The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire - Ted Gioia

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Ted Gioia is a pianist, critic, scholar, historian and educator. He is author of 11 books, including The History of Jazz and Delta Blues --both honored by the New York Times on their list of 100 notable books of the year. His three books on the social history of music-- Work Songs, Healing Songs , and Love Songs --have each been honored with the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award. Gioia holds degrees from Stanford and Oxford, and previously served on the faculty of Stanford's Department of Music. Praised as one of the leading music historians of our day, Gioia is a preeminent guide to songs of the past, present, and future.