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Selected Books

Collection of essays
America's Musical Pulse
Includes my essay, "Equal Time"
non-fiction
Jazz Singers: Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History
my essay about great jazz vocalists, male and female
compilation
Riffs & Choruses: a new jazz anthology
extensive selection of the best writing about jazz, edited by Andrew Clark
A Novel
Gringa in a Strange Land
Portrait of the artist as a young woman in Mexico during the 1970's
Biography of a Great American/Woman/ African American Artist/composer and pianist
Morning Glory: a Biography of Mary Lou Williams
"Stunning character...{Mary Lou} Williams has found her writing soul mate in Linda Dahl and the engrossing result is Morning Glory." - Gene Santoro, The New York Times Book Review'
Complete and In-depth Analysis of Women in Jazz
Stormy Weather: The Music and Lives of a Century of Jazzwomen
“The definitive work on women in music – an incredible job of research.”–John Hammond. "For anyone who loves jazz, this is their book." - "Los Angeles Times."
Biography of a Gifted Writer and Interpreter of the Great American Songbook
Haunted Heart: a Biography of Susannah McCorkle
The secret life and tragic death of a great American songbird. "{The book} is vivacious, tender, saturnine, industrious and deeply intelligent." - Leon Wieseltier, "The New Republic."
Short Stories About My Favorite Part of the World
Come Back, Carmen Miranda: Stories about Latin America
The main character is Latin America itself: tragic, lush, violent, romantic. "A wonderful group of stories." - "Danbury News-Times."

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Morning Glory: a biography of Mary Lou Williams

Mary Lou Williams - pianist, arranger, composer, and probably the most influential woman in the history of jazz - receives the attention she has long deserved in this definitive biography. She grew up with the jazz of the early parts of the 20th century in Pittsburgh, championed by pianists Earl Hines and Fats Waller. But she was always open to new forms of music. She was a champion of bop, Latin, avant-garde - as long as it had soul and swung. She was, as her story reveals, also much more than "just a musician."