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Gioia's own books are fantastic too. I highly recommend them all. "West Coast Jazz" is probably my favourite, a fantastic guide and history to so many great pla
by iainctduncan 2y ago
Gioia's own books are fantastic too. I highly recommend them all. "West Coast Jazz" is probably my favourite, a fantastic guide and history to so many great players who didn't get their due by dint of being on the "wrong coast".
"How to Listen To Jazz" and "History of Jazz" are fantastic, more general starting points.
He and Garry Giddens are my two favourite jazz writers, hands down.
- xrd 2y agoIt's so great how he has created enormous success for himself on substack. Everyone always says jazz is dead and there is no audience; his writing proves the naysayers are wrong.
- maroonblazer 2y agoI don't know that people say 'jazz is dead', but it's certainly a shell of its former self. Wanna make a living playing jazz in 2025? The odds are stacked, massively, against you. Wanna earn enough to buy food for your dog? The odds are slightly better.