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  1. Photos of Jazz Greats (A Passion for Jazz)
      Provides pictures of hundreds of jazz artists, by instrument (listed across the top of the page) and time period. (The photo links are the "P" letter at the end of each name and birthdate. 2-01


Papers
  1. Armstrong, Louie "Satchmo" (JazzOne Online)
      Provides a biography of the man considered to be the greatest contributor to the development of jazz. 1-01

  2. Armstrong, Louie "Satchmo" (RedHotJazz.com)
      Provides a biography of the man considered to be the greatest contributor to the development of jazz. Includes music 1-01

  3. Basie, Count (Horshak)
      Provides a biography of one of the most popular band leaders and pianists. 1-01

  4. Bassie, Count (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the bandleader and pianist. 2-01

  5. Beiderbecke, Bix (Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society)
      Provides a brief biography of one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers. Also spelled Biderbeck. 1-01

  6. Bessie, Smith (RedHotJazz)
      Provides a biography of the jazz singer. 2-01

  7. Biographies of Jazz Artists (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides dozens of biographies. 2-01

  8. Biographies of Jazz Artists of the 1990's (Jazz at Lincoln Center)
      Provides biographies of Geri Allen, Paquito D'Rivera, Frank Emilio, Tommy Flanagan, Sir Roland Hanna, Shirley Horn, Hank Jones, John Lewis, Joe Lovano, Ellis Marsalis, Charles McPherson, Brad Mehldau, James Moody, Arturo O'Farrill, Nicholas Payton, Danilo Perez, Eric Reed, Dianne Reeves, Sam Rivers, Wallace Roney, and Jesus "Chucho" Valdés. 2-01

  9. Brubeck, Dave (MusicPlex.com)
      Provides a biography of the jazz pianist. 2-01

  10. Brubeck, Dave (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the bandleader, composer, and pianist. 2-01

  11. Calloway, Cab (Brooks)
      Provides a timeline of one of the most popular jazz entertainers. 5-02

  12. Calloway, Cab (Morgan)
      Provides a brief biography of one of the most popular jazz entertainers. 1-01

  13. Carmichael, Hoagy (Cargill)
      Provides a biography. 2-01

  14. Christian, Charlie (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the guitarist. 2-01

  15. Colemen, Hawkins (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the saxophonist. 2-01

  16. Coltrane, John (JazzOne Online)
      Provides a biography of one of the greatest jazz saxophonists. 1-01

  17. Coltrane, John (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the bandleader, composer, and saxophonist. 2-01

  18. Davis, Miles (JazzOne Online)
      Provides a biography of one of the greatest jazz trumpet players. 1-01

  19. Davis, Miles (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the bandleader and trumpeter. 2-01

  20. Dorsey, Jimmy (RedHotJazz.com - Gottsegen)
      Provides a biography of one of the most popular band leaders and musicians. 1-01

  21. Dorsey, Tommy (RedHotJazz.com - Gottsegen)
      Provides a biography of one of the most popular band leaders. 1-01

  22. Ellington, Duke (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the bandleader, composer, and pianist. 2-01

  23. Fitzgerald, Ella (Ella Fitzgerald Homepage)
      Provides a biography of one of the greatest jazz and popular singers. Includes music. 1-01

  24. Fitzgerald, Ella (National Women's Hall of Fame)
      Provides a biography of a singer, "perhaps the nation's greatest jazz and pop artist." 1-01

  25. Fitzgerald, Ella (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the greatest jazz singers and a master of scat singing. 2-01

  26. Fitzgerald, Ella (Richmond Newspapers)
      Provides a biography of one of the greatest jazz and popular singers. 1-01

  27. Fountain, Pete (GlennMillerOrchestra.com)
      Provides a biography of the jazz clarinetist. 2-01

  28. Gershwin, George (Classical Net)
      Provides a biography of the great American composer. 2-01

  29. Getz, Stan (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the saxophonist and bandleader. 2-01

  30. Gillespie, "Dizzy" (Aycock)
      Provides a biography of one of the greatest jazz trumpeters. 1-01

  31. Gillespie, Dizzy (Southern Music Network)
      Provides a biography of the trumpeter. 6-02

  32. Goodman, Benny (CenterStage.net)
      Provides a brief biography of one of the most popular band leaders and clarinetists. 1-01

  33. Goodman, Benny (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the bandleader, clarinetist, and composer. 2-01

  34. Hammond, John (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the record producer credited with helping to popularize jazz. 2-01

  35. Hampton, Lionel (CenterStage.net)
      Provides a biography of one of the most popular band leaders and vibrophonists. 1-01

  36. Hampton, Lionel (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the vibraphonist, drummer, and bandleader. 2-01

  37. Henderson, Fletcher (All About Jazz)
      Provides a biography the bandleader, pianist, and composer. 2-01

  38. Henderson, Fletcher (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the arranger, pianist, and bandleader. 2-01

  39. Herman, Woody (Excite)
      Provides a biography of the bandleader. 2-01

  40. Herman, Woody (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the clarinetist, saxophonist, and singer. 2-01

  41. Highlights of Jazz - 1960's Through 190's (Amazon.com)
      Provides very short highlights of jazz from the 1960's through the 1990's. 2-01

  42. Historical Evolution of Jazz (A Passion for Jazz)
      Provides a short history of jazz through the styles that evolved. 2-01

  43. History of Jazz (A Passion for Jazz)
      Provides a short history of jazz. through milestones. 2-01

  44. Holiday, Billie (Billie Holiday Estate and CMG Worldwide)
      Provides a biography of one of the greatest jazz singers. 1-01

  45. Jazz Elements (PBS - Ken Burns Jazz - Schoenberg)
      Provides articles on improvisation, harmony, melody, rhythm, notation, and instruments related to jazz. 2-01

  46. Jazz Lesson (PBS - Ken Burns Jazz)
      Provides a complete lesson plan jazz and the development of American culture. 2-01

  47. Krupa, Gene (CenterStage.net)
      Provides a biography of one of the most popular jazz drummers. 1-01

  48. Krupa, Gene (RedHotJazz.com)
      Provides a biography. 2-01

  49. Lunceford, Jimmie (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the bandleader. 2-01

  50. Marsalis, Wynton (Jazz at Lincoln Center)
      Provides a biography of the artistic director. 2-01

  51. Miller, Glenn (GlennMillerOrchestra.com)
      Provides a biography of the bandleader. 2-01

  52. Mingus, Charles (The Real Mingus Web)
      Provides a brief biography. 2-01

  53. Monk, Thelonious (JazzOne Online)
      Provides a biography of one of the greatest jazz musicians. 1-01

  54. Monk, Thelonius (The Thelonius Monk Website - Mansfield)
      Provides a biography of one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers. 1-01

  55. Morton, Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" (RedHotJazz.com)
      Provides a biography of one of the greatest contributors to the development of jazz. Includes piano rolls of his music. 1-01

  56. Morton, Jelly Roll (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the composer and pianist. 2-01

  57. Mulligan, Gerry (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the saxophonist and arranger. 2-01

  58. Oliver, Joe "King" (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the cornetist and bandleader. 2-01

  59. Oliver, Joe "King" (RedHotJazz.com)
      Provides a biography of one of the greatest contributors to the development of jazz. Includes music. 1-01

  60. Parker, Charlie (Charlie Parker)
      Provides a biography of one of the greatest jazz saxophonists. 1-01

  61. Parker, Charlie (JazzOne Online)
      Provides a biography of one of the greatest jazz saxophonists. 1-01

  62. Parker, Charlie (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the saxophonist. 2-01

  63. Redman, Joshua (Amazon.com - Rough Guides)
      Provides a brief biography. 2-01

  64. Rollins, Sonny (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the saxophonist. 2-01

  65. Shaw, Artie (ArtieShaw.com)
      Provides a biography of the great clarinetist and bandleader. 2-01

  66. Styles - Bebop Style Jazz (PBS - Ken Burns Jazz - Schoenberg)
      Provides a short background of bebop jazz. 2-01

  67. Styles - Swing Style Jazz (PBS - Ken Burns Jazz - Schoenberg)
      Provides a short background of swing jazz. 2-01

  68. Styles of Jazz (PBS - Ken Burns Jazz - Schoenberg)
      Provides a short background on different styles of jazz, including New Oreleans, swing, bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, free jazz, and fusion style. 2-01

  69. Tatum, Art (John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts)
      Provides a short biography of the great jazz pianist. 2-01

  70. Tatum, Art (alevy.com)
      Provides comments about the great jazz pianist. 2-01

  71. Teagarden, Jack (RedHotJazz.com)
      Provides a biography of one of the most popular jazz band leaders. 1-01

  72. Vaughn, Sarah (Myers)
      Provides a biography of one of the greatest jazz singers. 1-01

  73. Waller, Fats (RedHotJazz.com)
      Provides a detailed biography. 2-01

  74. Webb, Chick (Drumsplayers.net)
      Provides a biography of the influential jazz drummer. 2-01

  75. Whiteman, Paul (Savili)
      Provides a biography of one of the most popular band leaders. 1-01

  76. Williams, Mary Lou (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the composer and pianist. 2-01

  77. Williams, Mary Lou (Roush)
      Provides a brief biography. 2-01

  78. Wilson, Teddy (MusicPlex.com)
      Provides a biography of the jazz pianist. 2-01

  79. Young, Lester (PBS - Jazz)
      Provides a biography of the saxophonist. 2-01

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