Download or read book The Blackwell Guide to Recorded Jazz written by Barry Kernfeld and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1996-01-17 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of the Guide d was widely praised for identifying 150 key recordings that should form the basis of any jazz collection, backed up by a series of detailed critical commentaries unrivalled in any competing book of its kind for their depth and critical insight. This new edition broadens the scope of the Guide d, looking at recent developments and styles and suggesting almost 250 discs as the core collection.