Stephen A. Crist is Professor of Music History at Emory University. He works largely in European music of the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, with additional interests in hymnody and jazz. He served as contributing editor of Bach Perspectives, Volume 5: Bach in America and contributing co-editor of Historical Musicology: Sources, Methods, Interpretations. His publications on Dave Brubeck have appeared in the Journal of Musicology and elsewhere, and a new study of the Modern Jazz Quartet's reception of the music of J. S. Bach is forthcoming in Bach Perspectives.
I'm sure that this most worthy book will fulfil the needs of
Brubeck students and neophytes.
*Steve Voce, Jazz Journal*
Crist's engagingly written musicological tour de force takes us
behind the scenes of a landmark jazz album. All of Dave Brubeck's
many fans ought to take some time out to read this fascinating
book.
*Benjamin Givan, author of The Music of Django Reinhardt*
We needed this monograph on one of the most famous jazz albums
ever! Crist has drawn on extensive private correspondence to
illustrate Brubeck's efforts at self-promotion, his involvement in
civil rights, and more. One gets to be a fly on the wall during the
recording process, take by take, and to analyze each piece in
detail, with ample musical notation.
*Lewis Porter, jazz pianist, author, and Professor Emeritus of
Music, Rutgers University at Newark*
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