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drawing on original interviews conducted exclusively for this book, along with Scott Yanow's extensive knowledge, The Jazz Singers offers fresh and insightful information in its 521 main entries.

Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion. Classic Jazz explores the birth and early development of a truly American art form.

Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion. On the heels of swing, bebop lifted jazz from the dance floor into an art form powered by virtuoso players.

The Complete Story of the Musicians & Music Onscreen. Jazz on Film reviews, analyzes, and rates virtually every appearance of a jazz musician or singer on film.

The Players Who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet. This engaging book unveils the personal and musical lives of 479 brilliant jazz trumpeters, past and present, through intimate biographical profiles that describe each artist's unique traits, intriguing life experiences, relationships with other influential players, career milestones and key recordings.

The Best Musicians and Recordings. Written by one of jazz journalism's best and most knowledgeable critics, this book explores the full swing spectrum from its origins in the 1920s through its current retro resurgence.

Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion. Through anecdotal biographies and evocative photos, this book by jazz author extraordinaire Scott Yanow portrays every key Afro-Cuban Jazz innovator past and present, plus other jazz artists influenced by this infectious music.