All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music

by Chris Woodstra (Editor), Chris Woodstra (Editor), Vladimir Bogdanov (Editor), Stephen Thomas Erlewine (Editor)

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  Paperback
  2002

  $16.59

  Now in its fourth edition, the All Music Guide to Jazz has been fully updated to cover the latest new releases, plus notable reissues and compilations. This entertaining, easy-to-use reference reviews and rates more than 18,000 top recordings by over 1,700 musicians in all jazz styles and eras - from New Orleans jazz to swing, bebop, cool, hard bop, Latin jazz, fusion, and beyond. Colorful profiles sketch out the artists' lives and careers, while anecdotal histories portray selected jazz legends in depth. Fifty music maps chart the evolution of jazz instruments, plus the influence of significant players, vocalists, and sidemen. Providing historical essays on styles plus details on record labels, producers, venues, and more, the definitive All Music Guide to Jazz helps readers start or fine-tune a first-rate jazz collection.