The New York Times Essential Library Jazz: A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings - Couverture souple

Ratcliff, Ben

 
9780805070682: The New York Times Essential Library Jazz: A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings

Synopsis

A Love Supreme. Miles Ahead. Brubeck Time. Yardbird Suite. The Sidewinder. For newcomers just beginning their library of recordings, and for longtime fans looking to deepen their understanding, jazz critic Ben Ratliff offers an assertive, deeply knowledgeable collector's guide, full of opinions and insights on the one hundred greatest recorded works of jazz. Ratliff places each recording in the greater context and explains its importance in the development of the form. Taken together, these original essays add up to a brief history of jazz, highlighting milestone events, legendary players, critical trends and artistic breakthroughs.

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