The Blackwell guide to recorded jazz / edited by Barry Kernfeld.
| Other author | Kernfeld, Barry Dean, 1950- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford, OX, UK ; Cambridge, MA, USA : Blackwell, 1991. |
| Description | xi, 474 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Blackwell reference Blackwell guides Blackwell reference. ^A910818 |
| Contents | The first hot bands / James Lincoln Collier -- Solo stride and swing pianists ; Big bands ; Swing combos / Barry Kernfeld -- We called it music : dixieland and swing / Digby Fairweather -- The New Orleans revival / Mike Hazeldine -- Bop and related styles / Mark Gardner -- Swing-bop combos ; Leaving hard bop / Barry Kernfeld -- Free jazz / Ekkehard Jost -- Fusion / Mark Gilbert. |
| Abstract | Which are the key jazz performances that should be in any collection of recordings? What are the main things the newcomer to jazz should listen out for? In this guide, seven leading authorities on recorded jazz choose the key sessions from all periods and styles, and give expert guidance in tracking them down on CD, LP or cassette, new or secondhand, in all parts of the world. The essential guide to a comprehensive coll of recorded jazz. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discographies and indexes. |
| LCCN | 90027658 |
| ISBN | 0631171649 |
| ISBN | 9780631171645 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML156.4.J3 B66 1991 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |