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Title: The prose isn't perfect, but the ideas are compelling
Review: Even though Nisenson can be a less than pristine prose stylist, I found his book to be well thought out, and an effective manifesto against the current state of jazz. I attend jazz concerts frequently, and although the "young lions" are always appreciated by the audiences for their chops (and their nostalgia value), the performers who hit the audience hardest are those who speak with their own musical voices. This book helps to explain why, and also helps me answer my questions: "Why can I never get enough Miles Davis CDs?" and "Why do I feel I've got quite enough Wynton Marsalis CDs?" I suspect the one-star reviews this book has gotten here are due more to the reviewers' bias toward neoclassicism than a sound judgment of the book itself. Give it a try, and bring an open mind, something most neoclassicists don't seem to possess.
