: A curated guide to more than 2,000 recordings , highlighting the most definitive covers and contemporary interpretations. Key Pieces Covered
The book is structured as an alphabetical survey of over . For each "piece," Gioia provides: The jazz standards : a guide to the repertoire
is a non-fiction book by award-winning jazz historian and pianist Ted Gioia . Published by Oxford University Press , it serves as a comprehensive reference guide to the core songs that define the jazz genre. : A curated guide to more than 2,000