Blowin' Hot and Cool: Jazz and Its Critics

by Gennari and John Gennari

In the illustrious and richly documented history of American jazz, no figure has been more controversial than the jazz critic. Jazz critics can be revered or reviled--often both--but they should not be ignored. And while the tradition of jazz has been covered from seemingly every angle, nobody has ever turned the pen back on itself to chronicle the many writers who have helped define how we listen to and how we understand jazz. That is, of course,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226289230
• ISBN13: 9780226289236
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"