Jazz Panorama Tapa dura - 1979

Hachette Books. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

NY: Da Capo Press, 1979. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, red cloth with silver gilt lettering. First published in 1962 Jazz Panorama presents roughly forty short articles from the pages of The Jazz Review from the late 1950s and early 1960s, selected by respected jazz historian Martin Williams, the magazine's co-founder (with Nat Hentoff).This is the type of book that one can dip into from time to time and always find something both enjoyable and educational. Written in clear, understandable prose, the book collects short essays, record reviews (usually of multiple LPs), and two interviews. A wide range of jazz styles and movements is covered here, everything from Dixieland to "third stream" and the avant-garde of Ornette Coleman.The jazz musicians included for discussion range from King Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton to Bix Biederbecke. Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Stan Getz, and Miles Davis. 318 pages, clean copy. No dust jacket. Record # 383593

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.