The_Rough_Guide_to_Classic_Jazz

<i>The Rough Guide to Classic Jazz</i>

The Rough Guide to Classic Jazz

1997 compilation album by Various artists

The Rough Guide to Classic Jazz is a jazz compilation album originally released in 1997. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series,[1] the album covers the genre's growth from the turn of the 20th century to the 1930s, largely focusing on the "Jazz Age". The compilation was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network.[2] Curation was performed by Robert Parker, an audio engineer specializing in the period and host of the radio show Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo.[3][4]

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Keith Farley of AllMusic called it a "fine introduction".[5] Michaelangelo Matos, writing for the Chicago Reader, claimed it "buried" the contemporaneous Swing Revival and noted his surprise at the number of "obscure white groups".[6]

Track listing

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References

  1. [1]
    Douglas H., Henkle (2012-10-23). "Rough Guide Discography / World Music Network Discography". FolkLib Index : A Library of Folk Music Links. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
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    World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 2013-12-21.
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    Discogs. "Various - The Rough Guide to the Music of Kenya and Tanzania". Zink Media, Inc. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
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    Wills, Anthony (1 March 2005). "Obituaries: Robert Parker". The Stage. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
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    Farley, Keith. "The Rough Guide to Classic Jazz". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 Dec 2013.
  6. [6]
    Matos, Michaelangelo (5 November 1998). "A Rough Guide to the Rough Guides". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
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