Search Results: Jazz from Charles Agvent

[New York], (1980). First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Illustrated program (8-1/2" x 11") with pictorial cover for the festival held then in New York City and Saratoga. Articles by Ishmael Reed, Leonard Feather, Stanley Crouch, Gary Giddins, and others. Cover art by Leroy Neiman.

14 June 1970. Letter. Some creases and wrinkling from mailing. Very Good. Fine 4-page letter written entirely in the jazz legend's hand with interesting personal content on the back of four 8-1/2" x 11" photocopies of his advertisement for "Lose Weight The Satchmo Way," often used by Armstrong as stationery to his frequent correspondent, Mr. Kauffmann. Armstrong mentions being very sick in the hospital: "I was really sick this time. Everybody thought that I would die. But the Lord Jesus -- my Doctor -- and my wife Lucille were right there with me at all times-- so I came through alright." He goes on to explain, at some length, what C.O.D. means and then mentions receiving a trombone that Kauffmann had sent to him that had belonged to Mr. Franz Schuritz who had provided Armstrong with his favorite lip salve-- Ansatz-Crème. "I won't let anyone touch (put their hands on it). It is a beautiful trombone.... Mr. Schuritz' always a dear friend of mine. I offtne [sic] think of him. God Bless his soul. You… Read More

Chicago, [1956]. Softcover. Creasing. Very Good. A large (9-7/8" x 6-3/4") postcard from the famous jazz supper club The London House in Chicago SIGNED "Sincerely, Teddy Wilson." Wilson was a noted jazz pianist who played with Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, and notably, Benny Goodman, where he was one of the first black musicians to perform prominently alongside white musicians.

Chicago. Softcover. Creasing. Very Good. A large (9-7/8" x 6-3/4") postcard from the famous jazz supper club The London House in Chicago SIGNED "To Edna/Best wishes/Barbara Carroll." Carroll was dubbed by critic Leonard Feather as "the first girl ever to play bebop piano." She was awarded the Kennedy Center's Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. Also SIGNED by Lonnie Simmons and legendary Chicago broadcaster Marty Faye.

Chicago. Softcover. Creasing. Very Good. A large (9-7/8" x 6-3/4") postcard from the famous jazz supper club The London House in Chicago SIGNED "To Bill/Best wishes/Barbara Carroll." Carroll was dubbed by critic Leonard Feather as "the first girl ever to play bebop piano." She was awarded the Kennedy Center's Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. Also SIGNED by Lonnie Simmons and legendary Chicago broadcaster Marty Faye.

Chicago. Softcover. Creasing. Very Good. A large (9-7/8" x 6-3/4") postcard from the famous jazz supper club The London House in Chicago SIGNED "All the best--/Sincerely/Billy Taylor." Taylor was a jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator whom critic Leonard Feather once said, "It is almost indisputable that Dr. Billy Taylor is the world's foremost spokesman for jazz."

[Memphis, TN]: [Beale Street Development Corporation], 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Vertical crease down the center. Very Good. Illustrated brochure (8-1/4" x 8-1/2") with a pictorial cover. SIGNED on the front cover by Lillie Mae Glover as Ma Rainey and by Evelyn "The Whip" Young who adds "alto Sax." Glover, who ran away from home at 13 to sing in a traveling medicine show, performed as Ma Rainey II since 1939, after the legendary blues singer who died that year and whom she emulated. She died in 1985. Young, who became a professional musician at the age of 14, was known as "The Whip" because she played the saxophone with such vigor. She played tenor sax and arranged harmony on B. B. King's first major hit, "Three O'Clock in the Morning," and also performed with Little Richard, Memphis Slim, and others. She died in 1990.

Framed Manuscript. Ink blot slightly affecting first notes of the manuscript as well as "G" in "George." Not examined out of the frame but appears to be Near Fine. On a 6" x 6-1/2" piece of paper Gershwin has written three measures of the lyrical theme in E major from the "Andantino moderato" section of his composition RHAPSODY IN BLUE and INSCRIBED it "To Channing Way" and SIGNED "with all good wishes/from,/George Gershwin." Matted and framed to an overall size of 17" x 13" with a fragment of the printed music, a printed title of the piece with "Dedicated to Paul Whiteman" at the top, and a SIGNATURE with sentiment of Paul Whiteman. Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman, RHAPSODY IN BLUE was composed by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band in early 1924 and premiered in New York City on 12 February 1924 as part of a concert entitled “An Experiment in Modern Music.” It was originally performed by Gershwin on the piano and by members of Paul Whiteman's band. The combination of elements… Read More