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Title: So much better than a music reference.
Review: What an excellent tool this is--as well as a fine read. There are plenty of omissions, some potentially infuriating, but anyone who follows the numerous editions of this will already have resigned to that loss at the expense of accommodating everything else. And, anyway, a complete catalog of all jazz would be (at least somewhat) beside the point, not to mention virtually impossible. This is a catalog of a selection of all the great jazz out there. And it's absolutely essential. There is quite simply no other reference that even comes close to matching this one in regards to information, accessibility, and passion. It's a platform for discovery. Hopefully (Richard Cook, RIP), this edition won't be the last.
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