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Roberta Leslie Gourse (January 1, 1939 – December 23, 2004) was an American writer and biographer who was a prolific writer on Jazz music and musicians. In 1991, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers awarded her the Deems Taylor Award for a series of seven articles in the magazine ''JazzTimes'' focusing on female jazz musicians. Gourse was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, to Harva Zelda Fisher Gourse and Harry Andrew Gourse.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30139460 )〕 She attended Columbia University. Shortly after her graduation in 1960, Gourse published her first novel, ''With Gall and Honey'', a romantic novel set in Israel. Gourse wrote several books for children, and many biographies of notable jazz musicians.〔 Gourse died as a result of respiratory problems in 2004.〔 ==Bibliography== *''The Best Guided Walking Tours to New York City'', (1989) *''Student Guide to New York'' (1984) *''Pocahontas: Young Peacemaker'' (1996, for children) *''Gloria Estefan: Pop Sensation'' (1999) *''Native American Courtship and Marriage'' *''Jim Henson: Young Puppeteer'' (2000) ;On Jazz: * ''Madame Jazz: Contemporary Women Instrumentalists'' (1995) * ''Louis' Children – American Jazz Singers'' (1984) * ''Straight No Chaser: The Life and Genius of Thelonious Monk'' (1998) * ''Wynton Marsalis: Skain's Domain'' (2000) * ''Sassy – The Life of Sarah Vaughan'' (1992) * ''Carmen McRae – Miss Jazz'' (2001) * ''Dizzy Gillespie and the Birth of Bebop'' (1995) * ''Art Blakey – Jazz Messenger'' (2001) * ''Aretha Franklin – Lady Soul'' * ''Unforgettable – Life and Mystique of Nat King Cole'' (2000) * ''Everyday: The Story of Joe Williams'' (1985) * ''Billie Holiday: The Tragedy and Triumph of Lady Day'' (1995) * ''The Billie Holiday Companion'' (1997) * ''Lady Be Good'' (1995) * ''Mahalia Jackson: Queen of Gospel Songs'' (1996) * ''The Golden Age of Jazz in Paris and other stories about Jazz'' (2001) ;Books on jazz for children and young people: * ''Sophisticated Ladies – The Great Women of Jazz'' (2007) * ''Striders of Bebop and Beyond- The Art of Jazz Piano'' (1997) * ''Blowing on the Changes- The Art of Jazz Horn Players'' (1998) * ''Deep Down in Music: The Art of the Great Jazz Bassists'' (1998) (with a foreword by Ron Carter) * ''Fancy Fretwork- The Great Jazz Guitarists'' * ''Swingers and Crooners- The Art of Jazz Singing'' (1997) * ''Time Keepers – The Great Jazz Drummers'' (2000) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leslie Gourse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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