This completely revised edition adds much new information to the musical histories of the players, and the biographies of some of the major figures have been rewritten to incorporate recent research.

Chilton details the work of musicians from every era of British jazz, ranging from those who played professionally before 1920 to today's young jazz stars.

This title looks at the work of Heinz Isler. Working for over 40 years with free form shell structures, primarily constructed from reinforced concrete, Isler has built well over 1000 shells.

This timely book charts the origin and evolution of the timber gridshell and its relation to timber lattice architecture.

The first biography of the father of rhythm and blues

"This is an anthology of biographies detailing the careers of over 1,000 musicians whose names are part of jazz history.

This is the first biography of jazz trumpeter and singer, Henry 'Red' Allen, long regarded as Louis Armstrong's chief rival.