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"In this companion to his collections Riding on a Blue Note and Faces in the Crowd, Gary Giddins has assembled a mosaic of pieces that provide an essential guide to the jazz world. Moving with ease from sweeping surveys of jazz history to precise, vivid assessments of individual performers, including Thelonius Monk, the Marsalis brothers, Ornette Coleman, and David Murray."--BOOK JACKET.
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3 editions- Hardcover · English · 1985Oxford University Press · 291 pages · 9780195035582
- Other · English · 2000Da Capo Press · 299 pages · 9780306809873
- Other · English · 1986Oxford University Press, USA · 317 pages · 9780195042146
JazzHistory and criticismAufsatzsammlungJazz, history and criticism