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Ella Fitzgerald : the official graphic novel

Nwadiogbu, Ngozi, author.

Publication Date

2025

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782.42165 NWA

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat [digital video].

Grimonprez, Johan, film director.

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2024

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Soundtrack to a coup d'etat [blu-ray]

Grimonprez, Johan, film director, screenwriter.

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2025

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DVD & blu-ray

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967.57031 SOU

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The jazzmen : how Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie transformed America

Tye, Larry, author.

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2024

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781.65 TYE

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Al Jarreau - Bring Your Life to the Stage [digital video].

Guedj, Thierry, film director.

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2015

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Jelly Roll blues : censored songs & hidden histories

Wald, Elijah, author.

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2024

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782.421643 WAL

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Becoming Ella Fitzgerald : the jazz singer who transformed American song

Tick, Judith, author.

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2024

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927.8165 FIT

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SD_ILS:700382

The jazzmen [CD] : how Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie transformed America

Tye, Larry, author.

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2024

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781.65092 TYE

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SD_ILS:788335

Fire Music [digital video].

Surgal, Tom, film director.

Publication Date

2021

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Digital

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Viper's dream

Lamar, Jake, author.

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2023

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Mary's idea

Raschka, Christopher, author.

Publication Date

2023

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781.65092 RAS

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The musicians' green book [DVD video] : an enduring legacy

Venezia, Mike, television director.

Publication Date

2023

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973.0496073 MUS

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Thelonious Monk Quartet.

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