Describes the lives and artistry of some of the best-known jazz pianists, traces their influence on one another, and investigates the impact of different innovators on the development of jazz music.
Describes the lives and artistry of some of the best-known jazz pianists, traces their influence on one another, and investigates the impact of different innovators on the development of jazz music.
Presents the lives and artistry of notable jazz bassists, traces their influence on one another, and investigates the impact of various innovations on the development of jazz music.
Describes the lives of notable jazz singers, traces their influence on one another, and investigates the impact of different innovators on the development of jazz music.
Explores the inventions and influence of the great brass and reed players in the history of jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Woody Herman, Tommy Dorsey, Dizzie Gillespie, and Miles Davis.
Traces the evolution of the guitar in jazz history and presents biographical profiles of the world's greatest jazz guitarists from the early 1900s to the present.
Discusses the role of drumming in jazz and surveys some of the greatest jazz drummers in history, from Warren "Baby" Dodds and Arthur "Zutty" Singleton to Tony Williams and Elvin Jones.
