Books on Brass

Last Updated: August 13, 2024

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Title (Amazon or Direct Link)Author(s)DateInstrumentBookshop.orgAudiobook
Hit Me, Fred: Recollections of a SidemanFred Wesley2002Trombone--
The Creative Hornist: Essays, Rants, and Odes for the Classical Horn Player on Creative Music MakingJeffrey Agrell2017HornClick Here-
Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis MasterpieceAshley Kahn2007TrumpetClick Here-
Developing Expression in Brass Performance and TeachingGregory R. Jones2016TrumpetClick Here-
Brass Performance and PedagogyKeith Johnson2001Trumpet--
In Tune: Exercises to Improve a Musician's Performance and Quality of LifeAnnie Bosler, Jaume Rosset Llobet, Sílvia Fàbregas Molas2023HornClick Here-
College Prep for Musicians: A Comprehensive Guide for Students, Parents, Teachers, and CounselorsAnnie Bosler, Don Greene, Kathleen Tesar2018HornClick Here-
Notes of Hope: Stories by Musicians Coping with InjuriesDavid Vining2014Trombone--
Philip Farkas & His Horn: A Happy Worthwhile LifeNancy Jordan Fako1998Horn--
Don't Fear The HornRichard Steggall2023Horn--
A Modern Valve Horn Player's Guide to the Natural HornPaul Austin1993Horn--
HornBarry Tuckwell1992HornClick Here-
Trombone TechniqueDenis Wick1984Trombone--
Horn TechniqueGunther Schuller1992Horn--
Horn Technique: A New Approach to an Old InstrumentJeffrey Agrell2017HornClick Here-
Through the Door: A Horn-Player's JourneyDavid Krehbiel2020HornClick Here-
Corno da Capo: The Life and Adventures of an 18th Century Horn PlayerRichard M. Seraphinoff2021Horn--
Good Vibrations: Masterclasses for Brass PlayersRandy Gardner2014Horn--
The Wagner Tuba: A HistoryWilliam Melton2008Horn--
Horn Playing from the Inside Out, A Method for All Brass MusiciansEli Epstein2016Horn--
The Horn, The Horn...Richard Merewether1978Horn--
A Devil to Play: One Man's Year-Long Quest to Master the Orchestra's Most Difficult InstrumentJasper Rees2009HornClick Here-
The Structured Studio: French Horn: A structured guide to teaching private lessonsSonja M Reynolds2018HornClick Here-
Horn Teaching at the Paris Conservatoire, 1792 to 1903: The Transition from Natural Horn to Valved HornJeffrey Snedeker2021HornClick Here-
3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of CoolJames Kaplan2024TrumpetClick HereClick Here
The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed AmericaLarry Tye2024TrumpetClick HereClick Here
Beyond the Practice Room: Making Music in the Modern AgeMatthew Waters2017Trombone--
The Art and Science of Trombone TeachingAndrew Glendening2018Trombone--
Homer Rodeheaver and the Rise of the Gospel Music IndustryDouglas Yeo, Kevin Mungons2021TromboneClick Here-
Also Sprach Arnold JacobsBruce Nelson2006TubaClick Here-
Dennis Brain: A Life in MusicStephen J. Gamble, William C. Lynch2011HornClick Here-
Inside John Haynie's Studio: A Master Teacher's Lessons on Trumpet and LifeJohn Haynie2007Trumpet--
The Art of Trumpet Teaching: The Legacy of Keith JohnsonLeigh Anne Hunsaker2022TrumpetClick Here-
Side by Side: Building and Sustaining an Effective Community in the Music StudioWiff Rudd2020Trumpet--
Satchmo: The Louis Armstrong EncyclopediaMichael Meckna2004TrumpetClick Here-
Twentieth-Century Brass SoloistsMichael Meckna1994General BrassClick Here-
The Brass Player's Cookbook: Creative Recipes for a Successful PerformanceKenneth Amis2006General Brass--
Griot: Examining the Lives of Jazz's Great Storytellers, Vol. 3Jeremy Pelt2024Trumpet--
Griot: Examining the Lives of Jazz's Great Storytellers, Vol. 3Jeremy Pelt2023Trumpet--
Griot: Examining the Lives of Jazz's Great Storytellers, Vol. 2Jeremy Pelt2022Trumpet--
Griot: Examining the Lives of Jazz's Great Storytellers, Vol. 1Jeremy Pelt2021Trumpet--
Trumpet Blues: The Life of Harry JamesPeter J. Levinson1999Trumpet--
Mitchell & Ruff: An American Profile in JazzWilliam Zinsser2000HornClick Here-
Jazz 'Bones - The World of Jazz TromboneKurt Dietrich2005TromboneClick Here-
Duke's 'Bones: Ellington's Great TrombonistsKurt Dietrich1995Trombone--
Trumpet Kings: The Players Who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet Scott Yanow2001TrumpetClick Here-
Tommy Dorsey: Livin' in a Great Big Way Peter J. Levinson2005TromboneClick Here-
High Hat, Trumpet, and Rhythm: The Life and Music of Valaida SnowMark Miller2007Trumpet--
Softly, With Feeling: Joe Wilder and the Breaking of Barriers in American MusicEdward Berger2014TrumpetClick Here-
To Be or Not to Bop: MemoirsDizzy Gillespie, Al Fraser2006Trumpet--
Within the Sphere of the Master: My Recollections as a Student and Long Time Colleague of Adolph Herseth, Trumpeter Supreme of the Chicago Symphony OrchestraTimothy J. Kent2006Trumpet--
Creole Trombone: Kid Ory and the Early Years of JazzJohn McCusker2012TromboneClick Here-
To a Young Jazz Musician: Letters from the RoadWynton Marsalis, Selwyn Seyfu Hinds2004Trumpet-
Jazz in the Bittersweet BluesWynton Marsalis, Carl Vigeland2001Trumpet-
Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your LifeWynton Marsalis, Geoffrey Ward2008Trumpet-
A Tuba ChristmasHelen L. Wilbur2018(Children's) Tuba-
Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!: A Sonic AdventureWynton Marsalis2012(Children's) Trumpet-
No Cell Phone DayDelfeayo Marsalis2013(Children's) Trombone-
Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet BakerJames Gavin2002Trumpet-
The 5 O'Clock BandTroy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews2018(Children's) Trombone-
Trombone ShortyTroy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews2015(Children's) Trombone-
The Horns of Valhalla: Saga of the Reiter BrothersNorman Schweikert2012Horn-
Arnold Jacobs: The Legacy of a MasterM. Dee Stewart1987Tuba-
Philip Farkas: Legacy of a MasterM. Dee Stewart1990Horn-
Arnold Jacobs: Song and WindBrian Fredericksen, John Taylor1996Tuba-
Last Stop, Carnegie Hall: New York Philharmonic Trumpeter William VacchianoBrian Shook2011Trumpet-
Little Melba and Her Big TromboneKatheryn Russell-Brown2014(Children's) Trombone-
I'm Possible: A Story of Survival, a Tuba, and the Small Miracle of a Big DreamRichard White2021TubaClick HereClick Here
Miles: The AutobiographyMiles Davis, Quincy Troupe1989TrumpetClick HereClick Here
The Musical World of J.J. JohnsonJoshua Berrett, Louis G. Bourgois, III1999TromboneClick Here-
A Call to Assembly: The Autobiography of a Musical StorytellerWillie Ruff1991Horn--
The Black Horn: The Story of Classical French Hornist Robert Lee WattRobert Lee Watt2014HornClick Here-