The Blue Note Years presents for the first time many of Francis Wolff's previously unpublished photographs, capturing such jazz legends as John Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Miles Davis, Donald Byrd, Clifford Brown, and Ornette Coleman, among others. 195 duotone photos.

Smaller in trim size, greatly expanded in content, this compendium of Chronicle's classic Blue Note books is now an appealingly chunky paperback. Featuring 400 of the legendary covers, spanning the '40s to the '70s, features the greatest work of legendary Blue Note art director Reid Miles.

What begins as one woman’s search for her own artistic courage unravels into a stunning look into what jazz music can teach out about our search for the truest version of ourselves. For decades, seasoned players on the scene have spoken in whispered tones about The Blue: a mysterious meeting place for jazz history - a place where ghosts from this music's storied past spring to life for those courageous enough to enter. When Jessie Choi's mentor Jimmy Hightower collapses at a gig and loses consciousness, she finds herself reluctantly pulled back into the jazz scene she abandoned years earlier. In investigating the music and mystery behind Jimmy's comatose state, every thread leads to the same question: is Jimmy somehow trapped in this enigma known as The Blue? In her search to save her teacher, Jessie rubs shoulders with legends, uncovers the secret history of Blue Note Records, and faces her own deepest fears.

This theoretical book is meant to improve contemporary jazz styles techniques for all musician players of modern jazz. These exercises were made as an extension of my book "240 Chromatic Exercises + 1165 Jazz Lines Phrases For The Modern Improviser".

Insightful scenes abound in the first full history of the most noted label in jazz history. With record-collector zeal, Cook analyzes everything from Sidney Bechet's 78s to Norah Jones' recent chart-topper.

Provides a complete discography of all recordings made or issued on the Blue Note label from 1939 through 1999.

Theo the cat has learned to play only one blue note on his saxophone, but when a magical rocket ship carries him to the moon, he joins Charlie Porker, Nat King Cobra, Duck Ellington, and other great jazz musicians in a jam session.