The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD

As well as being a guide through the labyrinth of jazz recordings for novice and expert alike, this edition also provides a comprehensive history of the genre.

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This work is a leading guide to recorded jazz, full of information and often trenchant criticism. For this edition, Richard Cook and Brian Morton have reassessed each artist's entry and updated the text to incorporate thousands of additional CDs. The book contains artist biographies, full line-ups, recording information along with details of labels and catalogue numbers, authoritative critical ratings, and full index of artists. The book should be of interest to aficionados and jazz novices alike.