Talking Jazz - An Illustrated Oral History

Recorded in this book are fifty conversations with musicians such as Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Jay McShann, Red Rodney, Frank Morgan, Max Roach, Art Blakey, Jackie McLean, Horace Silver, Sonny Rollins, Phil Woods, Johnny Griffin, Pepper Adams, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Kieth Jarrett, George Benson, Wynton Marsalis, Jack Dejohnette, Don Cherry, Steve Gadd, and club owner Max Gordon. Also included is a rare interview with recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder. Each of the fifty conversations is illustrated with two duotone photographs of the featured musician.