The Passion for Jazz

The 1970s saw jazz take new paths, both in the USA and elsewhere as a powerful cultural force. This book is an exploration of various aspects of the jazz of that decade, looking at such stars as Al Jarreau, Benny Goodman, Art Blakey and Sonny Rollins.

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This book is an exploration of jazz in the 1970s. The author gives a sense of the new paths jazz took as a powerful cultural force during that decade, both in the USA and abroad. Included are all the important jazz stars of the seventies: Al Jarreau, Carla Bley, McCoy Turner, Mercer Ellington, Benny Goodman, Thad Jones, George Shearing, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Alberta Hunter, Art Blakey, Pat Metheny, Sonny Rollins and others. The author's previous books include "The Encyclopedia of Jazz", "Inside Jazz" and "The Jazz Years".