The Penguin Jazz Guide
The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums
$74.88
- Paperback
800 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2010
Summary
The 1000 best albums from ‘the best music reference book ever’ (Sunday Times), telling the story of the music - and of the twentieth century
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is 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. This is something rather different: Brian Morton (who taught American history at UEA) has picked out the 1000 best recordings that all jazz fa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141048314 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014104831X |
| Author: | Brian Morton, Richard Cook |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 800 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2010 |
| Weight: | 752g |
| Dimensions: | 33mm x 152mm x 232mm |
| Audience Age: | 18-17 |
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Brian Morton
Brian Morton is a freelance writer and broadcaster who for many years presented Radio 3’s jazz magazine Impressions and In Tune. He has also broadcasted extensively on BBC Radio Scotland.
Richard Cook (1957 - 2007) was formerly editor of The Wire and edited Jazz Review. He contributed to many other publications, including the New Statesman, and his books included Richard Cook’s Jazz Encyclopaedia and It’s About That Time: Miles Davis on Record.
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