Nothing like playin the blues.
O "Mr. Gioia's is the first general-interest, wide-ranging and authoritative guide to the basic contemporary jazz canon.
Wall Street Journal
OPossibly the best survey to date.
Ann Douglas
The New York Times
O No matter how much you may think you know about the blues, you will learn much more from this authoritative and insightful work.
Dan Morgenstern, Director
Institute of Jazz Studies