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JAZZ

61221. JAZZ. AMSCO.: The Library of Ragtime and Early Blues Piano. AMSCO. 1995. 319pp. Paperback. Spiral bound. Apart from small creasing to corners of cover, in very good condition. A collection of the world's finest ragtime and blues piano classics. This expansive volume includes the best of Scott Joplin's piano rags, as well as his masterful collaborations with Scott Hayden, Louis Chauvin, & Arthur Marshall. Here is the true legacy of the ragtime era, featuring the brilliant piano solos of James Scott, Artie Matthews, Joseph Lamb, Eubie Blake, Tom Turpin, and many others. Here you will also find such immortal gems as "Dallas Blues", "Chicago Blues" and "The St. Louis Blues" - and ragtime song favourites "Alexander's Ragtime Band", "Some of These Days", "Ballin' the Jack", and many more.

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$40

25969. JAZZ. ARMSTRONG. JONES, Max & CHILTON, John.: Louis. The Louis Armstrong Story 1900-1971. Da Capo. 1971. 301pp. Paperback. As new. Many illus. New preface by Dan Morgenstern. 0-306-80324-0.

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$16

40319. JAZZ. ARMSTRONG. JONES, Max and CHILTON, John.: Louis: The Louis Armstrong Story, 1900-1971. Little, Brown. 1971. 1st US edition. 256pp. Hardcover. A little wear to hinge o'wise good. Many B/W illus.

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$16

48313. JAZZ. ARMSTRONG, Louis.: Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans. England. Ace Books. 1957. 157pp. Paperback. Creasing to cover and spine, slight discolouration to pages due to ageing, o/wise good condition.

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$12

25087. JAZZ. ARMSTRONG. PANASSIE, Hugues.: Louis Armstrong. 1971. 148pp. Paperback. B/W illus. Good condition.

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$15

37420. JAZZ. ARMSTRONG. PANASSIE, Hugues.: Louis Armstrong. 1971. 149pp. Hardcover. B/W photos. A few stamps to feps, o/wise Good condition in dj. A biography & examination of his music.

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$25

44709. JAZZ. ATKINS, Ronald (ed).: Jazz : From New Orleans to the New Jazz Age. Carlton. 1995. 224pp. Hardcover. Good condition. Illustrated. Highlights the key periods, princiapl movements and greatest musicians that make up the rich cultural history of jazz. ISBN: 1-86309-228-5.

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$30

25970. JAZZ. BAILEY, Pearl.: Talking to Myself. 1971. 233pp. Hardcover. Crammed with anecdotes and highly independent opinions. Good with dj. 0-M15-187990-7.

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$12

60206. JAZZ. BAKER, David.: Advanced Improvisation. Maher. 1974. 256pp. Paperback. Spiral bound. Ex-lib, some wear to cover, o/wise good. Contents excellent. Very scarce.

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$600

60296. JAZZ. BAKER, David.: Jazz Styles & Analysis: Trombone. Music Worshop Publications. 1973. 144pp. Paperback. Spiral bound. Ex-lib, some ligt wear to cover, o/wise good. Contents excellent. "The history of the Jazz Trombone via Recorded Solos - Transcribed and Annotated." Extremely rare publication.

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$600

30795. JAZZ. BALLIETT, Whitney.: American Singers. 27 Portraits in Song. OUP. 1988. 244pp. Paperback. 27 Biographical studies of singers eg.Jazz, Blues, ballad, etc. 0-19-506573-5.

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$16

61265. JAZZ. BAY, Mel.: Mel Bay Presents. Mel Bay. 1995. 255pp. Paperback. Quarto. Excellent condition, with DVD. .

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$45

55937. JAZZ. BEIDERBECKE. SUDHATER, Richard M. and EVANS, Philip R with DEAN-MYATT, William.: Bix: Man & Legend. Arlington House. 1974. 1st ed. 512pp. Hardcover. Small tears and creases to dustjacket, otherwise very good. The life of Bix Beiderbecke complete with Chronology and Discography. Illustrated throughout. ISBN: 0-87000-268-6.

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$55

21609. JAZZ. BELL, Graeme.: Graeme Bell, Australian Jazzman: His Autobiography. 1988. 477pp. HC. B/W plates & discography. Sunning to spine, contents lightly buckled due to minor moisture, o/wise good condition ISBN: 0-8677-171-2.

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$20

61945. JAZZ. BERLE, Arnie: Arnie Berle's Complete Handbook for Jazz Improvisation. Amsco. 1972. 72pp. Paperback. Light marks to cover, otherwise very good condition. Scarce.

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$70

55798. JAZZ. BERNHARDT, Clyde E. B. HARRIS, Sheldon.: I Remember. Eighty Years of Black Entertainment, Big Bands and the Blues. An Autibiography by Jazz Trombonist and Blues Singer Clyde E. B. Bernhardt as told to Sheldon Harris. University of Pennsylvania Press. 1986. 271pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Light tears and creasing to dustjacket otherwise excellent. 1-8122-8018-0.

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$20

55935. JAZZ. BERTON, Ralph.: Remembering Bix. A Memoir of the Jazz Age. Harper. 1974. 1st ed. 428pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Light wear to dustjacket, otherwise good. A nostalgic look at the jazz age and one of its tragic heroes, Bix Beiderbecke. 0-06-010304-3.

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$20

13342. JAZZ. BLESH, Rudi.: Shining Trumpets: a History of Jazz. Cassell. 1949. 365pp. + xvii. Hardcover. 48 Lengthy music exs., useful appendixes. B/W illus. Ends of spine and edges bumpes with small nick to cloth at spine. Some minor spotting, o/wise good condition.

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$20

49154. JAZZ. BLESH, Rudi.: Shining Trumpets: A History of Jazz. Da Capo. 1976. Second edition, revised, enlarged. 408pp. + musical examples + index. Paperback. Foxing to page edges. Spine creased, light grime to cover o/wise good condition.

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$18

22896. JAZZ. CAMPBELL, James ed.: The Picador Book of Blues and Jazz. Picador. 1996 (1995). 406pp. Paperback. An Anthology. Condition good. ISBN: 0-330-34445-5.

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$14

22872. JAZZ. CAREY, Joseph Kuhn.: Big Noise from Notre Dame. A History of the Collegiate Jazz Festival. 1986. 207pp. Paperback. New B/W photos. Includes discography of American college jazz releases.

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$12

30148. JAZZ. CASE, B. & BRITT, S.: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz. Salamander. 1978. 224pp. Paperback. 4to An Indispensable A-Z of the Legends of Jazz. Over 400 entries, 275 record jackets in colour, over 150 photos. Light ware, o/wise good condition. ISBN: 0-86101-026-4.

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$20

16658. JAZZ. COKER, Jerry.: Listening to Jazz. Prentice-Hall. 1978. 148pp. 8vo paperback, some wear and slight foxing, contents clean, good condition.

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$15

58064. JAZZ. COLTRANE. FRAIM, John: Spirit Catcher: The Life and Art of John Coltrane. Great House. 1996. 216pp. Paperback. Good condition. ISBN: 0-9645561-0-3.

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$14

60568. JAZZ. COOK, Richard & Brian MORTON.: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette. A comprehensive, critical guide to recorded jazz - from its begining until the present. New Edition. Penguin. 1994. 1514pp. Hardcover. A few creases to cover, o/wise good condition. ISBN: 0-14-017949-6.

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$28

13339. JAZZ. CROW, Bill.: From Birdland to Broadway: Scenes from a Jazz life. Oxford. 273pp. Paperback. Spotting to page edges, o/wise good condition.

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$14

54314. JAZZ. DAHL, Linda.: Stormy Weather. The Music and Lives of a Century of Jazz Woman. Quartet. 1984. First Edition. 371pp. Hardback. Light foxing to outer pages, light wear to dustjacket, otherwise good. 0-7043-2477-6.

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$30

55795. JAZZ. DANCE, Stanley.: The World of Swing. Da Capo. 1979 (1974). 436pp. Paperback. 8vo. Creasing to spine, light wear to cover, o/wise good condtion. B/W illus. 0-306-80103-5.

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$18

60569. JAZZ. DAVIS. COLE, Bill.: Miles Davis: The Early Years. Da Capo Press. 1974. 280pp. Paperback. Slight marks to cover, o/wise good condition.

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$16

60570. JAZZ. ELDRIDGE. CHILTON.: Roy Eldridge, Little Jazz Giant. Continuum. 2002. 447pp. Hardcover. Near new.

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$25

36721. JAZZ. FEATHER, Leonard.: The Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Sixties. 1966. 294pp. + appendixes. Hardcover. DJ covered with plastic wrap by prev. owner causing light creasing, contents good. 1100 biographies, 200 photographs. Fwd by John Lewis.

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$27

54781. JAZZ. FEATHER, Leonard.: From Satchmo to Miles. Quartet. 1972. 258pp. Paperback. 13 personalities. B/W illus. Good condition.

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$12

56019. JAZZ. FEATHER, Leonard & TRACY, Jack: Laughter from the Hip. Da Capo. 1979 175pp. Paperback. Light rubbing to cover, o/wise good condition. ISBN: 0-306-80092-6.

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$18

18440. JAZZ. FORMA, Warren.: They Were Ragtime. Grosset & Dunlop. 1976. 245pp. Hardcover. 4to. A documentary account of the historic figures who peopled the Ragtime Era. With 250 authentic period photographs. Previous owners name to end papers, DJ a little worn, condition o'wise good with dustwrap. ISBN: 0-448-12553-6.

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$15

13323. JAZZ. GILLESPIE, Dizzy: Dizzy - To Be Or Not To Bop. The Autobiography. with Al Fraser. WH Allen. 1980. 552pp. Hardcover. In dj. Many B/W illus. ISBN: 0-491-02276-X.

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$30

29344. JAZZ. GODDARD, Chris.: Jazz Away From Home. 1979. 319pp. Hardcover. Early American Jazz in Europe. B/W plates. VG with dj. 0-7092-0279-2.

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$14

59376. JAZZ. HECKSTALL-SMITH, Dick & GRANT, Pete.: Blowing the Blues. Fifty years of playing the British Blues. Clear Books. 2004. 255 pp. Paperback. Stiff card covers. "Includes CD with 7 previously unreleased tracks." Very good condition.

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$36

60186. JAZZ. HENRY, Robert.: The Jazz Ensemble: A Guide to Technique. New Jersey. Prentice-Hall. 1981. 117pp. Hardcover with dj. Ex-lib. Some tearing to top and bottom of dj, rubbing and creasing, o/wise good condition. Tuning and intonation, balance and blend, tempo, articulations, phrasing, the rhythm section, rehearsal techniques, Improvisation and much more.

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$25

56087. JAZZ. HERMAN. LEES, Gene.: Leader Of The Band. The Life of Woody Herman. Oxford. 1995. 1st ed. 414pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Some creases to inner pages from manufacturing process, otherwise good. In DJ. B/W illust. 0-19-505671-X.

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$15

22882. JAZZ. HILDEBRAND, Lee and VIGNES, Michelle.: Bay Area Blues. Pomegranate. 1993. 96pp. Hardcover. As new. Oblong 8vo. A photographic portrait in B/W images of the blues scene in the San Francisco Bay area.

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$12

20636. JAZZ. HODEIR, Andre. BURCH, Noel, [trans].: Toward Jazz. Da Capo reprint. 1986 (1962). 224pp. Paperback. Slight sunning to cover, otherwise, as new. Hodeir is a composer, arranger and writer. These are his personal experiences among jazz musicians in New York during 1957. He examines the music of Charlie Parker, Basie, B. Carter, Reinhardt, Monk, Tatum and Ellington. 0-306-80264-3.

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$12

60326. JAZZ. HOLIDAY. CHILTON, John.: Billie's Blues: The true story of the immortal Billie Holiday. Quartet. 1975. 259pp. Hardcover. Ex-lib., with associated stamps and stickers, B/W illustrations. Good condition. ISBN: 0704320916.

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$12

13374. JAZZ. JACKSON, Arthur.: The World of Big Bands: the sweet and swinging years. Ure Smith. 1977. 130pp. Hardcover. B/W plates. Good condition.

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$22

20353. JAZZ. JOPLIN. GAMMOND, Peter.: Scott Joplin: And the Ragtime Era. Abacus. 1975. 223pp. PB, B/W illus. Good condition.

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$14

55410. JAZZ. JOPLIN. GAMMOND, Peter.: Scott Joplin: And the Ragtime Era. Revised & Updated. St. Martin's Press. 1976 Reprint. 223pp. PB. B/W illus. Good condition.

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$14

42973. JAZZ. KENNETT, Frances.: Lady Jazz. London. Sphere Books. 1989. 416pp. Paperback. Fiction. A novel about jazz in 1930's London.

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$12

61085. JAZZ. KINGTON, Miles: The Jazz Anthology. Harper Collins. 1992. 317pp. Hardcover. Light marks to cover, o/wise good condition ISBN: 0-00-638233-9.

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$14

59348. JAZZ. KOFSKY, Frank.: Black Music, White Business. Path Finder. 1998. 165 pp. Paperback. B/W photographs. Excellent condition.

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$18

25089. JAZZ. LEE, Peggy.: Miss Peggy Lee. An Autobiography. Bloomsbury. 2002. 214pp. Softcover. Some wear and markings on cover, otherwise good. Contains several b&w photogrpahs and a discography. 0747559074.

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$12

31500. JAZZ. LYONS, Jimmy & KAMIN, Ira.: Dizzy, Duke, The Count and Me. The Story of the Monterey Jazz Festival. Californis Living Book. 1978. 184pp. Paperback. Good condition. B/W photos & illus. Drawings by David Stone Martin. 0-89395-006-8.

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$20

13321. JAZZ. LYTTELTON, Humphrey.: Enter The Giants. 1984. 238pp. Paperback. 8vo. Rubbing to spine, pages yellowed, otherwise good. B/W illust. Includes articles on Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Art Tatum, Billy Holiday, etc. 0-04-785002-7.

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$12

59161. JAZZ. McLeod, Jim.: Jazztrack. ABC. 1994. 240pp. Paperback. 8vo. Good condition. 17 Interviews with Jazz masters from throughout the world; a unique blend of mainstream and avant-garde. Signed by author for guitarist Harold Arlen who is also mone of the interviewees. ISBN: 0-7333-0197-5.

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$24

30912. JAZZ. MEHEGAN, John.: Jazz Improvisation. Jazz Rhythm and the Improvised Line. Vol. II. Amsco. 1962. 137pp. Paperback. 4to. Deals with the schematic history of two important facets of jazz. Preface by Harold Arlen. Very good condition.

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$30

52391. JAZZ. MEHEGAN, John. BERNSTEIN, Leonard (preface).: Tonal and Rhythmic Principles. Jazz Improvisation 1. Amsco. 1979 (1959). Reprint. 207pp. Paperback. Quarto. Wear to cover, o/wise good condition..

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$34

55797. JAZZ. MILLER, Mark.: The Miller Companion to Jazz in Canada and Canadians in Jazz. Mercury. 2001. 221pp. Paperback. Fine. Signed copy. ISBN: 1551280930.

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$20

56085. JAZZ. MILLER, Norma & JENSEN, Evette.: Swingin' At The Savoy. The Memoir of a Jazz Dancer. Temple Univ. Press. 1996. 1st ed. 261pp. Hardback. 8vo. Minor staining to lower outer edge of contents, otherwise excellent. B/W illust. 0-56639-494-5.

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$30

58067. JAZZ. MINGUS. PRIESTLEY, Brian: Mingus: A Critical Biography. Quartet. 1984. 308pp. Hardcover.Some spotting to end papers & edges, o/wise good condition. ISBN: 0-7043-2275-7.

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$28

58062. JAZZ. MONK. FITTERLING, Thomas.: Thelonious Monk: His Life and Music. Berkely. 1997. 238pp. Paperback. Crease to cover, o/wise very good condition. Scarce.

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$60

30613. JAZZ. NAT KING COLE. GOURSE, Leslie.: Unforgettable. The Life and Mystique of Nat King Cole. New English Library. 1991. 309pp. Hardcover. Some creases and rubbing to dustjacket, very small stains to page edges, otherwise fine. Many B/W illus. 0-450-56197-6.

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$22

17940. JAZZ. OLIVER, Paul.: The Story of the Blues. Penguin Books. 1975. 176pp. Paperback. Some creasing and fading to cover, light wear to spine, o/wise good condition.

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$26

42446. JAZZ. PARKER. BIRD. RUSSELL, Ross.: Bird Lives. The High Life and Hard Times of Charlie 'Yardbird' Parker. London. Charterhouse. 1972. 1st Ed. 404pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Ex-lib, otherwise good. A biography by Bird's manager.

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$24

43025. JAZZ. PLACKSIN, Sally.: Jazz Women: 1900 to the Present. Their Words, Lives and Music. 1985 (1982). 332pp. Paperback. B/W plates. Pages a little yellowed, o/wise good condition. Scarce. 0-7453-0089-8.

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$28

55942. JAZZ. POSTGATE, John.: A Plain Man's Guide To Jazz. Hanover. 1973. 1st ed. 146pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Light wear to dustjacket, prev. owner's name whited-out on front endpaper, odd penning, page edges grubby, otherwise good.

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$18

28288. JAZZ. RAINEY. STEWART-BAXTER, Derrick. (Series ed. OLIVER, Paul).: Ma Rainey and the classic blues singers. Studio Vista. 1970. 112pp. Paperback. Some light creasing to covers. Contents good.

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$12

55865. JAZZ. ROLLINI, Arthur.: Thirty Years with the Big Bands. Macmillan. 1987. 1st ed. 134pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Light creases to dustjacket, otherwise very good. B/W plates. 0-333-43927-9.

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$28

54446. JAZZ. ROSE, Al: I Remember. Jazz Recollections of Six Decades Among the Great Jazzmen. Equation. 1987. 257pp. Some light spotting to end pages, cover a little grubby, o/wise good condition. ISBN: 0-7225-1491-3.

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$12

42565. JAZZ. SIMON, George T.: The Big Bands Trivia Quiz Book. Barnes & Noble. 1985. 120pp. Paperback. 8vo. Good condition. By Big Bands' foremost historian. 0-06-464096-5.

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$12

45838. JAZZ. STAGG, Tom and CRUMP, Charlie.: New Orleans, The Revival. Bashall Caves. 1973. 307pp + photos & index. Hardcover. Ex-lib. A touch of sunning to edges of covers, o/wise good (no markings to text). No dj. B/W photos. Scarce. A Tape and Discography of Negro Traditional Jazz Recorded in New Orleans or by New Orleans Bands, 1937-1972.

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$75

36542. JAZZ. TATUM. LESTER, James.: Too Marvellous For Words. The Life and Genius of Art Tatum. New York. OUP. 1994. 240pp. Hardcover. Excellent condition. First full-length biography of one of the greatest jazz pianists. 8pp. B/W illus. ISBN: 0-19-508365-2.

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$22

55796. JAZZ. THIELE, Bob. GOLDEN, Bob, as told to.: What a Wonderful World. A Lifetime Of Recordings. OUP. 1995. 168pp. Hardcover. Fine. The memoirs of the man who, among many other things, wrote the song, "What A Wonderful World" for Louis Armstrong.

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$16

45336. JAZZ. TRACY, Steven C.: Going to Cincinnati: A History of the Blues in the Queen City. Urbana. University of Illinois Press. 1993. 262pp. Hardcover. Excellent cond.

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$28

16256. JAZZ. TURNER, Bruce.: Hot Air, Cool Music. Quartet. 1984. 248pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Good condition in dj. Includes discography. 0-7043-2459-8.

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$20

57850. JAZZ. VALK, J. de.: Chet Baker: his life and music. California. Berkeley Hills. 2000. 294pp. Paperback. Some creasing to edges of covers, o/wise good condition.

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$18

56677. JAZZ. VARIOUS.: Singers Book of Jazz Standards. Mens edition. Hal Leonard. 127 pp. Paperback. 50 songs in piano/vocal/guitar format. Includes classics such as Have You Met Miss Jones, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, Fly Me To The Moon, It Might As Well Be Spring and more. As new.

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$18

25975. JAZZ. WILLIAMS. GOURSE, Leslie.: Every Day: The Story of Joe Williams. Da Capo. 1985. 208pp. Paperback. New 0-306-80275-9.

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$18

22890. JAZZ. WILLIAMS, Martin.: Jazz Masters of New Orleans. 1979. 287pp. Paperback. Da Capo 0-306-80093-4.

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$18

57562. JAZZ. WILLIAMS, Martin (ed.).: The Art of Jazz: Essays on the nature and development of jazz. Grove Press. 1960 (1959). 248pp. Paperback. Wear to cover, prev. owner's name to front end page, o/wise good condition. Insect damafe to lower left corner. A collection by leading jazz authorities.

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$12

20638. JAZZ. WILMER, Valerie.: Jazz People. Quartet. 1977. 167pp. Paperback. Excellent condition. Many B\W photographs by the author. Extensive interviews with 14 jazz geniuses, including Art Farmer, Cecil Taylor, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Monk, Jimmy Heath, Clark Terry, Big Joe Turner and Archie Shepp. ISBN: 0-7043-3163-2.

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60172. JAZZ. WILMER, Valerie.: Jazz People. London. Allison and Busby Ltd. 1970. 167pp. Hardcover with dj. Ex-lib. Some marks and creasing to dj, o/wise good condition. Many B\W photographs by the author. Extensive interviews with 14 jazz geniuses, including Art Farmer, Cecil Taylor, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Monk, Jimmy Heath, Clark Terry, Big Joe Turner and Archie Shepp.

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$16

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