Who's Who of Jazz; Storyville to Swing Street
by Chilton, John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Time Life Records Special Edition, America, 1978. Revised Edition. Hardcover (Illustrated Boards). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. foreword by Johnny Simmen, introduction by author, acknowledgements and bibliography. Black coloured cloth covered boards with silver embossed illustration and titles to the front panel and backstrip. "This is an anthology of biographies detailing the careers of over 1000 musicians whose names are part of jazz history. All the musicians and vocalists given individual entries would born before 1920. Only musicians born or raise in the USA are included in this volume. Some musicians born before 1920 I deliberately excluded, on the grounds that most of their professional successes occurred after the demise of "Swing Street"." -- from the introduction page 9. Listing is alphabetical. Browning of the textblock edges and age toning of the pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [14], 370 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Music; Jazz Music; United States; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: 0281734. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0281734
- Title
- Who's Who of Jazz; Storyville to Swing Street
- Author
- Chilton, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Illustrated Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Time Life Records Special Edition
- Place of Publication
- America
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- BZDB2 jazz musicians, Storyville - Swing Street, biographies Music; Jazz Music; United States; Biography & Autobiography. Unbranded Chilton, John Who's Who of Jazz; Storyville to Swing Street
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- Music;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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