By Alyn Shipton
Jazz Makers gathers jointly brief biographies of greater than 50 of jazz's maximum stars, from its early beginnings to the current. The tales of those leading edge instrumentalists, bandleaders, and composers show the interesting historical past of jazz in six components: * The Pioneers, together with Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, and Bessie Smith * Swing Bands and Soloists, with Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie vacation * The Piano Giants, that includes fat Waller, artwork Tatum, and Mary Lou Williams * start of Bebop, together with Dizzy Gillepsie, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis * Cool Jazz, challenging Bop, and Fusion, with John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, and Stan Getz * A Century of Jazz, that includes Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, and different modern greats.