Music Is My Mistress by Ellington, Duke - 1974

North Bellmore, New York: National Drum Association, 1998. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 28.5 x 22.5 cm. Quarto. vi 442pp. White cloth in dust jacket.

North Bellmore, New York: National Drum Association, 1998. vi, + 435pp., plus (vii). Unpaginated b/white halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Backstrip firm, a trivial bump on head of same. Ditto bump on upper foredge corners, else bright gilt titles over undamaged cream, original cloth boards. Textblock pristine. Colour-illustrated dustjacket lightly bumped and edgeworn, with several creases on front flap. This fascinating book on the life of one of the world's great jazz drummers and band leaders, Bernard ('Buddy') Rich (b. 1917 - d.1987) was some twenty years in the making, and included personal interviews with the man himself, and many other sources. The book features three distinct areas - Biography - A Photo Essay, and a Discography by Clarence C. Hintze. Contents include: Prelims., Acks. An Appreciation. Opening Comments. 26 chapters. Some Discographical and Other Related Talk. Instrument Abbreviations. Record Label Abbreviations. Discography. Index. Book weight approx.… Read More

North Bellmore:: National Drum Association,. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0793582431 . Discography by Clarence C. Hintze. Black and white photographs. First edition. Small tear to the cloth at the crown of the spine, previous owner's blind-stamp on front free endpaper, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket. ; 442 pages .

Hal Leonard Corporation, 1998-05-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

USA: H.L.C./N.D.A., 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 442 pages. Index. Discography. Ten pages of wonderful black and white photographic plates. "This book is the end result of 20 years of research which was accomplished through personal interviews with Mr. Rich plus the collection of many interviews in books, magazines and newspaper articles. The authors were good friends of the drummer over the last fourteen years of his life. The book is divided into three distinct sections: biography, photo essay, and an extensive discography." - from dust jacket. Dust jacket clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear - now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Moderate wear to unmarked book which bears minimal library markings. Overall a quality copy of this rare biography of one of the best musicians in history..