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Bailey, Pete: Between the lines and spaces ; reminiscences. 2010. 181 p.

Incl. 80 photos, 9 drawings. Bailey played with Graham Bond,

Ginger Baker, Ronnie Scott, John McLaughlin etc. pb EUR 26.00

Beasley, Steven: Kay Kyser, the Ol' Professor of Swing! :
    America's forgotten superstar. 2010. 341 p. Incl. interviews,
    posters, over 100 photos        soon, ca. large     pb    EUR 27.95

Büchmann-Möller & Henrik Wolsgaard-Iversen: Montmartre Jazzhuset
    i St. Regnegade 19, Kbhvn K., 1959-1976. 2. oplag. Odense 2010.
    296 p. Illustrated history of the Copenhagen jazz club Montmartre,
    incl. concert listing and discography. Text in Danish.
                                          large     hb    EUR 48.00

Colyer, Ken: When dreams are in the dust ; the path of a jazzman.
    Reprint (1989). [Hounslow] 2009. 362 p. Illustrated     pb    EUR 16.90

Degen, Olivier: Jazz portraits ; Daniel, Bruno, Louis, Michel et les autres.
    Paris 2010. 110 p. Photo book     hb    EUR 47.25

DiMuzio, Lennie & Jim Coffin: Tales from the cymbal bag ; historical and
    hysterical memoirs of Lennie DiMuzio. Green Harbor, Ma. 2010.
    288 p. Illustrated. Cymbal expert DiMuzio tells about Papa Jo Jones,
    Buddy Rich, Louis Bellson, Max Roach, Tony Williams, Roy Haynes,
    Steve Gadd, Peter Erskine etc.                    large     pb    EUR 28.50

Dmytryk, Jean Porter: Chicago jazz and then some ; as told by one of
    the original Chicagoans, Jess Stacy. Albany, Ga. 2010. II,138 p.
    Illustrated                         pb    EUR 23.00

Duménil, Renaud: Antibes Juan-les-Pins : 50 ans de jazz. Lyon 2010.
    132 p. Photo book about the festival, text français & English
                                              large     hb    EUR 42.50

Garrick, Michael: Dust fire ; jazz in English hands. Reading 2010.
    IX,260 p. Autobiography of the British pianist    hb    EUR 19.50

Ginell, Cary: Hot jazz for sale ; Hollywood's Jazz Man record shop.
    [s.l.] 2010. XVI,332 p. Illustrated    pb    EUR 39.90

Goggin, Jim: Sal Carson ; the life of a big band leader ; a pictorial
    history. Victoria, B.C. 2009. VI,331 p. Over 760 illustrations
                               large     pb    EUR 27.35

Hillman, Christopher & Roy Middleton, Michael Chaigne:
    Chicago swingers ; Alfred Bell (Mr. Sheiks), Arnett Nelson,
    Bill Owsley, "Mr. Walls", Buster Bennett, "Black Bob" Hudson,
    Big Bill Broonzy, Tampa Red, Washboard Sam and others.
    Tavistock 2010. V,105 p. + 1 CD (26 tracks from the 1930s)
                        book/CD set:     pb    EUR 17.90

Hillman, Christopher & Roy Middleton, Richard Rains:
    Paramount Serenaders. Tavistock 2011.
                       ca. Summer ca. pb    EUR 23.40

Hillman, Christopher & Roy Middleton, Paul Swinton: Paramount piano.
    Tavistock 2011/12. The house pianists and others in solo and
    blues accompaniment.      no date yet,  ca.     pb    EUR 23.40

Hörbst, Rupert: Dad's Jazz ; Jazz-Karikaturen = Jazz cartoons =
    Caricatures de jazz = Caricaturas de jazz. [Rottenburg) 2010.
    [60] p.     hb    EUR 14.95

Humair, Daniel: Le jeu incessant de Daniel Humair = the ceasless
    playing of Daniel Humair. Sampzon 2010. 306 p. + 1 CD (with Tony
    Malaby and Bruno Chevillon).Photos and color illustrations of his
    paintings. Text français & English  large book/CD set:     pb    EUR 66.15

Lee, William F., III: Jazz saxophone players ; a biographical handbook.
    Silver Spring, Md. 2010. XI,321 p.     pb    EUR 19.95

Leloir, Jean-Pierre (photos) & Stephane Koechlin (textes) : Portraits jazz.
    [Paris] 2010. 124 p. Excellent photo book!        large     hb    EUR 40.35

Lightfoot, Paddy: Six musicians and a banjo player ; reminiscences and
    ramblings of a touring musician. Cambridge 2009. 184 p., [12] p. of
    photos. Longtime member of Kenny Ball's Jazzmen      pb    EUR 13.00

Mulder, Jan J.: Jazz op schrift ; een bibliografie van nederlandstalige
    jazzliteratuur. Deel 1-3. Almere 2005-2010. Bibliography of Dutch
    jazz literature 
    Deel 1: Boeken en bladen. Herziene en vermeerderde editie.
            2010. XI,224 p.       pb    EUR 42.50
    Deel 2: Muziektijdschriften 1923-2003. 2005[i.e.2006].
             XI,432 p.     pb    EUR 58.00
    Deel 3: Verborgen klanken. 2008. XII,460 p.      pb    EUR 49.90

Pointon, Mike & Ray Smith: Goin' home ; the uncompromising life and
    music of Ken Colyer. [Hounslow] 2010. 367 p. + 1 CD (19 rare
    & unreleased tracks)  Illustrated throughout.                          
                              large book/CD set:     pb    EUR 28.60

Sutton, Allan: A phonograph in every home ; the evolution of the
    American recording industry, 1900-19. Denver, Col. 2010.
    XVI,311 p. Illustrated         pb    EUR 36.75

Warren, Sandy: Art Blakey, cookin' and jammin' ; recipes and
    remembrances from a jazz life. 2010. 208 p. Culinary memoir,
    anecdotes and recipes                      soon, ca.     hb    EUR 18.95

White, Bozy: Bunny Berigan bio-discography.   This project has made
    further progress.       To be published in 2 volumes later this year.

Les cahiers du jazz ; nlle serie. - 7: 2010: Dossier Michael Brecker.
    Paris 2010. 192 p.     pb    EUR 21.60

Echtzeitmusik : Selbstbestimmung einer Szene = self-defining a scene
    (Berlin 1995-2010)    / hrsg. von Burkhard Beins [etc.]. Hofheim 2011.
    400 p. Text deutsch & English    ca.     pb    EUR 27.00

The Frog Blues & Jazz Annual : the musicians, the records & the music
    of the 78 era / ed. by Paul Swinton. - No. 2. Fleet 2011. 176 p. + 1 CD
    (25 tracks). Stan Atkins to Edmonia and Fletcher Henderson, Blind
    Joe Taggart to King Oliver, Robert Johnson to Freddie Keppard
    & Clarence Willians to Sylvester Weaver etc. Numerous illustrations
                                        soon, ca. large     pb    EUR 39.00

Hear me howling! : blues, ballads, and beyond as recorded by the San
    Francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960s. El Cerrito, Cal. 2011.
    136 p.  + 4 CDs (72 tracks,     many previously unissued).
    Over 150photos. Celebrating 50 years of Arhoolie Records                 
                 soon, ca. large book/CDs set:     hb    EUR 59.95

Jazz and jazz reasearch in Europe : lectures of the 9th jazz research
    congress. Graz 2010. 204 p.  (Jazzforschung = Jazz research ;
    42: 2010)     pb    EUR 49.00

Jazz behind the iron curtain / Gertrud Pickhan & Rüdiger Ritter (eds.)
    Frankfurt [etc.] 2010. 316 p. (Jazz under state socialism ; 1)       
                             hb    EUR 49.80

Music at the crossroads : lives and legacies of Baltimore jazz / ed. by
    Mark Osteen [etc.] 2010. 440 p. Eubie Blake, Cab Calloway, Chick
    Webb, Ellis Larkins, Hank Levy, Ethel Ennis and current scene           
                                                 soon, ca.     pb    EUR 29.95

Prestige Records : the album cover collection / compiled and ed.
    by Geoff Gans. Berkeley, Cal. 2009. 128 p. + 1 CD (9 tracks
    of Prestige material)                       large     hb    EUR 49.95

Discographies

Brooks, Tim & Merle Sprinzen: Little Wonder Records and
Bubble Books ; an illustrated history and discography.
Rev. & expanded edition. Denver, Col. 2011. 210 p. ca. Spring

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Bruyninckx, Walter & L. Bruyninckx: 93 years of recorded jazz and blues.
[Mechelen] 2010. 1 CD-ROM. FIles are now in Microsoft
WORD format
Other than in the previous editions the data is now completely
unprotected and can be entered onto your computer's harddsc
for amending, deleting, adding, highlighting etc.

Edition 7: Not the definite updated A-Z yet, but numerous
typos corrected. Also included is now material from
Erik Raben, whose "Jazz Records" ended after vol. 8,
and Michel Ruppli. Hundreds of new pages!
price for new subscribers: EUR520.00
price for current subscribers: EUR 89.00

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Charosh: Berliner Records in America. Denver, Col. 2011.
no date or price so fa

Cohen, Frederick: Blue Note Records ; a guide for identifying original
pressings. New York 2010. 112 p. Numerous label illustrations
hb EUR 42.75

Davis, C. Tom & Simon Spillett: Tubby Hayes discography. Almere 2011.
120 p. no date or price yet

Evensmo, Jan: History of jazz tenor saxophone ; black artists. Oslo 1996-
Vol. 6: 1955-1959. 2008. 28,530 p. (Publications from the
Norwegian Jazz Archives ; no. 15) large pb EUR 45.00

Ford, Robert: The Blues discography ; the later years: 1971-2000.
West Vancouver 2010. 579 p. soon, ca. large pb EUR115.00

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Johnson, Richard J. & Bernard H. Shirley: American dance bands on
records and film (1915-1942). Fairplay, Col. 2009-10. XXIV,4798 p.
in 5 volumes. Incl. artist and title indexes set: hb EUR645.00
The complete revision of the old disco by Brian Rust after 35 years
of research.
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McGrath, Bob: The soul discography ; a discography of soul recordings.
West Vancouver 2010- Focussing on recordings from 1960 to 1980
Vol. 1: A-F. 2010. 577 p. large pb EUR115.00
The remaining vols 2+3 will follow in 2011

Mazzoletti, Adriano: Il jazz in Italia. - Vol. 2: Dallo swing agli anni
sessanta. Genova 2010. 2 vol. (XIX,1642 p.) Incl. the Italian jazz
discography 1935-69 set: pb EUR 69.90

Namekata, Hiroshi: Bethlehem book ; discography of the legendary
label ; definite edition. Tokyo 2006. 288 p. Numerical label
discography with small cover photos pb EUR 33.00

Namekata, Hiroshi & Michael Cuscuna: Blue Note book ; the 21st
century edition. Tokyo 2009. 560 p. Numerical label discography
with small cover photos pb EUR 45.00

Nauck, Kurt & Allan Sutton: The American cylinder record index :
an illustrated history and cylinderography. Denver, Col. 2011-
Listing by catalog number with artist and title indexes.
vol. 1: U-S Everlasting and Indestructible cylinders. 2011. 210 p.
ca. Spring, no price so far

Ruppli, Michel: The Atlantic label golden years (1947-2005) ;
a selected discography. Almere 2010. 1 CD-ROM (2800 p.).
Updates his printed disco, but leaves out all rock music EUR 59.95

Sherman, Mike & Kurt Nauck: Note the notes ; an illustrated history
of the Columbia Record label 1901-1958. New Orleans, La. 1998.
64 p. pb EUR 16.85

Sutton, Allan & Kurt Nauck: American record labels and companies.
2nd rev. & expanded ed. Denver, Col. 2011. 650 p. + 1 CD-ROM
(1250 label scans) ca. summer, no price so far

Sutton, Allan: Edison Blue Amberol cylinders ; U.S., special,
and foreign issues (1912-1929). Denver, Col. [etc.] 2009.
XVI,416 p. hb EUR 78.75

Sutton, Allen: National Music Lovers and New Phonic ; a history and
discography. no date or price

Sutton, Allen: The Ragtime discography ; cylinders & 78s, 1894-1960.
Denver, Col. 2011. Interactive CD with MP3 sound files
no date or price so far

Wheeler, Geoffrey: The collector's guide to jazz on bootleg &
reissue 78 rpm records 1932 to 1952. Ft. Wayne, Ind. 2009.
V,309 p. History and discography large sb EUR 63.25

Wheeler, Geoffrey: Dial Records ; West Coast Jazz and the Be-Bop era.
Ft. Wayne, Ind. 2009. 2 volumes (V,751p + 40,[12] p.) History and
discography of the label large set: sb EUR 80.50

Swingin' Americans

No. 5: Bielderman, Gerard: Hal Smith discography. 2nd ed.
Zwolle 2010. 124 p. Illustr. pb EUR 21.00

No. 26: Duke Heitger discography / G. B. 2011.
soon, no price so far

No. 27: Dan Barrett discography / G. B. 2011.
soon, no price so far

No. 29: John Gill discography / G. B. 2011
soon, no price so far

Eurojazz discos

No.100: A life in music ; Chris Barber discography 1949-2009 / G. B.
& Julian Purser. 5th ed. 2010. 172 p. Illustrated sb EUR 26.25

No.150: Humphrey Lyttelton discography / Julian Purser, Jem Wilyman,
Peter Schwalm, G.B. 3rd ed. 2011. 108 p. Illustrated sb EUR 15.75

No.167: James Evans discography / G.B. 2010. 32 p. Illustrated
pb EUR 7.85

No.168: Barry Martyn discography / G.B. & Guus Smits. 2010.
84 p. Illustrated pb EUR 14.00

No.169: David Newton discography / David Griffiths & G.B. 2010.
32 p. Illustrated pb EUR 7.85

No.170: Michel Marcheteau discography / G. B. & Dany Brunet. 2010.
36 p. Illustrated pb EUR 8.75

No.171: Rudy Balliu discography / G.B. 2010. 40 p. Illustrated
pb EUR 8.75

Roots of Modern Jazz

Vol. 17: Allen Eager 1943-1956 / Fabian Grob & Dieter Salemann.
2009. 54 leaves large pb EUR 15.90

Vol. 19: Billy Eckstine 1939-1953. Berlin 2010. 90 leaves
large sb EUR 20.00

Deutschsprachige Neuerscheinungen

Anders, Hermann: Mein Freund Klaus Lenz ; Chronik einer Jazzlegende
in der DDR. Berlin 2010. 80 p. Illustriert, mit Diskographie

pb EUR 12.50

Haufe, Jürgen & Matthias Creutziger; Faszination Jazz ;
Fotos/Skizzen/Malerei.Radebeul 2002. 119 p.
Ausstellungskatalog, Großformat pb EUR 19.80

Hendler, Maximilian: Syncopated music ; Frühgeschichte des Jazz.
Graz 2010. 270 p. (Beiträge zur Jazzforschung ; 14) pb EUR 35.00

Hörbst, Rupert: Dad's Jazz ; Jazz-Karikaturen = Jazz cartoons =
Caricatures de jazz = Caricaturas de jazz. [Rottenburg) 2010. [60] p.
hb EUR 14.95

Kurth, Ulrich: Tony Oxley ; the 4th quarter of the triad, fünf Jahrzehnte
improvisierter Musik. Hofheim 2011. 256 p. Illustriert. pb EUR 24.00

Müller, Beat: Jazz in Luzern ; von der Quartierbeiz in den Konzertsaal.
Luzern 2009. 141 p., [8] p. Farbillustrationen. Reich illustriert,
60 Jahre Jazzclub Luzern. pb EUR 19.29

Neite, Ralf & Andreas Hartmann: My god, that's good! Jazztime
Hildesheim 1979-2008.Hildesheim 2009. 280 p. Reich illustrierte
Geschichte des Festivals, Großformat hb EUR 19.95

Wilson, Peter Niklas: Spirits rejoice! Albert Ayler und seine Botschaft.
2. Auflage. Hofheim 2011. 191 p. Illustriert, Notenbeispiele
pb EUR 19.00

Albert Mangelsdorff : Tension / Spannung / hrsg. von Wolfram Knauer.
Hofheim 2010. 314 p. (Darmstädter Beiträge zur Jazzforschung ;
Bd 11) Referate des 11. Jazzforums 2009. pb EUR 27.00

Das blaue Wunder : Blues aus deutschen Landen / hrsg. von Winfried
Siebers & Uwe Zagratzki. Eutin 2010. 540 p. Artikel über die Fisk
Jubilee Singers in Deutschland 1877/78, Blues im Radio, Blueszeit-
schriften, Blues in der DDR u.v.m. pb EUR 27.80

Echtzeitmusik : Selbstbestimmung einer Szene = self-defining a scene
(Berlin 1995-2010) / hrsg. von Burkhard Beins [etc.]. Hofheim 2011.
400 p. Text deutsch & English ca. pb EUR 27.00

Jazz and jazz reasearch in Europe : lectures of the 9th jazz research
congress. Graz 2010. 204 p. (Jazzforschung = Jazz research ;
42: 2010) Mengelberg/Brötzmann, Mingus in Europa, Nachkriegsjazz
in der BRD, Nicolas Simion u.a. pb EUR 49.00

Jörg Becker / Konzept: Doris Schröder. Darmstadt 2010. 47 p.
(Deutsche Jazzfotografen; Nr. 1) Katalog der Fotoausstellung im
Jazzinstitut pb EUR 9.95

Werkschau : 20 Jahre Schaffhauser Jazzfestival ; ein Rückblick. / Peter
Bürli [etc.] Zürich 2009. 144 p. Reich illustriert. hb EUR 29.50

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