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Richard Cook's jazz encyclopedia
By Cook, Richard
- ISBN
- 978-0-14102-646-6
- Publisher
- London ; Penguin Books, 2005.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2006
With such venerable publications asThe New Grove Dictionary of Jazz in print and the public's undeniable preference for the Internet as a source of quick facts, it may seem that the last thing we need is a new encyclopedia of jazz. But Cook (coauthor,The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD ; editor,Jazz Review ) has created a volume that carves out its own niche. The book covers a lot of ground, with more than 2000 A-to-Z entries on players, styles, clubs, record labels, and musical terms....Log In or Sign Up to Read More
