Jazz: New York in the Roaring Twenties (with CD)
by Robert with text by Hans-Jurgen Schaal, (translated by Isabel Varea) Nippoldt
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Near Fine Condition
- ISBN 10
- 3836545012
- ISBN 13
- 9783836545013
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Taschen, Koln, Germany, 2013. First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition. CD with book black end-papers. 'Jazz in New York in the Roaring Twenties' is a book by the illustrator Robert Nippoldt and author Hans-Jürgen Schaal , which was published in 2007 by Gerstenberg Verlag . In 2013 it was published by Taschen Verlag in English, French and Spanish translation. The book has received national and international prizes; The Illustrative voted it one of the most beautiful books in Europe in 2007 and the Book Art Foundation in 2008 as ÂGermany's most beautiful bookÂ. In addition to the color-illustrated pages, the book contains a CD with original recordings from the 1920s. ItÂs the Roaring Twenties, and New York is exploding with jazz fever. Crowds flock to the nightclubs and dance halls in Harlem to see the likes of Louis Armstrong with the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra playing at the Kentucky Club, or Duke Ellington at the Roseland Ballroom or the world-famous Cotton Club. The book pays homage to this exceptional era, via an entertaining blend of illustrations, facts, and amusing anecdotes presenting 24 leading lights of New YorkÂs jazz scene in the 1920s, complete with a CD containing some of their best tunes. The texts, contributed by Hans-Jürgen Schaal, give a vivid account of the club scene and the Âband battles, as well as the legendary recording sessions. Size: Small Folio (over 12" -19" tall). 144 pages. Item Type: CD with book. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. no Dust Jacket as published.. White & pink titles spine & front. black cloth; illustrated by drawings in black, white & brown. illustration notes, bibliography, discography with keys to musicians & to instruments plus CD at rear.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Music; New York; Jazz; Roaring Twenties; United States; 1920s; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 3836545012. ISBN/EAN: 9783836545013. Inventory No: 4759. . 9783836545013 This book is fairly heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Title
- Jazz: New York in the Roaring Twenties (with CD)
- Author
- Robert with text by Hans-Jurgen Schaal, (translated by Isabel Varea) Nippoldt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 3836545012
- ISBN 13
- 9783836545013
- Publisher
- Taschen
- Place of Publication
- Koln, Germany
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Music/Jazz/Biographies/Roaring Twenties/Art/New York Music; New York; Jazz; Roaring Twenties; United States; 1920s; Biography & Autobiography. Unbranded ISBN: 3836545012 EAN: 9783836545013 Robert with text by Hans-Jurgen Schaal, (translated
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