A New History of Jazz (2nd edition 2006) by Alyn Shipton
$55.00 AUD
Category: Music
Aiming to challenge many of the assumptions that surround the birth and growth of jazz music, this book re-evaluates the transition from swing to be-bop, asking just how political this supposed modern jazz revolution actually was. It also includes names as John Medeski, Diana Krall, Django Bates, and Ma ...Show more
TURN THE BEAT AROUND by SHAPIRO PETER
$35.00 AUD
Category: Music
Disco emerged from the fall-out of the Black Power Movement and an almost exclusively gay scene in a blaze of poppers, strobe lights, tight trousers, hysterical diva vocals and synthesized beats in the late sixties. Drawing on the music of Sly Stone and Parliament- Funkadelic, and the ethos of pleasure- ...Show more
All Things Must Pass: George Harrison by Marc Shapiro
$19.95 AUD
Category: Music
George Harrison was always known as the 'quiet Beatle' As part of the biggest band in pop history, he took a back seat to Paul McCartney and John Lennon, but his talent shone through in the composition of classic songs such as 'Something' and 'Here Comes The Sun'. In his solo career he occasionally thre ...Show more
Thirteen Tonne Theory : Life inside Hunters and Collectors by Mark Seymour
$26.95 AUD
Category: Music
For eighteen years, Mark Seymour fronted Hunters and Collectors - although he was never remotely in control of it. Together they released songs that remain Australian anthems like Talking to a Stranger, Say Goodbye, Throw Your Arms Around Me and The Holy Grail. With superstardom always just out of reach ...Show more
Jazz: Australian Innovations by John Shand
$34.95 AUD
Category: Music
Jazz: The Australian Accent explores the unique developments in Australian jazz over the last twenty years. Through interviews, anecdotes, analysis, and a companion CD, leading music journalist John Shand provides a fascinating insight into the innovative, cutting-edge scene that is Australian jazz. He ...Show more
Perfect From Now On - How Indie Rock saved my life by John Sellers
$24.99 AUD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
Despite vowing never to get caught up in music due to his father's overbearing Dylan-obsession (which haunts him to do this day) the young John Sellers found himself powerless to resist the lure of indie rock. When his favourite band went their separate ways in 2004, Sellers examined his own listening r ...Show more
The Devil's Horn by Michael Segell
$31.95 AUD
Category: Music
The 160-year history of the saxophone comes to brilliant life in Michael Segell's wonderfully researched, beautifully told The Devil's Horn. Beginning with "a sound never heard before," Segell's portrait follows the iconographic instrument as it is lauded for its sensuality, then outlawed for its influe ...Show more
Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf by James Segrest; Mark Hoffman
$26.95 AUD
Category: Music
Howlin’ Wolf was a musical giant in every way. He stood six foot three, weighed almost three hundred pounds, wore size sixteen shoes, and poured out his darkest sorrows onstage in a voice like a raging chainsaw. Half a century after his first hits, his sound still terrifies and inspires. Born Chester Bu ...Show more