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Now available as a paperback and eBook exclusively from Amazon. In depth reviews of the Jazz literature on the life and music of twelve Giants of Jazz including Phil Woods and the European Rhythm Machine, Lester Young, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Dexter Gordon – The Blue Note Years, Dave Pike, Dizzy Gillespie and Gillespiana, Victor Feldman, Carmen McRae, Bud Powell, Eddie Costa, Tal Farlow and the evolution of the Don Ellis Orchestra. 50% of the royalties go towards buying musical instruments for students in the local high school district. I hope you will consider purchasing a copy. For those of you teaching Jazz courses, the book would make for excellent supplemental reading and classroom discussions.