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On Stage Backstage Montreux Jazz Festival

By: N/A

Price: $29.95

Publisher: Switzerland:, Editions Illustre,: 1986

Seller ID: 010637

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Beginning in 1967 the small festival turned into one of the premier events in the Jazz World. To celebrate 20 years of music a series of original pictures, all shot in Montreux, musicians of all styles, stars and talented beginners are presented in this 20th year celebration.

The book is without flaw and decorated the same as the Dust Jacket. The jacket has a two-inch closed tear on top front edge.

4to; 11.5 inches tall; Index of performers by year. Text in English, French and German. First Edition, First Printing.
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There's A Rainbow 'round My Shoulder [Includes Ukulele Arrangement.]

By: Al Jolson, Billy Rose and Dave Dreyer

Price: $12.95

Publisher: New York, Irving Berlin Inc.: 1928

Seller ID: 008501

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Very Good

[Includes Ukulele Arrangement.] Jazz/Dance Band. Al Jolson's Big Hit in "The Singing Fool". Other Titles: I'm happy, so happy walking on air / There's a rainbow 'round my shoulder, and a sky of blue above. OCLC Number: 861463179. Ref: DAHR. From early "Talkie" film The Singing Fool.

Carefully handled, Clean with minor age-toning. Previous owner's name discretely on cover under rainbow.
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Jazz: Photographs of the Masters

By: Blumenthal, Bob; Johnson, Martin; Preiss, Cliff

Price: $19.95

Publisher: U.S.A., Artisan: 1995

Seller ID: 008017

ISBN: 1885183259

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Carefully handled, Text clean, Bindings firm. No flaws but gentle use. ------ In Jazz: Photographs of the Masters, internationally acclaimed photographer Jacques Lowe captures the character and spirit of 200 of the greatest jazz musicians who define the state of the art today. ------- Of all music, jazz best represents the diversity and dynamism of twentieth-century America, and this sumptuous volume of duotone portraits pays homage to the virtuosos who have created this extraordinarily rich music.
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Being Elvis: A Lonely Life

By: Connolly, Ray

Price: $16.95

Publisher: New York London, Liveright: 2017

Seller ID: 010694

ISBN: 1631492802

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. 8vo; 362 pages with index Illustrated --------- Ray Connolly's Being Elvis contains the authentic spontaneity and electricity that we all cherish as the essence of Elvis. Sprinkled not with mere rhinestones but with true gems of revelation, his new biography has finally found the sweet spot between the poles of lurid flash and scholarly abundance. [Preston Lauterbach, author of The Chitlin' Circuit and Beale Street Dynasty]
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BEATLEMANIA [Musical Program]

By: David Krebs & Steven Lebe.

Price: $24.95

Publisher: New York, Raydell Publishing & Distributing Corp: 0

Seller ID: 010295

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Originally conceived and produced by Steve Leber and David Krebs, Beatlemania debuted in Boston at the Colonial Theatre in April 1977. It premiered on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre on May 31.

Quickly achieving sellout status without ever having an official "opening night", Beatlemania saw great success and coverage in Time, People, Us, Newsweek, and Rolling Stone. For the first six months, every ticket for the show was sold out.

The production was nominated for the 1978 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design by designer Jules Fisher.

Lightly handled. [no date; c1980]. Saddle-stap...
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Great Day Coming: Folk Music and the American Left

By: Denisoff, R. Serge

Price: $29.95

Publisher: Urbana and Chicago, IL; London, University of Illinois Press: 1971

Seller ID: 006725

ISBN: 0252001796

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Book is unused, no flaws or blemishes; light spine fade; Dust Jacket in new clear protective Mylar sleeve. First Edition - First Printing

Illustrated with 100 B/W photos.

This book examines the use of folk music by the American Left, especially the Communist party, during the thirties and forties. --- 219 pages with index and bibliography.
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A Manual of Music: Its History, Biography and Literature. A Complete History of Music, Illustrated w/ Chronological Charts, Incl. Biographies & Portraits of Eminent Composers with Characteristic Specimens from their Works, Carefully Analyzed and Explained.

By: Derthick, W. M. [Editor]

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Chicago, Manual Publishing Co: 1888

Seller ID: 008947

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Bindings tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate handling wear with slight beginnings of discoloration on rear board. Slight shelf lean. Includes A Dictionary of Technical and Proper Names with Definitions and Simplified Pronunciations. Illustrated with portraits of each artist. Folio; 628 pages : illustrations, portraits, music ; 36 cm.
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Computer Music: Synthesis, Composition, and Performance

By: Dodge, Charles; Jerse, Thomas

Price: $60.00

Publisher: USA, Schirmer Books: 1985

Seller ID: 010633

ISBN: 002873100X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal retail shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. ------ The authors offer clear, practical overviews of program languages, real-time synthesizers, digital filtering, artificial intelligence, and much more.
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Image for The Harp of Renfrewshire : a Collection of Songs and Other Poetical Pieces (Many of Which Are Original) ; Accompanied with Notes, Explanatory, Critical, and Biographical, and a Short Essay on the Poets of Renfrewshire.

The Harp of Renfrewshire : a Collection of Songs and Other Poetical Pieces (Many of Which Are Original) ; Accompanied with Notes, Explanatory, Critical, and Biographical, and a Short Essay on the Poets of Renfrewshire.

By: Motherwell, William

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Paisley, Alex. Gardner: 1873

Seller ID: 006177

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

A collection of Scottish songs, local ballads, and poetry by poet and journalist Robert Motherwell. ---- Polished brown cloth over boards with paste-on spine title. Spine title darkened. Bindings very tight and Square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate handling wear. Bumped lower corners. 8 inches tall. vii, 494pp plus xxxiv, notes and index, and viii list of subscribers.
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The Creation of Jazz: Music, Race, and Culture in Urban America (Blacks in the New World)

By: Peretti, Burton W.

Price: $29.95

Publisher: Urbana and Chicago, IL, University of Illinois Press: 1992

Seller ID: 006723

ISBN: 0252017080

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. Dust Jacket in new clear protective Mylar sleeve. --- Illustrated with B/W photos. --- Explains how jazz was shaped by urbanization, the 'great migration' of southern blacks northward, and the 'jazz image' - dress code, jargon, and use of drugs. This book places jazz in its rich social context.
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Lost Chords: White Musicians and their Contribution to Jazz, 1915-1945

By: Sudhalter, Richard M.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: New York; Oxford, Oxford University Press: 1999

Seller ID: 010581

ISBN: 0195055853

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal retail handling; Minor publishing flaw to one page lower text block. --------- Many jazz fans and critics and even some jazz musicians contend that white players have contributed little of substance to the music; that even, with every white musician removed from the canon, the history and nature of jazz would remain unchanged. Now, with Lost Chords, musician-historian Richard M. Sudhalter challenges this narrow view
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The Garner: Songs and Hymns for Sunday-Schools, Prayer Meetings, Temperance, and Gospel Meetings ; Together with Elementary Instruction and Exercises for Music Classes

By: Sweney, John R.

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Philadelphia:, John J. Hood,: 1887

Seller ID: 004197

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Cloth boards with paste on front and rear. Spine very worn. Binding firm Lower front hinge tender. Text clean with toning. Wear to corners.
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The New Biographical Dictionary of Film: Fifth Edition, Completely Updated and Expanded

By: Thomson, David

Price: $39.95

Publisher: New York, Knopf Publishing Group: 2010

Seller ID: 010868

ISBN: 0307271749

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. ---------- David Thomson's New Biographical Dictionary of Film topped Sight & Sound magazine's 2010 poll of international critics and writers as the best film book of all time. Now in its fifth edition, updated, and with more than 130 new entries-from Judd Apatow to Lena Horne-the classic, beloved film book is better than ever.
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Category: MUSIC: History, Roots, Folk, Rock, Jazz

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