The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD: 7th Edition (Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings) - Softcover

Morton, Brian; Cook, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141014164 ISBN 13: 9780141014166

Publisher: Penguin, 2004

Synopsis

The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD is now firmly established as the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, a mine of fascinating information and a source of insightful - often wittily trenchant - criticism. For this completely revised seventh edition, Richard Cook and Brian Morton have reassessed each artist's entry and updated the text to incorporate thousands of additional CDs. The result is an endlessly browsable companion that will prove required reading for aficionados and jazz novices alike.

About this title

Review:

"Every look through its seductively erudite pages reveals more that simply have to be heard . . . Here, anyway, is enough for a lifetime." Impressive and exhaustive. ("Billboard")

About the Author:

Richard Cook was formerly editor of The Wire and now edits Jazz Review. He also contributes to many other publications, including The New Statesman. He lives in London.

Brian Morton is a freelance writer and broadcaster, who for many years presented Radio 3's jazz magazine Impressions and In Tune. He has also broadcasted extensively on BBC Radio Scotland.

Richard Cook was formerly editor of The Wire and now edits Jazz Review. He also contributes to many other publications, including The New Statesman. He lives in London.

Brian Morton is a freelance writer and broadcaster, who for many years presented Radio 3's jazz magazine Impressions and In Tune. He has also broadcasted extensively on BBC Radio Scotland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0141014164
• ISBN 13: 9780141014166
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1744