Already known as a Wagner scholar for his work on the sketches of the Flying Dutchman, Paul Machlin has for many years taken a scholarly interest in the school of Harlem 'stride' jazz pianists. Stride: The Music of Fats Waller is a full analysis of the piano music of Waller as composer, soloist and recording artist. 38 music examples illustrate Waller's complex keyboard style and improvisatory techniques. The discussion of Waller's piano music is set in the context of a biographical study, and a discography listing all known recordings by the pianist.

"Thomas Wright Waller was one of the most popular jazz pianists and composers of all time in a world to which, for obvious reasons, he was known affectionately as 'Fats.' When he died at the early age of thirty-nine he left a legacy of such masterpieces as Honeysuckle Rose, I've Got a Feelin' I'm Falling, and Ain't Misbehavin'. His performances on the piano and organ had delighted packed houses at home and abroad, and his recordings found audiences around the globe. A child of Harlem, he grew up as that area became identified with the rich and varied characteristics of the Negro culture. The Lincoln Theatre on 135th Street housed the greatest of American Negro talent, Bill Robinson, Bert Williams, Miller and Lyle. It was here that Fats became a local celebrity playing the organ, cheered on by such schoolmates as Canada Lee. This experience led finally to Waller's sponsorship by the distinguished James P. Johnson and his apprentice ship with the leading performers at the traditional rent parties. Ed Kirkeby was Waller's friend and manager during the last eight years of the musician's life, which he recounts here in the first person against the background of the building of Fats' career. It is a story of the great Negro artists who made Harlem the center of a cultural renaissance and constitutes an important chapter in the annals of American music. The book includes a discography of recordings by Fats Waller which in itself makes the volume indispensable to a complete music library."--Dust jacket flaps.

Jazz: Research and Pedagogy is the third edition of an annotated bibliography to books, recordings, videos, and websites in the field of jazz. Since the publication of the 2nd edition in 1995, the quantity and quality of books on jazz research, performance, and teaching materials have increased. Although the 1995 book was the most comprehensive annotated jazz bibliography published to that date, several books on research, performance, and teaching materials were omitted. In addition, given the proliferation of new books in all jazz areas since 1995, the need for a new, comprehensive, and annotated reference book on jazz is apparent. Multiply indexed, this book will serve as an excellent tool for librarians, researchers, and scholars in sorting through the massive amount of new material that has appeared in the field over the last decade.

This is a comprehensive guide to popular music literature, first published in 1986. Its main focus is on American and British works, but it includes significant works from other countries, making it truly international in scope.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.