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CENTRAL AVENUE SOUNDS: JAZZ IN LOS ANGELES

By: Bryant, Clora; Edited by and et. al.

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Berkeley, California, University of California Press: 1998

Seller ID: H10220

ISBN: 0520211898

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

[xxviii], 442p. 2nd printing. Signed by Clora Bryant on dedication page. Oral histories of Marshal Royal, Lee Young, Fletcher Smith, Coney Woodman, William Woodman, Britt Woodman, Buddy Collette, David Bryant, Cecil "Big Jay" McNeely, Jack Kelson, William Douglass, Melba Liston, Art Farmer, Horace Tapscott, Gerald Wiggins, Gerald Wilson, Clora Bryant, William Green, and Marl Young discussing the music scene on Central Avenue during the 1920s through 1950s in Los Angeles. Includes bibliography. Jacket design by Nola Burger. 12 leaves of b&w photo plates. (9-1/4"x6-1/4")
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THE BABY DODDS STORY

By: Dodds, Baby; As Told to Larry Gara

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Alma, Michigan, Rebeats Publications: 2002

Seller ID: P7950

ISBN: 1888408081

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very good

[xxiv], 106p. Cover edges scraped and corners worn. Interviews with jazz drummer, known for his wild style of drumming, who recounts his life and adventures playing with some of the best known jazz musicians and bands of his time. Includes additional reading and selected recordings. 6 leaves of b&w photo plates. (8-1/2"x5-1/2")
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JAZZ WEST, 1945 TO 1985: THE A TO Z GUIDE TO WEST COAST JAZZ MUSIC

By: Eckland, K.O.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Carmel-by-the-Sea, Cypress: 1986

Seller ID: H10829

ISBN: 0938995030

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

285p. Signed by author on title page. Back cover scraped. Photographs by Ed Lawless. Includes bibliographical references. B&w photographs. (8-3/4"x5-3/4")
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QUINCY JONES

By: Horricks, Raymond

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Tunbridge, Kent; New York, Spellmont; Hippocrene Books: 1985

Seller ID: H9831

ISBN: 0946771022

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

127p. Jacket has a 1" tear on top back edge and corners worn. Includes select discography. 4 leaves of b&w photo plates. (9-1/4"x6-1/4")
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JELLY ROLL, BIX, AND HOAGY: GENNETT STUDIOS AND THE BIRTH OF RECORDED JAZZ

By: Kennedy, Rick

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Bloomington, Indiana, Indiana University Press: 1994

Seller ID: H13292

ISBN: 02533311366

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very good

[xxii], 233p. 1st printing. Cover edges lightly worn, sticker residue on jacket back. Includes selected bibliography. History of the Gennett Studios, pioneers in recording early jazz and folk musicians beginning in 1915. 8 leaves of b&w photo plates. (9-1/4"x6-/4")
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JELLY ROLL, BIX, AND HOAGY: GENNETT STUDIOS AND THE BIRTH OF RECORDED JAZZ

By: Kennedy, Rick

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Bloomington, Indiana, Indiana University Press: 2013

Seller ID: P7956

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very good

xxvi, 276p. 1st printing. Cover corners lightly worn. Includes selected bibliography. History of the Gennett Studios, pioneers in recording early jazz and folk musicians beginning in 1915. B&w photographs. (9"x6")
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People in Jazz: Jazz Keyboard Improvisors of the 19th & 20th Centuries

By: Lee, William (Bill) F., III

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Hialeah, Florida, Columbia Lady Music: 1984

Seller ID: P4011

ISBN: 0898983584

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good+

287p. Cover thumb creased and rubbed with small tears and wear to edges. Oblong. Includes bibliography. B&w photographs. (8-1/2"x11-1/8")
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BOUNDARY 2: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LITERATURE AND CULTURE, VOL. 22, NO. 2, SUMMER 1995: SPECIAL ISSUE, JAZZ AS A CULTURAL ARCHIVE

By: Merod, Jim; Edited by with Photographs by Michael Oletta

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Durham, North Carolina, Duke University Press: 1995

Seller ID: MG1387

ISBN: 0190-3659

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very good

250p., 6 leaves of Duke University Press titles. Signed by author on inside front cover and by photographer on title page. On verso of contents page are signatures of jazz musicians: F. Allen Smith, Peewee Claybrook, Jeff Chambers, Omar Clay, and Larry Vuckovich. 9 leaves of b&w photo plates. (9"x6") Includes articles on jazz as a cultural archive, Duke Ellington's place in the national pantheon, jazz and the politics of race, and interviews with Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Joe Wilder, John Hicks, Mary Stallings, Frank Strazzeri, Scott Hamilton, and Dave McKenna.
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ART: WHY I STUCK WITH A JUNKIE JAZZMAN

By: Pepper, Laurie

Price: $19.00

Publisher: [United States], Art Pepper Foundation: 2014

Seller ID: P7844

ISBN: 1494297574

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very good

[xii], 370p. Cover corners lightly worn and edges scraped. Describes her marriage to the renowned jazz saxophonist Art Pepper. B&w photographs. (9"x6")
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BILLIE HOLIDAY FESTIVAL HANDBOOK (COVER TITLE: WKCR BILLIE HOLIDAY FESTIVAL HANDBOOK)

By: Schaap, Phil & Ben Young with Matt Herman

Price: $95.00

Publisher: New York, WKCR Books: 2005

Seller ID: P5396

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good

[xxviii], 169p. Signed by authors on title page. Front cover corners creased and edges lightly worn. Laid in are 3 - 8-1/2"x10" sheets. One is a letter to Billie Holiday Circle Members from Matt Herman presenting this book and the other two are The Live Spiral, March 2006, Vol. 2, no. 1. This copy #0615. B&w photographs. (11"x8-1/2") Designed as a souvenir of Columbia University radio station WKCR's Billie Holiday Festival with the main text being a discography, a thorough accounting of every known Holiday recording. Includes a list of The Billy Holiday Circle members and an index of participa...
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Boy Meets Horn

By: Stewart, Rex; Edited By Claire P. Gordon

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Ann Arbor, Michigan, University of Michigan Press: 1991

Seller ID: H8687

ISBN: 0472102133

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good+

[xii], 236p. Signed by editor on front endpaper. Jacket and cover corners lightly worn. "Stewart's major contriubtion to jazz trumpet and cornet was to develop the technique of "half-valving"...to its limit." A member of Duke Ellington's band from 1934 to 1945. 8 leaves of b&w photo plates. (9-1/4"x6-1/4")
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BIX: MAN & LEGEND

By: Sudhalter, Richard M. & Philip R. Evans with William Dean-Myatt

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New Rochelle, New York, Arlington House: 1974

Seller ID: H13296

ISBN: 0870002686

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good +

512p. Brown spots on top page edges, jacket edges tattered and torn. Jacket design by Marge Terraciano. Includes chronology of Bix's life and comprehensive discography. B&w photographs. (9-1/2"x6-1/2")
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THE FROG BLUES & JAZZ ANNUAL: THE MUSICIANS, THE RECORDS & THE MUSIC OF THE 78 ERA, NO. 1

By: Swinton, Paul; Edited by

Price: $29.00

Publisher: Fleet, Hampshire, England, Frog Records Ltd.: 2010

Seller ID: MG1659

ISBN: 0956471706

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very good

176p. Cover thumb creased and corners worn. Includes articles on: the Graves Brothers, 1920s New Orleans blues, American roots artwork by Chris Powell, 1920s & 1930s blues piano, Opal Cooper and the Red Devils ad the International Five, Arnold Wiley, death of Blind Lemon, Thomas Morris, Oscar "Bernie" Young, the 1935 revival of Paramount records, Henry "Ragtime Texas" Thomas, Lillian Goodner, jug blower Carl Reid, and Big Charlie Thomas with many articles including artists' discographies and includes historical blues and jazz advertisements. No CD. B&w illustrations and b&w and color photograp...
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THE FROG BLUES & JAZZ ANNUAL: THE MUSICIANS, THE RECORDS & THE MUSIC OF THE 78 ERA, NO. 2

By: Swinton, Paul; Edited by

Price: $29.00

Publisher: Fleet, Hampshire, England, Frog Records Ltd.: 2011

Seller ID: MG1660

ISBN: 0956471714

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very good

176p. Cover corners worn and edges scraped. Includes articles on: the Creole Band, the Christian & Missionary Alliance (C&MA) Gospel Singers, Blind Joel Taggart, Omer Simeon, Walter Barnes and the Royal Creolians, Harry Gennett Jr.'s sound recordings, early 20th century Chicago blues and jazz scene, history of the steel guitar, Frank Melrose, Kid Lips Hackett, Charlie Kyle, Carmelo Jar, American roots artwork by Chris Powell, Bunk Johnson, Sidney Bechet, Papa Mutt Carey, George Lewis, Pops Foster, Baby and Irene Scruggs, Robert Johnson, Lemuel Fowler, Edmonia Henderson, Jimmie Noone and Troy F...
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MUGGSY SPANIER: THE LONESOME ROAD

By: Whyatt, Bert

Price: $19.00

Publisher: New Orleans, Jazzology Press: 1995

Seller ID: P6789

ISBN: 0963889028

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very good

236p. Cover spine sunned with edges scraped and front creased. Bandleader and trumpeter and cornettist, Spanier was known for "the art of direct musical lead" who directed his "Dixieland band with perfect economy, power, time and note placement. One of the kindliest and best-loved Chicago jazzmen, Spanier also made big contributions to jazz trumpet vocabulary." Includes CD and discography. (10"x7-7/8")
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