Mr. Myers writes daily about music at JazzWax.com and is author of "Why Jazz Happened" (University of California Press).

WSJ: Smokey Robinson: A Most Enduring Miracle | Cultural Conversation by Marc Myers

Granz is now the subject of a much-needed biography by Tad Hershorn called "Norman Granz: The Man Who Used Jazz for Justice" (University of California Press).

WSJ: The Forgotten Man of Jazz | Sightings by Terry Teachout

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996.

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