Clifford Brown

A companion to the classic African-American autobiographical narrative, Twelve Years A Slave, this work presents fascinating new information about the 1841 kidnapping, 1853 rescue, and pre- and post-slavery life of Solomon Northup.
Solomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years A Slave provides a compelling chronological narrative of Northup's entire life, from his birth in an isolated settlement in...

"A master of the tenor saxophone and a formidable presence on the jazz scene for half a century, Sonny Rollins is a risk-taker who defies pigeonholing. This collection of Rollins's work from the Fifties and Sixties captures one of jazz's great individualists at the top of his form. Included are collaborations with Clifford Brown and Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, and members of the Modern Jazz Quartet, as well as a breathtaking unaccompanied 'Body and...