The Annual Review of Jazz Studies provides a forum for the ever
expanding range and depth of jazz scholarship, from technical analyses
to oral history to cultural interpretation. Addressed to specialists and
fans alike, all volumes include feature articles, book reviews, numerous
unpublished photographs, and bibliographic surveys. This issue contains
Anders Svanoe's extensive study of the little-known but highly original
saxophonist Sonny Red--a definitive tribute combining oral history,
discography, photographs, and charts of every one of his recorded
compositions. Charles Hartman analyzes the form of a Steve Swallow
composition, with a fascinating excursus into the realm of lyric poetry.
Matthew Santa offers a compelling new perspective on John Coltrane's
compositional approach. In her examination of Miles Davis's classic
"Walkin'," Alona Sagee tracks the evolution of an artist through
successive recordings of the same piece. Also included is another
installment of a bibliography compiling scholarly articles about jazz in
journals not specifically devoted to jazz.