Hear Me Talkin’ to Ya by Nat Shapiro, Nat Hentoff In this marvelous oral history, the words of such legends as Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, and Billy Holiday trace the birth, growth, and changes in jazz over the years.
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|  | The Indians’ Book by Natalie Curtis Lore, music, narratives, dozens of drawings survey the native culture among Plains, Southwestern, Lake, and Pueblo Indians. Standard work in popular ethnomusicology. Features 149 songs in full notation, 23 drawings, and 23 photos.
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Wagner on Conducting by Richard Wagner Wagner initiated Romantic image of the conductor as fiery, omniscient dictator of the podium. Here are his eloquent essays on role of the conductor, musical interpretation, many other topics.
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