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James Lincoln Collier (born June 27, 1928 in New York ) is an American journalist, youth author and jazz author.

Collier came from a family of teachers and writers and graduated from Hamilton College in 1950. He served in the military in 1950/1 and was then a magazine editor in New York until 1958. His first book was published in 1960 and from the mid-1960s he wrote numerous books for children and young people (fiction and non-fiction), especially books for young people with historical content, some with his brother Christopher Collier ("Drama of American History" series, Benchmark) Books), a history professor. His 1974 book, My Brother Sam is Dead , set in the American Revolutionary War , was nominated for a National Book Award in 1975. He is also known for a number of jazz biographies by Louis Armstrong , Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman .

Collier is also a jazz trombonist.

He should not be confused with the British jazz musician and jazz writer Graham Collier .

Works (selection)

for adults

• Jazz. The American Theme Song . Oxford University Press, New York 1995, ISBN 0-19-509635-5 .
• The Reception of Jazz in America. A New View . Institute for Studies in American Music, New York 1988 (ISAM monographs; Vol. 27).
• Louis Armstrong. From New Orleans to Carnegie Hall ("Louis Armstrong. An American Genius"). Econ, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-612-26716-7 .
• Duke Ellington. Genius of Jazz ("Duke Ellington"). Ullstein, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-548-35839-X .
• Benny Goodman- King of Swing ("Benny Goodman and the Swing Era"). Heyne, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-453-12540-1 .
• The making of jazz. A comprehensive history . Papermac, Hamburg 1990, ISBN 0-333-31647-9 .

for teenagers

• Louis Armstrong. A biography ("Louis Armstrong. An American Success Story"). Diogenes-Verlag, Zurich 1990, ISBN 3-257-21908-3 .
• The Great Jazz Artists . Simon & Schuster, New York 1979, ISBN 0-590-07493-8 (reprint of the New York 1971 edition).
• Jazz. An American Saga . Holt, New York 1991, ISBN 0-8050-4121-4 .
• Inside jazz . Four Winds Press, New York 1973.
• Making Music for Money. A Concise Guide . Franklin Watts, New York 1976, ISBN 0-531-02903-4 .
• Youth bands and handmade music. A creative approach to music theory and the instruments . Grosset & Dunlap, New York 1973, ISBN 0-448-26248-7 .
• Practical Music Theory. How Music Is Put Together from Bach to Rock . Norton, New York 1970.

Web links

• Literature by and about James Lincoln Collier in the catalog of the German National Library
• James Lincoln Collier in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Biography at Random House
• Website of the Collier Brothers for teachers on their books for young people ( Memento from August 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
• Short biography and books