Books by Gary Giddins

A wonderful gathering of little-known treasures, Natural Selection will broaden the perception of Gary Giddins as one of our most important cultural critics.

Visions of Jazz: The First Century contains 79 chapters that illuminate the lives of virtually all major figures in jazz history. Poised to become a classic, this volume is an evocative journey through the first one hundred years of jazz music.

A valuable, jubilant look at a great man and artist.-New York Times Book Review

Thirty-seven profiles of major figures in the culture of our century.

Paperback edition of the anthology of jazz criticism of Prominent jazz critic Gary Giddins from 1990 to 2003.

"In a companion to his collections Riding on a Blue Note and Faces in the Crowd, Gary Giddins has assembled a mosaic of pieces that provide an essential guide to the jazz world. Moving with ease from s"

"The most imposing figure in jazz writing today" (JazzTimes) on artists from Duke Ellington to Elvis Presley to Irving Berlin--all with that pervasive "blue note" of jazz in common.