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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [Mass Market Paperback]

Richard Cook (Author), Brian Morton (Author)

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Mass Market Paperback: 1560 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; 8th Revised edition edition (5 Oct 2006)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0141023279
ISBN-13: 978-0141023274
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 17.2 x 6.1 cm

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? It's the kind of book that you?ll yank off the shelf to look up a quick fact and still be reading two hours later.?
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? The leader in its field . . . if you own only one book on jazz, it really should be this one.?
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 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 completely revised ninth 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.

14,000 CDs reviewed

2,000 new discs in this edition

Over 400 new artist listings

'It's the kind of book that you'll yank off the shelf to look up a quick fact and still be reading two hours later' Fortune

'Part 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 don't come close' Irish Times

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5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate guide to jazz on CD., 14 Nov 2008

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This review is from: The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings: Ninth Edition (Paperback)

The 9th edition of the 'Jazz Bible' maintains the high standards of previous volumes. Its 1600-plus pages contain perceptive, witty and knowledgeable reviews of 14,000 jazz CDs including 2000 new discs in this 2008 edition. There is also a moving tribute to the late Richard D. Cook(1957-2007) who gets awarded the highest accolade of a 'crown' from his co-author, Brian Morton.
The hours of concentrated thought and hard-listening that's gone into this monumental series from the two authors since 1992 is awe-inspiring and the latest, endlessly browsable edition is an indispensable guide for any serious jazz collector.

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5.0 out of 5 stars What a Bible !, 11 Dec 2008

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An essential reference work for all true jazz officionados.As opposed to the "Allmusic guide to jazz" which focuses pretty much on American jazz the Penguin guide takes a broader view of world jazz.It features information on most of the significant British jazz musicians as well as European and of course American musicians.The only fault is that it does lack depth on the American scene which is where the AMG comes in handy.But if it's Tracey,Wellins and Wheeler or Garbarek,Stanko and Stenson then this is the place to look.My advice if you have the cash is to make a big space on your shelf and get both the All music and Penguin guides to jazz.With both of them you have pretty much all the bases covered.Buy only one and you'll have a dentists nightmare (gaps all over the place!).Buy and be engrossed.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The jazz bible, 21 Jan 2007

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This is simply the most important publication ever issued on jazz. It's indispensible both to anyone with even the slightest interest and to jazz aficionados. I've been using it for years and it has never led me astray. And besides being an almost infallible guide to which CDs to buy, it contains a wealth of information and informed comment. It's also refreshingly open to any style of music that might conceivably come under the heading "jazz". And it isn't just a reference either: you can sit down and read through it for pleasure. I love it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource
Great guide to jazz on cd but covers a lot of artists who are probably not worth covering in my view.

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