Books of Music / Discography & Buyer's Guides

  • The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD
    By Richard Cook, Brian Morton

    Hand To Hand You Very Much , Mr Monk with the one on the deleted City Soul Note 121107-2 Adams ; Jimmy Knepper ( tb ) ; Hugh Gates ) , and much of the interest now lies in hearing how much Lawson ( p ) ; Mike Richmond ( b ) ; Dannie ...

  • Lady Sings the Blues
    By Billie Holiday, William Dufty

    In a poignant, dramatic memoir, Billie Holiday tells not only of her rise to fame as a blues singer, but also of the exploitation and racial prejudice she encountered as well as of her struggle with heroin addiction.

  • The Columbia Master Book Discography: Principal U.S. matrix series. 1924-1934
    By Tim Brooks, Brian Rust

    Carefully structured to link information directly to the CIM syllabus, this coursebook text offers a range of cases, questions, activities, definitions and study tips to support and test your understanding...

  • The Columbia Master Book Discography: Principal U.S. matrix series. 1910-1924
    By Tim Brooks, Brian Rust

    45905-1-2-3 Floating Down The old Green River ( Kalmar ) 31 Jul 15 A - 1825 BERT WILLIAMS : Vocal , with orchestra . ... 45912-1-2-3 Spring Morning Serenade ( Aubade Printanière ) ( P. Lacombe ) 4 Aug 15 A - 1805 PALIE K.LUA - DAVID K.

  • Recent American Art Song: A Guide
    By Keith E. Clifton

    He Followed Me , He Courted Me [ From Joy to Fire ] , Ursula Vaughan Williams . Walnut Grove Press , 1990 ( 1989 ) . Mezzo - Soprano : d495 . A lively song about lost love , marked " with motion . " The vocal line and accompaniment are ...

  • The World's Encyclopaedia of Recorded Music
    By Francis F. Clough, G. J. Cuming

    The World's Encyclopaedia of Recorded Music

  • MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide
    By Music Hound

    You've probably seen other jazz guides, but you haven't run across anything quite like MusicHound Jazz. It delivers sound advice on what to buy and what not to buy. Explore...

  • The Top 100 Canadian Albums
    By Bob Mersereau

    "An unprecedented book, The Top 100 Canadian Albums includes the finest albums in Canadian music history chosen by a blue-ribbon panel. More than 500 singers, songwriters, musicians, producers, columnists, and...

  • Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006
    By Joel Whitburn

    The bible of recording industry lists every song by artist that made the Billboard Hot 100 and Pop music charts from 1955 through 2006. Brimming with basic chart facts, plus...

  • Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
    By Joel Whitburn

    (Book). A full 48 years in the making, Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (10th Edition) is by far the biggest and best edition of our bestseller we've ever published....

  • The Penguin Guide to Jazz on Compact Disc
    By Richard Cook, Brian Morton

    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...

  • The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD
    By Richard Cook, Brian Morton

    Now fully updated--the critically acclaimed guide to the world of jazz on CDWhere can you find a complete set of Ella Fitzgerald's many songbook recordings? Who are the influences of...

  • The Penguin Guide to Recorded Music
    By Ivan March, Alan Livsey

    This new completely revised edition of the Penguin Guidesurveys the major classical recordings issued and reissued over the past five decades, many of which have dominated the catalogue because of...

  • The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide
    By John Swenson

    The Rolling Stone Jazz and Blues Album Guide is the most comprehensive guide to jazz and blues recordings in print, including authoritative reviews of more than ten thousand albums. The...

  • The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
    By Richard Cook, Brian Morton

    14,000 CDS REVIEWED 2,000 NEW DISCS IN THIS EDITION MORE THAN NEW ARTIST LISTINGS The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordingsis now firmly established as the world's leading guide to recorded...

  • The Jazz CD Listener's Guide
    By Howard J. Blumenthal

    This book removes the angst associated with classical CD purchases by recommending the best available recordings of the most important classical pieces. All of the well-known composers are included here,...

  • The Jazz Discography
    By Tom Lord

    The Jazz Discography

  • The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs Yearbook, 1995
    By Ivan March, Edward Greenfield, Robert Layton

    A supplement to the current edition of The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and Cassettes, this yearbook looks in depth at new and reissued classical recordings that appeared from the...

  • The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and DVDs Yearbook
    By Ivan March, Edward Greenfield, Robert Layton

    The essential companion volume updating Penguin’s most recent CD/DVD guideThis yearbook supplements The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and DVDs, the largest and most comprehensive survey of classical music on...

  • The New Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and Cassettes: Yearbook 1989
    By Ivan March, Edward Greenfield, Robert Layton

    Review guide to all new classical releases on CD and cassette from August 1988 to August 1989.