This collection of 10 essays first appeared in the Jazzletter. Lees documents how the racial abrasion phenomenon affected jazz and jazz musicians. The book includes explosive issues that can be seen as divisive in the jazz world in a balanced, judicious manner and not as the sole property of any one group. Included is background information and perspectives on a variety of contexts and social issues related to jazz and race.--Ministry of Education website.

Essays from Gene Lees jazzletter. Instrumental Jazz 10 (2012). Instrumental Jazz 20 (2012). Instrumental Jazz 30 (2012).