For all musicians with questions not answered in other books, noted author Dan Haerle's latest work contains a lifetime of information about technical considerations, life advice, road stories, and philosophy. As a technical manual, he provides careful analyses of eight jazz standards and comments on a variety of music-related subjects including improvisation techniques and teaching. As a memoir, he recounts pivotal moments in his life, with humor and with seriousness, chronicling his successes as well as mistakes made along the way. A wonderful collection by a jazz great!