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Synopsis
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 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 ninth 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.
14,000 CDs reviewed
2,000 new discs in this edition
Over 400 new artist listings
'It's the kind of book that you'll yank off the shelf to look up a quick fact and still be reading two hours later' Fortune
'Part jazz history, part jazz Karma Sutra with Cook and Morton as the knowledgeable, urbane, wise and witty guides ... This is one of the great books of recorded jazz; the other guides don't come close' Irish Times
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? It's the kind of book that you?ll yank off the shelf to look up a quick fact and still be reading two hours later.? ?"Fortune" ? The leader in its field . . . if you own only one book on jazz, it really should be this one.? ?"International Record Review" It s the kind of book that you ll yank off the shelf to look up a quick fact and still be reading two hours later. "Fortune" The leader in its field . . . if you own only one book on jazz, it really should be this one. "International Record Review" a Itas the kind of book that youall yank off the shelf to look up a quick fact and still be reading two hours later.a a"Fortune" a The leader in its field . . . if you own only one book on jazz, it really should be this one.a a"International Record Review"
About the Author
Richard Cook (1957 - 2007) was formerly editor of The Wire and edited Jazz Review. He contributed to many other publications, including the New Statesman and his books included Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopaedia and It's About That Time: Miles Davis on Record.
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 (1957 - 2007) was formerly editor of The Wire and edited Jazz Review. He contributed to many other publications, including the New Statesman and his books included Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopaedia and It's About That Time: Miles Davis on Record.
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.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0141034017
- ISBN 13 9780141034010
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages1663
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