Marooned: The Next Generation of Desert Island Discs

by Phil Freeman

Da Capo

July 2007, 330 pages, $16.95

by Tom Useted

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Most anthologies are meant to be dipped into rather than read front-to-back, but for those who take the plunge, Marooned is an enlightening glimpse into 20 of the infinite nooks and crannies of (mostly) contemporary music.

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Review: New York is Now! The New Wave of Free Jazz by Phil Freeman

John Kenyon

[This book] the result is a handy primer for newcomers to the music and those taking the first tentative steps into free jazz, and a manifesto of sorts that will likely become the fulcrum of debate for years to come.

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