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100) Benny King Of Swing  A Pictorial Biography based on Benny Goodman's Own Archives.1979 William Morrow & Co.  Fantastic, major BG photo book  with dust cover.  8 1/2 by 12 inches and with 212 Illustrations including many full page photos.  $25  

100) TEST  A test for geek world.

101) BG On The Record  A Bio-Discography Of Benny Goodman by D. Russell Connor and Warren W. Hicks. 1969  Arlington House. This was always considered the "bible" of BG discogological works.  Dust Cover. 691 pages  6 1/2 by 9 ¾”. $35

102) Nat King Cole  by James Haskins with Kathleen Benson 1984 Stein & Day  Publishers. 6 X 9 ½”, 204 pages plus 14 pages of photos. Dust Cover. Book  Is from a public Library… plastic over cover and with library markings, etc.  $4

103) Forces In Motion  Anthony Braxton and the Meta-reality of creative music  Interviews and tour notes England 1985. By Graham Lock. 1988, Quartet Books.  6 X 9 1/2 “, 412 pages plus 16 pages of photos. Dust Cover. $15

104) Jazz A History by Frank Tierro  1977. W.W. & Norton Company. 6 ¾ X 9 ½”,  457 pages. Over 130 illustrations. Dust Cover (address sticker and some clear tape  on dust cover)  $10

105) From Satchmo To Miles by Leonard Feather. 1972 Stein & Day. 6 ¼ X 9 ½”, 258 pages. Dust Cover (dust cover N/N-)  $12

106) Remembering Song Encounters With The New Orleans Jazz Tradition by Frederick Turner. 1982 Viking Press. 5 ½ X 8 ¾”, 123 pages. Dust Cover  $9

107) Steps In Time by Fred Astaire. 1959 Harper & Brothers. 5 ½ X 8 ¼” , 327 pages $13

109) Barney, Bradley, And Max  16 Portraits In Jazz  by Whitney Balliett. 5 ¾ X 8 ½”, 213 pages. Dust Cover  $10

110) Champagne Music The Lawrence Welk Show by Coyne Steven Sanders and Ginny Weissman. 1985 First Edition. St. Martin’s Press. 8 ½ X 11”, 146 pages Including loads of great photos!  Dust Cover  $9

111) The Feeling Of Jazz  by George T. Simon with Illustrations by TRACY SUGARMAN. 1961 Simon & Schuster. 9 X 12” , 96 pages with about 31  Illustrations by this great and collectible artist!!  Dust Cover (book like new  And dust cover is E+ and has not totally complete on spine edge)  $19.50

112) Really The Blues by Milton Mezz Mezzrow and Bernard Wolfee.  1946 (third printing)  Random House, Inc. 5 ¾ X 8 ½”, 388 pages Ex Libris sticker  inside cover. $10

113) Swing To Bop  An Oral History Of The Transition In Jazz In The 1940’s. By Ira Gitler.  1985 Oxford University Press. 6 ¼ X 9 ½”, 331 pages. Dust Cover. Interviews with approximately 66 jazz musicians including Joe Albany, Al Cohn,  Benny Carter, Sonny Criss, B. DeFranco, T. Gibbs. Babs Gonzales, Dexter  Gordon, J. Griffin, A. Haig, Woody, H. Jones, Konitz, McShann, Brew Moore,  Mulligan, Norvo, Art Pepper, Rouse, Rosolino, Stitt, Tristano, Ventura, M.Roach,  C. Payne, Socolow, Zoot, Rowles, Rodney, S. Manne, J. Mance, etc.  $19

114) Jazz It’s Evolution And Essence by Andre Hodeir. 1975 Da Capo Press. 5 ½” X 8 ¾”, 295 pages.  $16.50

115) The World Of Count Basie by Stanley Dance. 1980 Charles Scribner’s Sons. 6 X 9 ¼”, 399 pages. Dust Cover  $15

116) Jazz People by Valerie Wilmer. 1970 Allison & Busby. 5 ½ X 8 ¾”, 162 pages  including about 13 full page photos by Valerie Wilmer. N-  $13.50

117) The Book Of Jazz From Then Till Now by Leonard Feather. 1965 Horizon Press.  5 ¾ X 8 ¾”, 280 pages. Dust Cover  $15

118) Willie And Dwike An American Profile by William Zinsser. 1984 First Edition.  Harper & Row. Book about Willie Ruff and Dwike Mitchell (Mitchell & Ruff duo)  5 ¾ X 8 ½”, 170 pages. Dust Cover  $12

119) Call Him George  A biography Of George Lewis by Ann Fairbairn. 1969 Crown Publishers. 5 ½ X 8 ½”, 304 pages. Dust Cover. Book is from a library, dust cover  Has plastic around it with the usual library markings on spine and inside, etc. The Inside blank page is cut off.  $5

120) Jazz A History by Frank Tierro  1977. W.W. & Norton Company. 6 ¾ X 9 ½”,  457 pages. Over 130 illustrations. Dust Cover. Name of former owner on top outside of pages. Dust Cover N/N-  $10

121) You Don’t Look Like A Musician by Bud Freeman. 1974 Balamp Publishing .  5 ¾ X 8 ¾”, 125 pages. Dust Cover  $13.50

122) Sinatra The Entertainer by Arnold Shaw with Ted Allan, photographic consultant. 1982. First Printing. 8 ½ X 11”, 155 pages. Over 100 photographs throughout, 16 pages in Color!!!  Dust cover (book like New, dust cover has tear and top edges of  dust cover has some issues)  $12

123) The Best Of The Music Makers by George T. Simon & Friends. 1979 First Edition. Doubleday.  From Acuff to Ellington to Presley to Sinatra to Zappa & 279 of the Most popular performers of the last 50 years.  6 ½ X 9 ½”, 635 pages. Has a  number of photographs. Dust cover (dust cover is slightly worn).  $9

124) The Big Bands by George T. Simon. 1971 (second printing) McMillian. 7 X 9 ½”, 584 pages. There are a number of photos throughout book.  Dust Cover (dust cover has a very small tear with clear tape in upper left corner.  $12

125) Simon Says The Sights And sounds Of The Swing Era 1935-1955. 1971 Galahad books. 9 X 12”. Over 250 photographs!!!!  $28

126) Big Band Jazz by Albert McCarthy 1974 G.P.Putnam’s Sons. 9 X 12”, 360 pages. Over 250 photographs!!  Dust Cover $25

127) Hamp an Autobiography by Lionel Hampton with James Haskins 1989 First Printing. Warner Books. 6 X 9 ¼”, 286 pages plus 16 pages of photos. Dust Cover  $14

128) The Simon & Schuster Listener’s Guide To Jazz  Edited  by Alan Rich. 1980. Discusses styles of jazz, jazz artists and selected recordings. 4 ½ X 9”, 133 pages.  $9

129) Jazz Is by Nat Hentoff.  1976 Random House. 6 ¼ X 9 ½”, 288 pages  $8

130) This Laugh Is On Me  The Phil Silvers Story by Phil Silvers with Robert Saffron.  1973. Prentice Hall.  6 X 9 ¼”, 276 pages  $8

131) Yes I Can The Story Of Sammy Davis Jr. by Sammy Davis Jr. and Jane and Burt  Boyar. 1965 Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 5 ½ X 8 ½”, 630 pages with 24 pages of Photographs.  $14

132) Outcats Jazz Composers, Instrumentalists, and Singers by Francis Davis. 1990 Oxford University Press. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾”, 261 pages. Dust Cover. $14

133) BeBop The Music And The Players by Thomas Owens. 1995 Oxford University  Press. 6 ¼ X 9 ½”, 323 pages. Dust Cover  $17

135) Louis The Louis Armstrong Story by Max Jones & John Chilton. 1971 (first American edition) Little, Brown & Company. 6 ¾ X 10”, 256 pages. Dust Cover. Plastic over dust cover as from library with a few library markings Outside and inside.  N-  $6

136) Louis The Louis Armstrong Story by Max Jones & John Chilton. 1971 (first  American edition) Little, Brown & Company. 6 ¾ X 10”, 256 pages. Dust Cover.  $16

137) Talking Jazz An Illustrated Oral History by Ben Sidran. 1992 First Edition. Pomegranate Artbooks. 9 ¼ X 12 ¼” 210 pages. Fantastic INTERVIEWS with  40 jazz musicians including Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Dizzy, Blakey, Rollins, Pepper Adams, Tyner, Zeitlin, Tony Williams, Hancock, Jarrett, Benson, J. Griffin, H. Silver, Roach, Sample, Shepp, etc. Dust Cover.  $25

138) Esquire’s World Of Jazz  1962 First Printing by Esquire, Inc (Esquire-Grosset & Dunlap). Filled with fantastic color photos, black & white photos and text. A real  classic book. Approximately 10 X 11”, 224 pages N/N- $30

139) Benny Carter A Life In American Music by Morroe Berger, Edward Berger,  James Patrick. 1982. The Scarecrow Press and the Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University. Two (2) Volumes. Each book is 5 ½ X 8 3/4” , Vol 1 is 422 Pages and is text all about Benny Carter. Vol 2 is 418 pages and is a very comprehensive Chronology, Discography, various indexes, and also a basic selection of Carter LP’s, Filmography and Bibliography, etc.  $50

140) The New Edition Of The Encyclopedia Of Jazz by Leonard Feather. 1962 Bonaza Books. This is the classic Feather encyclopedia Of Jazz (the one with the red dust Cover). Completely Revised, enlarged and brought up to date. Over 2000  Biographies, over 200 photographs!  8 ¼ X 10 ¼” , 527 pages. Dust Cover.  Dust cover is a little worn. N-  $35

141) The Encyclopedia Of Jazz by Leonard Feather. 1956 (third printing) Horizon Press. Classic Feather jazz encyclopedia containing 1065 biographies with 200 Photographs. 8 ¼ X 10 ¼”, 360 pages. Very collectible. Dust Cover. Dust cover  Is N-.  $29

142) The Encyclopedia Yearbook Of Jazz by Leonard Feather. 1956 Horizon Press. Contains 150 biographies, 100 photos, a fantastic companion to the Encyclopedia  Of Jazz. Also contains sections on What’s Happening In Jazz, Musicians’ Polls, The Disc Jockeys, International Polls, Best Records, etc. 8 X 10”, 190 pages.  Dust Cover (dust cover N-) N- $30

143) Esquire’s Jazz Book 1944 edited by Paul Eduard Miller. 1944 Smith & Burrell.  6 X 9 ¼”, 230 pages plus 16 pages of photos. Very Rare. Dust Cover (dust cover is nice, about N- re dust cover.. book new condition) $35

144) Who’s Who Of Jazz  Storyville To Swing Street by John Chilton 1978 Chilton Book Company. An anthology of BIOGRPHIES detailing the careers of over 1000 musicians whose names are part of jazz history. 6 X 9 ¼”, 368 pages. $10

145) Who’s Who Of Jazz Storyville To Swing Street by John Chilton 1970 (should be first edition original issue of this book). The Bloomsbury Book Shop , London .Over 1000 biographies. 5 ¾ X 8 ½”, 447 pages. Dust Cover.  $23

146) Jazz Talk The Cadence Interviews by Robert D. Rusch. 1984 Lyle Stuart Inc. 10 jazz masters speak candidly of their lives and music (Hubbard, Quinichette, Milt Jackson, Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, M. Hinton, Von Freeman, Blakey, Billy Harper, Bill Dixon. 6 ¼” X 9 ¼”, 190 pages, Dust Cover  $12

147) Dizzy John Birks Gillespie In His 75th Year  compiled and edited by Lee Tanner. c. 1992 first edition Pomegranate Artbooks. 8 ¾ X 11 ¼”, 86 pages. Has about 57 great photographs!!!  Dust Cover  $15

148) A Pictorial History of Jazz  People And Places From New Orleans To The Sixties by Orrin Keepnews & Bill Grauer, Jr. 1981  (Second Edition) Bonaza Books. Book is considered a classic of jazz photo books and contains 725 Illustrations!  8 ½ X 11”, 297 pages. Dust Cover $25

 149) A Pictorial History Of Jazz  People and Places From New Orleans To Modern  Jazz by Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer, Jr.  1962 (fifth printing) Crown Publishers.  Classic jazz photo book with 625 Illustrations!!  8 ½ X 11”, 282 pages. Dust Cover (dust cover nice E+/N-) N- $22

150) The Swing Era Postwar Years  A Clutch Of Characters 1974. Time-Life STL 349 . Good text and a lot of nice photos. Went with Time-Life record set. 9 X 12”, 64 pages. N/N-  $6

151) The Swing Era 1944-1945 The Golden Age Of Network Radio. 1971 Time-Life STL 348. Good text and a lot of nice photos. Went with Time-Life record set. 9 X 12”, 64 pages. N/N- $6

152) The Swing Era 1941-1942 Swing As a Way Of life. 1971 Time-Life STL 346. Good text and a lot of nice photos.  Went with Time-Life record set. 9 X 12”, 64 pages. N/N- $6

153) The Swing Era 1938-1939 Where Swing Came From. 1971 Time-Life STL 343.  Good text and a lot of nice photos. Went with Time-Life record set. 9 X 12”, 64 pages  $8

154) The Swing Era 1936-1937 The Movies: Between Vitaphone and Video. 1970. Time-Life STL 341. Good text and a lot of photos. Went with Time-Life record  Set.  9 X 12”, 72 pages  $8

 


1) Hardbound Books
 
2) Paperback/Soft Cover Books
 
3) Jazz Magazines/Publications
     a) Down Beat
     b) Jazz Journal
     c) Coda
     d) Cadence
     e) Various
 
4) Jazz Discographies

5) Various Literature/publications