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Jazz: Jazz-Related!

A guide to research materials for the serious jazz scholar as well as books, sound recordings, and videos for the jazz enthusiast.

Jazz Photography Books

American Musicians (Lee Friedlander)

Black Beauty, White Heat: A Pictorial History of Classic Jazz (1920-1950)

The Blue Note Jazz Photography of Frances Wolff

The Chronicle of Jazz

The Jazz Image: Seeing Music Through Herman Leonard's Photography

Jazz in Black and White: The Photographs of Duncan Schiedte

Jazz Portraits

A Moment's Notice: Portraits of American Jazz Musicians (Carol Friedman)

The Sound I Saw (Roy DeCarava)

Young Chet (The young Chet Baker photographed by William Claxton)