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Space is the Place: The Life and Times of Sun Ra
by Matthew Wuethrich
Sun Ra's music challenges listeners to approach it with no preconceptions of right and wrong; Sun Ra himself challenges the biographer in the same manner. Sun Ra thought in ways that run counter to how a majority of society conceives of life. To start with, how should we respond when he claims that he was not ...
Jazz Modernism: From Ellington and Armstrong to Matissse and Joyce
by Victor L. Schermer
On a Friday evening in early December of last year, I went to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to hear classical guitarist Jason Vieaux in recital. As I climbed the fabulous steps where Rocky trod, and walked into the interior of this monumental building housing many of the world's greatest art treasures, I heard the sounds ...
Creative Keyboard Presents: Jazz Piano Chords
by AAJ Staff
Keyboard chord glossaries containing dozens of notated chord voicings are a rather common entry on the music publishing market, but this edition by Misha Stefanuk for Mel Bay's Creative Keyboard series happens to be one of the better examples. A soft-bound, 8 1/2 by 12 book that has easy to turn pages (a rare thing indeed.), ...
A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album
by Brent Wheeler
A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album Ashley Kahn (foreword by Elvin Jones) ISBN: 978-0142003527 Viking/Penguin 2002 The accepted authority on Trane and the authoritative analysis is Professor Lewis Porter's John Coltrane: His Life and Music, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1998. His ...
The New York Times Essential Library: Jazz
by Kyle Simpler
Considering the amount of jazz music available, even the most avid jazz fan might feel somewhat overwhelmed when it comes to building a decent collection. It’s obviously much more intimidating for newcomers. This, of course, makes reference material an indispensible asset. Admittedly, there are some excellent books on the market to help educate people about creating ...
A Call to Read
by AAJ Staff
It's winter. In all its magnificent bleakness. Short days, followed by long, cold nights. I'm in full hibernation mode. All I want to do is eat and sleep - add that layer of fat (like I really need ANOTHER layer) to keep me warm and set the alarm for early spring. Of course, this leads to ...
