Where can you find the definitive Miles Davis collection? Which Benny Goodman recordings are the most sought after? For what label did Jack Teagarden lay down his finest work? All the answers can be found in this definitive guide to jazz recordings from Dixieland, through Bebop, to the latest young stars. Designed as a counterpart to Ivan March's established classical music guides, it features critical assessments, musical and biographical details, full line-up details, label/number details, an authoritative rating system, and a special section for anthologies and "Various Artists" collections.

Jazz on CD, LP, and Cassette, The Penguin Guide to: First Edition

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Morton, Brian

COOK, RICHARD

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Lists and reviews jazz recordings covering more than seven decades, and includes biographical details, line-ups, recording information, and a critical rating for each recording

The Penguin Guide to Jazz on LP, CD, and Cassette: New Edition

The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD is one of the most comprehensive critical guides to jazz recordings available. For this revised and updated edition, some 2,000 listings have been added. Each entry is rated by leading critics Richard Cook and Brian Morton and includes musical and biographical details, full line-ups, and information on recording quality.

Jazz on CD, The Penguin Guide to: Second Revised Edition (Reference)

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What was the line-up at John Coltrane's Village Vanguard sessions? What is John Zorn's most important contribution to contemporary jazz? When was Jelly Roll Morton recorded for the Library of Congress? Where can you find a complete set of Ella Fitzgerald's many songbook recordings? Leading critics Richard Cook and Brian Morton answer these and a myriad other questions in The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD-the most comprehensive critical guide to jazz recordings available. Updated with revised artists' entries and thousands of additional CDs, the fourth edition includes: 
 * listings for over 10,000 discs * musical and biographical details * full line-ups * accurate label and number details * authoritative critical ratings

The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, 4th Edition

In this expanded edition of the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, Richard Cook and Brian Morton have reassessed each artist's entry and updated the text to incorporate thousands of additional CD releases. This endlessly browsable companion has won a devoted audience among afficinados and jazz novices alike.

The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD: Sixth Edition

Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia

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Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia is not merely an A-Z guide to the artists and bands who have shaped jazz, but it also tracks the history of jazz and its changing styles. This is a wonderfully accessible work. Richard Cook's passion for jazz and his strongly held opinions make this the liveliest and most trenchantly witty encyclopedia you'll have read. Whether you're trying to find out why Louis Armstrong was called Satchmo (his nickname as a kid was Satchelmouth), what bebop is, or the difference between Gil Evans and Bill Evans - this book has all the answers.

Richard Cooks Jazz Encyclopedia

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Reviews jazz recordings and includes biographical details and lineups.

The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD: Seventh Edition

Essential reading for all jazz fans Far more than an AÂ–Z guide to the artists and bands who have shaped jazz, this invaluable resource also tracks the history of jazz and its changing styles and terminology. Whether readers want to know why Louis Armstrong was called Satchmo, what bebop is, or the difference between Gil Evans and Bill EvansÂ—this wonderfully accessible book has all the answers. * Contains sixty pages of photos * Includes more than 2,000 entries on jazz artists and bands * Provides clear definitions of key terms such as swing and fusion

The essential guide to recorded jazz, now in its ninth edition Firmly established as the world?s leading guide to jazz, this celebrated reference book is a mine of fascinating information and insightful?often wittily trenchant?criticism. For this completely revised edition, Richard Cook and Brian Morton have reassessed each artist?s entry and updated the text to incorporate thousands of additional CDs and artists. The result is an endlessly browsable companion for jazz aficionados and novices alike.

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings: Ninth Edition

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Jazz on CD, LP, and Cassette, The Penguin Guide to: First Edition

The Penguin Guide to Jazz on LP, CD, and Cassette: New Edition

Jazz on CD, The Penguin Guide to: Second Revised Edition (Reference)

The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, 4th Edition

The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD: Sixth Edition

Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia

Richard Cooks Jazz Encyclopedia

The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD: Seventh Edition

Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings: Ninth Edition