This book is the sequel to Marian McPartland's previously published collection of musical impressions of personalities interviewed on the National Public Radio program Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz. In this second edition, McPartland's compositions celebrate the personalities and musicality of actor Clint Eastwood, writer Whitney Balliett, composer Burt Bacharach, jazz musicians Ron Carter, Keith Jarrett, and Dr. Billy Taylor, and her own musical reflection of Bix Beiderbecke.
