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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Highly recommended for biographical survey of Jazz history.
Scott Yanow's Classic Jazz profiles some of the biggest names in classic jazz; from Louis Armstrong and James Johnson to Jelly Roll Morton: the high-profile artists of the 1920s. Chapters explore the roots of jazz from its ragtime origins to early blues, focussing heavily on the period between 1917-33 and using biographical sketches to outline the experiences of the jazz...
Published on March 23, 2002 by Midwest Book Review
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5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not a good record guide
This book is a great way to learn about jazz musicians from the 20's and 30's but it's value as a record guide is limited. One of the reasons I bought this book was to know which recordings are the best ones to buy, but the recordings that Yanow recommends are for the most part long out of print LP's, or CD's that are hard to find or very expensive (like those on the...
Published on December 9, 2007 by Richard Sullivan
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Highly recommended for biographical survey of Jazz history.,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Classic Jazz: The Musicians and Recordings That Shaped Jazz, 1895-1933 (Paperback)
Scott Yanow's Classic Jazz profiles some of the biggest names in classic jazz; from Louis Armstrong and James Johnson to Jelly Roll Morton: the high-profile artists of the 1920s. Chapters explore the roots of jazz from its ragtime origins to early blues, focussing heavily on the period between 1917-33 and using biographical sketches to outline the experiences of the jazz makers. An intriguing, lively survey.
5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not a good record guide,
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This review is from: Classic Jazz: The Musicians and Recordings That Shaped Jazz, 1895-1933 (Paperback)
This book is a great way to learn about jazz musicians from the 20's and 30's but it's value as a record guide is limited. One of the reasons I bought this book was to know which recordings are the best ones to buy, but the recordings that Yanow recommends are for the most part long out of print LP's, or CD's that are hard to find or very expensive (like those on the French Classics label).
What early jazz aficionados sorely need is a *practical* record guide, evaluations of CD's that are currently and readily available. |
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Classic Jazz: The Musicians and Recordings That Shaped Jazz, 1895-1933 by Scott Yanow (Paperback - November 9, 2001)
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