1984, ISBN: 3acd2ac7d74feb3880cae6acddb838ce

[PU: Michael Joseph, London,], JAZZ AND BLUES MUSIC BIOGRAPHY 86870, First edition. Hardcover, octavo; tan boards with gilt spine titling; 383pp., monochrome plates. Minor wear; offsettin… Meer...

[PU: Michael Joseph, London,], JAZZ AND BLUES MUSIC BIOGRAPHY 86870, First edition. Hardcover, octavo; tan boards with gilt spine titling; 383pp., monochrome plates. Minor wear; offsetting to endpapers and half-title page with heavy browning and spotting to page and text block edges. Minimal scuffing and wear to dustwrapper edges. Good to very good and professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. 'Louis Armstrong. "Satchmo." To millions of fans, he was just a great entertainer. But to jazz aficionados, he was one of the most important musicians of our times - not only a key figure in the history of jazz but a formative influence on all of 20th-century popular music. Set against the backdrop of New Orleans, Chicago, and New York during the "jazz age", Collier re-creates the saga of an old-fashioned black man making it in a white world. He chronicles Armstrong's rise as a musician, his scrapes with the law, his relationships with four wives, and his frequent feuds with fellow musicians Earl Hines and Zutty Singleton. He also sheds new light on Armstrong's endless need for approval, his streak of jealousy, and perhaps most important, what some consider his betrayal of his gift as he opted for commercial success and stardom. A unique biography, knowledgeable, insightful, and packed with information, it ends with Armstrong's death in 1971 as one of the best-known figures in American entertainment.'<

1984, ISBN: 3acd2ac7d74feb3880cae6acddb838ce

Michael Joseph 1984. Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in … Meer...

Michael Joseph 1984. Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost., Michael Joseph 1984, 0<

1984, ISBN: 3acd2ac7d74feb3880cae6acddb838ce

[PU: London:Michael Joseph], SATCHMO LOUIS ARMSTRONG JAZZ BIOGRAPHY, Jacket, orig.d.w., beige cloth, 383pp., very good condition, illus., biography of old Satchmo.