Reviews for Jazz changes

The average rating for Jazz changes based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-01-11 00:00:00 Barbara Popke Martin Williams is one of my favorite jazz writers, and this collection brings together many short pieces of his that had been hard to find. There are interviews, fly-on-the-wall observational accounts, liner notes, record reviews, and some in-depth musical analysis. When Williams gets deeply into musical analysis, he can be somewhat dry, but his feeling for musical form makes his knottier passages worth reading. Of course, with any collection like this, some parts are going to be better than others. And this book is not for the jazz neophyte. But for those who want to explore some less-traveled roads of jazz writing, this book is recommended.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-12-19 00:00:00 Andrew Bildwin Great book that gives insight to multiple eras of Jazz music. I especially enjoyed the interview portions of the book because it gave the sense that Williams not only respects these musicians, but is familiar with them in a more intimate way than just a mere critic. Several of the conversations would not be out of place at a coffee shop where two friends have gathered to fill each other in on what they had missed while being apart. Great book. If you love Jazz, pick this one up.