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Visions of Jazz - The First Century


Giddins, Gary

Hardcover. New York , Oxford University Press, 3rd, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 690 pages

Record # 175141


Price: $28.00 

 

Over Time: The Jazz Photographs of Milt Hinton


Hinton, Milt, David Berger, Holly Maxson

Softcover. San Francisco, Pomegranate Books, reprint, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 164 pages featuring b&w photos of jazz performers by Hinton. This is a softcover edition, like new in the publisher's shrinkwrap.

Record # 404439


Price: $25.00 

 

Bunny Berigan: Elusive Legend of Jazz


Dupuis, Robert

Hardcover. US, Louisiana State University Press, 2nd printing, 1993-03-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 368 pages, b&w photos. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on dedication page to the son of Eddie Jenkins. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 465716


Price: $50.00 

Jazz Guitar: Its Evolution and Its Players Summerfield, Maurice J.
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Jazz Guitar: Its Evolution and Its Players


Summerfield, Maurice J.

Softcover. England, Ashley Mark Publishing Co, 2nd, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 240 pages. Softcover with minor edgewear. Clean, unmarked copy. Minor corner folds on front wrapper. Some shelf wear to back wrapper. Black & white images throughout.

Record # 470839


Price: $31.00 

 

Guide to Jazz


Panassie, Hugues, and Madeleine Gautier

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st US, 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 312 pages, hardcover. Pictures in b&w. Light foxing on back flyleaf. Dust jacket lightly soiled, chipped, small tears.

Record # 602769


Price: $35.00 

 

Billie Holiday: The Musician & the Myth


Szwed, John

Hardcover. London, William Heinemann, reprint, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 310 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Biography of famous Jazz singer. Unmarked. Bright and clean; a tight copy.

Record # 951484


Price: $19.00 

 

Music in the Air - The Selected Writings of Ralph J. Gleason


Gleason, Toby

Hardcover. New Haven, Yale University Press, First Edition, 2016, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 309 pages. Hardcover with black & grey printed design & black titles to cover. Grey & white titles to spine. Clean, unmarked copy.

Record # 750453


Price: $31.00 

Milestones: The Music and Times of Miles Davis Chambers, Jack
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Milestones: The Music and Times of Miles Davis


Chambers, Jack

Softcover. New York, Da Capo, Reprint, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 416 pages. Softcover. Very slight normal wear to cover edges, small sticker residue to back cover. Clean and tight copy.

Record # 2230886


Price: $15.00 

Bebop: The Music and Its Players Owens, Thomas
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Bebop: The Music and Its Players


Owens, Thomas

Hardcover. New York, Oxford University Press, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 323 pages. Hardcover without dust jacket. Upper spine cocked. Slight blemish and foxing to upper and side of text block. Otherwise clean and tight copy.

Record # 2230939


Price: $19.00 

Going to Chicago: A Year on the Chicago Blues Scene by: Hyman, Laurence J., Illust. by: Green, Stephen
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Going to Chicago: A Year on the Chicago Blues Scene by: Hyman, Laurence J., Illust. by: Green, Stephen

Softcover. San Francisco, CA, Woodford Publishing, 1st, 1990, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 128 pages, soft cover. Covers have some light edge wear, with wrinkling present on the bottom corner. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is a vital time capsule of a bustling musical era in the Windy City. Rather than a dense narrative history, the text provides a brief historical context of how the blues migrated to Chicago, accompanied by short commentaries, candid insights, and lyrics from 10 legendary performers. It beautifully juxtaposes raw performance shots with intimate, candid moments to showcase the deep, emotional human bonds behind the music. Clean copy. Record # 34716
Price: $24.00 

 

Suits Me - The Double Life of Billy Tipton


Middlebrook, Diane Wood

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1998, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine,

Record # 52701


Price: $20.00 

 

Ella Fitzgerald 1917-1996


Nicholson, Stuart

Paperback. London, Indigo, Rep. wraps, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Black & white photos

Record # 56556


Price: $12.00 

Beyond Category: The Life and Genius of Duke Ellington Hasse, John Edward
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Beyond Category: The Life and Genius of Duke Ellington


Hasse, John Edward

Hardcover. New York, Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group, 1st, September 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 479 pages, b&w photographs. Light pen marking to three pages. Else a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 454839


Price: $12.00 

 

Blows Like a Horn


Whaley, Preston

Hardcover. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1st, June 2004, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 260 pages. B&w photographs. Slight smokey odor. Small damp stains on cover. Light wear to dust jacket.

Record # 454950


Price: $18.00 

Duke Ellington's America Cohen, Harvey G.
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Duke Ellington's America


Cohen, Harvey G.

Hardcover. Chicago, University Of Chicago Press, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 688 pages, b&w photos. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Record # 459100


Price: $19.00 

 

Blues Album Cover Art, The


Marsh (Editor), Graham/Barrie Lewis

Softcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2nd printing, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 111 pages. Softcover. Full color examples of great blues album covers from the 1950's to 1970's. Light wear. Clean, unmarked pages.

Record # 614194


Price: $25.00 

 

Dangerous Curves - The Art of the Guitar


Kuronen, Darcy

Hardcover. Boston, MFA Publications, 1st Edition, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 223 pages. Softcover published to accompany the exhibition Dangerous Curves - Art of the Guitar, organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston from November 5, 2000 to February 25, 2000. Full page, full color illustrations throughout. Clean unmarked copy.

Record # 750362


Price: $25.00 

 

Music Lover's Handbook, The


Siegmeister, Elie

Hardcover. New York, NY, William Morrow and Company, Reprint, 1943, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 817 pages. Hardcover. Green cloth covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Previous owner's signature to front flyleaf. Toning to edges, black & white musical scores throughout. Clean & unmarked copy.

Record # 751417


Price: $13.00 

 

Waiting for Dizzy by: Lees, Gene

Hardcover. New York, Oxford University Press, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 251 pages, very clean, tight copy, like new. Record # 801214
Price: $12.00 

 

Pops Foster: The Autobiography of a New Orleans Jazzman


Foster, Pops/Tom Stoddard

Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 208 pages, b&w photos, dust jacket covered with Mylar, dust jacket spine faded, very clean, tight copy, like new.

Record # 801216


Price: $30.00 

The Best of Weather Report (Transcribed Scores) HAL LEONARD CORPORATION
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The Best of Weather Report (Transcribed Scores)


HAL LEONARD CORPORATION

Softcover. Milwaukee, WI, Hal Leonard Corporation, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 143 pages. Softcover. Some curling to cover corners, spine slightly cocked. Otherwise clean and tight copy.

Record # 2230847


Price: $31.00 

Castles Made of Sound: The Story of Gil Evans Hicock, Larry
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Castles Made of Sound: The Story of Gil Evans


Hicock, Larry

Hardcover. Cambridge, MA, Da Capo Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 306 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very slight normal wear to edges of jacket. Remainder mark to bottom of text block. Clean and tight copy.

Record # 2230885


Price: $15.00 

Duke Ellington Reader, The Tucker, Mark (ed.)
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Duke Ellington Reader, The


Tucker, Mark (ed.)

Hardcover. New York, Oxford University Press, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 536 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Mild fading to top and edges of jacket, slight normal wear.

Record # 2230887


Price: $23.00 

Thelonious Monk Reader, The van der Bliek, Rob (ed.)
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Thelonious Monk Reader, The


van der Bliek, Rob (ed.)

Hardcover. New York, Oxford University Press, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 286 pages. Hardcover without dust jacket. Slight fading to spine, otherwise clean and tight copy.

Record # 2230934


Price: $19.00