The Penguin Guide to Jazz on Compact Disc

The Penguin Guide to Jazz on Compact Disc
ISBN-10
0140513833
ISBN-13
9780140513837
Category
Reference / General
Pages
1745
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
Penguin Books
Authors
Richard Cook, Brian Morton

Description

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

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