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Once Upon a Time in Shaolin: The Untold Story of Wu-Tang Clan's Million-Dollar Secret Album, the Devaluation of Music, and America's New Public Ene (PB) (2022)
9781250177834$18.99The untold story of the world's most controversial album---a surreal tale of secret recordings, the Wu-Tang Clan, baffled customs agents, the world's most hallowed art institutions, and a villain of comic book proportions: Martin Shkreli. In 2007, the... -
Black Music: Essays (HC) (2022)
9781636140858$39.95The long-awaited reissue of the sequel to Amiri Baraka's seminal work, Blues People.Baraka writes with the passion and lyricism that can only come from a jazz critic who is uncompromisingly invested in the social and aesthetic dimensions of the music... -
Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker (CD) (2014)
9781482967678$32.95Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker is the first installment in the long-awaited portrait of one of the most talented and influential musicians of the twentieth century, from Stanley Crouch, one of the foremost authorities on jazz... -
Madvillain's Madvillainy (PB) (2023)
9781501389238$14.95This book celebrates Madvillainy as a representation of two genius musical minds melding to form one revered supervillain. A product of circumstance, the album came together soon after MF DOOM's resurgence and Madlib's reluctant return from avant-garde... -
The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar (PB) (2023)
9781982186531$19.99A definitive and surprising exploration of the history of Black horror films, after the rising success of Get Out, Candyman, and Lovecraft Country from creators behind the acclaimed documentary, Horror Noire. The Black Guy Dies First explores the Black... -
Big Boss Man: The Life and Music of Bluesman Jimmy Reed (PB) (2006)
9780879308780$22.99Alcoholic. Epileptic. Technically challenged. Jimmy Reed nevertheless overcame these roadblocks to become perhaps the most successful R&B/pop cross-over artist of the '50s with songs like Big Boss Man and Bright Lights, Big City. Musicians, family... -
Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm (PB) (2023)
9781250862976Essence Authors 2023$20.00NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "This book is a must for everyone interested in illuminating the idea of unexplainable genius." --QuestloveEqual parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical... -
Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-And-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe (PB) (2023)
9780807011843$18.95New York Times Book Review Editor's Pick: The untold story of 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sister Rosetta Tharpe, America's first rock guitar diva Long before women in rock became a media catchphrase, African American guitar virtuoso Rosetta... -
Liner Notes for the Revolution: The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound (PB) (2023)
9780674292208$24.95Winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award, Rock & Roll Hall of FameWinner of the American Book Award, Before Columbus FoundationWinner of the PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles AwardWinner of the MAAH Stone Book AwardA Pitchfork Best Music Book of the... -
Assembling a Black Counter Culture (PB) (2022)
9781734489736$20.00In this critical history, DeForrest Brown, Jr "makes techno Black again" by tracing the music's origins in Detroit and beyondIn Assembling a Black Counter Culture, writer and musician DeForrest Brown, Jr, provides a history and critical analysis of... -
Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story (CD) (2022)
9781797145259$49.99A modern epic about the most consequential music culture today, Atlanta rap--a masterful, street-level story of art, money, race, class, and salvation from acclaimed New York Times reporter Joe Coscarelli.From mansions to trap houses, office buildings to...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$49.99Subtotal: -
The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard (PB) (2015)
9780062231451$16.99On the tenth anniversary of his death, The Dirty Version is the first biography of hip hop superstar and founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Ol' Dirty Bastard, to be written by someone from his inner circle: his right-hand man and best friend, Buddha...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$16.99Subtotal: -
Soul Train: The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation (PB) (2023)
9781647228583$39.99Celebrate the culture of cool with this compact, paperback edition of the heartfelt tribute to Soul Train, a worldwide phenomenon of dance, music, and fashion. From Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of the award-winning hip-hop group the Roots, comes this... -
Hidden History of Louisiana's Jazz Age (PB) (2023)
9781467153423$23.99Step backstage in this look at little-known and utterly fascinating aspects of Jazz Age Louisiana.New Orleans' early jazz greats like Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Kid Ory and Buddy Bolden had fascinating careers, but Hidden History of Louisiana's... -
The Cover Art of Blue Note Records: The Collection (HC) (2021)
9781911163701$24.95The Cover Art of Blue Note Records is Graham Marsh and Glyn Callingham's classic collection of the finest record sleeves produced by the celebrated Blue Note record label. This new edition is the complete compilation of the original volumes published...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$24.95Subtotal: -
The Real Bebop Book: C Edition (PB) (2017)
9781495052767$34.99(Fake Book). Your new official bebop bible! Over 200 classics arranged for C instruments in Real Book style. Titles include: Anthropology * Au Privave * Be-Bop * Boneology * Boplicity (Be Bop Lives) * Byrd Like * Cherokee (Indian Love Song) *...