John F. Szwed

12 books

Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World by John Szwed

Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World

John Szwed

464 pages • 2010

nonfiction biography history music informative medium-paced
The Wire Primers: A Guide to Modern Music by Rob Young

The Wire Primers: A Guide to Modern Music

Rob Young

200 pages • 2009

nonfiction music informative reflective medium-paced
After Africa: Extracts from British Travel Accounts and Journals of the Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Centuries Concerning the Slaves, Their Manners, and Customs in the British West Indies by John F. Szwed, Roger D. Abrahams
After Africa: Extracts from British Travel Accounts and Journals of the Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Centuries Concerning the Slaves, Their Manners, and Customs in the British West Indies
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John F. Szwed, Roger D. Abrahams

After Africa: Extracts from British Travel Accounts and Journals of the Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Centuries Concerning the Slaves, Their Manners, and Customs in the British West Indies

John F. Szwed, Roger D. Abrahams

480 pages • paperback • 1983

medium-paced
Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World by John F. Szwed
Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World
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John F. Szwed

Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World

John F. Szwed

452 pages • digital • 2010

Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth by John F. Szwed, John F. Szwed
Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth
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John F. Szwed, John F. Szwed

Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth

John F. Szwed, John F. Szwed

240 pages • hardcover • 2015

nonfiction biography music informative reflective slow-paced
Cosmic Scholar: The Life and Times of Harry Smith by John F. Szwed, John F. Szwed
Cosmic Scholar: The Life and Times of Harry Smith
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John F. Szwed, John F. Szwed

Cosmic Scholar: The Life and Times of Harry Smith

John F. Szwed, John F. Szwed

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informative reflective slow-paced
Folksongs and Their Makers by Henry Glassie, Edward D. Ives, John F. Szwed

Folksongs and Their Makers

Henry Glassie, Edward D. Ives, John F. Szwed

missing page info • 1979

challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Jazz 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Jazz by John F. Szwed

Jazz 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Jazz

John F. Szwed

missing duration info • audio

nonfiction music challenging informative medium-paced
So what: The Life of Miles Davis by John F. Szwed
So what: The Life of Miles Davis
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John F. Szwed

So what: The Life of Miles Davis

John F. Szwed

488 pages • paperback

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So What: The Life of Miles Davis by John F. Szwed, John F. Szwed

So What: The Life of Miles Davis

John F. Szwed, John F. Szwed

496 pages • hardcover • 2002

nonfiction music emotional informative medium-paced