Stephanie Stein Crease is a music journalist with extensive experience in the recording industry. Her previous book," Gil Evans: Out of the Cool," won the 2002 ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award, and was nominated for Best Jazz Book by the Jazz Journalists Association.Simon Field is an information systems specialist, ham radio operator, and tireless tinkerer who collects science experiments for his popular web site, www.scitoys.com.