Rhythm-a-ning - Jazz Tradition And Innovation (Paperback, Revised)

In this companion to his own Riding on a Blue Note and Faces in the Crowd, Gary Giddins provides another piece in his mosaic providing a guide to the jazz world. Whether describing a concert, defining a style or tracing an artist's evolution, Giddins' writing swings with the rhythm of the music. The book moves from sweeping surveys of jazz history, to vivid assessments of individual performers, including Thelonius Monk, Art Pepper, Stan Getz, the Marsalis brothers, Ornette Coleman and David Murray.