The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD: Sixth Edition
Wondering whether that old LP you have of Lester at Birdland is  available on CD? When Branford and Wynton Marsalis have recorded  together? The best collection of Billie Holiday tunes? If so,  then this is the book for you. This fifth edition of Penguin's  definitive guide to jazz recordings on compact disc expands on  the stellar reputation of its predecessors, the first of which  appeared in 1992. Organized alphabetically by artist, the book  boasts more than 10,000 entries (approximately 2000 more than  the fourth edition), an easier-to-read, two-column format, and  bright white paper stock. Cook, an editor at Jazz Review, and  Morton, a BBC announcer, have reappraised entries, deleting  albums that have gone out of print and adding new releases. For  example, under "John Zorn," readers will notice 20 more  recordings. Each entry also offers complete label and numbering  information, incisive critical commentary, personnel listings,  and for the first time short biographical sketches of various  artists. As in previous editions, each entry is given a  shorthand rating of one to four stars. The writers' wit,  attention to detail, and consistently incisive commentary make  this essential for even the most discriminating jazz enthusiast.  Libraries without the fourth edition (1998) should definitely  purchase. David Valencia, King Cty. Lib. Syst., Federal Way, WACopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.