The vocal jazz ensemble / by Rutherford, Paris

Table of Contents: “…Perspectives on vocal jazz -- The ensemble and its director -- Interpreting vocal jazz : the vocal jazz ensemble -- The vocal jazz soloist -- The band -- Sound reinforcement : a.k.a. live sound -- The performance.…”

The New New Orleans music : vocal jazz.

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This is bop : Jon Hendricks and the art of vocal jazz / by Jones, Peter

“…Jon Hendricks and the art of vocal jazz…”

Autumn in New York /

Subjects: “…Vocal Jazz, Contemporary Jazz.…”
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I'm nobody's baby /

Subjects: “…Vocal Jazz, Ballad tune, Swing.…”
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So you want to sing jazz : a guide for professionals / by Shapiro, Jan

Table of Contents: “…Vocal health and the vocal jazz artist /…”

Such sweet thunder : views on black American music /

Table of Contents: “…Dexter Algood -- 1991: Celebrating the Blues: The Blues as an historical phenomenon / Jeff Todd Titon -- Aesthetics of blues women's lyrics and performances / Daphne Duval Harrison -- 1992: New Trends in Vocal Jazz: Eddie Jefferson and Jon Hendricks: Innovators in Modern Vocal Jazz / Phyl Garland -- The Vocal jazz group: a history / Jon Hendricks -- The Unforgettable Nat King Cole: how a big legend grew from a little trend / Leslie Gourse -- 1993: Great Women of Jazz -- 1994: World Music and Jazz: The Influence of jazz on international popular music / Peter Manuel -- Jazz and European classical music / Hildred roach -- 1995: Blues-Based Jazz: The Legacy of William "Count" Basie: The Basie and Ellington bands: a blues comparison / Leonard Goines -- The Basie lineage / Bill Lowe -- Is there jazz without the blues: / Amina Claudine Myers -- 1996: The Revolution Returns: The Next Generation in Jazz: A Participant recounts the 1940s revolution in American Classical Music / Billy Taylor -- Jazz revolution or media concoction? …”

Becoming a choral music teacher : a field experience workbook / by Madura, Patrice D.

Table of Contents: “…The choir teacher as comprehensive musician -- Middle school singers : changing voices, minds and bodies -- Auditions and warm-ups for middle school voices -- Repertoire that works for middle school voices -- Rehearsal planning for middle school choirs -- High school singers : auditioning and recruiting -- Warm-ups for high school voices -- Repertoire that works for high school voices -- Effective high school choral music teaching -- Vocal jazz and other specialized ensembles -- Checklists for practical matters : concerts, festivals, travel, budgets, and time.…”

Becoming a choral music teacher : a field experience workbook / by Madura, Patrice D.

Table of Contents: “…The choir teacher as comprehensive musician -- Middle school singers : changing voices, minds and bodies -- Auditions and warm-ups for middle school voices -- Repertoire that works for middle school voices -- Rehearsal planning for middle school choirs -- High school singers : auditioning and recruiting -- Warm-ups for high school voices -- Repertoire that works for high school voices -- Effective high school choral music teaching -- Vocal jazz and other specialized ensembles -- Checklists for practical matters : concerts, festivals, travel, budgets, and time.…”
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Adam lay ybounden : four-part mixed chorus / by Cantrell, John Edward

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Becoming Ella Fitzgerald : the jazz singer who transformed American song / by Tick, Judith

Brazilian horizons.

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The Last Balladeer : the Johnny Hartman Story. by Akkerman, Gregg

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American popular music : a multicultural history / by Appell, Glenn

Table of Contents: “…From bebop to acid jazz -- Bebop and the birth of modern jazz -- Post-bop styles of the 1950s -- Free jazz -- Mainstream jazz in the 1960s -- Bop and post-bop vocal jazz -- Fusion -- Contemporary directions -- Chapter summary -- Key terms -- Study and discussion questions -- 13. …”

Let's do it : the birth of pop music : a history / by Stanley, Bob, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…1900: Pop in the beginning -- Elite syncopations: Scott Joplin and ragtime -- Songs for sale: Tin Pan Alley -- Doing what comes naturally: Irving Berlin -- A culture of consolation: Music hall and musical theatre -- On the other side of a big black cloud: World War I -- A conversation of instruments: The birth of jazz -- The greatest love of all: Louis Armstrong -- The blab of the pave: Jerome Kern and Broadway -- Let me entertain you: Al Jolson -- I'm gonna do it if I like it: The jazz age -- In a silent way: Race records -- Invisible airwaves crackle with life: Radio -- Trying hard to recreate what had yet to be created: Hillbilly -- Black and tan fantasy: Duke Ellington and the Cotton Club -- Learn to croon: Rudy Vallee and the dawn of the electric era -- All Hollywood and all heaven: Talking pictures -- Ten cents a dance: The Great Depression -- Nothing but blue skies: Bing Crosby -- Industrial light and music: The movie musical -- Pardon my pups: The Boswell Sisters -- Make those people sway: British dance bands -- Fascinating rhythm: Fred Astaire and the dance-hall boom -- Eighty-eight key smile: Fats Waller and friends -- Tight like that: The age of swing -- Serenade in blue: The great American songbook -- The winds grow colder: Judy Garland and Billie Holiday -- Be like the kettle and sing: Britain at war -- Why don't you do right: America at war -- Hot licks with vanilla: Glenn Miller -- Someone to watch over me: Vocal refrains -- We had to break up the band: Post-war jazz -- Call me irresponsible: Frank Sinatra -- Saturday night fish fry: Rhythm and blues -- California suite: The long-player -- It's Mitch Miller's world and we just live in it: The 45 -- Breaks a new heart every day: Peggy Lee -- Almost like praying: Post-war Broadway -- Squeeze me: Vocal jazz -- Experiments with mice: British big bands -- Revival: Trad jazz and folk -- In a restless world: Nat King Cole -- Ports of pleasure: Exotica -- Sharks in jets clothing: Rock 'n' Roll -- The summit: Frank, Dino and Sammy -- TV is the thing: The rise of television -- I could go on singing: The next generation -- The strength of strings: Film soundtracks -- What kind of fool am I: Lionel Bart and Anthony Newly -- Whipped cream and other delights: Adventures in Beatleland -- The last waltz: Tom Jones and the new balladeers -- Some kind rapprochementent: The 1970s.…”

Crossroads : the multicultural roots of America's popular music / by Barkley, Elizabeth F.

Table of Contents: “…-- Overview of the music tradition of jazz -- Stylistic categories -- Structural characteristics -- Jazz in a historical and social context -- Precursors to jazz : ragging and ragtime -- The "birth of jazz" in New Orleans : 1865-1917 -- The 1930s and 1940s : the swing era -- Vocal jazz -- The 1940s and 1950s : bebop -- The 1950s and 1960s : cool jazz and hard bop -- The 1960s and 1970s : the avant-garde, free jazz, and fusion -- The 1980s and 1990s : classicism, smooth or contemporary jazz, and acid jazz -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Boxed features -- Listening guide : "Take the A train" -- Insight : the New Orleans Creoles of Color -- Profile : Miles Davis -- 8. …”

We just couldnt say goodbye : It was great fun / by Sullivan, Maxine, 1911-1987

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