The Essential Jazz Records, Volume One: Ragtime to Swing by Max Harrison

[Big Beat Steve]

On 2/15/2025 at 12:30 AM, Peter Friedman said:

I have  a copy of "Modern Jazz 1945-70 The Essential Recordings" , by Max Harrison, Alun Morgan, Ronald Atkins, Michael James and Jack Cook. 

I got my copy back in the late 1970's. It is a terrific book that I have consulted numerous times, especially in the first dacade or two after I got the book.  Jazz Monthly was my favorite  jazz periodical, and at one time I had every copy up until it ceased publication. The authors of the above book were all writers for Jazz Monthly. I was highly disappointed when that periodical stopped publication.

 

Getting away from Vol. 1 of the "Essential Jazz Records" that Rakshakeh asked about, here is a question to those in the know:

How does Vol. 2 of these "Essentials":
    Max Harrison, Eric Thacker , Stuart Nicholson, "The Essential Jazz Records, Volume 2:
    Modernism to Postmodernism" (London and New York: Mansell, 2000, 889 pp.,

compare to the referenced earlier guide?
    "Modern Jazz 1945-70 The Essential Recordings" , by Max Harrison, Alun Morgan,
    Ronald Atkins, Michael James and Jack Cook. 

I.e. as far as the time span (1945-70) of the earlier book is concerned?
Largely same records selected, and just updated (pressings, etc.)? Or significant differences in the selections? So if one's main interest is pre-1960 recordings anyway, would it be worth tracking down a copy of the "1945-70" book and skip the "Vol. 2"?
or would it be insightful comparing BOTH books?

Even after re-reading the other thread linked earlier ...

 ... I am not sure how to figure this out.

[Big Beat Steve]

Correction to my above post: "main interest is pre-1970 recordings" (not just pre-1960 only).