Bøger i Jazz Perspectives serien

Famed gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt has been the subject of numerous books, both in this country and abroad. His life was featured in Woody Allen's film ""Sweet and Lowdown"", and his music influenced guitarists within jazz and beyond. This title explores the story of Reinhardt's music.

The preeminent altoist associated with the ""cool"" school of jazz, Lee Konitz was one of the few saxophonists of his generation to forge a unique sound independent of the influence of Charlie Parker. Based on numerous interviews, this book offers a look at the story of Lee Konitz's life and music.

Examining the music of Duke Ellington and James P Johnson, this title places the concert works of these two iconic figures in context through an investigation of both related compositions by black and white peers as well as symphonic jazz-style arrangements from a number of early sound films, Broadway musicals, and Harlem nightclub floor shows.

By turns a music history, a cultural meditation, and a travel narrative, 'Jazz Journeys to Japan' looks at the work of individual players such as Toshiko Akiyoshi, Masahiko Satoh, Makoto Ozone and Yosuke Yamashita.