The best 100 jazz albums- An introduction to modern jazz 1953-1962

Preface by BRIAN MORTON,

co-author (with the late Richard Cook) of the Penguin Guide to Jazz

Introdution by SCOTT YANOW

An awesome and essential reference book containing 100 of the best jazz albums ever produced, carefully and expertly annotated both for the jazz fan and for those who are taking their first steps in the genre.
During the mid-1950s and the beginning of the 1960s jazz saw many great changes. Recording techniques improved significantly with respect to precious decades and the long-play era began. During that period stars from the traditional jazz styles, the so-called mainstream, shared the spotlight with the most important bebop musicians, and the first signs of free jazz started to emerge.

This book presents detailed information on 100 of the best jazz albums from that period.