Jazz Makers Vanguards of Sound

Jazz Makers gathers together short biographies of more than 50 of jazz'sgreatest stars, from its early beginnings to the present. The stories of theseinnovative instrumentalists, bandleaders, and composers reveal the fascinatinghistory of jazz in six parts:* The Pioneers, including Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, and Bessie Smith* Swing Bands and Soloists, with Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and BillieHoliday* The Piano Giants, featuring Fats Waller, Art Tatum, and Mary Lou Williams* Birth of Bebop, including Dizzy Gillepsie, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis* Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, and Fusion, with John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, andStan Getz* A Century of Jazz, featuring Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, and othercontemporary greats.