Search Results: Music: Jazz & Blues from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Quartet Books, 1982. Paperback Second Edition. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use; binding square and secure; text clean. Mildest rubbing; very faint crease near upper front corner and even fainter creases near the front hinge. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 274pp. Second Edition. Trade Paperback.

Miami, FL Alfred Publishing, 1989. Paperback Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: slight spine lean; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Folio. 100pp. This copy published in 1989 by Belwin Mills Publishing. Alfred Publishing has since acquired the rights. Trade Paperback. It started in the twenties and has been popular ever since! Boogie Woogie, with its toe-tapper bass and its free-wheeling treble, makes the players and the listeners throw their troubles away. This collection of favorite boogies provides a wide range of boogie styles, each with a steadily repeated bass pattern that identifies this form of music.

New York, NY Oxford University Press, 1989. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows just a hint of shelfwear along the bottom edge of the boards; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows moderate rubbing; else without notable flaw; price unclipped. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 404pp. Hardback with DJ. This is a great history on the evolution of the Big Bands. Of course it also describes Benny major role in this evolution and as the book itself evolves and the Swing era comes to a close it focuses much more on him and his later years. I learned much about obscure bands and the musicians and how the music progressed. I would highly recommend this book to new students of Jazz who want to understand it's early history.

New Albany, IN Jamie Aebersold Jazz, 1978. Paperback PLEASE NOTE: THE RECORDING (which originally came with the book IS NOT PRESENT. Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: some faint soiling to the wrapper covers and a little wear at the top of the stapled edge has been tape-repaired; else very light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and a few creases along the stapled edge of the wrapper covers; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 56pp. Paperback: Staple-bound Wraps.

San Francisco, CA Woodford Press, 1993. Paperback First Edition (1993), so stated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY BUDDY GUY: "TO BILL 94. First Edition (1993), so stated. Near Fine: shows a hint of wear to the outside edges; very mild rubbing to the panels; a bit of toning along the hinges; REMAINDER, showing a tiny dot at the bottom edge of the text block; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and minor cosmetic flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.8 x 6.8 0.45 inches. viii, 152 pages. Language: English. Weight: 15.8 ounces. Trade Paperback.  INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY BUDDY GUY.

Westport, CT Greenwood Press, 2000. Hardcover First Edition (2000), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (2000), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine: shows only a former bookseller's rubber-stamped logo at the front free endpaper; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single flaw. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.35 1.3 inches. xxxv, 516 pages. Language: English. Weight: 2 pounds. Discographies: Association for Recorded Sound Collections Discographic Reference Series (Book 83). Annotated edition.… Read More

Ithaca, NY Hesteria Records & Publishing Company, 2000. Paperback First Edition (2000), unstated. Very Good in Wraps: shows creases at the lower rear corner; scuffing to the heel of the backstrip and the head of same shows very mild wear; a very faint stress-crease at the outside edge of the front panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor cosmetic imperfections. Bright and Clean. Not so very far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.15 x 6.15 x 1 inches). 422 pages. Language: English. Weight: 25.4 ounces. Original pictorial printed self-wrappers. Second Edition

New York, NY Grove Press: Black Cat , 1961. Paperback First Black Cat Edition (1961), so stated. First Black Cat Edition (1961), so stated. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: mild rubbing to wrapper covers; a tiny, superficial crack in the wrapper cover paper at the head of the backstrip; a price has been blocked out at ther upper corner of the front panel; a faint crease at the backstrip; the text pages have tanned, due to aging; the binding leans ever so slightly, but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo… Read More

Paris, France Editions Filipacchi, 1995. Hardcover Presumed First Ed, but unstated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows barely discernible bump at lower front corner tip; tiny ding at mid to upper rear hinge, has also caused half-inch tear in Dj; faintest rippling in text block near outside edge due to exposure to moisture, but certainly no dampstain; binding shows the slightest spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing; unclipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club. NOT Ex-Library. Folio. 205pp. Presumed First Ed, but unstated. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY BMG Video, 1993. Video: VHS. One VHS Video Tape in Excellent, but not quite "As New" condition, showing no overt flaws, housed in a colorful card-stock sleeve in similar condition. Overall, Very Near Fine. Color. 50 Minutes. Digitally Mastered NTSC. Hi-Fi Stereo. Video: VHS. John Paul Pizzarelli, Jr. (born April 6, 1960) is an American jazz guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader. He has had a lengthy career as a recording artist, performing for a variety of labels that include Telarc Records, RCA Records and Chesky Records, among others. He has recorded twenty-three albums of his own, as well as other joint recordings with his father, Bucky Pizzarelli. Additionally, he has appeared on more than forty albums of other recording artists, including those of Sir Paul McCartney, James Taylor, Rosemary Clooney and his wife, Jessica Molaskey. Pizzarelli has recorded nearly 40 albums of music, either as the leader or in tandem with other performers. Among others, Pizzarelli… Read More

San Francisco, CA Mercury House, 1993. Unknown Binding Uncorrected Page Proofs Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of thumbing at the fore-edge. The binding shows barely discernible lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. viii, 311 pages. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps.

New York, NY Wise Publications, 1991. Paperback First Edition [1991], unstated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a mild bump near head of backstrip' the the mildest overall rubbing. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (12 x 9 x 0.2 inches). 64 pages. Weight: 10.6 ounces. First Edition [1991], unstated. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps.

Los Angeles, CA Hideomi Aoki: Cosmo Space of America Co., Ltd. , 2000. Paperback First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use, former owner gift inscription at front endpaper; binding square and secure; text clean. Mildest rubbing. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 4to. 255pp. Trade Paperback.