Leslie Gourse Books
The Ella Fitzgerald Companion: Seven Decades of Commentary
No woman in the history of jazz has achieved the international acclaim of Ella Fitzgerald. "The First Lady of Jazz" won thirteen Grammies during her career, spanning over fifty years. Now, for the...
Read MoreStraight, No Chaser: The Life and Genius of Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk is one of jazz's legendary figures, whose life story is shrouded in mystery. In the house trio at Harlem's hip, renowned Minton's Playhouse, he, along with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie...
Read MoreMadame Jazz: Contemporary Women Instrumentalists
Madame Jazz is a fascinating invitation to the inside world of women in jazz. Ranging primarily from the late 1970s to today's vanguard of performance jazz in New York City and on the West Coast, i...
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