Wolf Marshall: Jazz Guitar Icons: An In-Depth Look at the Styles of 25 Masters

I was disappointed when I received this book in the mail. I wished it was a "click to look inside" book so I could have known. Wolf Marshall has written a number of excellent "Signature Riff" books on many of the artists profiled in this book. I thought that maybe this was a "best of" those books or a teaser to get you into an artist more deeply so you'll want to buy the original book. Sounds good to me! Well the answer is: Nope.This book has short 4-6 page bios of each artist and lists essential recordings or filmed performances. That is nice and all but not as relevant in the age of Wikipedia and the Internet where this information can be drawn up in mere seconds. You then get three licks in the style of the performer with a thin paragraph description of each. There is no CD recording of the licks either which makes no sense. This book seems to be geared to the fan of jazz guitar so they would need as much help as possible to enjoy this book. A better player would skip it entirely.I thought this was going to be a historical approach to jazz guitar through the masters that created the history along with a good lesson to learn from each performer. Instead we get 3 quick licks and then we're on to the next chapter. Fewer guitarists and deeper content would have saved this book. To cover all the artists he can only scratch the surface.I bought this on Wolf Marshall's reputation but there isn't enough guitar knowledge in the book to recommend it.