Bill Evans : time remembered / produced and directed by Bruce Spiegel.

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Kind of blue / Miles Davis. by Davis, Miles

Conversations in Jazz. by Gleason, Ralph J.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Foreword; Editor's Note; Acknowledgments; John Coltrane; Quincy Jones; Dizzy Gillespie; John Lewis; Milt Jackson; Percy Heath; Connie Kay; Sonny Rollins; "Philly" Joe Jones; Bill Evans; Horace Silver; Duke Ellington; Les McCann; Jon Hendricks.…”
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Jazz shots from the East Coast.

Table of Contents: “…Up with the lark / J. Kern (Bill Evans Trio) (6:14) -- Waltz for Debby / B. Evans (Bill Evans Trio) (3:08) -- Darn that dream / E. …”
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The Jazz Tradition. by Williams, Martin

Table of Contents: “…SARAH VAUGHAN: The Meaning of Self-Discovery; 19. BILL EVANS: A Need to Know; 20. CHARLIE MINGUS: The Pivotal Instrument; 21. …”
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My goals beyond / John McLaughlin. by McLaughlin, John, 1942-

Table of Contents: “…McLaughlin (2:35) -- Waltz for Bill Evans / C. Corea (2:01) -- Follow your heart (3:15) ; Song for my mother (2:31) / J. …”

Dizzy, Duke, Brother Ray and friends : on and off the record with jazz greats / Lilian Terry. by Terry, Lilian

Table of Contents: “…Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Edward Kennedy Ellington: â#x80;#x9C;Uncle Eddieâ#x80;#x9D; -- Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach -- Horace Silver -- Raymond Charles Robinson: Interviewsâ#x80;#x94;Conversations, 1968â#x80;#x93;1979 -- Bill Evans: Weaver of Dreams -- John Birks â#x80;#x9C;Dizzyâ#x80;#x9D; Gillespie: The Joyous Soul of Jazz…”
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Jazz piano : a Smithsonian collection.

Table of Contents: “…Delaunay's dilemma (John Lewis) -- Nobody knows the trouble I've seen (Randy Weston) -- Changes (Ray Bryant) -- Autumn leaves ; Waltz for Debbie (Bill Evans Trio) -- I loves you Porgy (Bill Evans) -- Passion dance (McCoy Tyner) -- Matrix (Chick Corea) -- In front (Keith Jarrett) -- The sorcerer (Herbie Hancock).…”

The encyclopedia of country music : the ultimate guide to the music / compiled by the staff of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum ; edited by Paul Kingsbury with the assistance of Laura Garrard, Daniel Cooper, and John Rumble.

Table of Contents: “…: the literature of country music / Nolan Porterfield -- Country music as music / Bill Evans -- The center of Music City: Nashville's Music Row / John Lomax III -- The talking machine: how records shaped country music / Colin Escott -- It all begins with a song: a brief history of country songwriting / Walter Carter -- The South and country music / Bill C. …”
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Jazz styles : history and analysis / Mark C. Gridley. by Gridley, Mark C., 1947-

Table of Contents: “…Bop: the early 1940s to the early 1950s ; Cool jazz ; Hard Bop ; Miles Davis, his groups and sidemen ; John Coltrane -- Part IV: Modern jazz: the early 1960s to the present. 1960s and 1970s avant-garde and "free" jazz ; Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett ; Jazz-rock fusion ; 1980 to the present ; Other voices -- Appendices. …”

The Dancer Within : Intimate Conversations with Great Dancers. by Eichenbaum, Rose

Table of Contents: “…The Dancer Within; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Yuriko (Anemiya Kikuchi); Barrie Chase; Ethan Stiefel; Leslie Caron; Fernando Bujones; Leonard Crofoot; Cynthia Gregory; Jacques d'Amboise; Dudley Williams; Mary Hinkson; Bill Evans; Brenda Bufalino; Chet Walker; Donna McKechnie; Mitzi Gaynor; Joe Tremaine; Chita Rivera; Russ Tamblyn; Rita Moreno; Natalia Makarova; Shirley MacLaine; Mikhail Baryshnikov; Liza Minnelli; Joel Grey; Ben Vereen; Lori Belilove; Rasta Thomas; Marine Jahan; Robert La Fosse; Gemze de Lappe; James Mitchell; Paula Kelly.…”
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Jazz makers : vanguards of sound / Alyn Shipton. by Shipton, Alyn

Table of Contents: “…The pioneers: Scott Joplin ; Jelly Roll Morton ; King Oliver ; Louis Armstrong ; Sidney Bechet ; Bix Beiderbecke ; Bessie Smith ; More pioneers to remember -- Swing bands and soloists: Fletcher Henderson ; Duke Ellington ; Cab Calloway ; Benny Goodman ; Artie Shaw ; Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey ; Count Basie ; Ella Fitzgerald ; Billie Holiday ; Lester Young ; Coleman Hawkins ; More swing bandleaders and soloists to remember -- The piano giants: Albert Ammons ; Fats Waller ; Earl "Fatha" Hines ; Mary Lou Williams ; Teddy Wilson ; Art Tatum ; Oscar Peterson ; More piano giants to remember -- Birth of bebop, the modern jazz revolution: Dizzy Gillespie ; Charlie Parker ; Miles Davis ; Bud Powell ; Thelonious Monk ; Art Blakey ; Charles Mingus ; Sarah Vaughan ; More modern jazz pioneers to remember -- Cool jazz, hard bop, and fusion: John Coltrane ; Sonny Rollins ; Gerry Mulligan ; Stan Getz ; Ornette Coleman ; Bill Evans ; Herbie Hancock ; Chick Corea ; John McLaughlin ; Anthony Braxton ; More cool, hard bop and fusion players to remember -- A century of jazz: David Murray ; Michael Brecker ; Jan Garbarek ; Wynton Marsalis ; Geri Allen ; Joshua Redman ; More contemporary jazz players to remember.…”
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The jazz cadence of American culture / edited by Robert G. O'Meally.

Table of Contents: “…Powell -- Skyscrapers, airplanes, and airmindedness: "the necessary angel" / Amy Douglas -- Profiles: putting something over something else / Calvin Tomkins -- Celebration / Sherry Turner DeCarava -- Black visual intonation / Arthur Jafa -- Improvisation in jazz / Bill Evans -- Jazz music in motion: dancers and big bands / Jacqui Malone -- Characteristics of negro expression / Zora Neale Hurston -- Be like Mike? …”

Teaching dance studies / edited by Judith Chazin-Bennahum ; Melinda Jordan, editorial assistant.

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Jazz cultures / David Ake. by Ake, David Andrew, 1961-

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The Robert Herridge Theater. directed by Jack Smight ; produced by Robert Herridge ; CBS Films.

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Atlantic crossing / Tom Jones, Tony Bennett ; a GMVS production.

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A geometry of music : harmony and counterpoint in the extended common practice / Dmitri Tymoczko. by Tymoczko, Dmitri, 1969-

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From New York : the jazz life / produced by Ben Sidran ; a Myriad Media Productions, Inc. production. Live from New York : the jazz life / directed by Parker Y. Bird ; produced by Ben Sidran.

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Finding Balance : Fitness, Training, and Health for a Lifetime in Dance. by Berardi, Gigi

Table of Contents: “…Analytical Tools for TechniqueAnalyzing Movement Using Physical Principles; Plié; Arabesque; Pirouette; Jumps; Lifts; Structural and Functional Analysis; Foot and Ankle; Hip: External Rotation; Hip: Extension; Experiential Tools for Technique; Visualization Techniques Applied to Alignment; Somatic Disciplines in Dance; Ideokinesis; Alexander Technique; Selecting a Teacher; Profiles; Bill Evans; Cher Carnell; Donald Byrd; Kelen Laine; Gus Solomons jr; 4 The Fit Dancer: Conditioning the Body for Strength, Endurance, and Flexibility; Strength; Warming Up; A Warmup Primer.…”
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