The Best of Jazz

This highly original book is a must for the novice jazz fan and aficionado alike. Looking in detail at a wide range of great jazz figures and their classic recordings, the inimitable Humphrey Lyttelton provides plenty of lively historical background, often taken from the reminiscences of the musicians involved. Artists discussed in the book include Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Coleman Hawkins, Art Tatum, Billie Holliday, and many others.