Browse: Scarecrow Press (publisher), Jazz, Blues, & World Artists

Editors' Pick! Gregg Akkerman, director of jazz studies at University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, has made a crucial contribution to keeping Hartman's memory alive with this... — Downbeat More…

This fine biography tells [John Kenneth Davern's] story with insightful affection and reinforces his important place in jazz history. The author knew him well, has researched extensively and... — Jazz Journal More…

Rayno describes [this book] as "a vigorous attempt to set the record straight." The attempt is unarguably successful — Mississippi Rag More…

Tram left us all too soon. How fortunate it is that such a long-awaited book, after all these years, will aid to preserve the memory of this great jazz artist — IAJRC Journal More…

remarkable job of cutting through the myth of Warne Marsh and taking a serious, analytical look at his life and his music...Chamberlain's book is one of the finest examples of jazz biography,... — AllMusic More…

Johnson's thoroughly researched biography reminds us that Jordan has worked with a surprisingly large number of jazz greats, among them Dizzy Gillespie, Cecil Taylor, Lee Konitz, Jan Garbarek,... — All About Jazz More…

Editors' Pick! Gregg Akkerman, director of jazz studies at University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, has made a crucial contribution to keeping Hartman's memory alive with this... — Downbeat More…

in-depth and closely analytical...an essential addition to the collection of anyone interested in creative improvised music from a musicological point of view — Cadence More…

examines, very interestingly, the state of race issues over the course of both the school's and the band's life...a good guide to an often overlooked part of Jazz history — Cadence More…

a welcome addition to jazz biography...offers important personal and musical insights into the life and career of a seminal innovator whose contributions to improvisation were critical to the... — AllMusic More…