This is a passionate, albeit, lighthearted work by a diehard music nerd produced for other diehard music nerds (I certainly represent as one of those)This is a passionate, albeit, lighthearted work by a diehard music nerd produced for other diehard music nerds (I certainly represent as one of those). However, I had to deduct an entire star because the author asserts, in Max Roach's chapter nonetheless, that Roach played on Kind of Blue. This is a glaring, easily correctible mistake that could've been avoided with 5 extra seconds of work. It made me sad. I felt, and feel. that now I have to be wary of the veracity of the other nuggets of information imparted that were new to me. We all make mistakes, but this is egregious, particularly because of Kind of Blue's appearance as the #1 jazz starter album in the list at the end of the book. Making a mistake about an album this iconic and important, in reality, and within the overall context of the book, undercuts the author's credibility somewhat. It would be like saying Keith Morris sings on Damaged, or something, for those more into the SST side of things. Full disclosure: I haven't listened to Kind of Blue in a long time and my initial recollection was that 'Philly' Joe Jones played drums on the album, so right there my instincts screamed confirm personnel before asserting anything even in something as low stakes as this review. Sorry Jimmy Cobb. This book still has value for rock-oriented fans looking to start their jazz odyssey. The author seems like a nice dude that I would love to have a coffee or bourbon with and nerd out over records....more