Duke University Press

[An exhaustive, often spellbinding account of the life of one of music's true maverick enigmas. . . . While the book provides many fresh insights into the 80s downtown hotbed, Russell emerges... — Record Collector More…

If you’re interested in the relationship between jazz, sociology, racism and history, this book (a product of feeling as well as hard work) could prove highly rewarding." -- Graham Colomb — Jazz Journal More…

[A] lively, personal examination of Havana's street music, dance, and politics. . . . In tracing the history of rap and reggaeton, Baker makes a major contribution to the understanding of Cuban... — Choice More…

A major academic achievement, Playing for Keeps: Improvisation In The Aftermath is an enlightening examination of different manifestations of improvisation, their transforming possibilities,... — All About Jazz More…

Detailing not only the evolution of the genre but of the criticism surrounding it, The Meaning Of Soul is a heartfelt appreciation as well as a welcome addition to the scholarly soul canon."... — The Wire More…

Anyone who knows their Afrobeat will tell you how pivotal the kit drummer Tony Allen was to the genre's development. Indeed, as . . . Michael Veal points out in this important, deftly crafted... — Jazzwise More…