Rhythm-a-ning
Subtitle: jazz tradition and innovation in the '80s
By: Gary Giddins.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
Subjects: Jazz -- 1981-1990 -- History and criticism
Description: "In this companion to his collections Riding on a Blue Note and Faces in the Crowd, Gary Giddins has assembled a mosaic of pieces that provide an essential guide to the jazz world. Moving with ease from sweeping surveys of jazz history to precise, vivid assessments of individual performers, including Thelonius Monk, the Marsalis brothers, Ornette Coleman, and David Murray."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1985.
Includes index.