Jazz : a critic's guide to the 100 most important recordings / Ben Ratliff.

Author/creator Ratliff, Ben
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Times Books, 2002.
Descriptionxx, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesNew York times essential library
New York times essential library. ^A689988
Contents Original Dixieland Jazz Band, The Creators of Jazz (1917-1936) -- King Oliver, The Quintessence (1923-1928) -- Bessie Smith, The Essential Bessie Smith (1923-1933) -- Fletcher Henderson, A Study in Frustration: Thesaurus of Classic Jazz (1923-1938) -- Louis Armstrong, The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings (1925-1929) -- Jelly Roll Morton, Birth of the Hot: The Classic Chicago "Red Hot Peppers" Sessions, 1926-27 -- Bix Beiderbecke, Bix Beiderbecke, Volume 1: Singin' the Blues (1927) -- Duke Ellington, The OKeh Ellington (1927-1930) -- Louis Armstrong, The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1930-1956) -- Billie Holiday, Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday (1933-1945) -- Benny Goodman, The Complete RCA Victor Small Group Recordings (1935-1939) -- Count Basie, The Complete Decca Recordings (1937-1939) -- Dizzy Gillespie, The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1937-1949) -- Lester Young, The "Kansas City" Sessions (1938, 1944) -- Louis Jordan, Let the Good Times Roll: The Anthology 1938-1953 -- Chano Pozo, El Tambor de Cuba: Life and Music of the Legendary Cuban Conga Drummer (1939-1952) -- Duke Ellington, The Blanton-Webster Band (1940-1942) -- John Kirby and his Orchestra, 1941-1943 -- James P. Johnson, The Original James P. Johnson: 1942-1945, Piano Solos -- Coleman Hawkins, 1943-1944 -- Dinah Washington, First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story (The Original Recordings) (1943-1961) -- Charlie Parker, The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948 -- Mary Lou Williams, Zodiac Suite (1945) -- Charles Mingus, Charles "Baron" Mingus, West Coast 1945-49 -- Nat "King" Cole Trio, Live at the Circle Room (1946) -- Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, The Tiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 3: Basin Street Blues (1946-1947) -- Thelonious Monk, Genius of Modern Music, Volume 1 (1947) -- Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker with Strings: The Master Takes (1947-1952) -- Django Reinhardt, Djangology 49 (1949) -- Stan Kenton, New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm (1952) -- Gerry Mulligan, The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker (1952-1957) -- Dave Brubeck Quartet, Brubeck Time (1954) -- Sarah Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan (1954) -- Clifford Brown and Max Roach, Clifford Brown and Max Roach (1954-1955) -- Horace Silver, Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (1954-1955) -- Chet Baker, Chet in Paris: The Complete Barclay Recordings of Chet Baker, Volume 1 (1955) -- Erroll Garner, Concert by the Sea (1955) -- Herbie Nichols, The Art of Herbie Nichols (1955-1956) -- Lennie Tristano, Lennie Tristano/The New Tristano (1955-1962) -- Ella Fitzgerald, The Cole Porter Songbook (1956) -- Modern Jazz Quartet, Fontessa (1956) -- Art Tatum, The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Volume 8 (1956) -- Miles Davis, Miles Ahead (1957) -- Billie Holiday, Songs for Distingue Lovers (1957) -- Machito, Kenya (1957) -- Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane (1957) -- Art Pepper, Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section (1957) -- Sonny Rollins, Way Out West (1957) -- Count Basie, The Complete Atomic Basie (1957-1958) -- Sun Ra and his Arkestra, Jazz in Silhouette (1958) -- Ahmad Jamal Trio, Cross Country Tour: 1958-1961 -- Miles Davis, Kind of Blue (1959) -- Charles Mingus, Blues and Roots (1959) -- Ornette Coleman, The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959-1960) -- Miles Davis with John Coltrane and Sonny Stitt, In Stockholm 1960 Complete -- Eric Dolphy, Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot (1961) -- Bill Evans Trio, Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961) -- Jimmy Giuffre 3, 1961 -- Jeanne Lee and Ran Blake, The Newest Sound Around (1961) -- Abbey Lincoln, Straight Ahead (1961) -- "Baby Face" Willette, Face to Face (1961) -- Duke Ellington, Money Jungle (1962) -- Thelonious Monk, Monk Alone: The Complete Columbia Solo Studio Recordings, 1962-1968 -- Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto, Getz/Gilberto (1963) -- Dexter Gordon, Our Man in Paris (1963) -- John Coltrane Quartet, Crescent (1964) -- John Coltrane Quartet, A Love Supreme (1964) -- Andrew Hill, Point of Departure (1964) -- Wayne Shorter, Speak No Evil (1964) -- Miles Davis, The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965/Highlights from the Plugged Nickel (1965) -- Herbie Hancock, Maiden Voyage (1965) -- Moacir Santos, Coisas (1965) -- Archie Shepp, Fire Music (1965) -- Albert Ayler, Live in Greenwich Village: The Complete Impulse Recordings (1965-1967) -- Duke Ellington, The Far East Suite, Special Mix (1966) -- Roscoe Mitchell Sextet, Sound (1966) -- John Coltrane, Interstellar Space (1967) -- McCoy Tyner, The Real McCoy (1967) -- Jaki Byard, The Jaki Byard Experience (1968) -- Miles Davis, Get Up with It (1970-1974) -- Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Inner Mounting Flame (1971) -- Eddie Palmieri and his Orchestra, Vamonos Pa'l Monte (1971) -- Earl Hines, Earl Hines Plays Duke Ellington (1971-1975) -- Julius Hemphill, Dogon A.D. (1972) -- Pat Metheny, Bright Size Life (1975) -- Evan Parker, Monoceros (1978) -- Betty Carter, The Audience with Betty Carter (1979) -- Henry Threadgill Sextet, Just the Facts and Pass the Bucket (1983) -- Wynton Marsalis, Live at Blues Alley (1986) -- Cecil Taylor, For Olim (1986) -- Tommy Flanagan, Jazz Poet (1989) -- Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette, Tribute (1989) -- Don Pullen, Random Thoughts (1990) -- Cassandra Wilson, Blue Light 'til Dawn (1993) -- Steve Coleman and Five Elements, The Ascension to Light (1999) -- Dave Holland Quintet, Prime Directive (1999) -- John Lewis, Evolution (1999) -- New Directions, New Directions (1999) -- Charlie Haden, Nocturne (2000) -- Jason Moran, Black Stars (2001) -- Another 100, more albums you should own, or at least know about.
Abstract A Love Supreme. Miles Ahead. Brubeck Time. Yardbird Suite. The Sidewinder. For newcomers just beginning their library of recordings, and for longtime fans looking to deepen their understanding, the author offers an assertive, deeply knowledgeable collector's guide, full of opinions and insights on the one hundred greatest recorded works of jazz. From the rare early recordings of Louis Armstrong, through Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman's seminal Carnegie Hall concert, and the lions of the bebop era, to the transformative Miles Davis and several less-canonized artists, such as Chano Pozo, Jimmy Giuffre, and Greg Osby, who have made equally significant contributions, the author places each recording in the greater context and explains its importance in the development of the form. Taken together, these hundred original essays add up to a brief history of jazz, highlighting milestone events, legendary players, critical trends, and artistic breakthroughs.
LCCN 2002069551
ISBN0805070680 (pbk.)

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