Browse: Scarecrow Press (publisher), Jazz & Blues

Bennett's recollections...enlighten and entertain — Jazzwise More…

By combining his knowledge based on years of jockeying and collecting and with a passion for original sounds, Leszczak is a natural to write a tome like Who Did It First — Record Collector More…

In Where the Dark and the Light Folks Meet, musician and author Randall Sandke tackles the stubborn and controversial question of whether jazz is the product of an insulated African-American... — All About Jazz More…

The re-discovery and ultimate academic invention of the blues occurred during the latter part of the larger American folk music revival (roughly between 1940 and '60). The authors note that prior... — All About Jazz More…

the articles tend to embrace several levels of theory at once, and the serious listener, player, or student should find this volume worthwhile — Cadence More…

What a delight this book is! It's not an introduction to the subject but a feast four gourmets who already have a taste for the cooking of James P., Fats, the Lion and many of the other pianists... — JazzTimes More…

a precise documentation of these many broadcasts, from the first one in 1923, down through the flurry of transcribed appearances during what was to be the last year of his life. The broadcast... — Jazz Journal More…

What makes the book work is that the different answers to the same question often add up to an understanding that transcends any individual response and, consequently, succeeds at getting closer... — All About Jazz More…