With a foreword by John Hammond and introduction by Paul Bacon.

This is the ultimate jazz pictorial history.

CONTENTS:
Memorability (foreword by John Hammond)
Jazz Fan (introduction by Paul Bacon)
New Orleans: Joys, Tears, and Revival, 1919-1950
Chicago: Jazz On the Make, 1919-1950
Good Old New York, 1917-1950
Kaycee Territory: Piney Brown's Town and Penergast's Too! 1922-1948
West Coasting: Avalon, Treasure Island, and Central Avenue, 1918-1949
Crow Jim Europe: Hangin' Around Montmartre and Shanghai Gestures, 1919-1950
Jazz Screened: Some Playing, Some Singing, Mostly Talking, 1928-1950
Swing, Mr Charlie! 1932-1948
Now's The Time, 1944-1950

"The most visually attractive jazz book ever published" - LEAONARD FEATHER

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