Jazz in Print: The Monterey Jazz Festival,...

Jazz in Print: The Monterey Jazz Festival, in all its rich diversity, receives the chronicle it deserves in “Monterey Jazz Festival: Forty Legendary Years.” The lavish, coffee-table-sized book, published to coincide with the 40th installment of the festival, which took place in mid-September, is a picture-laden tour through the festival’s high points. Clint Eastwood provides a forward, and William Minor’s text affords a colorful view of one of the country’s most persistently entertaining cultural events.

* “Monterey Jazz Festival: Forty Legendary Years,” by William Minor, published by Angel City Press.