Oxford University Press

Scrupulously researched and forcefully argued — BBC Music Magazine More…

Absorbing, illuminating, thought provoking, this is the scholarly work that Latin jazz knew it needed — Songlines More…

Pioneers of Jazz is an extraordinary definitive work that illuminates the careers of many previously overlooked members of that historically important band. It also brightens our image of those... — Jazz Journal More…

The book concludes with a discussion of Brubeck's emergence as a social activist in the US, particularly with regard to the Civil Rights Movement. This work is very detailed and nuanced and... — Choice More…

Guarantees up to a thousand laughs...recommended without reservation — Los Angeles Times More…

Apart from his elegant prose style, the first thing you notice about Ted Gioia's approach to his subject is that the music clearly gives him no end of pleasure — The Independent More…

it remains one of the most significant contributions to jazz scholarship to this day — Music Teacher More…