Jazz: The Rough Guide by Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, and Brian Priestley

The Rough Guide to Jazz surpasses all other handbooks with more than 1600 critical biographies, covering the spectrum from the legendary cornettist Buddy Bolden to cool young players of the 1990s like Roy Hargrove and Julian Joseph. Illustrated throughout with classic jazz shots and album covers, the Rough Guide is a completely revised edition of the acclaimed Essential Guide to Jazz. 

Used softcover, minor wear, binding tight, pages bright, a very nice copy!