This completely updated and expanded edition of The Rough Guide to Jazz is the essential one-volume guide to the music. Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather and Brian Priestly are practicing musicians and renowned jazz authorities, and they bring their insiders' knowledge to a guide that features more than 2000 biographies from King Oliver and Duke Ellington to Ebsorn Svensson and Matthew Shipp. Reviews of over 3000 albums, top recordings, and classic photos are also included. 927 pages with photos. 3rd edition.
