The Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Penguin Guide to Jazz is a music leader who was first issued in 1992 by the publisher Penguin Books, London. He wants to provide a comprehensive overview of the entire field of jazz CDs.
History
The Penguin Guide to Jazz was first published in 1992 in Great Britain by Penguin Books of the British music journalist Richard Cook and Brian Morton. The most recent edition ( 10th edition ) was published in December 2010. The reference book provides an overview of all the state of the circulation in the European and U.S. trading available CDs of jazz. The cover of the eighth edition of the Penguin Guide to Jazz appeared with a photograph of the drummer Philly Joe Jones of Francis Wolff from the year 1959.
After the first edition in 1992 since a new edition was published every two years; each new edition includes new entries of new or re-releases, out of print CDs are however regularly deleted. The eighth edition, published in 2006, included two thousand new entries. During the seventh edition still called The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD wore, was due to the development of recorded music the most recent edition of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings named (ISBN 0-14-102327-9 ).
Structure and Content
The band ( 6th edition ) contains on X and 1730 pages an introductory section, the glossary section and a glossary. The introductory section (p. I- X) includes brief comments on previous editions, short biographies of the editors, an introduction to jazz on recordings, a statement on the evaluation system of the stars and to criteria such as recording quality, price and game duration.
In the main part of the artists are listed in alphabetical order. The respective entry begins with a brief biographical introduction, before a detailed listing of available recordings begins. Each compact disc is provided with a rating up to four stars, announces details about the label and the respective catalog number, the musicians who participated in the album, as well as month and year of admission. The album is then discussed several albums of the artist in a single section or combined in different lengths. The scores range from **** ( a great record that permanently gives pleasure and should be in every comprehensive collection ) by ** ( *) (contains things of concern, and the admirers of the artist will enjoy it, but a number of disadvantages not) to the critical judgment * ( an absolute disgrace, whoever is responsible ). In very few cases, which the authors stress, they awarded a special sign of distinction in the form of a crown. It shows album, for which they show a personal admiration as, inter alia, the album Spiritual Unity by Albert Ayler, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus, Count Basie 's The Original American Decca Recordings, Machine Gun by Peter Brötzmann Charlie Parker's Dial Recordings and of course Kind of Blue by Miles Davis and they deem "essential " albums a jazz CD collection. In the eighth edition (2006), the authors identified 200 also outstanding albums as a foundation of a collection that covers the relevant areas of jazz, the Core Collection.
Bootlegs and Editions of doubtful provenance and " Limited Editions " like Mosaic Records were not included. Also lacking are the so-called Various Artists Compilations, which were still included in the first edition.
Literature (selection )
There are various expenses that differ significantly from both the title and the content concept, page number and format:
- Richard Cook & Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Sixth Edition. Penguin Books, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6
- Brian Morton, Richard Cook: The Penguin Jazz Guide. The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums, 10th edition, Paperback, Penguin, London 2011, 768 pages, ISBN 9780141048314
- Brian Morton, Richard Cook: The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings, Ninth edition, Paperback, Penguin, London 2008, 1600 pages, ISBN 9780141034010