Scarecrow Press

Gibbs' style as a storyteller is a lot like his style as one of the top vibes players in jazz-spirited, frenetic, quirky and highly entertaining. And after nearly 70 years of performing, with... — All About Jazz More…

This annotated bibliography of recent jazz monographs documents an important period in jazz historiography; during the 1990s an explosion of publications, particularly by academics, documented... — Choice More…

This thick hardback will delight hardcore fans of R&B and doo-wop, who will welcome the opportunity to have such a mass of information between one set of covers — Record Collector More…

a remarkable work. Suhor knows his stuff: intimately — Cadence More…

Rife probably knows his subject better than anyone around....Rife's introductory essays on the history of jazz fiction are essential for understanding the various subgenres such as young adult... — Choice More…

equally important as a scholarly tool....Recommended — Choice More…

one fascinating volume, an absolute treat for anyone who ever fantasized about what it was like to walk around New York in the late 1930s when the Swing bands, small and large, were in their... — Mississippi Rag More…

Deffaa, a young writer, has a surprising ear for jazz's distant past...valuably informative — Los Angeles Times More…

For academic libraries and comprehensive collections in public libraries — Library Journal More…