Dead Jazz Guys often funny, sometimes bleak is the first collection of short stories by critically acclaimed writer Phil Kawana.

When a jazz hero dies, rumors, speculation, gossip, and legend can muddle the real cause of death. In this book, Frederick J. Spencer, M.D., conducts an inquest

"It is hard to say which makes for the more compelling narrative: the life of jazz great Jelly Roll Morton or the detective work that Phil Pastras undertook in

Chicago, 1928. In the stifling summer heat, three disturbing events take place: A clique of city leaders is poisoned in a fancy hotel; a white gangster is found

Broad in scope, meticulously researched, and including titles that have long been inaccessible, this resource is an overview of the history of the genre from it