Author: Reich, Bernard; Joint Author: Goldberg, David H.
Series#:9; Annual Review of Jazz Studies; Hardback; Book; 43 B&w Photographs
448 pages
Published: November 2000
Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810837714

Few countries of its size have attracted more attention, and aroused more controversy, than Israel. This book provides, in a single source, a comprehensive and up-to-date reference volume with detailed information about every aspect of the political life of contemporary Israel, as well as serving as a comprehensive guide to the complexities and nuances of contemporary Israeli politics. It fills a gap in the literature by providing comprehensive information about the various diplomatic and political personalities, institutions, organizations, events, concepts, and documents that together define the political life of the Jewish state.Covering the years 1997 and 1998, this volume includes: studies devoted to the classic jazz ballad, Stella by Starlight; articles on major figures in the heritage of jazz such as Charlie Parker; and essays on the Western African drumming tradition and its relation to jazz.