Music History, Jazz & Blues, Ted Gioia

Mr. Gioia's is the first general-interest, wide-ranging and authoritative guide to the basic contemporary jazz canon — Wall Street Journal More…

If you are looking for an introduction to jazz, this is it. If you know and love jazz well, this is your vade mecum. Me, I expect to be reading around in it for the rest of my life...[It is]... — Washington Post More…