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Mercury Swings    by Robert Kroese
Price: Free! 3810 words. Published on December 6, 2009. .

What really happened to the Biblical character Enoch? Were there jazz clubs in 1900 B.C.? Why are there so many asses in the Bible? These questions and more are answered in "Mercury Swings," one of the earliest adventures of the wise-cracking angel Mercury on the Mundane Plane.
Lost in New York - Liner Notes    by Suresh Singaratnam
Price: $2.99 USD. 5960 words. Published on March 30, 2010. .

Digital Booklet for Trumpeter Suresh Singaratnam's debut jazz recording: Lost in New York. Featuring nine pages of full colour illustrations by Kevin J. West and a detailed analysis of the music written by drummer/composer Nathaniel Smith.
DIARY OF A 
YOUNG MUSICIAN — Final Days of the Big Band Era 1948-1962    by Felix Mayerhofer
Price: $9.99 USD. 146890 words. Published by Fideli Publishing on April 14, 2010. .

Felix Mayerhofer grew up fast when he went from Juilliard School of Music in New York City to the professional "dog eat dog" world of big bands. It was there he encountered drugs, drinking, and women while traveling on the road. After a couple of years in an air force band during the Korean War, it was back on the road with more jazz groups. A fast read, filled with humor and excitement.
The Monopoly Factor    by Robert Saunders
Price: $4.00 USD. 131340 words. Published on September 28, 2010. .

A captivating mystery of Murder, Corporate deceit, and the attorney, Barry Foreman, who is driven to save his client, Susan Graham, from certain death.
Follow Your Heart : John McLaughlin song by song - A Listener's Guide    by Walter Kolosky
Price: $4.99 USD. 76570 words. Published on October 12, 2010. .

This eBook text version of Follow Your Heart takes you on a fascinating journey of the music of John McLaughlin -- song by song. The tour guide is Walter Kolosky, author of the award winning Power, Passion and Beauty: The Story of the Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra. He is aided by a foreword written by Chick Corea, expert musicologists and exclusive insights from John McLaughlin himself.
Culture and the Pentatonic Scale    by Richard Henry
Price: $4.99 USD. 3600 words. Published on October 15, 2010. .

Don't read another book on pentatonic scales until you have read this book. Culture and the Pentatonic Scale is an inside look into the history of the pentatonic scale and its uses. Teachers will be able to use this as an excellent resource for their students. Musicians and non-musicians will read more information about pentatonic scales that they may not have known. Truly a fantastic music guide.
Jazz...For Those Who Don't Appreciate It    by Richard Henry
Price: $6.99 USD. 7790 words. Published on October 21, 2010. .

Discover how you can understand and love the genre of music we call jazz. Jazz...For Those Who Don't Appreciate It is a guide for helping people appreciate jazz music more. It contains important information on how to listen to jazz, history of jazz and helpful techniques for listening to jazz. Everyone who loves music should read this important, amazing book.
Dionysus Dying    by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 13890 words. Published on November 16, 2010. .

Jazz star Bobby Ball sees the future when he plays his sax. The music of his dying idol, Omar Wild, throws open the door to tomorrow, but Bobby doesn't like what he sees. A faded torch singer will die unless Bobby plays an impossible song, one that reveals the secrets of a terrible crime. One that will force him to go solo in a race against time and the fight of his life.
Bonjour New York    by Françoise Sagan
Price: $4.99 USD. 5780 words. Published by Editions de  L'Herne  on December 9, 2010. .

En 1954, la toute-puissante directrice du Magazine Elle lui demande une série d’articles sur l’Italie, L'hebdomadaire titre ses reportages « Bonjour Naples », « Bonjour Capri », « Bonjour Venise »... Ce « Bonjour » devient sa griffe. En 1956, Françoise Sagan écrit un texte sur New York et réalise avec Florence Malraux un ouvrage d’où provient le texte présenté dans ce Carnet.
Satchmo: The Story of Louis Armstrong    by Waln Brown
Price: $4.99 USD. 5050 words. Published on January 4, 2011. .

This biography examines Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong's life, including his dropping out of school and firing a gun in public, which resulted in spending 18 months in a juvenile detention home for African-American youth, where the young Louis joined the Waifs' Home Colored Band and learned to play the coronet. Satchmo rose above his troubled childhood to become America's Ambassador of Jazz.