Book Collection
Following, please find a list of books about music and music-related subjects in my collection. I have learned much from these books.
This list is being constantly expanded, so please come back and check out the new additions.
| | PAISTE DRUMMER SERVICE ~ PROFILES OF INTERNATIONAL DRUMMERS, PERCUSSIONISTS, MUSICIANS, VOL. 2 | PAISTE ~ ? ~ 1975 ~ English
| | Jazz / General Information A collection of profiles of drummers, who use the legendary Paiste cymbals. |
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| | PAPADIMITRIOU, SAKIS ~ GUNTER SOMMER IN GREECE | PRIVATE EDITION ~ ? ~ 1991 ~ Greek
| | Jazz / General Information / Art & Photography Beautiful little book published in celebration of the visit by German avant-garde Jazz drummer Gunter "Baby" Sommer in Greece, where he performed with local musicians. Great b & w photographs! |
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| | PAPADIMITRIOU, SAKIS ~ THE | PRIVATE EDITION ~ ? ~ 1983 ~ Greek
| | Jazz / Art & Photography A collection of essays by Greek avant-garde pianist Sakis Papadimitriou with outstanding photographs. |
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| | PAPADIMITRIOU, SAKIS (EDITOR) ~ THREE DAYS OF CONTEMPORARY JAZZ | CITY OF PATRAS ~ ? ~ 1990 ~ Greek
| | Jazz / General Information / Art & Photography A catalog of the Patras Festival in Greece, with a lot of information about the Greek Jazz scene, discography of local Jazz and beautiful photographs.
I have a spare copy of this little beauty if anybody is interested, but it is in Greek ;) |
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| | PARKER, CHRIS (EDITOR) ~ B FLAT, BEBOP, SCAT: JAZZ SHORT STORIES & POEMS | QUARTET BOOKS ~ 0-7043-2568-3 ~ 1986 ~ English
| | Jazz / History & Criticism A nice collection of Jazz related writings (short stories and poems). |
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| | PEARSON, MIKE ~ CONVERSATIONS IN BRITISH JAZZ | SOUNDWORLD ~ 1-902440-06-4 ~ 2004 ~ English
| | Jazz / History & Criticism This great book collects a series of interviews and essays by writer / photographer and a great enthusiast of British Jazz, Mike Pearson. The names of the musicians included in the book reads like a "Who´s Who" of modern British Jazz and the in-depth interviews are truly excellent. Although not meant like one, this book presents a historical overview of the British Jazz scene, with many insightful observations and a plethora of facts and personal comments by the musicians involved. Beautifully written, this book is a true pleasure to read. |
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| | PEPPER, ART / PEPPER, LAURIE ~ STRAIGHT LIFE: THE STORY OF ART PEPPER | SCHRIMER BOOKS ~ 0-02-872010-5 ~ 1979 ~ English
| | Jazz / Biography Very good (and very painful) autobiography of one of the Jazz giants. |
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| | PERKINS, JEFF ~ DAVID BYRON: BORN TO PERFORM | AFRICANBREEZE ~ 0-9545796-0-7 ~ 2003 ~ English
| | Rock / Biography A biography of David Byron, lead singer of Uriah Heep, a great performer fallen victim to alcohol abuse. A good book with many details about the behind the scenes facts of Rock. |
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| | PERY, ITZHAK (EDITOR) ~ IMPROVISATIONS IN JERUSALEM | IBA ~ ? ~ 1982 ~ Hebrew
| | Jazz / General Information An overview of the Israeli Jazz scene at the time of publication. |
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| | PETTERSON, TOBIAS / HENNINGSSON, ULF (EDITOR) ~ THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SWEDISH PROGRESSIVE MUSIC 1967-1979: FROM PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIMENTS TO POLITICAL PROPAGANDA | PREMIUM PUBLISHING ~ 978-91-89136-22-9 ~ 2007 ~ English ~ Includes CD
| | Progressive Rock / Psychedelics / History & Criticism / Discography / Art & Photography Brilliant and beautifully designed book about the Swedish Progressive scene in the late 1960´s and 1970´s with incredibly detailed discography. A heaven for record collectors of Sandinavian Prog and Psychedelic music. Obviously a work of love. |
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| | PEYSER, JOAN ~ THE NEW MUSIC: THE SENSE BEHIND THE SOUND | DELL PUBLISHING ~ 0-440-06264 ~ 1971 ~ English
| | General Information / Theory & Musicology A great book about 20th Century Classical Music, which explains the modern composing methods in relatively simple terms. A good introduction to the subject. |
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| | POSTGATE, JOHN ~ A PLAIN MAN'S GUIDE TO JAZZ | HANOVER BOOKS ~ ? ~ 1973 ~ English
| | Jazz / History & Criticism Introductory book, explaining Jazz in simple and precise terms. One of the best of its kind. |
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| | PRIESTLEY, BRIAN ~ CHARLIE PARKER | SPELLMOUNT ~ 0-946771-00-6 ~ 1984 ~ English
| | Jazz / Biography Concise, but very good biography of Jazz revolutionary Charlie Parker. |
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| | PRIESTLEY, BRIAN ~ MINGUS: A CRITICAL BIOGRAPHY | QUARTET BOOKS ~ 0-7043-2275-7 ~ 1984 ~ English
| | Jazz / Biography Perhaps the best biography of Charles Mingus, with deep insight and extremely well researched background. |
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