RICHARD COOK

Far more than an A-Z guide to the artists and bands who have shaped jazz, this invaluable resource also tracks the history of jazz and its changing styles and terminology. Whether readers want to know why Louis Armstrong was called Satchmo, what bebop is, or the difference between Gil Evans and Bill Evans-this wonderfully accessible book has all the answers. * Contains sixty pages of photos * Includes more than 2,000 entries on jazz artists and bands * Provides clear definitions of key terms such as swing and fusion

A guide to recorded jazz, which offers information and criticism. It reviews 14,000 CDs and includes over 400 artist listings. Una guía para las mejores grabaciones de jazz, que ofrece tanto información general como críticas especializadas. Cataloga 14.000 CDs e incluye más de 400 entradas de artistas.

Seventh edition. Contains features on the 100 recordings the authors believe are essential for every collection.

The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD 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 expanded sixth 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.

This book is part of the PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ RECORDINGS.

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is firmly established as the worlds leading guide to recorded jazz, a mine of fascinating information and a source of insightful - often wittily trenchant - criticism. This is something rather different: Brian Morton (who taught American history at UEA) has picked out the 1000 best recordings that all jazz fans should have and shows how they tell the history of the music and with it the history of the twentieth century. He has completely revised his and Richard Cooks entries and reassessed each artists entry for this book. The result is an endlessly browsable companion that will prove required reading for aficionados and jazz novices alike.Its the kind of book that youll yank off the shelf to look up a quick fact and still be reading two hours laterFortunePart 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 dont come closeIrish Times