The latest words on jazz, evaluated by critics who understand the power of jazz writing.
By now Whitney Balliett’s tenure as jazz critic at The New Yorker has lasted nearly 40 years, and in all that time he has hardly … Read More “American Musicians II: Seventy-One Portraits in Jazz by Whitney Balliett”
Though these three books center on players whose lives and music are interconnected in various ways, they are dramatically different in focus and style. The … Read More “John Coltrane: A Discography and Musical Biography by Yasuhiro Fujioka, with Lewis Porter and Yoh-ichi Hamada”
Although Teddy Wilson’s book was written between 1976 and 1978, its publication was unfortunately delayed by circumstances described in Alyn Shipton’s prefatory note. But better … Read More “Teddy Wilson Talks Jazz by Teddy Wilson with Arie Lithgart & Humphrey van Loo”
The search for a truly versatile text for jazz history and style classes can be time consuming and frustrating for those instructors desiring a course … Read More “Jazz Styles: History And Analysis by Mark C. Gridley”
