Oxford University Press

Absorbing, illuminating, thought provoking, this is the scholarly work that Latin jazz knew it needed — Songlines More…

This becomes the most useful book on Mulligan so far, and an appropriate celebration of his unique contribution — Jazzwise More…

An intellectually robust work, Sounding American not only makes an important contribution to histories of film music, but also revises in significant ways our accepted definition of the classical... — Society for American Music More…

Awesomely thorough....It is an all but essential reference work for the serious listener — The Guardian More…

excitingly depicts the New York City jazz scene during the rise of be-bop and the enormously rich activity of the 1930s and '40s — Publishers Weekly More…

Watching Jazz is an enlightening and enjoyable book. Well written and well edited, these chapters speak to each other, and contrasting viewpoints come across as alternative understandings rather... — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…