FOREWORD<br > There are at least two Jonathan Schwartzes. John Pizzarelli，<br > ijr. is intimately acquainted with both of them.<br > "Schwartz i" is an encyclopedic authority on music， spe-<br > Cifically the genre known as The Great American Songbook.<br > Schwartz I has enlightened and entertained New Yorkers and<br > other fortunate Americans for more than three decades， pre-<br >~ ~enfing the best possible music on the air， accompanied by<br > the most erudite， witty and passionate commentary the En-<br > glish language could possibly provide. And when not play-<br > ing music for appreciative radio audiences， Schwartz l can<br > often be heard performing in cabaret.<br > As a brilliant jazz guitarist and singer， John Pizzarelli， Jr.<br >