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(Book). Reviews and rates more than 20,000 sizzling recordings by over 1,700 musicians from New Orleans jazz to bebop, fusion and beyond. "Music Maps" chart the evolution of jazz instruments, plus the influence of significant players, vocalists and sidemen.

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• How to Use This Book(p. iv)
• Contributors(p. v)
• What Is Jazz?(p. vii)
• Jazz Styles(p. ix)
• Artists(p. 1)
• A(p. 1)
• B(p. 54)
• C(p. 193)
• D(p. 296)
• E(p. 362)
• F(p. 405)
• G(p. 447)
• H(p. 523)
• I(p. 632)
• J(p. 642)
• K(p. 700)
• L(p. 737)
• M(p. 786)
• N(p. 934)
• O(p. 955)
• P(p. 966)
• Q(p. 1043)
• R(p. 1045)
• S(p. 1105)
• T(p. 1213)
• U(p. 1270)
• V(p. 1273)
• W(p. 1291)
• Y(p. 1361)
• Z(p. 1368)
• Various Artists(p. 1376)
• Essays(p. 1387)
• A Brief History of Jazz(p. 1387)
• Jazz Singers(p. 1388)
• Ragtime(p. 1389)
• New Orleans Jazz(p. 1390)
• Classic Jazz(p. 1392)
• Jazz/Blues Crossover(p. 1394)
• Piano Blues(p. 1394)
• Swing and the Big Band Era(p. 1395)
• Women in Jazz: A Brief Early History(p. 1397)
• Bop (R)evolution(p. 1398)
• Chicago Jazz and the Dixieland Revival(p. 1399)
• Mainstream Jazz(p. 1401)
• Jump Blues(p. 1402)
• Cool(p. 1403)
• Hard Bop(p. 1405)
• Soul Jazz(p. 1406)
• Brazilian Jazz (Bossa Nova)(p. 1408)
• Latin Jazz(p. 1408)
• Third Stream(p. 1409)
• Free Jazz(p. 1411)
• Jazz-Fusion (Jazz-Rock)(p. 1413)
• Loft Jazz(p. 1415)
• Acid Jazz(p. 1415)
• Jazz-Rap(p. 1416)
• NYC Scenes: 1980-2000(p. 1417)
• Chicago Jazz: 1980-2000(p. 1418)
• West Coast Jazz(p. 1418)
• Dutch Jazz(p. 1419)
• Italian Jazz(p. 1419)
• Jazz in France After WWII(p. 1420)
• Jazz in Germany(p. 1421)
• Jazz in Turkey(p. 1421)
• Mail Order(p. 1422)
• Label Directory(p. 1423)
• Getting Into Jazz: A Guide for the New, the Intimidated and the Terrified(p. 1424)
• Music Maps
• Accordion(p. 5)
• Arrangers(p. 41)
• Banjo(p. 57)
• Bass, Acoustic(p. 73)
• Bass, Electric(p. 75)
• Bassoon(p. 79)
• Big Bands(p. 105)
• Cello(p. 211)
• Clarinet(p. 223)
• Bass Clarinet(p. 227)
• Composers(p. 245)
• Cornet(p. 269)
• Drums(p. 351)
• Fluegelhorn(p. 423)
• Flute(p. 427)
• French Horn(p. 433)
• Guitar(p. 511)
• Harmonica(p. 547)
• Harp(p. 549)
• Innovators(p. 635)
• Miscellaneous Instruments(p. 639)
• Oboe(p. 957)
• Organ(p. 961)
• Percussion(p. 999)
• Piano(p. 1015)
• Alto Saxophone(p. 1111)
• Baritone Saxophone(p. 1113)
• Soprano Saxophone(p. 1115)
• Tenor Saxophone(p. 1117)
• Synthesizer(p. 1207)
• Trombone(p. 1253)
• Trumpet(p. 1255)
• Tuba(p. 1259)
• Vibraphone(p. 1281)
• Violin(p. 1283)
• Vocalists, Male(p. 1285)
• Vocalists, Female(p. 1287)
• Vocal Groups(p. 1289)
• Significant Ragtime Players(p. 1390)
• Significant Early New Orleans Jazz Players(p. 1391)
• Significant Classic Jazz Players(p. 1393)
• Significant Swing Players(p. 1396)
• Significant Bebop Players(p. 1399)
• Significant Dixieland Revival Players(p. 1400)
• Significant Cool Players(p. 1404)
• Significant Hard Bop Players(p. 1406)
• Significant Soul-Jazz Players(p. 1407)
• Significant Latin Jazz Players(p. 1409)
• Significant Third-Stream Players(p. 1410)
• Significant Avant-Garde/Free Jazz Players(p. 1412)
• Significant Fusion Players(p. 1414)
• Significant Crossover/Instrumental Players(p. 1416)
• Index(p. 1426)

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Library Journal Review

One of several worthy guides to recorded jazz, the All Music Guide (AMG) has had a spotty history. The first edition (1994) was chock-full of misspellings and marred by an uneven presentation. Under different editors, though, subsequent editions were improved a hundredfold, and this fourth edition continues the upswing. The format has remained basically the same, with a list of style definitions (e.g., acid jazz, bop, jive, R&B, and vocal jazz) preceding 1700 alphabetically arranged artist biographies. Here, editors Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, and Stephen Thomas Erlewine (all associated with AMG), along with jazz critic Scott Yanow, have done good work, adding many more lesser-known musicians and increasing the accuracy of the portraits overall. Following these portraits are the usual discographies (more than 20,000 total, up 2000 from the third edition) rated by diamonds, with five being the highest, in addition to stars and circles denoting essential and first-purchase recordings, respectively. In a separate section at the end, numerous essays explore topics such as jazz styles and jazz overseas in Italy, Turkey, and Germany, among other countries. "Music Maps" interspersed throughout trace the development of important instruments, genres, and players (e.g., the trumpet and violin, avant-garde/ free jazz players); they certainly enhance the text and suggest other places to search for information. For all its improvements, however, this AMG still contains some of the flaws of its predecessors. Numerous misspellings, the often unusual (even erroneous) assignment of genres to the musicians, and other editorial head-scratchers will annoy anyone with a good grasp of jazz. The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (now in its fifth edition) still reigns supreme. Buy where demand warrants.-William G. Kenz, Minnesota State Univ., Moorhead (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a Senior Editor of Pop Music at Tivo, whose database of music information is licensed throughout the Internet and can be accessed at Allmusic.com. While at Tivo/Allmusic, he's written thousands of record reviews and biographies.