Scott Yanow
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Scott Yanow (born 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author.
Life and career
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Beginning in 1974, Yanow was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles and was the jazz editor for Record Review. In September 2002, Yanow was interviewed on-camera by CNN about the Monterey Jazz Festival[1] and wrote an in-depth biography on Dizzy Gillespie for AllMusic.com. He authored 12 books on jazz (including 2022's Life Through the Eyes of a Jazz Journalist), more than 900 liner notes for CDs, and more than 20,000 reviews of jazz recordings.
Yanow contributed to the third edition of the All Music Guide to Jazz, serving as co-editor. He has written for Downbeat,[2] Jazziz,[3] the Los Angeles Jazz Scene, Syncopated Times,[4] Jazz Artistry Now,[5] the Jazz Rag,[6] and New York City Jazz Record.[7]
Yanow has produced a number of records under the Allegro record label. He also hosted a regular radio show called Jazz After Hours, which was broadcast on KCSB-FM. He has also served as a jazz listings editor for the Los Angeles Times.
Bibliography
Books
- Duke Ellington (November 1999), Template:ISBN
- Swing (April 2000), Template:ISBN
- Bebop (August 2000), Template:ISBN
- Afro-Cuban Jazz (December 2000), Template:ISBN
- Trumpet Kings: The Players Who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet (August 2001), Template:ISBN
- Classic Jazz (December 2001), Template:ISBN
- Jazz on Film, The Complete History of the Musicians and Music Onscreen (October 2004), Template:ISBN
- Jazz on Record – The First Sixty Years (October 2003), Template:ISBN
- Jazz: A Regional Exploration (February 28, 2005), Template:ISBN
- The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide (September 2008), Template:ISBN
- The Great Jazz Guitarists: The Ultimate Guide (April 2013), Template:ISBN
- Life Through The Eyes Of A Jazz Journalist - My Music Memoirs (April 2022), Template:ISBN
References
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