Harvard University Press

Stowe has written a fascinating social history of swing jazz, which dominated popular music from about 1935 to the late 1940s. He characterizes swing as the preeminent musical expression of... — Library Journal More…

In his complex and challenging book, A Right to Sing the Blues, Jeffrey Melnick seeks to interpret the narrative of 'Black-Jewish relations' within the context of the efforts of Jews in the... — The Times More…

[These] meticulous studies of the surviving material have revolutionized several aspects of our understanding of Mozart’s working methods. Tyson’s Mozart is thrilling as a collection of primary... — The Observer More…

Peter Jelavich has dismantled many legends about the politics of popular entertainments in his fine history, Berlin Cabaret. -- Anthony Grafton — New York Review of Books More…

Just about anyone interested in understanding pop music will find something here. -- R. D. Cohen — Choice More…

This entertaining book is the first to rigorously explore [the song's] origins in the St. Louis gang underworld. Brown paints a rich picture of the incident, traces the song's virus-like spread... — MOJO More…

Christgau is no toady, trusting in the strength of his own perceptions rather than in recycling quotations from the artist. True criticism is invariably contentious, and Christgau's aim is certainly... — MOJO More…