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词条 The Penguin Guide to Jazz
释义

  1. History

  2. Content

  3. Reception

  4. Editions

  5. See also

  6. References

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| caption = The cover of the 8th edition of the Penguin Guide to Jazz, with a photograph of Philly Joe Jones by Francis Wolff, Nola Rehearsal Studio, NYC, 1959.
| author = Richard Cook
Brian Morton
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| series = Penguin Guide
| subject = Jazz
| genre = Non-fiction
Encyclopedic
Reference
| publisher = Penguin Books
| release_date = 1992
| media_type = Paperback
| pages = 1312
| isbn = 978-0-14-015364-4
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz is a reference work containing an encyclopedic directory of jazz recordings on CD which are currently available in Europe or the United States. The first nine editions were compiled by Richard Cook and Brian Morton, two well known chroniclers of jazz resident in the United Kingdom.

History

The first edition was published in Britain by Penguin Books in 1992. Every two years since then, through 2010, a new edition has been published with updated entries. The eighth and ninth editions, published in 2006 and 2008, respectively, each include 2,000 new CD listings.

The title has taken different forms over the lifetime of the work, as audio technology has changed. The seventh edition was known as The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD while subsequent editions are titled The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The earliest edition had the title The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette.[1]

Richard Cook died in 2007, prior to the completion of the 9th edition (2008).[2][3] Penguin released The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1001 Best Albums in December 2010, using fewer reviews and a different format from previous editions.[4]

Content

In the first nine editions, artists are listed alphabetically and the entries begin with short (usually one paragraph) biographies before a comprehensive listing of a musicians' available recordings. Each disc is given a rating of up to four stars and details of its label and catalogue number, musicians featured on the disc, month and year of the recording or the span of time in which the tracks were recorded and finally a review of varying length. Often a number of discs are reviewed together.

Two extra features, author's picks (crowns) and "core collections", have been added to succeeding editions. The first shows entries flagged as personal favorites while the latter are the "more essential" albums for a jazz CD collection. John Eyles comments in a review that "the implication is that the choices for crowns are subjective, while the Core Collection is somehow more objective," when in fact both lists are decided upon by the same two editors.[5]

Bootlegs and limited-edition Mosaic Records releases are excluded. Various-artists compilations were reviewed in the first edition but were dropped in later editions. Due to the increasing numbers of CDs on the market, space limitations and depth of coverage have increasingly become an issue: in the 7th edition, for instance, the index was dropped to save space, but it was restored in the 8th edition (but a number of entries were dropped or shortened to make room for it).

In the tenth edition, titled The Penguin Jazz Guide (2010), Morton revised his and Cook's entries from previous editions, and pared down the content to 1001 reviews of what Morton had selected as the best jazz recordings.[4] Morton also presented the reviews in chronological order by recording dates, rather than alphabetically by artist, and included historical context for the recordings as well as biographical details.[3] The tenth edition also dispensed with the starred rating system, the Core Collection, and Crown accolades.[6]

Reception

Though the first nine editions did not "spring any great surprises," the book "has a tried and trusted formula that works". It is also praised as being "of equal value to both experienced jazz listeners and novices."[5] Alison Kerr, reviewing the 2010 Penguin Jazz Guide in The Herald, noted the lack of an index as a hindrance, but cited the chronological format as one of the book's strengths.[3] Kerr also noted the subjective nature of Morton's selection of the best jazz albums.[3]

Editions

EditionTitleYearISBN
1stThe Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette19929780140153644}}
2ndThe Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette19949780670858163}}
3rdThe Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD19969780140513684}}
4thThe Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD19989780140513837}}
5thThe Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD20009780140514520}}
6thThe Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD20029780140515213}}
7thThe Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD20049780141014166}}
8thThe Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings20069780141023274}}
9thThe Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings20089780141034010}}
10thThe Penguin Jazz Guide20109780141048314}}

See also

  • All Music Guide to Jazz
  • The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

References

1. ^{{cite web | title=The Penguin guide to jazz on CD, LP and cassette : a comprehensive, critical guide to recorded jazz : from its beginnings until the present | url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/penguin-guide-to-jazz-on-cd-lp-and-cassette-a-comprehensive-critical-guide-to-recorded-jazz-from-its-beginnings-until-the-present/oclc/243780266?referer=di&ht=edition | work=WorldCat | accessdate=2011-02-01 }}
2. ^{{Cite news | last=Morton | first=Brian | title=Richard Cook | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/richard-cook-401071.html | newspaper=The Independent | date=2007-09-01 | accessdate=2011-02-01 }}
3. ^{{Cite news | last=Kerr | first=Alison | title=Brian Morton and Richard Cook, eds: The Penguin Jazz Guide (Penguin) | url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/non-fiction-reviews/brian-morton-and-richard-cook-eds-the-penguin-jazz-guide-penguin-1.1065163 | newspaper=The Herald | date=2010-11-01 | accessdate=2011-02-01 }}
4. ^{{cite web | title=The Penguin Jazz Guide | url=http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141048314,00.html | work=Penguin.com (USA) | accessdate=2011-02-01 }}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=23610|title=The Penguin Guide To Jazz Recordings, 8th Edition|author=John Eyles|accessdate=2006-04-18}}
6. ^{{cite book|last = Morton|first = Brian|authorlink = Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|author2=Richard Cook |authorlink2=Richard Cook (journalist) |title = The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1001 Best Albums |origyear = 1992|edition = 10th | series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2010|publisher = Penguin|location = New York|isbn = 978-0-14-104831-4|pages = xxix-xxx}}
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