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BALLIETT , WHITNEY Jazz , a Journal of - Collected Works 1954 - 2000
New York: St. Martin's Pub, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 x 2 " 0312202881 2000 Hardcover in DJ FIRST EDITION ... Brand new from publisher ... Last one ... Never opened , Never owned , Never marked ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear mylar sleeve ... 928 pages ... This is a big handsome book, in a colorful jacket; 2 inches thick, it weighs in at nearly 3 pounds ... As Jazz critic for The New Yorker magazine since 1957 ... and author of 15 books ... Whitney Bailliett has spent a lifetime listening to ... and writing about .. jazz music ... This book is a monumental achievement ... capturing the full range and register of the jazz scene ... from the first Newport Jazz Festival in 1954 ... to recent performances by a rising generation of musicians ... Here are definitive portraits of such major figures as Duke Ellington ... Dizzy Gillespie ... Django Reinhardt ... Martha Raye ... Buddy Rich ... Charles Mingus ... Louis Armstrong ... Billie Holiday ... Art Tatum ... Bessie Smith ... Earl Hines ... and many , many more ... Generations of readers , over 5 decades , have learned about the moments when jazz history was being made ... and have learned to listen to the greats of jazz music with Balliett's graceful guidance ... This extensive volume is a wonderful find for the Jazz fan and enthusiast ... Dixieland Jazz, Swing , bebop, boogie woogie, hard bop & on to the newer forms of free form jazz, abstract & atonal jazz ... 50 Years of Jazz Music History ... " Collected Works - A Journal of Jazz from 1954 to 2000 " ... by Whitney Balliett , Jazz critic for the New Yorker Magazine since 1957 ... published by St. Martin's Publishing, New York 2000 ... Hardcover in Dustjacket ... Brand New Gift Giving quality ***. New/New .
Offered for US$ 159.95 by: Cavendish International Books & Music - Book number: 2310
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