Jazz from RC Books

New York, NY: Pantheon Books Inc., 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth and Paper. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sub-titled "A Gathering Of Autobiography, Reportage, and Criticism from 1919 to Now." Very mild foxing to top edge of text block. Dust jacket has light wear at head of spine and a mild… Read more about this item

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Hal Leonard, 2006. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Subtitled "My Life In and Out of Jazz Time." One of the outstanding parts of this book is a 21 page chronology of every Vanguard booking from 5/23/89 - 7/2/06, compiled by Brian Rushton. Also contains a brief discography of… Read more about this item

Sarasota, FL: New Chapter Publisher, 2008. First Edition . Pictorial Covers. Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Jean Germain. Wonderful jazz photography from Jean Germain. SIGNED by Germain. Foreword by musician Dick Hyman. Over 100 photographs of 65 jazz musicians captured at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center in Sarasota, Florida. 96 pages. Dust jacket… Read more about this item

Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1998. Paper Covered Boards. Near Fine/Very Good-. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. The lives of some 300 of the greatest jazz artists in history. 352 indexed pages featuring almost 300 photographs in black and white and color. Previous owner's note on rear endpaper. Dust jacket, now protected in an archival plastic cover… Read more about this item

New York: Billboard Publications, Inc., 1988. First American Edition . Cloth. Very Good+/Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. First U. S. Printing. Originally published in Japan in 1986. A singularly beautiful collection of photographic images of the jazz greats - Armstrong, Basie, Miles, Ellington, Holiday, Monk, Parker, Young, and many more. Photographs by Abe, Ray… Read more about this item