood -- Stevie Wonder -- Tammy Wynette -- Neil Young -- ZZ Top.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Papa Jo Jones, highly influential Count Basie band drummer -- Gayle King, CBS This Morning host known for friendship with Oprah Winfrey -- Eddie Kirkland, energetic blues guitarist -- Donald Lawrence, genre-reviving Gospel music artist and producer -- Butch Lewis, promoter of memorable heavyweight boxing matches -- Kevin Liles, leading music industry executive and youth benefactor -- Lloyd, up-and-coming R&B star -- Leila Lopes, Angolan model crowned Miss Universe 2011 -- Paula Madison, media executive and champion of diversity in broadcasting -- Audrey Marks, Jamaican entrepreneur -- Mark Mathabane, South African-born author of Kaffir Boy -- Stephen McGregor, breakout Jamaican music producer and riddim creator -- The Mills Brothers, legendary vocal harmony group -- Frederick O'Neal, actor and activist who promoted racial equality in theater and film -- Patrice O'Neal, confrontational standup comic -- Odumegwu Ojukwu, charismatic leader of the Biafran secession -- Jay Jay Okocha, Nigerian soccer star -- Gary Payton, aggressive hoops defender -- Felicia Pearson, streetwise actress known for her role in HBO's The Wire --…”
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Table of Contents: “…Lou Adler, music and comedy producer -- Marin Alsop, principal conductor overcame gender barriers -- Fiona Apple, pop artist with bluesy sound -- Kevin Ayers, singer-songwriter helped found Soft Machine -- David Banner, rapper covers a variety of themes -- Bedouin Soundclash, rock 'n' roll band a commercial hit -- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, three piece melodic rock band -- Ruben Blades, salsa singer, actor, and politician -- Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, "the Count Basie of the blues" -- Ryan Cabrera, singer-songwriter with acoustic sound -- Little Milton Campbell, longtime grassroots blues artist -- Coheed and Cambria, heavy metal group tells a story -- The Congos, group featured unique reggae sound -- The Constantines, rock group mixes punk and soul -- Alice Cooper, originator of shock rock -- The Darkness, British rock band with glam style -- David Diamond, versatile composer and teacher -- Neil Diamond, pop star performs own compositions -- Dismemberment Plan, punk/funk/pop group -- Bob Dylan, influential songwriter and rock music icon -- Esthero, unique vocalist from Canada -- Foo Fighters, pop rock group with grunge roots -- Frankie J., Mexican-born R&B singer -- Franz Ferdinand, Scottish rock group -- Richard Galliano, accordionist promotes Parisian dance hall music -- Valery Gergiev, conductor of Russia's Kirov Opera -- Don Gibson, country music performer and songwriter -- Eliza Gilkyson, politically conscious folk singer and songwriter -- Anthony Hamilton, R&B singer with Southern sound -- John Wesley Harding, witty solo acoustic performer -- Gemma Hayes, Irish singer refused to compromise -- Skitch Henderson, former Tonight show music director -- Honeytree, vocalist pioneered Contemporary Christian Music -- Michael Hurley, diversely talented folk singer -- Huun-Huur-Tu, the throat singers of Tuva -- Jack Ingram, country singer blends psychology and song writing -- Jazze Pha, hard-working hip-hop producer -- Marc Johnson, contemporary jazz bass player -- Seu Jorge, laidback Brazilian guitarist and singer -- Kool & the Gang, 1980s R&B/pop group performed "Celebration" -- Bettye LaVette, emotional soul music vocalist -- Major Lance, influential voice in Northern soul music -- Brenda Lee, childhood star turned to country music -- Johnny Legend, wild rock 'n' roll performer -- Ivan Lins, Jazz singer-songwriter from Brazil -- Long Beach Dub All Stars, punk band of former Sublime members -- Lyfe, singer-songwriter with a unique style -- Paul McCartney, former Beatle became successful solo artist -- Mr. …”
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