The musical adventure of a lifetime. The most exciting book
on music in years. A book of treasure, a book of discovery,
a book to open your ears to new worlds of pleasure. Doing
for music what Patricia Schultz—author of the phenomenal
1,000 Places to See Before You Die—does for travel, Tom
Moon recommends 1,000 recordings guaranteed to give
listeners the joy, the mystery, the revelation, the sheer
fun of great music.
This is a book both broad and deep, drawing from the
diverse worlds of classical, jazz, rock, pop, blues,
country, folk, musicals, hip-hop, world, opera,
soundtracks, and more. It's arranged alphabetically by
artist to create the kind of unexpected juxtapositions that
break down genre bias and broaden listeners’ horizons— it
makes every listener a seeker, actively pursuing new
artists and new sounds, and reconfirming the greatness of
the classics. Flanking J. S. Bach and his six entries, for
example, are the little-known R&B singer Baby Huey and
the '80s Rastafarian hard-core punk band Bad Brains.
Farther down the list: The Band, Samuel Barber, Cecelia
Bartoli, Count Basie, and Afropop star Waldemer Bastos.
Each entry is passionately written, with expert listening
notes, fascinating anecdotes, and the occasional perfect
quote—"Your collection could be filled with nothing but
music from Ray Charles," said Tom Waits, "and you'd have a
completely balanced diet." Every entry identifies key
tracks, additional works by the artist, and where to go
next. And in the back, indexes and playlists for different
moods and occasions.
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