Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia

by Richard Cook

Book Overview

Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia is not merely an A-Z guide to the artists and bands who have shaped jazz, but it also tracks the history of jazz and its changing styles. This is a wonderfully accessible work. Richard Cook's passion for jazz and his strongly held opinions make this the liveliest and most trenchantly witty encyclopedia you'll have read. Whether you're trying to find out why Louis Armstrong was called Satchmo (his nickname as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141026464
• ISBN13: 9780141026466
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 687 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher