"This book is part of the series This is Philosophy. The title of this series is inspired by a series of very popular jazz albums that Columbia Records used to put out. It was called This is Jazz. Different albums in that series introduced listeners to the greats of jazz, such as Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, and so on. The aim was to give listeners who might previously have been unfamiliar with jazz music samples of the best jazz performances by great artists, such as the ones just mentioned and many others. This inspired many people to go on and also listen to the deep-cuts and explore the catalogues of these artists in greater detail"
