RICHARD COOK

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.

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

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

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

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.