Duell, Sloan and Pearce, January 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Some edge chipping and a couple of closed tears (both less than one inch) on the jacket. Foxing on the jacket, edges of the print block and the endpapers. Price sticker on the front jacket flap. Name in pen on the..... More
Impetus Publications, 1979. Stapled Magazine. Entire magazine is creased due to its having been folded in three (presumably for carrying a pocket or bag). Also cover has some rubbing, small stains, & scratches to surface. Internally clean. Staples remain sound. What this copy lacks in exterior beauty, this issue makes..... More
Impetus Publications, 1977. Stapled Magazine. (Eight & 1/2-inch x 11 & 3/4-inch) Clean, bright. Very good+/fine overall. Slightly bruised top & bottom corner of spine edge. Else remarkably well persevered. Page(s) 269/270 is not completly cut at lower right corner during production. It is folded, so it does not stick..... More
Impetus Publications, 1978. Stapled Magazine. (Eight & 1/2-inch x Eleven & 3/4-inch) Some rubbing, light wear at edges. Clean, sound, without internal markings. Very good+ overall. (44 pp.). More
St Martin's Griffin, October 2000. First Edition. Paper Back. Presents an overview of the music of the 1990s, discussing rock, rap, country, world music, and other genres, and grading albums from A+ works to total failures. Paperback original. First/first. Stated, First Edition: October, 2000. With number string: '10 9 8..... More
Let's Dance Corp, January 1984. First Edition. Cloth. Folio in jacket. Black cloth with gold lettering on spine. There is a short note from Let's Dance publishing regarding the index on pink paper laid in. Clean, solid & without notes or markings or stains. More
University of Chicago Press, May 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. The club is run-down and dimly lit. Onstage, a black singer croons and weeps of heartbreak, fighting back the tears. Wisps of smoke curl through the beam of a single spotlight illuminating the performer. For any music lover, that image captures..... More
St Martins Pr, November 1997. Hardcover. Once a thriving body of innovative and fluid music, jazz is now the victim of destructive professional and artistic forces, says Eric Nisenson. Corruption by marketers, appropriation by the mainstream, superficial media portrayal, and sheer lack of skill have all contributed to the demise..... More
Franklin Watts, September 1994. Trade Paperback. People whose power, influence, or perseverance have changed the world are the subjects of these candid biographies, which stress the impact of these individuals on the course of 20th-century events. Each book includes a bibliography and an index.Ellington's happy childhood, his music apprenticeship, the..... More
Schirmer Books, January 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. First/first in dust jacket. More
Da Capo Pr, April 1993. Oversize Softcover. From the earliest riverboat jazz to Dizzy Gillespie's Hep-Sations of 1945, Swing Out is the story of the great black dance bands who dazzled America for over 40 years. Included are stories of the greats: how Fletcher Henderson would become so hypnotised by..... More
buddy's knife jazzedition, August 2008. Paper Back. Poetry. African American Studies. There is a fine line between self-emancipation and existential oblivion, as the life of Henry Grimes and the poems of SIGNS ALONG THE ROAD clearly illustrate. A master bassist who played with the likes of Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk..... More
Chronicle Books, October 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Purveyor of extraordinary music and an arbiter of cool, Blue Note is the definitive jazz label--signing the best artists, pioneering the best recording techniques, and lead cover design trends with punchy, iconic artwork and typography that shaped the way we see the music..... More
Booksales, February 1991. Hardcover. Shelf wear and a half inch closed tear ohe jacket. More
William Morrow & Co. / Quill, January 1984. Paper Back. Clean & solid withou binding. More
Franklin Watts, September 1999. Hardcover. This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Social Studies: Culture. More
Oxmoor House, June 1990. Hardcover. More
Spellmount Publishers Ltd, April 1984. Hardcover. More
Univ of Washington Pr, October 1994. Oversize Softcover. A companion to the touring exhibition includes photos from all stages of Armstrong's career, collages, and paintings from the jazz era. More
Vigliano Books, July 2014. Trade Paperback. In March of 1973, young music journalist Stephen Davis was given the assignment of a lifetime: a rare interview with the legendary Miles Davis. What transpired was both a clash of worlds and a union of musical minds. Compiled here is the fruit of..... More
Mariner Books, October 2010. Trade Paperback. Louis Armstrong is widely known as the greatest jazz musician of the twentieth century. He was a phenomenally gifted and imaginative artist, and an entertainer so irresistibly magnetic that he knocked the Beatles off the top of the charts four decades after he cut..... More
the improvisor, 1993. Stapled Magazine. Eight & 1/2-inches x Eleven inches; clean, sound, with mild edgewear & rubbing to cover. Contents include story on Sun Ra.(72 pages). More
University of Texas Press, October 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. Sun Ra said he came from Saturn. Known on earth for his inventive music and extravagant stage shows, he pioneered free-form improvisation in an ensemble setting with the devoted band he called the "Arkestra." Sun Ra took jazz from the inner..... More
