The Rough Guide to Jazz

Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

944 Seiten

2004 | 3rd Revised edition
Rough Guides (Verlag)
978-1-84353-256-9 (ISBN)

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This guide is both a Who's Who of jazz, detailing careers and developments, and a buyer's companion to the best albums on CD and vinyl. It features A-Z critical biographies of over 2100 musicians, plus concise explanations of crucial terms and ideas.

The third edition of the Rough Guide to Jazz has over 2,100 critical biographies, ranging from greats like Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis to rising stars like Stacey Kent and Jamie Cullum. As well as outlining every artist's career, each entry concludes with recommendations of the best of their recordings on CD. The guide includes many illustrations by top jazz photographers.

Rough Guides are written by expert authors who are passionate about both writing and travel. They have detailed knowledge of the areas they write about--having either traveled extensively or lived there--and their expertise shines through on every page. It's priceless information, delivered with wit and insight, providing the down-to-earth, honest read that is the hallmark of Rough Guides.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.5.2004
Reihe/Serie	Rough Guide Music Guides
Zusatzinfo	b&w illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 234 mm
Gewicht	974 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues
Themenwelt	Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Hardware
ISBN-10	1-84353-256-5 / 1843532565
ISBN-13	978-1-84353-256-9 / 9781843532569
Zustand	Neuware