Ian S Carr

1879. British Natal stands on the brink of the Anglo-Zulu war. The British High Commissioner is seeking to provoke the native Zulus into rising up against the British invaders, to start a war which will give the British an excuse to rule the whole of southern Africa. The colonialists are gatheri...

The acclaimed classic biography, fully revised, becomes the definitive. The revised edition of Ian Carr's classic biography of Miles Davis throws new light on his life and career from the early days in New York, with Charlie Parker, to his Birth of the Cool band, through his drug addiction in the ea...

This reference book covers the whole range of jazz from Buddy Bolden, pioneer of jazz trumpet, to young players of the 1990s, like Roy Hargrove. It is a completely revised edition of the "Essential Guide to Jazz", featuring updated and expanded entries, over 300 new artists, and the authors' persona...

Second edition of this classic book with a new postscript and a fresh selection of photos. First published in 1973 and out of print for many years. Available in bookshops now (hardback, ISBN 9780955090868, recommended retail price £15.99, 220 pages). Music Outside captures the spirit, optimism an...

Keith Jarrett is probably the most influential jazz pianist living today: his concerts have made him world famous. He was a child prodigy who had his first solo performance at the age of seven. In the sixties he played with the Jazz Messengers and then with the Charles Lloyd Quartet, touring Europe,...

This exhaustively researched, revised edition of Ian Carr's classic biography throws new light on Davis' life and career: from the early days in New York with Charlie Parker; to the Birth of Cool; through his drug addiction in the early 1950s and the years of extraordinary achievements (1954-1960), ...

The Rough Guide to Jazz is the essential reference tool to jazz artists and recordings, from world renowned legends and major musical styles to more obscure, yet influential artists and lesser-known movements. Including more than 1600 biographies and almost 3000 recommendations of recordings on CD a...

The third edition of the Rough Guide to Jazz has over 2,100 critical biographies, ranging from greats like Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis to rising stars like Stacey Kent and Jamie Cullum. As well as outlining every artist''s career, each entry concludes with recommendations of the best of their re...