Jazz Books Reviews

Tag: bessie

History & Biography

Words and Songs of Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and Nina Simone: Sound Motion, Blues Spirit, and African Memory (Studies in African American History and Culture)

Post author By John Coltrane
Post date 2012-08-18

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Tags african, american, bessie, billie, blues, culture, history, holiday, memory, motion, nina, simone, smith, songs, sound, spirit, studies, words

History & Biography

Jazz Singing: America's Great Voices From Bessie Smith To Bebop And Beyond

Post author By John Coltrane
Post date 2012-08-11

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Tags americas, bebop, bessie, beyond, from, great, jazz, singing, smith, voices

History & Biography

Celebrating The Duke: And Louis, Bessie, Billie, Bird, Carmen, Miles, Dizzy And Other Heroes

Post author By John Coltrane
Post date 2012-08-09

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Tags bessie, billie, bird, carmen, celebrating, dizzy, duke, heroes, louis, miles, other