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Los Angeles: Robert E. Peterson/Trend Books, 1958. Leonard Feather (1914-1994), himself a jazz pianist, became athe most well-known and respected journalist and critic of the jazz scene. This is a Good only copy of the First Edition. An uncommon to scarce title. Large format paperbound illustrated with many great photographs. There is no publication date, but the list of "Downbeat"… Read more about this item

London & New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons Ltd, 1932. Gilbert first collected his early verses in 1868 (and more completely in 1898), but the collections did not contain all, and many more have come to light. Here is a collection of thirty-three light verses, a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First [Trade] Edition [stated "First Published September, 1932" and… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970. This is a Near Fine copy of the Second Printing [stated]. Not a common title. Bright blue cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 314 pages. Illustrated with photographs by Kahn. Hints of rub/sun to edges; else a Fine copy. The dustjacket has been clipped; some light wrinkles at the… Read more about this item

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1950. The ragtime pianist Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941) was an important figure in American musical history. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the First Edition (stated).. Black cloth binding with titling on the spine and front cover in pink and mauve. Clean text; 318 pages. Two Appendices omprise pages 265-318. Endpapers are… Read more about this item

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1979. The autobiography of one of the most important innovators of Twentieth-Century American Classical Music (also known as "Jazz"). John Birks Gillespie's virtuoso career spanned the end of Swing, through BeBop, Cool Jazz, and on to Ethnic/World Music. Diz (1917-1993) was an incredible influence, and his compositions ("Night in Tunisia," "Salt Peanuts," et.al.) remain… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1946. One of the great books of Jazz history. In 2013 Tablet Magazine included it as one of their "101 Great Jewish Books," It is the autobiography of clarinetist Mezz Mezzrow (1899-1972), who was as famous for his drug life as he was for the historic jazz sessions with Sidney Bechet - to the extent that… Read more about this item

New York: Jay Street Publishers, 2002. Fascinating and important study of how Jewish musicians, a minority in America, have so dominated American popular music. Think of Kern, Gershwin, Bernstein, and others. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. White cloth binding with black lettering. Clean text; 355 pages. The author has SIGNED and INSCRIBED the Title Page. In… Read more about this item