All Music Guide to Jazz: The Best CDs, Albums & Tapes

ISBN-10
0879303085
ISBN-13
9780879303082
Category
Jazz
Pages
751
Language
English
Published
1994
Publisher
Backbeat Books
Authors
Vladimir Bogdanov, Michael Erlewine, Ron Wynn

Description

Profiles of the lives and works of 1,150 key jazz artists, reviewing and rating each one's best CDs, albums, and tapes.

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