A collection of essays; biographical profiles; and critical analyses by one of the twentieth centurys leading jazz writers includes commentary on the work of jazz entertainers; including Duke Ellington; Ella Fitzgerald; John Coltrane; Dizzy Gillespie; and Louis Armstrong; as well as assessment of the role of jazz in contemporary culture and its influence on modern music.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Just what a Messiaen fan needsBy Michael L. SegersThere is always so much gong on in Messiaens music - his music. his theology. his life. and. of course. his birds. Robert Sherlaw Johnson does all of us Messiaen fans (and especially those who are not yet fans) just what we have been needing to get as much as we can out of Messiaens challenging works.
