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A special selection of disc guides and discographies, music history, record art books, graphic novels, and some nicely-priced remainders!
Items added April 15 - 19
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Kenneth Bilby —
Words Of Our Mouth, Meditations Of Our Heart – Pioneering Musicians Of Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, & Dancehall (softcover) ... Book 
Wesleyan, 2016. New Copy ... $6.99 29.99
A loving portrait of key figures in Jamaican music – a book done during the 21st Century, but filled with classic artists from back in the day – dozens of giants pictured in full color images, alongside some words on their art and music, plus standout tracks and details of their best ... read more Book
Janet Borgerson & Jonathan Schroeder —
Designed For Hi-Fi Living – The Vinyl LP In Midcentury America (paperback) ... Book MIT Press, 2018. New Copy Book ... $8.99 22.95
One of the smartest books we've ever seen on album cover art – a lavish full color volume that not only presents loads of classic images, but also has plenty to say about them as well! The book is a bit smaller than LP format – maybe 8" square overall – but it's filled with ... read more Book
(Spine has a small remainder mark.)
Peter Brotzmann/
FMP/Trost (Austria), 1977. New Copy ... $41.99 46.99
An amazing document of one of Peter Brotzmann's greatest albums from the time – a set that includes the album on CD, plus a book of photos taken during its creation! The record features spare duets between him and percussionist Han Bennink – recorded in the Black Forest, in a very ... (Jazz, Books) read more CD
John Corbett —
Listener's Guide To Free Improvisation ... Book University Of Chicago, 2016. New Copy ... $11.99 15.00
A much-needed book for the open-minded listener – a well-written volume from jazz critic John Corbett – and one that's bound to widen your ears to a whole new realm of listening! The book's pocket-sized – maybe so that you can sneak it into a club when visiting a free jazz ... read more Book
Walter Fernandes & Miguel Hurst —
Angola Cinemas (hardcover) ... Book Steidl (Germany), 2015. New Copy ... $8.99 59.99
That's not a spaceship on the cover, it's a movie theater – one of a number of open-air cinemas presented here in a beautiful book of photos that documents a world we never would have known otherwise! The book documents a variety of theaters in different styles – but focuses heavily on ... read more Book
Mick Houghton —
Fried & Justified – Hits, Myths, Break Ups, & Breakdowns In The Record Business 1978 to 1998 ... Book Faber & Faber, 2020. New Copy ... $6.99 14.99
An insider's view of the UK music scene from the punk years onwards – served up by Mick Houghton, who had close associations with KLF, Echo & The Bunnymen, Julian Cope, Jesus & Mary Chain, and other key acts! The "on the ground" tone of the book is a great look inside this ... read more Book
Yusef Komunyakaa —
Testimony – A Tribute To Charlie Parker (hardcover – with bonus CD) ... Book Wesleyan, 2013. New Copy ... $6.99 30.99
A beautiful set of poems dedicated to the legacy of bebop genius Charlie Parker – presented in a variety of ways that make the book far more engrossing than you might expect! Some of the poems deal with the bebop scene directly from the artists' perspective, others contemplate the music as a ... read more Book
(Includes bonus CD!)
Andrew Krivine —
Reversing Into The Future – New Wave Graphics 1977 to 1990 (hardcover) ... Book Rizzoli, 2021. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Beautiful images from the late 70s onwards – posters, advertisements, album covers, and lots of other visual creations used to help showcase the new sounds and styles of the punk and new wave generation! The book is better than we even could have hoped – as it's not just a loose ... read more Book
Stanley Livingston/University Of Michigan, 2010. New Copy ... $22.99 29.95
Beautiful images from the legendary Ann Arbor Blues Festival – a long-running even that's pulled together an amazing range of talent over the years – a good number of whom are featured here! The festival probably hit its biggest fame in the early 70s – when recordings documented ... read more Book
Kristin A. McGee —
Some Liked It Hot – Jazz Women In Film & Television 1928 to 1959 (softcover) ... Book Wesleyan, 2009. New Copy ... $7.99 27.99
An overlooked history in jazz – a huge book that not only documents important female-led groups and solo artists in the music, but also focuses on those that were heavily featured in visual media as well! The scope might seem small at first, but the author expands with a voluminous range of ... read more Book
Nicole Mitchell (Nicole Mitchell Gantt) —
Mandorla Letters – For The Hopeful (hardcover) ... Book University Of Minnesota Press, 2022. New Copy ... $22.99 29.99
An incredible book from Nicole Mitchell – an artist that most know for her work as a jazz musician on flute, and a range of other musical projects – yet one who's developed into a cultural force far beyond music, as you'll see in this really groundbreaking literary project! The book ... read more Book
Haruki Murakami —
Murakami T – The T-Shirts I Love ... Book Penguin Random House, 2021. New Copy ... $7.99 24.99
A really strange side of an equally strange author – the legendary Haruku Murakami, the Japanese writer whose work has helped redefine the world of fiction in the past few decades! Murakami's known for being an enthusiast whose love for certain things shows up in his work – most ... read more Book
Kip Pegley —
Coming To You Wherever You Are – MuchMusic, MTV, & Youth Identities ... Book Wesleyan, 2008. New Copy ... $5.99 24.99
An interesting look at MTV and its Canadian counterpart, MuchMusic – both of whom are considered back in the glory days, when they still focused on music! Author Kip Pegley traces similarities and differences in both programming and the way the networks interact with a larger cultural milieu ... read more Book
Chris Searle —
Talking The Groove – Jazz Words From The Morning Star (plus bonus CDs) ... Book Jazz In Britain (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $26.99 32.99
A huge book of jazz reviews from the UK – all penned by journalist Chris Searle from the Morning Star – and presented here with a bonus 2CD set of rare material from the UK scene! The CD is really incredible – and is almost worth the price of the package alone – as it ... read more Book
(Includes bonus CDs.)
Peter Shapiro —
Turn The Beat Around – The Secret History Of Disco (softcover) ... Book Faber & Faber, 2005. New Copy ... $6.99 14.99
One of the deepest explorations of the disco era we've come across from author Peter Shapiro – not at all a nostalgic look back, really more of a cultural study that looks into the music and the world around it. Shapiro does a great job of putting it all into perspective, from the social ... read more Book
William Sites —
Sun Ra's Chicago – Afrofuturism & The City ... Book University Of Chicago, 2020. New Copy ... $25.99 30.00
One of the most unique books to ever look at the music of Sun Ra – and one that's very near and dear to our hearts, given that the role of Chicago is seen as vital to the development of the music! The book digs very deep into Ra's early years – time that isn't covered in as much ... read more Book
Mark Slobin, ed —
Global Soundtracks – Worlds Of Film Music (softcover) ... Book Wesleyan, 2008. New Copy ... $7.99 27.99
A wide-ranging book on soundtrack cultures from around the globe – presented as a series of different essays on the music by a variety of different academic who specialize in film music! Mark Slobin edited the volume, and contributes a few early essays on American film music – ... read more Book
Splinters —
Inclusivity (3CD & hardcover book set) ... CD Jazz In Britain (UK), 1972. New Copy 3CD & Book ... $22.99 60.99
Legendary work from the British jazz scene of the early 70s – served up here by a group of important players who made some amazing music in the years before, two of whom would leave the planet not long after these legendary recordings! Splinters never issued a full album at the time – ... (Jazz, Books) read more CD
Paul Steinbeck —
Sound Experiments – The Music Of The AACM ... Book University Of Chicago, 2022. New Copy ... $27.99 32.50
Writer Paul Steinbeck has already given us a great book on the Art Ensemble Of Chicago – but this time around, he looks at the larger scene from which they came, the groundbreaking AACM moment in jazz, which emerged in Chicago in the late 60s! Steinbeck provides some cultural and historical ... read more Book
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