A Pictorial History Of Jazz By Orin Keepnews & Bill Grauer JAZZ

A Pictorial History Of Jazz By Orin Keepnews & Bill Grauer,

Hardcover  1965

Coffee Table Size

Keepnews and Grauer had at their disposal hundreds of jazzmen who were still alive and could provide firsthand accounts of the days of jazz back to before the turn of the century. Charlie Parker was alive, almost all the swing and Dixieland greats were still around, and the "history" comes off more as a time capsule than a dusty history book. Jammed with photos and minutiae, such as early recording session logs, promotional posters and cards, etc., this is the sort of book that can never be written again. 

An essential jazz photography reference, from the estate of jazz discographer and collector, Rudolph Dorn,  Chet Baker, Roy Eldridge, Joe Newman, Wild Bill Davison, Yank Lawson and Billy Butterfield ; orchestra leader and pianist Count Basie, drummer Art Blakey, saxophonists, Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter, Al Cohn, Bud Freeman and Eddie Miller; by clarinetist, Peanuts Hucko, vibraphonist Red Norvo, and vocalist Mildred Bailey, pianists Oscar Peterson, Dick Wellstood and Art Hodes.