BOOKS (Alpha by author) (No specific minimums, just reasonable bids)

BOOKS (Alpha by author) (No specific minimums, just reasonable bids)

on frontispiece.

2 I SAY ME FOR A PARABLE: THE ORAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MANCE LIPSCOMB, TEXAS BLUESMAN as told to and compiled by Glen Alyn.

508 p, Da Capo, 1994. 5x8 softbound.

3 ALL THAT JAZZ: THE ILLUSTRATED STORY OF JAZZ MUSIC ed. Ronald Akins. 224 p, Smithmark, 1996. 9x11 hardbound, dust jacket. Over 200

photos, many in color.

4 THE RAW PEARL by Pearl Bailey. 189 p, Pocket Books, 7th prtg, 1971. 4x7 paperback.

5 TALKING TO MYSELF by Pearl Bailey. 190 p, Pocket Books, 2nd prtg, 1973. 4x7 paperback.

6 JOSEPHINE by Josephine Baker & Jo Bouillon. 302 p, Paragon House, 1988. 6x9 softbound.

7 LOOKING UP AT DOWN: THE EMERGENCE OF BLUES CULTURE by William Barlow. 404 p, Temple Univ., 1989. 6x9 softbound.

8 THE ALMOST COMPLETE 78 RPM RECORD DATING GUIDE by Steven C. Barr. 177 p, self-pub., 1992. 9x11 spiral-bound.

9 GOOD MORNING BLUES: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF COUNT BASIE as told to Albert Murray. 399 p, Random House, 1985. 6x9 hdbnd, dust jacket.

10 CRYING FOR THE CAROLINES by Bruce Bastin.112 p, Studio Vista (Lon.), 1971. 5x8 softound. “A pioneering study of the blues of the Carolinas & north

Georgia and the legacy of Blind Boy Fuller.”

11 TREAT IT GENTLE by Sidney Bechet. 245 p, Da Capo, 1975. 6x9 hardbound, no dust jacket (as issued).

12 THE STORY OF JAZZ ed. Joachim E. Berendt. 192 p, Prentice-Hall, 1978. 9x9 softbound. Approx. 100 photos.

13 AS THOUSANDS CHEER: THE LIFE OF IRVING BERLIN by Laurence Bergren. 658 p, Viking, 1990. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

14 TAKE-OFF: AMERICAN ALL-GIRL BANDS DURING WWII by Tonya Bolden. 76 p, Knopf, 2007. 8x9 hardbound with art cover. Profusely illustrated

and has 16-track CD bound inside cover.

15 KING OF THE DELTA BLUES: THE LIFE & MUSIC OF CHARLIE PATTON by Stephen Calt and Gayle Wardlow. 341 p, Rock Chapel Press, 1988.

5x8 softbound.

16 PRESERVATION HALL: MUSIC FROM THE HEART by William Carter. 315 p, Norton, 1991. 7x10 hardbound, dust jacket. Has approx.160 photos.

17 GOING DOWN WITH JANIS by Peggy Caserta. 267 p, Dell, 1974. 4x7 paperback. “Janis Joplin’s intmate story.”

18 BROTHER RAY: RAY CHARLES’ OWN STORY by Ray Charles & David Ritz. 340 p, Dial Press, 2nd prtg, 1978. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

19 NOBODY: THE STORY OF BERT WILLIAMS by Ann Charters. 157 p, Macmillan, 1970. 7x10 hdbnd, dj. Former owner’s name inscribed on frontispiece.

20 THE COUNTRY BLUES by Samuel B. Charters. 288 p, Rinehart, 1959. 6x8 hardbound, dust jacket moderately frayed at top of spine.

21 THE LEGACY OF THE BLUES: THE ART & LIVES OF 12 GREAT BLUESMEN by Samuel Charters. Da Capo, 1977. 5x8 softbound.

22 JELLY ROLL MORTON’S LAST NIGHT AT THE JUNGLE INN: AN IMAGINARY MEMOIR by Samuel Charters 153 p, Boyars, 1984. 5x8 softbound.

23 AND THE BANDS PLAYED ON by Sid Colin. 136 p, Elm Tree Books (Lon.), 1977. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket. Ex-library copy. “An informal history of

British dance bands.”

24 WISHING ON THE MOON: THE LIFE & TIMES OF BILLIE HOLIDAY by Donald Clarke. 468 p, Viking, 1994. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

25 ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL: A LIFE OF FRANK SINATRA by Donald Clarke. 290 p, Fromm International, 2000. 6x9 softbound.

26 BILLIE HOLIDAY: SINGER by Forrest Cole. 104 p, Chelsea House, 2011. 7x9 hardbound with art cover. A volume from the “Black Americans of

Achievement” series.

27 WE CALLED IT MUSIC: A GENERATION OF JAZZ by Eddie Condon & Thomas Sugrue. 341 p, Henry Holt, 1947. 6x8 hardbound, dust jacket is

considerably frayed. Frontispiece has lengthy gift inscription.

28 EDDIE CONDON’S TREASURY OF JAZZ ed. Eddie Condon & Richard Gehman. 499 p, Dial, 2nd prtg, 1956. 6x8 hardbound, dj is a bit frayed.

29 EDDIE CONDON’S SCRAPBOOK OF JAZZ by Eddie Condon & Hank O’Neal. 288p, St. Martin’s, 1973. 10x10 hardbound, dust jacket. Loads of photos.

30 MUSIC RADIO: THE GREAT PERFORMERS & PROGRAMS OF THE 1920s THRU EARLY 1960s by Jim Cox. 369 p, McFarland, 2005. 7x10 hardbound

with art cover. Has chapters on the big bands, Bing, Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin St., disc jockeys, radio house bands, vocalists, Hit Parade, et al.

31 JAZZ ANECDOTES by Bill Crow. 350 p, Oxford, 1990. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

32 THE WORLD OF COUNT BASIE by Stanley Dance. 399 p, Scribners, 1980. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

33 THE WORLD OF EARL HINES by Stanley Dance. 324 p, Scribners, 1977. 8x11 softbound.

34 A HISTORYOF THE BLUES by Francis Davis. 309 p, Hyperion, 1995. 7x10 hardbound, dust jacket. Many photos.

35 DON’T EXPLAIN: A SONG OF BILLIE HOLIDAY by Alexis De Veaux. 151 p, Harper & Row, 1980. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket. An extended prose

poem recounting Billie’s life.

36 THE JAZZ STORY FROM THE ‘90s TO THE ‘60s by Dave Dexter Jr. 176 p, Prentice-Hall, 4 th prtg, 1964. 5x8 softbound.

37 HERMAN CHITTISON: A BIO-DISCOGRAPHY by James M. Doran. 136 p, IAJRC, 1993. 8x11 softbound.

38 BLACK BEAUTY, WHITE HEAT: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF CLASSIC JAZZ, 1920-1950 by Frank Driggs & Harris Lewine. 360 p, Morrow, 1982.

9x12 hardbound, dust jacket. The ultimate picture book with about 1,500 high resolution photos.

39 KANSAS CITY JAZZ: FROM RAGTIME TO BEBOP-A HISTORY by Frank Driggs & Chuck Haddix. 274 p, Oxford, 2005. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

40 PAUL ROBESON by Martin Bauml Duberman. 804 p, Knopf, 1988. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

41 BUNNY BERIGAN: ELUSIVE LEGEND OF JAZZ by Robert Dupuis. 368 p, LSU Press, 1993. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

42 TOMMY JOHNSON by David Evans. 112 p, Studio Vista (Lon.), 1971. 5x8 softbound. Biography of the 1920s blues artist.

43 CALL HIM GEORGE by Ann Fairbairn. 280 p, Bantam, 1971. 4x7 paperback. George Lewis biography.

44 BESSIE SMITH: EMPRESS OF THE BLUES by Elaine Feinstein. 106 p, Penguin (Eng.), 1985. 5x8 softbound.

45 BLUES FROM THE DELTA by William Ferris. 226 p, Anchor Books, 1979. 5x8 softbound. “An illustrated documentary on themusic and musicians of the

Mississippi Delta.” Has about 40 photos.

46 SWING, SWING, SWING: THE LIFE & TIMES OF BENNY GOODMAN by Ross Firestone. 522 p, Norton, 1993. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

47 SINATRA by Alan Frank. 176 p, Hamlyn, 1978. 9x12 hardbound, dust jacket. Mostly pictorial with over 200 photos.

48 YOU DON’T LOOK LIKE A MUSICIAN by Bud Freeman. 125 p, Balamp, 1974. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

49 CRAZEOLOGY: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A CHICAGO JAZZMAN by Bud Freeman. 104 p, Univ. Illinois, 1989. 6x8 hardbound, dust jacket.

50 IF YOU KNOW OF A BETTER LIFE PLEASE TELL ME by Bud Freeman. 62 p, Bashall Eaves (Dublin), no date. 4x7 sofbound. Anecdotes & observations.

51 THE JAZZ PEOPLE OF NEW ORLEANS by Lee Friedlander.. 120 p, Pantheon, 1992. 11x9 hardbound, dust jacket has crease on spine and rear. Exclusively

photographs, with a 25-page afterword by Whitney Balliett.

52 BURIED ALIVE: THE BIOGRAPHY OF JANIS JOPLIN by Myra Friedman. 398 p, Bantam, 1974. 4x7 paperback.

53 STARDUST MELODIES: A BIOGRAPHY OF TWELVE OF AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR SONGS by Will Friedwald. 397 p, Pantheon, 2002. 6x9 hb, dj.

54 THE BABY DODDS STORY as told to Larry Gara. 109 p, Contemporary Press, 1959. 5x8 softbound.

55 THE DEVIL’S SON-IN-LAW: THE STORY OF PEEETIE WHEATSTRAW ed. Paul Garon. 111 p, Studio Vista (Lon.), 1971. 5x8 softbound.

56 DIZZY GILLESPIE: MUSICIAN by Tony Gentry. 111 p, Chelsea House, 1991. 7x9 hardbound with art cover. A volume from the “Black Americans of

Achievement” series.

57 1927: THE PICTURE STORY OF A WONDERFUL YEAR by Carl H. Giles. 328 p, Arlington House, 1971. 7x10 hardbound, dust jacket. Has 27 page chapter,

“The Golden Age of Jazz.”

58 OH, DIDN’T HE RAMBLE: THE LIFE STORY OF LEE COLLINS ed. Frank Gillis & John W. Miner. 159 p, Univ. Illinois, 1974. 7x10 hardbound, dust

jacket. Includes 7” Eva-tone sound sheet..

59 CELEBRATING THE DUKE & LOUIS, BESSIE, BILLIE, BIRD, CARMEN, MILES, DIZZY & OTHER HEROES by Ralph J. Gleason. 280 p, Delta,

1976. 5x8 softbound.

60 BLUES & GOSPEL RECORDS 1902-1942 by John Godrich & Robert M.W. Dixon. 912 p, Storyville, rev. ed., 1969. 7x8 hardbound, no dust jacket (as issued).

Clean and unmarked.

61 TIN PAN ALLEY: A CHRONICLE OF AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC by Isaac Goldberg. 371 p, Ungar, 1961. 5x8 softbound. Reprint of the 1930 original

with 30-page supplementary chapter, “From Sweet & Swing to Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Edward Jablonski.

62 JAZZ GALLERY 1 by Burt Goldblatt. 192 p, Newbold, 1982. 11x8 softbound. Great photo collection.

63 THE GIMMIX BOOK OF RECORDS ed. Frank Goldmann & Klaus Hiltscher. 128 p, Virgin Books, 1981. 12x12 softbound. “An almanac of unusual records,

sleeves and picture discs.” Pictorial volume covers all genres and record speeds, but heavily into rock. Notably absent are any Vogue picture discs.

64 THE GOLDEN AGE OF JAZZ by William P. Gottlieb (text and photographs). 159 p, Simon & Schuster, 1979. 8x11 softbound. “On-location portraits, in

words and pictures, of more than 200 outstanding musicians from the late ‘30s through the ‘40s.”

65 THE BLUES REVIVAL by Bob Groom. 112 p, Studio Vista (Lon.), 1971.

66 MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS “THE BLUES: A MUSICAL JOURNEY” ed Peter Guralnick et al. 288 p, Amistad, 2003. Companion piece to the PBS

television series has many photos.

67 PIONEERS OF JAZZ: THE STORY OF THE CREOLE BAND by Lawrence Gushee. 384 p, Oxford, 2005. History of the 1914-1918 band that included

Freddie Keppard and Jimmie Noone.

68 JOHN HAMMOND ON RECORD: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY with Irving Townsend. 432 p, Penguin, 1981. 5x8 softbound.

69 FATHER OF THE BLUES: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by W. C. Handy. 333 P, Collier Books, 1970. 4x7 paperback.

70 JAZZ ON COMPACT DISCS: A CRITICAL GUIDE TO THE BEST RECORDINGS by Steve Harris. 176 p, Harmony Books, 1987. 5x11 softbound.

Shows many CD covers in color.

71 THE COTTON CLUB by Jim Haskins. 170 p, Random House, 1977. 8x11 softbound. Loaded with photos.

72 JAZZ IS by Nat Hentoff. 288 p, Avon Books, 1978. 4x7 paperback.

73 THE WOODCHOPPER’S BALL: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WOODY HERMAN with Stuart Troup. 161 p, Dutton, 1990. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

74 PEE WEE RUSSELL: THE LIFE OF A JAZZMAN y Robert Hilbert. 300 p, Oxford, 1993. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

75 PEE WEE SPEAKS: A DISCOGRAPHY OF PEE WEE RUSSELL by Robert Hilbert. 377 p, Scarecrow, 1992. 6x9 hardbound, no dust jacket (as issued).

76 OVER TIME: THE JAZZ PHOTOGRAPHS OF MILT HINTON ed. Milt Hinton et al. 164 p, Pomegranate, n.d. 12x9 softbound. Over 200 photos.

77 SELECTIONS FROM THE GUTTER by Art Hodes. 233 p, Univ. Calif., 1977. 7x10 hardbound, dust jacket. Frontispiece has gift inscription.

78 LADY SINGS THE BLUES by Billie Holiday with William Dufty. 191 p, Lancer, 1965. 4x7 paperback.

79 RALPH SUTTON: A DISCOGRAPHY by Shin-ich Iwamoto. 89 p, self-pub. (Japan), 1987. 7x10 softboound.

80 MOVIN’ ON UP by Mahalia Jackson. 224 p, Avon Books, 1969. 4x7 paperback.

81 THE STORY OF THE ORIGINAL DIXIELAND JASS BAND by Gene Jones & Robert R. Darch. 20 p, Big River Pub., 1993. 8x11 spiral-bound.

82 LOUIS by Max Jones & John Chilton. 256 p, Studio Vista (Lon.) 1971. 7x10 hardbound, dj. Armstrong bio with many photos.

83 SALUTE TO SATCHMO by Max Jones, John Chilton & Leonard Feather. 159 p, Melody Maker, 1970. 5x8 softbound. Corner crease on front cover.

84 MY LIFE IN JAZZ by Max Kaminsky. 242 p,Harper & Row, 1963. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

85 HIS WAY: THE UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF FRANK SINATRA by Kitty Kelley. 575 p, Bantam, 1986. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

86 REMINISCING WITH SISSLE AND BLAKE by Robert Kimball & William Bolcom. 256 p, Viking, 1973. 9x11 hdbnd, dust jacket. Loads of photos.

87 JANIS JOPLIN: HER LIFE & TIMES by Deborah Landau. 160 p, Paperback Library, 1971. 4x7 paperback.

88 OSCAR PETERSON: THE WILL TO SWING by Gene Lees. 294 p, Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1988. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

89 LEADER OF THE BAND: THE LIFE OF WOODY HERMAN by Gene Lees. 414 p, Oxford, 1995. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

90 TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS: THE LIFE & GENIUS OF ART TATUM by James Lester. 240 p, Oxford, 1994. 6x8 hardbound, dust jacket.

91 CLASSIC JAZZ: A PERSONAL VIEW OF THE MUSIC & MUSICIANS by Floyd Levin. 337 p, Univ. California, 2000. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

92 TRUMPET BLUES: THE LIFE OF HARRY JAMES by Peter J. Levinson. 334 p, Oxford, 1999. 6x9 softbound.

93 MOTHER OF THE BLUES: A STUDY OF MA RAINEY by Sandra Lieb. 226 p, Univ. Massachusetts, 1981. 6x9 softound.

94 THE CANADIAN JAZZ DISCOGRAPHY 1916-1980 by Jack Litchfield. 945 p, Univ. Toronto, 1982. 6x9 hdbnd w/art cover. Shipping wt. is 3+ lbs.

95 THE BILLY HALL PROJECT: A MUSICIAN’S ODYSSEY 1894-1930 by Jack Litchfied & Ron Hall. 215 p, self-pub., 2008. 8x11 softbound. Biography of

the 1920’s British dance band trombonist. Includes 25-track CD bound inside cover. Flyleaf inscribed to prev. owner by Litchfield.

96 MISTER JELLY ROLL by Alan Lomax with drawings by David Stone Martin. 318 p, Duell, Sloane & Pierce, 1950. 6x9 hardbound. Dust jacket is moderately

frayed. Former owner’s name.written on flyleaf.

97 THE LAND WHERE THE BLUES BEGAN by Alan Lomax. 539 p, Pantheon, 1993. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

98 EDDIE CONDON ON RECORD 1927-1971 by Giorgio Lombardi. 91 p, self-pub (Italy), 1987. 6x8 softbound.

99 SPORTIN’ HOUSE: NEW ORLEANS & THE JAZZ STORY by Stephen Longstreet (text and paintings). 293 p, Sherbourne Press, 1965. 7x10 hardbound, dj.

100 THE 100 BEST JAZZ ALBUMS: A HISTORYOF JAZZ ON RECORDS by Len Lyons. 477 p, Morrow, 1980. 6x9 softbound.

101 THE UNCROWNED KING OF SWING: FLETCHER HENDERSON & BIG BAND JAZZ by Jeffrey Magee. 322 p, Oxford, 2005. 6x9 hardbund with

art cover.

102 COLUMBIA 13/14000-D SERIES (Numerical listing) by Dan Mahoney. 80 p, Walter C. Allen, 2nd revised edition, 1966. 5x8 softbound.

103 OSCAR: THE LIFE & MUSIC OF OSCAR PETERSON by Reva Marin. 160 p, Groundwood, 2003. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

104 THE LABEL: THE STORY OF COLUMBIA RECORDS by Gary Marmorstein. 602 p, Thunder’s Mouth Press, 2007. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

105 JAZZ IN THE MOVIES: A GUIDE TO JAZZ MUSICIANS 1917-1977 by David Meeker. 270 p, Arlington House, 1977. 6x9 hardbound with art cover.

Details on 2,239 films.

106 LOUIS ARMSTRONG - A SELF PORTRAIT: THE INTERVIEW by Richard Meryman. 59 p, Eakins Press, 1971. 7x7 softbound

107 OHIO JAZZ: A HISTORY OF JAZZ IN THE BUCKEYE STATE by David Meyers et al. 189 p, History Press, 2012. 6x9 softbound.

108 REALLY THE BLUES by Mezz Mezzrow & Bernard Wolfe. 388 p, Random House, 2 nd prtg, 1946. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket is considerably frayed.

109 HIGH HAT, TRUMPET & RHYTHM: THE LIFE & MUSIC OF VALAIDA SNOW by Mark Miller. 187 p, Mercury, 2007. 6x8 softbound.

110 SOME HUSTLING THIS! - TAKING JAZZ TO THE WORLD 1914-1929 by Mark Miller. 207 p, Mercury, 2005. 6x9 softbound. An account of the U.S.

musicians who took jazz overseas.

111 THE MILLER COMPANION TO JAZZ IN CANADA by Mark Miller (text & photographs). 221 p, Mercury, 2001. 6x9 softbound. Prox. 50 photos.

112 ESQUIRE’S 1945 JAZZ BOOK ed. Paul Eduard Miller. 256 p, Barnes, 1945. 6x9 hardbound, no dust jacket.

113 ESQUIRE’S 1946 JAZZ BOOK ed. Paul Eduard Miller. 201 p, Barnes, 1946. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket is somewhat frayed.

114 THE JOURNEYMAN PIANO PLAYER: ADVENTURES IN GRACIOUS DINING by Bob Milne. 178 p, Woodland Press, 1992. 6x9 softound. Not a

cookbook, but humorous musical anecdotes and observations by the trad/ragtime pianist.

115 BLOW MY BLUES AWAY by George Mitchell. 208 p, LSU Press, 1971. 9x7 hardbound, dust jacket. “A personal look at the lives of the people who live &

and sing Misissippi Delta blues.” Approx. 100 photos.

116 ROLL BACK THE YEARS: HISTORY OF CANADIAN RECORDED SOUND & ITS LEGACY, GENESIS TO 1930 by Edward B. Moogk. 444 p,

National Library of Canada, 1975. 9x11 hardound, dust jacket. Primarily a discography, along with history and biographies. Has 12-track 7” LP of historical

Canadian recordings bound inside cover. Shipping weight is 4 lbs.

117 SOMEBODY’S ANGEL CHILD: THE STORY OF BESSIE SMITH by Carman Moore. 123 p, Crowell, 1969. 6x8 hardbound, dust jacket. Former owner’s

name written on title page.

118 FROM CAKEWALKS TO CONCERT HALLS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC FROM 1895 TO 1930 by

Thomas L. Morgan & William Barlow. Lavishly illustrated with about 50 full-page sheet music covers in color.

119 BILLIE HOLIDAY by Stuart Nicholson. 311 p, Northeastern Univ. Press, 1995. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

120 HIGH TIMES HARD TIMES by Anita O’Day with George Eells. 376 p, 6x9 softbound. 2004 edition has new epilogue & updated discography.

121 BLUES FELL THIS MORNING: MEANING IN THE BLUES by Paul Oliver. 348 p, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1990. 6x9 softbound.

122 SCREENING THE BLUES: ASPECTS OF THE BLUES TRADITION by Paul Oliver, 294 p, Da Capo, 1989. 5x8 softbound.

123 BLUES OFF THE RECORD: THIRTY YEARS OF BLUES COMMENTARY by Paul Oliver. 297, Da Capo, 1988. 7x9 softbound.

124 SONGSTERS & SAINTS: VOCAL TRADITIONS ON RACE RECORDS by Paul Oliver. 339 p, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1984. 6x9 softbound.

125 MEMPHIS BLUES & JUG BANDS by Bengt Olsson. 112 p, Studio Vista (Lon.). 1970. 5x8 softbound. Primarily biographies.

126 THE REAL JAZZ by Hugues Panassie. 326 p, Smith & Durrell, 2nd prtg, 1943. 6x8 hardbound. The dust jacket is missing, but its front flap has been taped

to the frontispiece. The book is quite sound, but there is considerable underlining of the text and the list of recordings in the appendix has substantial color

high-lighting. Former owner’s name written on inside front cover.

127 JIMMIE THE KID: THE LIFE OF JIMMIE RODGERS by Mike Paris & Chris Comber. 211 p, Da Capo, 1981. 5x8 softbound.

128 DEAD MAN BLUES: JELLY ROLL MORTON WAY OUT WEST by Phil Pastras. 246 p, Univ. California, 2001. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

129 GOIN’ TO KANSAS CITY by Nathan W. Pearson Jr. 252 p, Univ. Illinois, 1987. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket. A solid history of Kansas City jazz.

130 A JAZZ ODYSSEY: THE LIFE OF OSCAR PETERSON by Oscar Peterson. 382 p, Continuum, 2002. 6x9 hardbound, dj. Flyleaf signed by Peterson.

131 AMERICAN WOMEN IN JAZZ 1900 TO THE PRESENT, THEIR WORDS, LIVES & MUSIC.by Sally Plackson. 332 p, Seaview, 1982. 6x9 hdbnd, dj.

132 THE GREAT AMERICAN POPULAR SINGERS: THEIR LIVES, CAREERS & ART by Henry Pleasants. 384 p, Fireside, 1985. 6x9 softbound. Has 22

biographies from Bessie Smith to Barbra Streisand.

133 DUKE ELLINGTON, JAZZ COMPOSER by Ken Rattenbury. 327 p, Yale Univ., 1990. 6x9 softbound.

134 JELLY’S BLUES: THE LIFE, MUSIC & REDEMPTION OF JELLY ROLL MORTON by Howard Reich & William Gaines. 288 p, Da Capo, 2003.

6x9 harbound, dust jacket.

135 BIRD: THE LEGEND OF CHARLIE PARKER by Robert George Reisner. 256 p, Bonanza, 1962. 7x10 hardbound, dust jacket has some fraying at the

bottom of spine.

136 SINATRA: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC by John Rockwell. 251 p, Rolling Stone Press, 1984. 9x12 hardbound, dust jacket. Lush, large format and largely

pictorial (157 photos) biography. Shipping weight is 3 lbs.

137 BLUES: THE COMPLETE STORY ed. Julia Rolf. 528 p, Flame Tree Pub., 2007. 7x6 softbound. History, analyses and mini-biographies by varaious

contributors. Over 250 photos.

138 CHICAGO BLUES: THE CITY & THE MUSIC by Mike Rowe. 226 p, Da Capo, 1981. 6x8 softbound. Over 100 photos.

139 JAZZ RECORDS 1897-1942 by Brian Rust. 1,968 p in two volumes, Storyville, 1970. 6x9 hardbound,no dust jackets (as issued). Clean and unmarked.

Shipping wt. is 6 lbs.

140 THE AMERICAN DANCE BAND DISCOGRAPHY by Brian Rust. 2,066 p in two volumes, Arlington House, 1975. 6x9 hardbound, dust jackets.

Like-new copy, clean and unmarked. Shipping weight is 7 lbs.

141 BRITISH DANCE BANDS ON RECORDS 1911 TO 1945 & SUPPLEMENT by Brian Rust. & Sandy Forbes. 1,462 p, 1989. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

Shipping wt. is 3 lbs.

142 THE VICTOR MASTER BOOK VOL. 2 (1925-1936) by Brian Rust. 776 p, Walter C. Allen, 2nd prtg, 1970. 6x9 hardbound, no dust jacket (as issued).

143 THE AMERICAN RECORD LABEL BOOK: FROM THE 19TH CENTURY THROUGH 1942 by Brian Rust. 336 p, Arlington House, 1978.

7x10 hardbound, dust jacket.

144 JAZZ STYLE IN KANSAS CITY AND THE SOUTHWEST by Ross Russell. 292 p, Univ. California, 1971. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket. 80 photos.

145 JAZZ: AMERICA’S CLASSICAL MUSIC BY Grover Sales. 246 p, Prentice-Hall, 1984. 6x9 softbound. Approx. 60 photos.

146 AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC ed. Robert Santelli et al, 242 p, Harry N. Abrams, 2001. 10x13 hardbound, dust jacket has small tear at top and superficial

scratch on rear. Companion piece to the PBS TV series covers early to contemp.country, blues, folk, gospel, cajun etc. Over 200 photos. Ship wt. is 4 lbs.

147 UPTOWN: THE STORY OF HARLEM’S APOLLO THEATRE by Jack Schiffman. 210 p, Cowles, 1971. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

148 PHONO-GRAPHICS: THE VISUAL PARAPHERNALIA OF THE TALKING MACHINE by Arnold Schwartzman. 119 p, Chronicle Books, 1993.

8x7 softbound in slipcase. Gorgeous color photos of early phonographs, advertisements, cylinder & needle cases, labels, picture discs, etc.

149 GERSHWIN: HIS LIFE & MUSIC by Charles Schwartz. 428 p, Bobbs-Merrill, 1973. 7x10 hardbound, dust jacket.

150 HARLEM ON MY MIND: CULTURAL CAPITAL OF BLACK AMERICA 1900-1978 ed. Allon Schoener. 272 p, Delta, 1979. 8x11 softbound.

Decade by decade history. Approx. 80 of the 300+ photos are specific to jazz.

151 POPULAR MUSIC, 1920-1979 ed. Nat Shapiro & Bruce Pollock. 2,827 p in 3 volumes, Gale Research, 1985. 6x9 hardbound, no dust jackets (as issued).

An alpha encyclopedia by song title, listing composer, lyricist, publisher and who introduced or popularized each. Vol. 3 has extensive indexes. Ship wt. 10 lbs.

152 PIANO MAN: THE STORY OF RALPH SUTTON by James D. Schacter. 244 p, Jaynar Press, 1975. 6x8 hardbound, dust jacket. Title page inscribed to

previous author by Ralph Sutton.

153 LES PAUL: AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL by Mary Alice Shaughnessy. 347 p, Morrow, 1993. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

154 BLACK POPULAR MUSIC IN AMERICA: FROM SPIRITUALS, MINSTRELS & RAGTIME TO SOUL, DISCO & HIP-HOP by Arnold Shaw.

386 p, Schirmer, 1986. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

155 NOTE THE NOTES: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE COLUMBIA 78 RPM RECORD LABEL 1901-1958 by Michael W. Sherman & Kurt R.

Nauck III. 64 p, Monarch Record Enterprises, 1998. 6x9 softbound.

156 A LEFT HAND LIKE GOD: A HISTORY OF BOOGIE-WOOGIE PIANO by Peter J. Silvester. 324 p, Da Capo, 1989. 6x9 softbound.

36 p, self-published, no date. 9x6 softbound.

158 JAZZ AND DEATH: MEDICAL PROFILES OF JAZZ GREATS by Frederick J. Spencer MD. 311 p, Univ. Mississippi, 2002. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

Categorized by cause of death, covers about 150 musicians from Buddy Bolden onward. Some death certificates are reproduced.

159 THE STORY OF JAZZ by Marshall Stearns. 272 p, Mentor/New Amrican Library, 1958. 4x7 paperback.

160 BOY MEETS HORN by Rex Stewart. 236 p, Univ. Michigan, 1991. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

161 DUKE ELLINGTON: DAY BY DAY AND FILM BY FILM by Dr. Klaus Stratemann. 781 p, Jazz Media (Den.), 1992. 9x12 hardbound, dust jacket.

Chronology commencing in 1929 is loaded with photos, film stills, posters, etc. Hefty tome weighs in at 6 lbs.

162 BIX: MAN & LEGEND by Richard M. Sudhalter & Philip R. Evans. 512 p, Arlington House, 1974. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket. Frontispiece is inscribed

to previous owner by Sudhalter (as “RMS”).

163 THE ROLLING STONE JAZZ RECORD GUIDE ed. John Swenson. 219 p, Random House/Rolling Stone, 1985. 6x9 softbound.

164 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD: A LIFETIME OF RECORDINGS by Bob Thiele. 168 p, Oxford, 1995. 6x9 harbound, dust jacket.

165 JAZZ: A HISTORY by Frank Tirro. 487 p, Norton, 1977. 7x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

166 MY SINGING TEACHERS: REFLECTIONS ON SINGING POPULAR MUSIC by Mel Torme. 228 p, Oxford, 1994. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

167 GOING TO CINCINNATI: A HISTORY OF THE BLUES IN THE QUEEN CITY by Steve C. Tracy. 262 p, Univ. Illinois, 1993. 6x9 hdbnd, dust jacket.

168 ELLINGTON: THE EARLY YEARS by Mark Tucker. 343 p, Univ. Illinois, 1991. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

169 THE DUKE ELLINGTON READER ed. Mark Tucker. 536 p, Oxford, 1993. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

170 THIS HORN FOR HIRE: THE LIFE AND CAREER OF PEE WEE ERWIN by Warren W. Vache. 441 p, Scarecrow, 1987. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

171 THE DIRECTORY OF DUKE ELLINGTON’S RECORDINGS by Jerry Valburn. 136 p, Marlor Prod., 1986. 8x11 softbound. Not a session discography,

but a listing catergorized by label speed, thence label name, thence issue number incl.tune titles for 78s, album titles for LPs).

172 DUKE ELLINGTON ON COMPACT DISC by Jerry Valburn. 253 p, Marlor Prod., 1993. Indexed by label and tune title. Title

page inscribed to previous owner by “Jerry.”

173 JAZZ: A HISTORY OF AMERICAN MUSIC by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns. 490 p, Knopf, 2000. 9x11 hardbound, dust jacket. Companion piece

to Ken Burns’ PBS documentary is a gorgeous production loaded with photos. Shipping weight is 5 lbs.

174 HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW by Ethel Waters with Charles Samuels. 278 p, Pyramid Books, 1967. 4x7 papaerback.

175 LUCK’S IN MY CORNER: THE LIFE & MUSIC OF HOT LIPS PAGE by Todd Bryant Weeks. 320 p, Routledge, 2008. 6x9 softbound.

176 BOY FROM NEW ORLEANS: A DISCOGRAPHY OF LOUIS “SATCHMO” ARMSTRONG by Hans Westerberg. 223 p, Jazz Media (Den.), 1981.

6x8 softbound. Documents records, films, radio & TV. Includes separate 22 page booklet indexing titles and artists.

177 THE EDDIE CONDON TOWN HALL BROADCASTS 1944-45: A DISCOGRAPHY by Bozy White. 108 p, Shoestring Records, 1980. 6x9 staple-bound.

Previous owner’s name written on inside front cover. Volume is a bit wrinkled and has some very sparse annotations.

178 JIMMIE NOONE: JAZZ CLARINET PIONEER by James K. Williams with discography by John Wilby. 119 p, self-pub., 2010. 5x8 softbound.

179 THE JAZZ TRADITION by Martin K. Williams. 191 p, Mentor/New American Library, 1971. 4x7 paperback/

180 SINATRA: AN UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY by Earl Wilson. 357 p, Macmillan, 2nd prtg, 1976. 6x9 hardbound, dust jacket.

181 THE JUG BANDS OF LOUISVILLE compiled by Laurie Wright. 80 p, Storyville (Eng.), 1993. 5x8 softbound. Capsule biographies of the musicians and the

bands, with discography indicating 78 rpm issues only.

182 DUKE ELLINGTON by Scott Yanow. 120 p, Friedman/Fairfax, 1999. 12x12 hardbound, dust jacket. Beautiful production with many photos. Ship wt. 3 lbs.

183 JAZZ ON LPs: A COLLECTORS’ GUIDE TO JAZZ. No author or compiler indicated. 282 p, Greenwood Press, 1978. 5x8 hardbound, no dust jacket (as

issued). Reprint of the 1956 original published by Decca Records and covering Decca, Brunswick, London, Felsted, Ducretet-Thomson, Vogue, Coral,

Telefunken & Durium labels.. Listing by artist with commentary, plus listing of LPs by album title.


SECTION II – 10” x 78 RPM SINGLES (Min. bid $2.00)

(*) preceding BB catalog number indicates buff label.

(*) preceding DE catalog number indicates “Sun Dial” label.

All VI records are original label unless otherwise indicated:

(RG) Round gold label when original is scroll.

(SIL) Silver label when original is scroll or round gold.

(RCA) RCA Victor label when original is any of the above.

(v) preceding record label name indicates vinyl pressing.

(sol) following condition code indicates pressure-sensitive sticker
on label, which would presumably tear label if removed.

Gummed labels are not noted.

(w) following tune title indicates waltz.

(wol) following condition code indicates writing on label.