Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow ( born October 4, 1954 in New York) is an American jazz writer and jazz journalist in Los Angeles.

Yanow grew up in Los Angeles. Since 1975 he has worked in jazz journalism. After college, he became editor of the short-lived jazz magazine (33 issues until July 1984) Record Review. After that, he wrote for numerous magazines such as Down Beat, Jazziz, Jazz Times, The Mississippi Rag, Planet Jazz Jazz News, Jazz Forum, The Jazz Report, Jazz Improv, Cadence, Jazz Now, Record Review, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Jazz Scene Coda. He also wrote numerous liner notes (eg for Storyville Records, Naxos, Pablo Records, Enja, Candid Records, JVC, Concord Records, Allegro) and several jazz books. He is known as one of the main contributors for the " All Music Guide To Jazz ", which appears both as a book and on the Internet. From the 3rd edition he was the main editor. Even in his other books about Jazz Bebop, Swing, Classic Jazz, Jazz singers, Afro - Cuban jazz trumpeter and CDs and records of the individual musicians and bands are discussed.

Yanow is also presenter and author of a regular radio program called "Jazz after hours" on KCSN - FM.

Literature by Yanow

  • "Jazz on Record - the first 60 years, 1917-1976 ", Backbeat Books 2003, ISBN 0-87930-755-2 (860 pages)
  • "The Jazz Singers - the Top 500 ", Backbeat Books, 2008 ISBN 0-87930-825-7
  • Co-editor of the "All Music Guide to Jazz", Hal Leonard, 4th Edition Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930 X - 717 (approx. 1400 pages, over 1700 biographies and 20000 disks / CDs, but not all discussed, with star Ratings )
  • "Swing - The essential listening companion", Miller Freeman Publishing, San Francisco 2000 ( Third Ear Series), Backbeat Books, 2006 ISBN 978-0-87930-600-7 (even after the classic swing era )
  • " Bebop - the best musicians and recordings ," Miller Freeman Publishing 2000, Backbeat Books 2007, ISBN 978-0-87930-608-3 ( Third Ear Series)
  • "Duke Ellington ," Friedman Fairfax 1999, ISBN 1-56799-855-0 (120 pages)
  • "Afro - Cuban Jazz - the easy listening companion", Backbeat Books 2000, ISBN 0-87930-619- X ( Third Ear Series)
  • "Trumpet Kings - the players who shaped the sound of Jazz Trumpet ", Backbeat Books 2001, ISBN 0-87930-640-8 ( 479 biographies )
  • "Classic Jazz - the musicians and recordings did shaped Jazz 1895-1933 ", Backbeat Books 2001, ISBN 0-87930-659-9 ( Third Ear Series)
  • "Jazz - A regional exploration", Greenwood Press 2005, ISBN 0-313-32871-4 ( Greenwood Guides to American Roots Music, over the entire history of jazz U.S. )
  • "Jazz on Film ", Backbeat Books 2005, ISBN 978-0-87930-783-7 (approximately 1300 films with performances by jazz musicians )
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