Jazz People is one of the liveliest books ever published on America's own music. It portrays the giants of jazz, relates what they achieved, and tells how they made their way in a world not always ready for them. Dan Morgenstern's text is a clear, informative history of the art, from Buddy Bolden to Anthony Braxton; Ole Brask's extraordinary photographs present musicians such as Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, Charles Mingus, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Art Blakey, Ornette Coleman, and many others, as they perform, record, or simply relax. Together, these haunting photographs, supplemented with rare vintage prints, and the acclaimed text (winner of ASCAP's Deems Taylor award) form the best survey of jazz available in one volume.

With a foreword by Dizzy Gillespie and an introduction by James Jones.

CONTENTS:
PART 1: THE MUSIC
Where Jazz Came From; Where It's Been; Where It Is; Where It's Going
PART 2: THE PEOPLE
King Louis; The Duke & His Men; The Condon Mob; More Giants of the Golden Age; Some Modern Masters; The Singers; Keepers of the Flame
Recommended Reading; Recommended Listening

Ole Brask's photographs have appeared in Newsweek, Time, Paris Match, Esquire, and on the covers of many jazz albums. He has been involved in nearly 100 major documentary films. Dan Morgenstern is Director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University in Newark. For many years editor-in-chief of Down Beat, he has lectured widely on jazz and has won five Grammy awards for his liner notes to jazz records.

"Brask does nothing to draw attention to himself, but everything about his work makes plain his simplicity and humour. His pictures swing. The book's text is like a fully orchestrated accompaniment." - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

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