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Peter Vacher – The Jazz Rag Issue 174 The Tyson...
Weighing in at 3+ kilos and hard to handle, this is the Tyson Fury of jazz books. An imposing 750 pages long, crammed with pictures, its 35 chapters are replete...
Peter Vacher – The Jazz Rag Issue 174 The Tyson...
Weighing in at 3+ kilos and hard to handle, this is the Tyson Fury of jazz books. An imposing 750 pages long, crammed with pictures, its 35 chapters are replete...

Book review by Paul Kaufman -Past Chairman of T...
This is a wonderful addition to NJA’s extensive collections, and a standout book on many levels, if only for its sheer size and detail: 751 pages, copious illustrations, a 23-page...
Book review by Paul Kaufman -Past Chairman of T...
This is a wonderful addition to NJA’s extensive collections, and a standout book on many levels, if only for its sheer size and detail: 751 pages, copious illustrations, a 23-page...

Book review by Jon Newey – Jazzwise Editor in C...
Blessed with a prodigious natural talent from a very young age; held in the highest esteem by drum giants Philly Joe Jones, Kenny Clarke, Buddy Rich and Ginger Baker; and...
Book review by Jon Newey – Jazzwise Editor in C...
Blessed with a prodigious natural talent from a very young age; held in the highest esteem by drum giants Philly Joe Jones, Kenny Clarke, Buddy Rich and Ginger Baker; and...

Book review by Wolfram Knauer – Director Jazzin...
"I heard Phil Seamen for the first time when I was 16 years old, in 1957, at the Flamingo Club. All his colleagues and I in particular, as a young,...
Book review by Wolfram Knauer – Director Jazzin...
"I heard Phil Seamen for the first time when I was 16 years old, in 1957, at the Flamingo Club. All his colleagues and I in particular, as a young,...

Book review by Mark Griffiths -Editor in Chief ...
One day in late 2022, my phone rang, it was drum industry stalwart John DeChristopher telling me that fellow drum industry vet Colin Schofield was trying to get in touch...
Book review by Mark Griffiths -Editor in Chief ...
One day in late 2022, my phone rang, it was drum industry stalwart John DeChristopher telling me that fellow drum industry vet Colin Schofield was trying to get in touch...

Quotes from Readers
“On my way home (from the launch), I dipped into Peter’s book, and emerged with nothing less than a sense of wonder. For my generation, it’s a fascinating and often...
Quotes from Readers
“On my way home (from the launch), I dipped into Peter’s book, and emerged with nothing less than a sense of wonder. For my generation, it’s a fascinating and often...