In histories of music, producers tend to fall by the
wayside--generally unknown and seldom acknowledged. But without
them and their contributions to the art form, we'd have little on
record of some of the most important music ever created. Discover
the stories behind some of jazz's best-selling and most influential
albums in this collection of oral histories gathered by music
scholar and writer Michael Jarrett. Drawing together interviews
with over fifty producers, musicians, engineers, and label
executives, Jarrett shines a light on the world of making jazz
records by letting his subjects tell their own stories and share
their experiences in creating the American jazz canon.
Packed with fascinating stories and fresh perspectives on over 200
albums and artists, including legends such as Louis Armstrong, John
Coltrane, and Miles Davis, as well as contemporary artists such as
Diana Krall and Norah Jones,
Pressed for All Time tells the
unknown stories of the men and women who helped to shape the
quintessential American sound.