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Works recommended by Scott DeVeaux & Gary Giddins on their book Jazz (2009)

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1		As serious as your life: The story of the new jazz by Val Wilmer 4.31 avg rating — 672 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Freedom Principle: Jazz After 1958 by John Litweiler 3.89 avg rating — 87 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Ornette Coleman: A Harmolodic Life by John Litweiler 3.80 avg rating — 81 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Four Lives in the Bebop Business by A.B. Spellman 4.22 avg rating — 134 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Miles, Ornette, Cecil: Jazz Beyond Jazz by Howard Mandel 3.74 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Space is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra by John F. Szwed 4.20 avg rating — 1,359 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		This Is Our Music: Free Jazz, the Sixties, and American Culture by Iain Anderson 3.59 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Rhythm-a-ning: Jazz Tradition And Innovation by Gary Giddins 3.90 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Black Music (AkashiClassics: Renegade Reprint Series) by Amiri Baraka 4.10 avg rating — 583 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Free Jazz by Ekkehard Jost 4.03 avg rating — 119 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music by George E. Lewis 4.53 avg rating — 224 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		New Musical Figurations: Anthony Braxton's Cultural Critique by Ronald M. Radano 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Avant-Garde Jazz Musicians: Performing "Out There" by David G. Such 2.86 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Jazz Masters In Transition 1957-1969 by Martin T. Williams 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

14 books · 3 voters · list created September 16th, 2017 by Santiago Mirón (votes) .

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