Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia
Author: Cook, Richard
ISBN: 9780141026466
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 31 May 2007
Pages: 704
Format: Paperback / softback
A major new reference book covering the whole history of jazz, with over 2000 entries on jazz artists and bands.
Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia is not merely an A-Z guide to the artists and bands who have shaped jazz, but it also tracks the history of jazz and its changing styles. This is a wonderfully accessible work. Richard Cook's passion for jazz and his strongly held opinions make this the liveliest and most trenchantly witty encyclopedia you'll have read. Whether you're trying to find out why Louis Armstrong was called Satchmo (his nickname as a kid was Satchelmouth), what bebop is, or the difference between Gil Evans and Bill Evans - this book has all the answers.
ISBN: 9780141026466
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 31 May 2007
Pages: 704
Format: Paperback / softback
A major new reference book covering the whole history of jazz, with over 2000 entries on jazz artists and bands.
Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia is not merely an A-Z guide to the artists and bands who have shaped jazz, but it also tracks the history of jazz and its changing styles. This is a wonderfully accessible work. Richard Cook's passion for jazz and his strongly held opinions make this the liveliest and most trenchantly witty encyclopedia you'll have read. Whether you're trying to find out why Louis Armstrong was called Satchmo (his nickname as a kid was Satchelmouth), what bebop is, or the difference between Gil Evans and Bill Evans - this book has all the answers.
