The Penguin Guide To Blues Recordings

Author : Tony Russell,Chris Smith
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 972 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015064227153

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The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings by Tony Russell,Chris Smith Pdf

From its roots in the American South to today's world stage, the journey of the blues has encompassed countless artists and recordings. But how can you find the best of them? The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordingsis a uniquely informative, insightful and easy-to-use guide through the jungles of the record shop and the online music store. It surveys the recorded work of more than a thousand blues artists, from towering figures of the past like Charley Patton, Bessie Smith and Robert Johnson to stars of the modern era such as B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Stevie Ray Vaughan, providing crisp, expert and witty reviews of almost six thousand CDs. Whether you're a blues aficionado or just starting a collection, this is required reading.

Author : Richard Cook,Brian Morton
Publisher : Penguin (Non-Classics)
Page : 1754 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Compact discs
ISBN : UOM:39015048369345

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD by Richard Cook,Brian Morton Pdf

Now fully updated--the critically acclaimed guide to the world of jazz on CDWhere can you find a complete set of Ella Fitzgerald's many songbook recordings? Who are the influences of Wynton Marsalis, Harry Connick, Jr., and Joshua Redman? What are the earliest available recordings of trumpeter Chet Baker? Leading critics Richard Cook and Brian Morton answer these and myriad other questions in The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD--the most comprehensive critical guide to jazz recordings available.

Author : Richard Cook,Brian Morton
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 1808 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015057488754

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD by Richard Cook,Brian Morton Pdf

A dictionary of information on recordings of Jazz music with notes on performers.

Author : Richard Cook,Brian Morton
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 1670 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Music
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132239315

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings by Richard Cook,Brian Morton Pdf

14,000 CDS REVIEWED 2,000 NEW DISCS IN THIS EDITION MORE THAN NEW ARTIST LISTINGS The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordingsis now firmly established as the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, a mine of fascinating information and a source of insightful - often wittily trenchant - criticism. For this completely revised ninth edition, Richard Cook and Brian Morton have reassessed each artist's entry, and updated the text to incorporate thousands of additional CDs. The result is an endlessly browsable companion that will prove required reading for aficionados and jazz novices alike. · Artist biographies · Full line-ups given · Authoritative critical ratings throughout · Includes the authors' personal selection of the essential recordings for every collection · Full index of artists

Author : Vladimir Bogdanov,Chris Woodstra,Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Music
ISBN : 0879307366

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All Music Guide to the Blues by Vladimir Bogdanov,Chris Woodstra,Stephen Thomas Erlewine Pdf

Reviews and rates the best recordings of 8,900 blues artists in all styles.

Author : Brian Morton,Richard Cook
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 1113 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780141959009

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The Penguin Jazz Guide by Brian Morton,Richard Cook Pdf

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is firmly established as the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, a mine of fascinating information and a source of insightful - often wittily trenchant - criticism. This is something rather different: Brian Morton (who taught American history at UEA) has picked out the 1000 best recordings that all jazz fans should have and shows how they tell the history of the music and with it the history of the twentieth century. He has completely revised his and Richard Cook's entries and reassessed each artist's entry for this book. The result is an endlessly browsable companion that will prove required reading for aficionados and jazz novices alike. 'It's the kind of book that you'll yank off the shelf to look up a quick fact and still be reading two hours later' Fortune 'Part jazz history, part jazz Karma Sutra with Cook and Morton as the knowledgeable, urbane, wise and witty guides ... This is one of the great books of recorded jazz; the other guides don't come close' Irish Times

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:475502237

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michael Erlewine
Publisher : Backbeat Books
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Blues (Music)
ISBN : UCAL:$B767245

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All Music Guide to the Blues by Michael Erlewine Pdf

The second edition of this acclaimed critical compendium doubles the number of albums reviewed, and features capsule biographies of hundreds more musicians, also expanding its scope to cover gospel performers and recordings as well. Multiple authors for biographies and each album review within the entries make for some redundancies and contradictions, but the varying perspectives are ultimately a strength of the work. An impressive wealth of information gathered in one place; some readers may want to use a magnifying glass. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Edward Komara,Greg Johnson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780810889224

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100 Books Every Blues Fan Should Own by Edward Komara,Greg Johnson Pdf

Search the Internet for the 100 best songs or best albums. Dozens of lists will appear from aficionados to major music personalities. But what if you not only love listening to the blues or country music or jazz or rock, you love reading about it, too. How do you separate what matters from what doesn’t among the hundreds—sometimes thousands—of books on the music you so love? In the Best Music Books series, readers finally have a quick-and-ready list of the most important works published on modern major music genres by leading experts. In 100 Books Every Blues Fan Should Own, Edward Komara, former Blues Archivist of the University of Mississippi, and his successor Greg Johnson select those histories, biographies, surveys, transcriptions and studies from the many hundreds of works that have been published about this vital American musical genre. Komara and Johnson provide a short description of the contents and the achievement of each title selected for their “Blues 100.” Entries include full bibliographic citations, prices of copies in print, and even descriptions of specific editions for book collectors. 100 Books Every Blues Fan Should Own also includes suggested blues recordings to accompany each recommended work, as well as a concluding section on key reference titles—or as Komara and Johnson phrase it: “The Books behind the Blues 100.” 100 Books Every Blues Fan Should Own serves as a guide for any blues fan looking for a road map through the history of—and even history of the scholarship on—the blues. Here Komara and Johnson answer the question of not only what is a “blues” book, but which ones are worth owning.

Author : George Cole
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-17
Category : Music
ISBN : 0472032607

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The Last Miles by George Cole Pdf

The story of the final recordings of one of the greatest jazz musicians of the twentieth century

Author : Robert Ford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 994 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781351398480

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A Blues Bibliography by Robert Ford Pdf

This book provides a sequel to Robert Ford's comprehensive reference work A Blues Bibliography, the second edition of which was published in 2007. Bringing Ford's bibliography of resources up to date, this volume covers works published since 2005, complementing the first volume by extending coverage through twelve years of new publications. As in the previous volume, this work includes entries on the history and background of the blues, instruments, record labels, reference sources, regional variations, and lyric transcriptions and musical analysis. With extensive listings of print and online articles in scholarly and trade journals, books, and recordings, this bibliography offers the most thorough resource for all researchers studying the blues.

Author : Michael Gray
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Blind musicians
ISBN : 9781556529757

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Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes by Michael Gray Pdf

Biography of a blind man who made light of his disability, who exploded every stereotype about blues musicians.

Author : John Swenson
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Blues (Music)
ISBN : UCSC:32106014833633

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The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide by John Swenson Pdf

The most comprehensive guide to jazz and blues recordings in print, including reviews of more than ten thousand albums. An essential book for any music fan's library.

Author : Luigi Monge
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781496841797

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Wasn’t That a Mighty Day by Luigi Monge Pdf

Wasn’t That a Mighty Day: African American Blues and Gospel Songs on Disaster takes a comprehensive look at sacred and secular disaster songs, shining a spotlight on their historical and cultural importance. Featuring newly transcribed lyrics, the book offers sustained attention to how both Black and white communities responded to many of the tragic events that occurred before the mid-1950s. Through detailed textual analysis, Luigi Monge explores songs on natural disasters (hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and earthquakes); accidental disasters (sinkings, fires, train wrecks, explosions, and air disasters); and infestations, epidemics, and diseases (the boll weevil, the jake leg, and influenza). Analyzed songs cover some of the most well-known disasters of the time period from the sinking of the Titanic and the 1930 drought to the Hindenburg accident, and more. Thirty previously unreleased African American disaster songs appear in this volume for the first time, revealing their pertinence to the relevant disasters. By comparing the song lyrics to critical moments in history, Monge is able to explore how deeply and directly these catastrophes affected Black communities; how African Americans in general, and blues and gospel singers in particular, faced and reacted to disaster; whether these collective tragedies prompted different reactions among white people and, if so, why; and more broadly, how the role of memory in recounting and commenting on historical and cultural facts shaped African American society from 1879 to 1955.

Author : Elijah Wald
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780190268732

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Blues: Grove Music Essentials by Elijah Wald Pdf

An historical survey of Blues music. This ebook is a static version of an article from Grove Music Online, a continuously updated online resource, offering comprehensive coverage of the world’s music written by leading scholars. For more information, visit www.oxfordmusiconline.com.