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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

The leading guide to recorded jazz, now extensively revised

Music fans have been turning to this established reference through seven editions as a source of intelligent and insightful criticism. Fully updated to incorporate thousands of additional recordings, the eighth edition features artist biographies, detailed recording information with labels and catalog numbers, reliable and authoritative ratings, the authors' personal selection of the essential recordings for every collection, an index of artists, and more.

Audience
adult
Length
epic · 1548 pages

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