MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz Books

Jazz Book Club. 1958. 180pp, 8 plates. slight loss of surface along top edge of plates ow v good in v good dw . ... more information

Offered by East Riding Books (East Yorkshire, United Kingdom) +/-

New York University Press. 1956. 315pp, 20 plates. corners slightly bumped else very good in slightly chipped dw. . ... more information

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New York: Horizon Press. Very Good in Poor dust jacket. (c1957) viii, 280pp. Page edges a little dust stained. . ... more information

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Frederick Muller. Very Good-. 1958. Green cloth/gilt. 431 pp. Illustrations. Chipped dust jacket with some loss in removable protective cover. A heavy book. . ... more information

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Berkeley, California: Heyday Books. Fine. 1998. Paperback. 189077104X . San Francisco's infamous Barbary Coast was one of the country's thriving centres of jazz in the early 1900s. 223pp, illustrations. . ... more information

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San Francisco: Miller Freeman. Fine. 2000. Paperback. 087930619X . 212pp, illustrations. A history of Latin jazz and the musicians that developed it. New copy. . ... more information

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Evergreen Books. Very Good. 1960. Paperback. 189pp, many illustrations, discography . ... more information

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Robson Books. Very Good. 1998. Paperback. 1861051875 . 423pp, 16 plates. Slight crease to bottom corner of cover. . ... more information

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Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.: Heyday Books. NEW. 1998. Soft Cover. 189077104X . ... more information

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Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.A.: William C Brown Pub. Good +. 1992. Soft Cover - Clean Text. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0697145980 . ... more information

Offered by Glaeve Art & Books (Wisconsin, United States) +/-

WI: McGraw-Hill Companies, 1997. Reprint. 8th ed. States 1st print. Trade paperback. Very Good. No DJ Issued. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. VG++: Clean pages; nice spine; bumps, ripple top edge; edge rubs, dings, includes corners, few pages Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. Over-Size An amazing textbook-style composition of the American Made Musical form: JAZZ. ... more information

Offered by the Possible Dream company (California, United States) +/-

Biographies of jazz greats, intro by Louis Armstrong. 32 page photo section. A good reading copy...tight with clean pages, some light soiling to top page edges (seen when book closed), white spotting on back cover, spine has faded and has a tear along top. Really fun to read!... more information

Offered by Laurie's Books (Ohio, United States) +/-

NY: Random House, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 288pp w/index; 26 portraits (13 double). Gift inscription to radio station, with "WCWP 88.1" printed across top edges. 9" x 5.75". ... more information

Offered by R & A Petrilla, Booksellers (New Jersey, United States) +/-

London: Jazz Book Club, 1961. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 160pp, index; 16pp illus from photographs. Traces jazz from camp-meeting hymns and spirituals, through blues and ballads, ragtime, big-band swing, jams, bop, etc. 7.5" x 5". ... more information

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Boston G.K. Hall (1987)., 1987. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Book and dust jacket in fine condition. 8.75" x 5" pictorial dj 272pp w/index Comprises 200 entries of biographical information on jazz musicians and groups, their historical context, discography, &c. Illustrated by text illus from photographs. Third Printing edition. Binding is original cloth. ... more information

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Berkeley Heyday Books (1998)., 1998. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in fine condition. 9.75" x 6.75" pp: xv,223,(1) Presents the "black jazz scene" in San Francisco of the early 1900s, via firsthand accounts of the musicians who were there. Illustrated by text illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ... more information

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Cranbury, NJ: A.S. Barnes, 1967. First Edition. Original cloth. Fine/Very Good. pp: ix, 184, index. This book "underlines the strength of Mingus in establishing an atmosphere conducive to free-form developments and shows the importance Mingus placed upon emotional elements. The role Negro church music played in the new outlook is also considered." 7.25" x 4.5". ... more information

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NY: Oxford University Press, 1987. First paperback edition. Printed wraps. Fine. pp: xiv, 253, index. This book brings together 20 years of reviews, musician profiles, and critical essays by Williams. 8" x 5.25". ... more information

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New York: A Ridge Press Book Random House, 1976. A very nice copy, clean and tight. Some edgewear to dustjacket.. ISBN: 0-394-40095-X. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. ... more information

Offered by BridgeTown Books (Oregon, United States) +/-

New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company. 1977. ISBN: 0393090787. VG+ in VG- DJ with closed tear top front DJ, tape repaired inter; Duke faculty member and musician writes of jazz history. Extensive bibliography, synoptic table, selected discography; 2nd Ptg; Black cloth; 8vo; DJ. ... more information

Offered by Optical Insights (California, United States) +/-