SONG SHEETS, MUSICAL SCORES, PROGRAMS, ESSAYS, PHOTOGRAPHS ON AFRICAN AMERICAN JAZZ MUSIC
Published by VP, 1960
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Seller: David M. Lesser, ABAA, Woodbridge, CT, U.S.A.David M. Lesser, ABAA
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A total of ten items, ranging in format from folio to octavo, illustrated profusely with photo reproductions. Lightly worn, Very Good. 1. SMITH, Charles Edward. HOT JAZZ by Jelly Roll Morton. Camden, NJ: Radio Corporation of America, ca 1945. 6-7/8" x 9-3/8." Staple-bound booklet [couple of short blank margin tears]. Light spotting upper right corner of entire booklet). Contains an essay on Morton with annotations on songs included in his album Hot Jazz [not included here]. Illustrations. 2. Michael Todd's HOT MIKADO WITH BILL ROBINSON. New York: 1939. Illustrated red wrappers. Essay on The Great Bojangles, songs, program. 3. GEORGE GERSHWIN'S & DU BOSE HEYWARD'S PORGY AND BESS. SOUVENIR PROGRAM. Porgy and Bess. New York: Artcraft Litho & Ptg. Co. [1940s]. Illustrations 4. JUMP FOR JOY. N.p.: 1941. Souvenir program from American Revue Theatre's presentation of Duke Ellington in "Jump for Joy" with Dorothy Dandridge, Ivy Anderson, and Herb Jeffries. Many Illustrations. 5. STORMY WEATHER. COTTON CLUB PRESENTS ETHEL WATERS, GEORGE DEWEY WASHINGTON IN COTTON CLUB PARADE. 22ND EDITION WITH DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA. New York: Mills Music Inc., 1933. Sheet music, words and music. Illustrations. 6. MUSICAL SCORE FROM THE 20TH CENTURY-FOX PRODUCTION "STORMY WEATHER" WITH LENA HORNE, BILL ROBINSON, CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS BAND. Words and music from the production, illustrations. 7. SUPERSONIC SHOW OF STARS OF 1961. N.p., [1961]. Program featuring Jackie Wilson as headliner. [With:] MASON, Sonnie, photographer. Three silver gelatin photographs of musicians Freddy Hubbard, Donald Byrd, and Bennie Maupin (each in near excellent condition, with rich tonality, occasional spotting to versos, some light corner creasing). Photographer's stamp to versos. Views of three legendary jazz musicians performing at a concert at Howard University.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- SONG SHEETS, MUSICAL SCORES, PROGRAMS, ESSAYS, PHOTOGRAPHS ON AFRICAN AMERICAN JAZZ MUSIC
- Author
- [Jazz]
- Publisher
- VP
- Publication year
- 1960
- Seller catalogs
- AFRO-AMERICANA, AMERICANA, POLITICAL
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