Jazz

If listening to all that great music during Jazz Appreciation Month in April has got you upbeat and wanting to know more, try these books from the Poughkeepsie Public Library District!

Benny Goodman and the Swing Era by James Lincoln Collier

Chasin' the Bird: the Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker by Brian Priestly

Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie by Alyn Shipton

Harlem Speaks: A Living History of the Harlem Renaissance compiled by Gary D. Wintz

Jazz: A History of America's Music by Geoffrey C. Ward

A Jazz Odyssey: The Life of Oscar Peterson by Oscar Peterson

Mister Jelly Roll : The Fortunes of Jelly Roll Morton, New Orleans Creole and "Inventor of Jazz" by Alan Lomax

Myself Among Others by George Wein with Nate Chinen

On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Raymond Obstfeld

Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones by Quincy Jones

So What: The Life of Miles Davis by John F. Szwed

Visions of Jazz: The First Century by Gary Giddins

Weather Bird: Jazz at the Dawn of Its Second Century by Gary Giddins

What Jazz Is: An Insider's Guide to Understanding and Listening to Jazz by Jonny King

With Billie by Julia Blackburn