Ted Gioia

This guy has opined on every musical subject it seems -- from Chet Baker and Lester Young to Tito Puente and even the tango. Here's a link to a review of his latest book, The Birth (and Death) of the Cool: http://tedgioia.com/

"Bebop was defined by its social context as much as by the flats and sharps of its altered chords. Outsiders, even within the jazz world, the modern players had the dubious distinction of belonging to an underclass within an underclass...a musical revolution made...by sidemen, not stars." - Ted Gioia