Jack Costanzo virtually introduced the bongo drums to American music in his performances with Nat “King” Cole, Peggy Lee and, especially, Stan Kenton (on such familiar items as “Peanut Vendor,” “Cuban ...

Michael Harris is a regular contributor to Book Review. Divide the reputation of a book by the number of people who have actually perused its pages, and you arrive at what might be called the ...

One might imagine the Rhythm Foundation is a collection of fortysomething bongo drummers who meet in their parents’ garages Tuesday nights to cover Graceland-era Paul Simon tracks. Wrong. Actually its ...