Rated by Down Beat as "One of the best book-length critical investigations of creative music," this engaging survey of a vital contemporary jazz scene presents an American music critic's insightful accounts of two generations of Amsterdam's influential composers and improvisers.

A finalist for the Jazz Journalists Association's Book of the Year Award, the story combines oral histories with critical evaluations of recordings and details of key events. "An important addition to jazz literature," declared The Seattle Times; "a good clear case for music that deserves our attention," wrote the International Herald Tribune.