Fancy Fretwork
Leslie Gourse
Traces the evolution of the guitar in jazz history and profiles the world's greatest jazz guitarists from the early 1900s to the present.
Read Time: ~2.1 hr
Quincy Jones
by Lee Hill Kavanaugh (1998)
About this book
Discusses the life and accomplishments of the jazz musician, record producer, and composer of movie scores and television themes.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreQuincy Jones Lead Character
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