Alan Axelrod

ForewordJazz has been called "America's classical music." And, as any jazz fan can tell you, your enjoyment of the music is greatly enhanced when you know something about it.It's been a hundred years since Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" first appearedand sold a million copies in sheet...

What This Is and What This Isn't The best way to explain the purpose of this book is to examine the tail end of its title: A.S.A.P.—"As Soon as Possible," and "As Simple as Possible." The "soon" and the "simple" parts are key, of course, but so is the "as possible." For the goal is to deliver,...