Who's Who of Jazz; Storyville to Swing Street by Chilton, John - 1979

Time Life Records Special Edition, America, 1979. Reprint. Hardcover (Illustrated Boards). 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.  Minor softening of the backstrip edges with rubbing of the corners and dust marks to the panels. Sunning of the backstrip. Browning of the textblock edges and age toning of the pages.  Revised Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [14], 370 pages,. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music; Jazz Music; United States; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: 0118875. .