All Music Guide to Jazz - The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music - 4th Edition - Chris Woodstra|Stephen Thomas Erlewine|Vladimir Bogdanov Backbeat Books

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.