Coltrane Biography by FrancisDavis Hardcover, Published 2004 by Chatto And Windus Import ISBN-13: 978-0-7011-5383-0, ISBN: 0-7011-5383-0
Afterglow(Reprint) A Last Conversation With Pauline Kael by FrancisDavis Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2003 by Da Capo Press ISBN-13: 978-0-306-81230-9, ISBN: 0-306-81230-4
"Afterglow On September 3, 2001, the movies and those who love them lost one of their greatest friends - a friend who never tired of championing the best that the movies could offer and didn't shrink from speaking her mind. This is a biography of the ascerbic and witty film critic Pauline Kael. Full description"
Bebop and Nothingness Jazz and Pop at the End of the Century (Hardcover) by FrancisDavis, Gloria S. Mcdarrah Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2000 by Schirmer Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8256-7161-6, ISBN: 0-8256-7161-2
"The author of two previous essay collections, Francis Davis claims to be going through a period of disenchantment with jazz. He decries the "commodification of youth," which has allowed a pack of young neo-bop players to shoulder aside many a deserving, middle-aged master. Despite this case of the blahs, Davis's prose is as shapely as ever, and his book is full of gems. There are standout essays on Mel Lewis, Don Byron, Charles Ga ..."
Jazz And Its Discontents A FrancisDavis Reader by FrancisDavis Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2004 by Da Capo Press ISBN-13: 978-0-306-81055-8, ISBN: 0-306-81055-7
"A spirited collection of profiles, reporting, and commentary spanning the cultural scene by one of the finest essayists writing today. From Frank Sinatra to Sun Ra, from the jazz age to middle age, with thoughts on everything in-between, Francis Davis has been writing about American music and American culture for more than twenty years. His essays have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker, and the Village Voice among count ..."