Books
03/13/10 By Lyn Horton
Reaching Into The Unknown, 1964-2009
Lyn Horton reviews book of poetry and photography, with a jazz theme.
03/05/10 By Brian Gilmore
The Blue Moment: Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue and the Remaking of Modern Music
In Richard Williams’ The Blue Moment: Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and the Remaking of Modern Music , Williams accomplishes two very difficulty things. First, he proves that despite books and other writings about the Miles Davis classic, there is still so much...
01/30/10 By John Schu
The Contradictions of Jazz
Rinzler explores ”four pairs of opposites in jazz; individualism and interconnectedness, assertion and openness, freedom and responsibility, and creativity and tradition.” He examines each of them in detail in a separate chapter and then discusses how they...
01/28/10 By Lee Mergner
Somewhere There's Music
JT editor-in-chief reviews recent book of music photography from one of America's great creative photographers.
01/11/10 By John Schu
The Jazz Composer: Moving Music Off the Paper
Bassist/educator/composer/ Collier often states that his mantra is “Jazz happens in real time ,once” and that this represents a challenge for the jazz composer since the composition is but the basis for the performance; what the musicians bring to it is...
12/18/09 By Lee Mergner
Historic Photos of New Orleans Jazz
A new photo book pulls over a century's worth of jazz images from the Louisiana State Museum and captures the unique roots and diversity of New Orleans music.
12/17/09 By Lee Mergner
Thelonious Monk Bio by Robin D.G. Kelley
Robin D.G. Kelley's new biography debunks many a myth about Thelonious Monk and brings the man and his music into sharp focus
12/01/09 By John Schu
The Birth (and Death) of the Cool
Ted Gioia's latest book looks at the broader impact of the "cool" aesthetic as first pioneered by jazzers like Miles Davis and Lester Young. JT online contributor John Schu gets a read on the book and thesis.
12/01/09 By John Schu
The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide
It is almost inevitable that a knowledgeable person will question the exclusion and inclusion of artists in any list of, for example, jazz singers, even in a list of as many as the top 500 of them. This book provides good, concise bios and CD recommendations...
12/01/09 By John Schu
Maynard!
Maynard Ferguson was a trumpeter who possessed astonishing technique, particularly in the upper register, and also played trombone and reed instruments and led a successful big band for many years. Author Jungheim interviewed 30 of Ferguson´s associates...
