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While finishing "Bird-Watcher," a Profile of the jazz broadcaster and expert Phil Schaap, I thought it might be useful to compile a list of a hundred essential jazz albums, more as a guide for the uninitiated than as a source of quarrelling for the collector. First, I asked Schaap to... more

Reviewed by DannyAndNina May 13 2008, 12:14pm ( 5 reviews ) • newyorker.com

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Rated by joeyBgood on Jun 04 2008, 8:03am

Great Jazz Article///
Rated by duda2007 on May 14 2008, 4:44pm

Oh my god, agora tenho que baixar, pelo menos, mais uns 50 albuns...
Rated by DannyAndNina on May 13 2008, 12:14pm

While finishing "Bird-Watcher," a Profile of the jazz broadcaster and expert Phil Schaap, I thought it might be useful to compile a list of a hundred essential jazz albums, more as a guide for the uninitiated than as a source of quarrelling for the collector. First, I asked Schaap to assemble the list, but, after a couple of false starts, he balked. Such attempts, he said, have been going on for a long time, but "who remembers the lists and do they really succeed in driving people to the source?" Add to that, he said, "the dilemma of the current situation," in which music is often bought and downloaded from dubious sources. Schaap bemoaned the loss of authoritative discographies and the "troubles" of the digital age, particularly the loss of informative aids like liner notes and booklets.
Rated by jdowland on May 12 2008, 7:33am

From the page: "100 Essential Jazz Albums by David Remnick"

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