Goin' Home : The Uncompromising Life and Music of Ken Colyer

Sole edition. Book size - 28 x 21.5 cm., pp. xv +367, numerous illustrations (some colour ) , CD inside front cover. Book condition - Fine ; contents very clean (appears unread) , no inscriptions, no foxing or tanning, inner hinges intact and binding firm, CD inside front cover in plasic case which has not been opened ; thin card covers with photo illustrations front and back ; next-to-no wear visible, back clean, spine complete with ends intact and spine colour not faded, front clean. Please see photos for indications of condition and contents. ". the definitive biography of one of the most influential and controversial figures in British jazz - and blues - history. . Colyer's deep-rooted love of teh blues was showcased through Studio 51, his cellar club in the heart of London, which often featured American legends and encouraged the early progress of such major stars as The Rolling Stones. . many more commercially successful names rose through the ranks of his bands - including Chris Barber, Lonnie Donegan and Acker Bilk. " (taken from the back cover ). A heavy book so postage outside of the UK will be higher than the standard rates quoted on ABEBooks.…