The Rough Guide to Classic Jazz is a jazz compilation album originally released in 1997. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series,[1] the album covers the genre's growth from the turn of the 20th century to the 1930s, largely focusing on the "Jazz Age". The compilation was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network.[2] Curation was performed by Robert Parker, an audio engineer specializing in the period and host of the radio show Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo.[3][4]

The Rough Guide to Classic Jazz
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	24 June 1997
Genre	Jazz
Length	71:36
Label	World Music Network
Full series chronology
The Rough Guide to the Music of North Africa (1997) The Rough Guide to Classic Jazz (1997) Best of Latin America (1997)
Complete list

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]

Keith Farley of AllMusic called it a "fine introduction".[5] Michaelangelo Matos, writing for the Chicago Reader, claimed it "buried" the contemporaneous Swing Revival and noted his surprise at the number of "obscure white groups".[6]

Track listing

References

External links

• The Rough Guide to Classic Jazz at Discogs