Jazz: A History of America's Music - The Companion Volume to the Ten-Part PBS TV Series by Ward, Geoffrey C.; Burns, Ken - Wyton Marsalis, Stanley Crouch, Gerald Early, Gary Giddins, Dan Morgenstern, Albert Murray + - 2000

New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2000. -----Quarter bound in black cloth with silver lettering on spine, headband, illustrated end papers, (xxi) 490 glossy pages, filled with colour and b & w photos, no names, errant ink dot on top edge (very minor), dust jacket is in Very Good condition with minor edge wear to spine head else NF. "Visually stunning, with more than five hundred (500) photographs, some never before published, this book, like the music it chronicles, is an exploration - and a celebration - of the American experiment" Contents include: Preface by Ken Burns / Gumbo: Beginnings to 1907 / The Jazz Age: 1917-1924; Freedom of expression with a groove, An interview with Wynton Marsalis / Our Language: 1925-1935; Reminiscing in Tempo by Dan Morgenstern / The Velocity of Celebration: 1936-1939 / Dedicated to Chaos: 1940-1945: White Noise and White Knights: Some Thoughts on Race, Jazz, and the White Jazz Musician by Gerald Early / Risk: 1945-1950; Extreme Jazz: The Avant-Garde by Gary Giddins / The Adventure: 1950-1960; The Presence is Always the Point by Stanley Crouch / A Masterpiece by Midnight: 1960 to the Present / Bibliography / index / Illustration credits / Film credits. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.