Reviews for Jackrabbits to Jets The History of Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego, California

The average rating for Jackrabbits to Jets The History of Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego, California based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-03-14 00:00:00 Clarissa Reupert In 2001 I watched Ken Burns' documentary on Jazz and I remember thinking I have to learn how to play the trumpet because Louis Armstrong is badass and I hope to get that companion-book some day. Just a few ears later-I got the book. This was the thickest and (one of the) biggest book(s) I had at the time. Before I read a word of it I spent a few days simply looking at the pictures which there are a lot of. After awhile I started to read it and by two months I had read it. This book fills in a lot that the initial run of the documentary left out though, annoyingly, it also gets sketchy with the time-line at the end (like the documentary). Still, this book was and is a very good and detailed read-up on the subject matter. I have long obliterated the bookcover to it and part of the border is exposed showing the cardboard (proof of how hard I initially "loved" this thing) but it is still intact and I do glance over it once in a blue moon. Don't know where you would find this at now but if you wanted to know the history of Jazz in its hey-day this is a good book to check out.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-03-18 00:00:00 William Raine While I found the authors' style to be both accessible and informative, I would have preferred more social history and music criticism, whereas the book concentrated far more on the specific biographical details of the various artists who helped to create "America's music." As an aside, Jazz was a great pleasure to listen to as an audiobook. Levar Burton's narration was an excellent fit for the material, as he was both warm and engaging, and he often successfully modulated his delivery to indicate when the author was citing jazz luminaries, including Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, and others. Also, the format allowed for snippets of music to be included at various opportune moments, which was quite pleasant.