Publisher's Synopsis
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".
