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Art Blakey
Ted Gioia • How to Listen to Jazz
Kind of Blue —the Miles Davis record that is typically considered the defining statement of post-bop modern jazz.
Ted Gioia • John Coltrane's Love Is Still Supreme at Age 60
From the start, I always thought of my reader as an individual, almost as a friend. I still do. When I do that, the size of the audience is hardly important—I'm just thinking about the connection between me and that person.
Ted Gioia • I Give the Worst Writing Advice in the World
Duke Ellington,
Ted Gioia • How to Listen to Jazz
Dizzy’s Diamonds
Kenny Mathieson • Giant Steps: Bebop and the Creators of Modern Jazz, 1945-65
Harpers.
A. Scott Berg • Max Perkins: Editor of Genius

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience