About this title: Praised by the Washington Post as a `tough, unblinkered critic,' James Lincoln Collier is probably the most controversial writer on jazz today. His iconoclatic articles, and his acclaimed biographies of the jazz greats continue to spark debate in jazz circles. With the publication of Jazz: The American Theme Song, Collier does nothing to soften his reputation for hard-hitting, incisive commentary. Questioning everything we think we know about jazz - its origins, its innovative geniuses, the importance of improvisation and spontaneous inspiration in a performance - and the jazz world, these ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780195096354ISBN:0195096355
Description: Acceptable. A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (the dust cover may be missing). Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. ******PLEASE NOTE****** Orders placed after Dec. 7 cannot be guaranteed delivery before Christmas unless you select EXPEDITED shipping! Thank you & Happy Holidays! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195096354ISBN:0195096355
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195079432ISBN:0195079434
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 7/13/1995
ISBN-13:9780195096354ISBN:0195096355
Description: Very Good. 0195096355 Very Good and Unread! Text is clean and unmarked! Has a publishers mark. Has minor shelf wear (creased corner) from storage. --Be Sure to Compare Seller Engine Feedback and Ratings Before Purchasing— read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1995-05-11
ISBN-13:9780195096354ISBN:0195096355
Description: Good. Pictorial Softcover. Pristine pages, clean, no writing or markings. Very clean flat matte cover. Ex-Library copy. Usual stamps/stickers/card pocket. Minor edgewear/shelfwear. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780195079432ISBN:0195079434
Description: As New in As New jacket. Size: 8vo (8½ x 5¾); Were it not for very light foxing to page edges and the lightest of shelfwear to dustjacket, book could be listed as brand new. It certainly has never been read, it is very clean crisp and tight. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780195079432ISBN:0195079434
Description: Good in Very Good jacket. 0195079434 right hardcover dust jacket covered with mylar withdrawn library with all the markings. read more
Description: Shelf 849. 5.75 by 8.5 inches. Hardcover with dj. Published by Oxford University Press 1993. Full numberline. Very Good to Fine condition. Book and dj. Book has PO bookplate stamp on freepage Else near fine. read more
Description: 1st printing, hardcover, dust jacket; both the book and jacket are in like new condition. The book was likely never read. A critical review of jazz, its history, its origins and its profilers. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, N.Y. AND OXFORD
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780195079432ISBN:0195079434
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