Duke University Press

Cisco Bradley endeavors to pull the diverse parts of the artist's life together in this first ever biography of Parker. It is a monumental task, and like the dozens of biographies of Louis Armstrong... — All About Jazz More…

Grubbs uses the set-up to extrapolate many philosophical questions surrounding the materiality of technology, the motivations of the performer, the collapsing of distinctions between different... — Record Collector More…

The new forward . . . amounts to a brilliant essay that brings a fresh overview to Ra's story. . . . Space Is the Place is an exhaustive, fascinating and ultimately humanizing account of Sun... — All About Jazz More…

This work . . . is an excellent addition to the literature on sound. It is a stimulating and thought-provoking book that addresses not only basic philosophical ideas but also highly practical... — Choice More…

With the conductive virtuosity of Butch Morris, Jenkins . . . assembles an impressive paean to the Black writers who've dedicated their lives to capturing in language what jazz musicians conjure... — Kirkus Reviews More…

Digital Sound Studies offers a fascinating variety of perspectives on digital sound studies ... Works that link digital humanities and sound studies are somewhat rare, and the present volume... — Choice More…

At a time when both theory and criticism are frequently and convincingly attacked as exhausted forms, Moten's trilogy has reinvented both. . . . In its mixture of theoretical complexity and... — Vulture More…

This book not only analyzes the impact of numerous [genome-wide association studies] but also examines emerging research areas such as epigenetics in political, social, and philosophical contexts,... — Choice More…