The Playboy Guide to Jazz

Published by New York: Penguin/Plume Books
Pages 300


In The Playboy Guide to Jazz noted jazz critic Neil Tesser has selected from the thousands of available jazz recordings 250 of the best CDs, grouping them into chapters devoted to significant movements and periods of jazz history.
The result is a concise and insightful guide to the milestones and markers in the history of recorded jazz. Since the late 1980s, jazz has achieved a hold on Americans unmatched since the 50s.

The Playboy Guide to Jazz explores the improvisations, mutations of style, spontaneous compositions, and multi-layered voices. This up-to-date and inspiring reference will expand the horizons of new and old jazz listeners alike.