Biography & Autobiography

Biography & Autobiography

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"I'm Used to Playing Lead"

Memoirs by Women in Jazz

Amy Tucker, Queens College CUNY (Emerita)
photo of Lester Young playing sax and holding instrument over his head

Being Prez

The Life and Music of Lester Young

Dave Gelly, Writer and Journalist
Collage of jazz memorabilia related to New Orleans

Bill Russell and the New Orleans Jazz Revival

Ray Smith, Musician and Writer, Mike Pointon, Musician and Writer
photograph of Parker playing the sax

Chasin' the Bird

The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker

Brian Priestley, Author, Journalist and Broadcaster
photo of Tomasz Stanko with hands folded on a trumpet

Desperado

An Autobiography

Tomasz Stańko, Musician, Rafał Księżyk, Journalist, Translated by Halina Maria Boniszewska
Photo of Billy J with the Beatles all holding pints of beer

Do You Want to Know a Secret?

The Autobiography of Billy J. Kramer

Billy J. Kramer, Singer, Songwriter and Bandleader, with Alyn Shipton, Royal Academy of Music
period photograph of Dora Bright writing at a desk

Dora Bright

Her Life and Works in the Public Eye

Anthony Bilton, Independent Scholar
photo of Brad at the piano, looking down as he strikes keys

Formation

Building a Personal Canon, Part I

Brad Mehldau, Jazz Pianist
portrait photo of composer holding a violin

Grażyna Bacewicz

Joanna Sendlak, Artist and Writer, Translated by Halina Maria Boniszewska
book cover

Grieg & Delius

A Chronicle of Their Friendship in Letters

Edvard Grieg, Composer (1843-1907), Frederick Delius, Composer (1862-1934), Compiled and Edited by Lionel Carley, Archivist & Author, (1936-2021)
photo of author standing holding a sax and wearing a hat

Hidden Man

My Many Musical Lives

John Altman, Film composer, music arranger, orchestrator, conductor and saxophonist
photo of Ivor at an upright piano wearing hat

Ivor Cutler

A Life Outside the Sitting Room

Bruce J. Lindsay, Music Journalist and Social Historian
photo of Lennie Tristano at the piano and Peter Ind, behind him on double bass

Jazz Visions

Lennie Tristano and His Legacy

Peter Ind, Jazz Musician and Club Owner, (1928-2021)
photo of Jarrett at piano

Keith Jarrett

A Biography

Wolfgang Sandner, University of Marburg, Translated by Chris Jarrett, Johannes-Gutenberg-University
closeup photo of Komeda with a cigarette in his mouth

Komeda

A Private Life in Jazz

Magdalena Grzebałkowska, Journalist and Author, Translated by Halina Maria Boniszewska
Photo of Morgan in relaxed pose with left arm resting on upright trumpet

Lee Morgan

His Life, Music and Culture

Tom Perchard, Goldsmiths, University of London
Richie performing with left hand in air holding mike with left

Lionel Richie

Hello

Sharon Davis, Author and Journalist
Photo of Chambers playing bass

MR P. C.

The Life and Music of Paul Chambers

Robert A. Segal, University of Aberdeen, Rob Palmer, Musician
photo of Collier working on a score sitting at a desk, pencil in hand

Mosaics

The Life and Work of Graham Collier

Duncan Heining, Biographer and Music Journalist
photo of a seated Carr with crossed legs, holding a trumpet

Out of the Long Dark

The Life of Ian Carr

Alyn Shipton, Royal Academy of Music, London