Nothing like playin the blues.

O "Mr. Gioia's is the first general-interest, wide-ranging and authoritative guide to the basic contemporary jazz canon.

Wall Street Journal

OPossibly the best survey to date.

Ann Douglas

The New York Times

O No matter how much you may think you know about the blues, you will learn much more from this authoritative and insightful work.

Dan Morgenstern, Director

Institute of Jazz Studies