The Blackwell Guide to Recorded Jazz

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ISBN 10: 0631171649 / ISBN 13: 9780631171645

Published by Blackwell Pub, Williston, Vermont, U.S.A., 1991

About this Item

Williston: Blackwell, 1991. First Edition. Cloth binding, 474 pp. Clean and solid ex-library book in plastic cover. Good in very good dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 008291

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Blackwell Guide to Recorded Jazz
• Publisher: Blackwell Pub, Williston, Vermont, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631171649
• ISBN 13: 9780631171645
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

In this "Guide" a group of jazz specialists select about 150 of the greatest jazz performances which would form the basis of any comprehensive collection of jazz recordings, covering all styles, periods, and areas. The focus of the book is the music itself, and in identifying great performances, the authors chart the massively complex issue history of the great sessions, giving an exhaustive catalogue of CD, LP and cassette releases in most of the world's major countries. Both texts and recordings lists introduce ideas for further listening, through comparative comment, or, for example, by using complete collected works of particular artists. To the newcomer to jazz, forming a basic collection this should prove a useful guide. To the more seasoned listener, the critical discussions should be informative and helpful, and some of the selections unusual and unexpected. Barry Kernfeld is the editor of the "New Grove Dictionary of Jazz".

Review

"Wholeheartedly recommended to those who like what they have heard of jazz but wish to explore the subject further with the help of friendly and informed guides." Stage and Television Today

"A useful guide for libraries building jazz collections or for indiviudals desiring to learn about the field of jazz." Reference Books Bulletin

"thorough and should serve not dsonly to introduce the music to the uninitiated but also to further enlighten the knowledgeable."

"A valuable contribution to the reference literature on recorded jazz" American Reference Books