About this title: Drawing on interviews, biographies and the archives of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA, this collection of essays provides portraits of such jazz greats as Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Dizzie Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Eddie Condon. Ranging from stage fright to stardom, racism ...
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Description: Good. Sorry, CD missing. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780195055887ISBN:0195055888
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780195071337ISBN:0195071336
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Close to fine condition. Just a slight corner bend. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 368 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University, New York
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780195055887ISBN:0195055888
Description: Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Prev. owners gift message marked out on front pastedown. Inside panels of dust jacket have some pink stains that is not visible on the outside. 350pp. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780195055887ISBN:0195055888
Description: NEAR FINE BOOK. Very Good+ Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Owners name and date are on the first page. Otherwise this is an excellent copy with very minimal wear. Clean, unmarked and tightly bound. Hinges are in excellent condition. Corners are not bumped. Dust jacket has very light wear. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press., New York.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780195055887ISBN:0195055888
Description: Very Good jacket. Signed by Author First edition, first printing. Octavo (9.5in x 6.25in) blue-gray cloth spine and burgundy boards with gilt titling to spine. xiv, 350pp. A clean, tight and bright copy in near Fine condition in a dustwrapper that is lightly shelfworn and is Vg+. Signed by the author to the endpaper. read more
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