Scarecrow Press

a welcome addition to jazz biography...offers important personal and musical insights into the life and career of a seminal innovator whose contributions to improvisation were critical to the... — AllMusic More…

That Friedberg has the background to speak with authority is immediately apparent...packed with distilled wisdom — American Music Teacher More…

a masterly capsulized history of music in the Western tradition...entries are balanced biographies filled with insightful commentary and generous citations...with compassion and regret, Mender... — American Reference Books More…

For those unfamiliar with Dvorak's opera, this performance guide is an excellent introduction to the work; those already having been seduced by the song of the water nymph will welcome Cheek's... — Journal of Singing More…

In a study that focuses on Kubrick's use of music in both his full-length features and his documentaries, Gengaro (Los Angeles City College) succeeds in her aim to reach readers both with and... — Choice More…

Recommended — Choice More…

A review can give only an approximate indication of the value of a book of such scope and detail. You don't need to be familiar with Enescu's music to enjoy it: I found it equally rewarding... — Tempo More…