The Virgin Encyclopaedia of Jazz (Virgin Encyclopedia Series)

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Summary: superfluous, smarmy, and inept
Review: GROVE'S DICTIONARY OF JAZZ is thorough, authoritative, and eminently readable: there is no reason for this "encyclopedia of jazz" to exist. Yet exist it does, and it is hardly an encyclopedia of jazz. It has biographical and record-title entries only. Its information is sketchy and inaccurate. Its prose is glib, clumsy, and amateurish. Its diction is indiscriminately inconsistent. Prefer the GROVE'S DICTIONARY OF JAZZ.

Also recommended: PENTATONIC SCALES FOR THE JAZZ-ROCK KEYBOARDIST by Jeff Burns.

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Summary: Up-To-Date discography
Review: May not be quite as encyclopedic as Grove but great stories that make jazz performers come to life. The up-to-date discography with ratings make collecting a lot easier.

Rating:
Summary: superfluous, smarmy, and ineptly written
Review: The GROVE'S DICTIONARY OF JAZZ is thorough, authoritative, and eminently readable: there is no reason for this "encyclopedia of jazz" to exist. Yet exist it does, and it is hardly an encyclopedia of jazz. It has biographical and recording-title entries only. Its information is sketchy and inaccurate. Its prose is glib, clumsy, and amateurish. Its diction is indiscriminately inconsistent. Prefer the GROVE'S DICTIONARY OF JAZZ.

Also recommended: PENTATONIC SCALES FOR THE JAZZ-ROCK KEYBOARDIST by Jeff Burns.