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Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology


Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology


$79.48


JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology, the new 111-track, 6-CD, 200-page compendium of the great American musical invention, traces the turning points of this 20th-century tale through its legendary innovators and notable styles. The great American musical invention of the 20th century, jazz is an ever-youthful, still evolving music of beauty, sensitivity, and brilliance that has produced (and been prod…

Ultimate Broadway


Ultimate Broadway


$12.19



Classic Sounds of New Orleans


Classic Sounds of New Orleans


$7.45


From street parades to nightclubs, from churches to dance halls, music has been essential to New Orleans’ unique culture. These sounds that emanated from the Crescent City have played a key role in the evolution of American music. Spanning improvised, polyrhythmic, call & response drum performances on the streets of Congo Sq. to symphony orchestras & opera houses that, although segregated, were op…

Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton: The Collected Piano Music


Ferdinand ‘Jelly Roll’ Morton: The Collected Piano Music


$28.99


A stunning, comprehensive volume prepared in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution. The world’s first jazz critical edition. Contents Songs: Grandpa’s Spells : Tom Cat Blues : Cannonball Blues : Mister Joe (buffalo Blues) : Billy Goat…

Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz


Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz


$29.55


Selected and annotated by Martin Williams with a biographical index by Ira Gitler…

Seeing Jazz: Artists and Writers on Jazz


Seeing Jazz: Artists and Writers on Jazz


$35.00


Improvisation, spontaneity, fusion, freedom, innovation. Jazz has always been about more than music, and the ideas and moods of jazz have sent ripples through every branch of the arts. Produced by the Smithsonian, this spectacular compilation is the first to look at both art and literature inspired by jazz. Seeing Jazz showcases the music’s riotous liberating influence with over one hundred beauti…