Studies in Jazz

Sit down with your favorite early Armstrong recordings and follow along with Brooks's very detailed studies of every recording from this time period, and you may well think you've died and gone... — Cadence More…

In Where the Dark and the Light Folks Meet, musician and author Randall Sandke tackles the stubborn and controversial question of whether jazz is the product of an insulated African-American... — All About Jazz More…

Bennett's recollections...enlighten and entertain — Jazzwise More…

Don Rayno's account is exhaustive, long, well written, should be the last word on Whiteman and, more importantly, should help to right some of the critical wrongs perpetrated in the past — Jazz Journal More…

Johnson's thoroughly researched biography reminds us that Jordan has worked with a surprisingly large number of jazz greats, among them Dizzy Gillespie, Cecil Taylor, Lee Konitz, Jan Garbarek,... — All About Jazz More…

a precise documentation of these many broadcasts, from the first one in 1923, down through the flurry of transcribed appearances during what was to be the last year of his life. The broadcast... — Jazz Journal More…

Willems has provided the ultimate Armstrong discography that will interest jazz fans and serve as a library reference for years to come — Library Journal More…

When I received a copy of Pepper Adams' Joy Road, I opened it at random, out of curiosity. I had not been terribly involved in Adams' work - coming from a long immersion in Harry Carney and... — Jazz Lives More…