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Fargeton, Pierre: La modernité chez Django ; l'influence du be-bop sur le
    langage de Django Reinhardt, entre 1947 et 1953. Aubais 2005.
    142 p. Illustrated, ex. of music     pb    EUR 28.35

Django's gypsies : the mystique of Django Reinhardt and his people

     / compiled by  Ian Cruickshank. Newcastle-upn-Tyne 1994. 138 p.

     Collection of photographs, illustrations, memorabilia & quotations.

     large            pb         EUR 30.40

Delaunay, Charles: Django Reinhardt. Reprint (1981).

     Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1993. 300 p. Original text of the 1961 biography

     plus discography from 1981.  large      pb         EUR 38.00

Hartley, Jack & Juergen Woelfer: Johnny Richards ; the definitive

     bio-discography. Lake Geneva, Wisc. 1999. II,116 p. Illustrated

large            pb         EUR 32.05

Rosenberg, Stochelo & Leo Eimers, Harry Klunder: Stochelo Rosenberg.

[Almere] 2005. 130 p., [56] p. of music notes+ 1 CD(15 tracks).

Lavishly illustrated portrait of gypsy guitarist Rosenberg playing in the

Django Reinhardt tradition. large book/CD-Set: hb EUR 70.00

Rosenberg, Stochelo & Leo Eimers, Harry Klunder: Stochelo Rosenberg.

[Almere] 2005. 130 p., [56] p. Musiknoten + 1 CD (15 tracks). Reich

illustriertes Portrait des Gitarristen in der Tradition Django Reinhardts.

Großformat Buch/CD-Set: hb EUR 70.00

Falk, Lars: On Johnny St. Cyr ; his life and recordings. [Malmö] 1999.

     123 p. Discography with brief notes on life and music   sb         EUR 33.30

May, James (a.k.a. Doc Saxtrum) as told to Geoffrey Edwards & Ryan

     Edwards: A.K.A. Doc ; the oral history of a New Orleans street

     musician. Redwood, N.Y. 2000. 103 p. + 1 CD   

     book/CD set:            pb         EUR 27.25

Abele, Jan: 15 Jahre "Happy Jazz" : die Erfolgsgeschichte der

Schnelsen StomperS. Hamburg 2006. 117 p. 49 Abbildungen.

Geschichte der hamburger Band pb EUR 12.50

Scobey, Jan: He rambled! ; 'til cancer cut him down ; Bob Scobey,

     Dixieland Jazz musician and bandleader 1916-1963.

     Northridge, Cal. 1976. 344 p. Illustrated    large            hb         EUR 75.95

Scott, Ronnie & Mike Hennessey: Some of my best friends are blues.
Reprint (1979). London 2004. 125 p. With new preface by
    Pete King       pb    EUR 13.30

Ronnie Scott's forty five / John Fordham, John Hopkins, Val Wilmer [etc.]
     London 2004. 179 p. Photo book commemorating the 45th jubilee of
    Ronnie Scott's Club in London                  extra large     hb    EUR 47.50

Les cahiers du Jazz : nouvelle série.  - 2. Paris 2005. 189 p. Dossier
    Wayne Shorter, B.B.King, Duke Ellington, Jack Teagarden, evolution
    of jazz discography   etc.      pb    EUR 20.25

Smith, Matin: Frank Sinatra ; when ol' blue eyes was a red. London 2005.
    117 p. (Revolutionary portrait ; 7)     pb    EUR 11.40

Laplace, Michel; Jabbo Smith ; the misunderstood and the "modernistic".

Menden c1988. 45 p. (Jazzfreund-Publikation ; Nr. 36) Incl.

discographical data, solo transcriptions & Photos. Text English           

     pb    EUR   8.90

Smith, Stuff: Pure at heart ; anecdotes & interviews / ed. by Anthony

     Barnett. 2nd, new augmented edition. Lewes 2002..70 p.         

     pb    EUR 27.90

Barnett, Anthony: Desert sands ; the recordings & performances of

     Stuff Smith ; an annotated discography and biographical source

     book. Lewes 1995. 348 p. + 1 musicassette of broadcast

     performances 1936-45. Illustrated, incl. compositions in manuscript,

     4 solo transcriptions

-------    Up jumped the devil. Lewes 1998. 94 p. 40 illustrationss is the

     supplement to: Desert sands ; the recordings & performances of

     Stuff Smith"      large books/MC set:    pb         EUR107.50

Cahiers du Jazz : nouvelle série. - n° 3: Dossier Martial Solal.

Paris 2006. 223 p. pb EUR 24.30

Prévost, Xavier: Martial Solal ; compositeur de l'instant ; entretien.
    Paris 2005.  263 p. + 1 DVD-Rom(l'intégralité de l'entretien filmé)
    Text in French!     book/DVD-Rom set:     pb    EUR 33.75

Barnett, Anthony: Black gypsy ; the recordings of Eddie South ; an

     annotated discography and itinerary. Lewes 1999. 123 p.

     +musicassette (test pressings and broadcasts) Incl. numerous

     illustrations, music notes      large book/MC set:          pb         EUR 80.60

Whyatt, Bert: Muggsy Spanier ; the lonesome road ; a biography and

     discography. New Orleans, La. 1995. 236 p. +1 CD of unreleased

     recordings    large book/CD set:         pb         EUR 64.00

Coller, Derek: Jess Stacy ; the quiet man of jazz. New Orleans, La. 1997.

     296 p. + 1 CD of unissued Jess Stacy material. Incl. discography.

     large book/CD set:    pb         EUR 64.00

Roth, Ernst: Goody Goody ; die Swing-Legende Teddy Stauffer.

2., überarb. u. ergänzte Aufl. Adliswil 2007. 110 p. Illustriert

pb EUR 32.00

Hirzel, Fritz: Delphi, Berlin ; Teddy Stauffer 1936-1939. Zürich 2001.

     282 p. Illustriert         pb         EUR 24.90

Sun Ra: The immeasurable equation ; the collected poetry and prose
    / compiled & ed. by James L. Wolf & Hartmut Geerken.
    Wartaweil 2005. IX,530 p. Incl. photos & facsim.     hb    EUR 49.50

Sun Ra book 2001. Millbrae, Cal. 2000. Another ltd edition (225 copies)

collection of article reprints, postcards,, photos, memorabilia  etc.  

     large            sb         EUR 41.65

Sun Ra book 2003. Millbrae, Cal. 2002. [52] p. Another collection of

     Interviews, music notes, reviews and ephemera    large  sb       EUR 18.45

Shacter, James D.: Loose shoes ; the story of Ralph Sutton.

     Chicago, Ill. 1994. 391 p., [64] p. of photos. Incl. discography   

     hb    EUR 41.45

Tanner, Paul: Conversations with a musician ; Glenn Miller trombonist

     speaks. Carson, Cal. 1998. III,259 p., [32] p. of photos  pb        EUR 24.95

Innes, Brian: A long way from Pasadena ; the remarkable history of the

Temperance Seven ; an an autobiographical fragment.

     Montgaillard 2001. 320 p., [16] p. of photos     pb         EUR 30.40

Danval, Marc: Toots Thielemans. Bruxelles 2007. Biography of the

mouth harp player. Text in French!! There is also an edition in

Dutch language ca. pb EUR 31.00

Rüegg, Mathias: Vienna Art Orchestra 1977-1997. Wien 1997. [138] p.

    +1 CD                    Buch/CD-Set: hb         EUR 28.50

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Wright, Laurie: "Fats" in fact ; with a memoir by Ernie Anderson.

     Chigwell 1992. XX,552 p. Fats Waller bio-discography (78rpm only).

     A goldmine of info on Fats.     hb         EUR 99.90

Rye, Howard: "Fats" in fact ; the reissues. Chigwell 1993. 2 vols (140 p.)

     Reissue guide (45s,LPs,Cds, tapes etc.) to the recordings of Fats

Waller   set:            pb         EUR 43.70

Goggin, Jim: Earl Watkins ; the life of a jazz drummer. Victoria 2005.

VI,167 p. Illustrated large pb EUR 23.00

Conrad, Gerhard: Heinz Wehner ; eine Bio-Discographie. Menden c1989.

     108 p. (Jazzfreund-Publikation ; Nr. 39) Illustriert          pb         EUR 16.90

Bergmeier, H. J. P.: The Weintraub story, inc. the Ady Rosner story.

Menden c1982. 52 p. (Jazzfreund-Publikation ; Nr. 16) Text English.

Bio-discographies. Illustrated  pb         EUR 11.00

Wilson, Gerald: Suite memories ; reflections on a jazz journey.

     Studio City, Cal. 1996. 2-MC-Set (143 min.). Taped oral history of

     the Big Band leader   EUR 27.50

Simon, Géza Gabor: Immens gut ; Attila Zoller - sein Leben und seine

     Kunst. Budapest 2003. 270 p. + 1 CD (unveröffentl. Aufnahmen

     1982-97) Bio-discographie      Buch/CD-Set:    hb         EUR 42.80

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