The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CDThis guide provides a mine of information on recorded jazz. 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. It is aimed at aficionados and jazz novices alike. Entries include artist biographies, full line-ups and recording information, along with details of labels and catalogue numbers. |
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album alto Armstrong Art Taylor Bailey ballad band bass bebop Benny Bill Billy Bley Blue Note Bobby born Braxton Brecker Brown Brubeck Carter Charlie clarinet Coleman Coltrane compositions concert Concord CCD Corea Dave Davis disc Dolphy drummer duets Eddie Elvin Jones ensemble flhn George guitar Herbie Hancock horn improvisation Jack Jazz Classics OJC Jimmy Jimmy Cobb Jimmy Garrison John John Coltrane Johnny Johnson Jones Kenny live Love material McCoy Tyner melody Miles Miles Davis musician OJCCD Orchestra Original Jazz Classics Ornette Paul perc performance pianist piano pieces players playing post-bop quartet record reissue rhythm section Ron Carter saxophone saxophonist seems session Smith solo soloist Song Sonny soprano sound Steeplechase SCCD Steve Steve Swallow studio style swing tenor TENOR SAXOPHONE themes there's Tony tracks trio trumpet tunes Verve vocal
References to this book
Jazz Noir: Listening to Music from "Phantom Lady" to "The Last Seduction" David Butler No preview available - 2002 |
The Other Side of Nowhere: Jazz, Improvisation, and Communities in Dialogue Daniel Fischlin,Ajay Heble No preview available - 2004 |