The Jazz Fiction Anthology
"Carefully chosen and superbly edited by Sascha Feinstein and David Rife, the collection of 32 pieces of short fiction brings together some of the best jazz fiction from the 1920s to the present.... these stories virtually swing off the page." —Jersey Jazz, December 2009"The Jazz Fiction Anthology fills a vast hole in the canon of American literature. Jazz, central to the American vernacular, stimulated writers during the entire course of the 20th century, but no previous anthology of jazz-inspired fiction has assembled under one roof such a culturally varied and historically important group of stories. Here at last is a beautiful, carefully chosen collection, as surprising as the music, as swinging as the rhythms of this age." —A.B. Spellman, author of Four Lives in the Bebop Business"A superb selection that illuminates the fascinating variety of literary responses to jazz." —Dan Morgenstern, author of Living with Jazz"Though one can find other anthologies of jazz fiction, all acknowledged by the editors, this collection is richer than any of its predecessors.... The appealing material collected here captures the ambience of the jazz universe in surprising ways. The best stories are poetic, metaphorical, imagistic, rhythm-based, allusive, and illusive—reflecting respect/adoration for jazz and artistry.... Highly recommended." —Choice, May 2010