Garry recorded w/Mingus & guitarist ARV GARRISON recorded w/BIRD

Reviews, photos, tips for musicians and much more!

DECCA RECORDS Booklet: Gems of Jazz; HENDERSON, HAWKINS, TEDDY WILSON & more!

Written by Morroe Berger, Edward Berger, & James Patrick. This extraordinary two-volume work was hailed as milestone of jazz literature when it was originally published in 1982.

One-of-a-kind!

Discover the one and only "Little Jazz," Roy Eldridge!!!! Originally running from January 14-19, 1978, this WKCR Festival payed tribute to one of the greatest trumpeters in jazz's history. THIS IS THE VERY LAST COPY of the 3rd Printing

Celebrate Jazz at Lincoln Center's palace for the music - Frederick P. Rose Hall, affectionately known as the House of Swing - by purchasing one of the few remaining copies of this first edition photo book.

SQUEEZE MY LEMON is a vast collection of great blues lyrics and phrases along with beautiful photographs of blues artists!!

Hard Cover 1st Edition, 1986!

Famed clarinetist, bandleader and one of the titans of the Swing Era, ARTIE SHAW sets the story straight, telling his experiences with fame and controvery during the height of Jazz's popularity. Rare first edition copy!

FIRST EDITION, Hardcover, 2001

Roger Pryor Dodge was one of the first serious Jazz critics—this volume collects his writings from 1929-1958. An essential tome of writings on Jazz!!

Includes Poster, reviews, clippings, and more!

"New York's Jazz bible"

Kenny Dorham, Art Tatum, Baby Dodds, and more!

This edition of Upbeat contains an interview with then WBGO Manager, Anna Kosof, that mentions WKCR Jazz programming.

A detailed historical analysis of early female blues singers and their role in transforming a folk art into a popular music in the first half of the 20th century. This first-edition copy includes rare, unique photographs of blues' leading ladies.

translated by Noel Burch

This folder from the 1993 Ellington conference is packed with Duke related clippings including Sonny Greer's NYtimes obituary, Evie Ellington's obituary, a JazzTimes magazine and an American Legacy magazine both featuring the maestro on the cover.

Down Beat announces an historic moment: the Newport Jazz Festival’s move to New York.

Articles on Ron Carter & Milt Hinton, Benny Goodman, Mercer Ellington, and much more!

The continuation of Jazz scholar and producer, Leonard Feather's definitive work, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAZZ signed by editors Ira Gitler, Benny Powell & Randy Weston!!!

COMPLETE PAPER!

"THE WAX WORKS" is an early and comprehensive Duke Ellington discography compiled by the late and great BENNY AASLAND.

LAST ONE!!!!! Special JAZZ Issue with 3 different covers: Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, & Bobby Hutcherson!

The celebrated protégé of the renowned Eubie Blake, Terry Waldo captures the history, personalities, and vibrancy of Ragtime like none other can.

Hard Cover 1st Edition, 1995!

DECCA Records: Gems of Jazz volume 5, booklet; CONDON, MCPARTLAND, NOONE, & more!

plus Claude "Fiddler" Williams, The New Blues Invasion, and more!

1964 Oak Publications softcover edition (IN ENGLISH) with the first publication of Paul Oliver's essays and drawings

JAZZ NOTES Numbers: Fall 1992, 4/4, 5/1, 5/2 (1992 - 1993), w/ BILL GOTTLIEB interview!

A program and information booklet from the 1998 Frank Sinatra Conference at Hofstra University. Included in these documents are several otherwise-unpublished articles and images pertaining to the legendary crooner.

Proof copy of this stunning panorama of American roots musicians filled with great photos and first person accounts.

Originally published as The Collectors Record Club - Jazz Journal

Program from the funeral of bebop piano legend Walter Bishop Jr. A longtime member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and a frequent collaborator with such stars as Bird, Miles, and Sonny Rollins, Bishop was a genuine giant of the bebop era.

David Fulmer's Valentine St. Cyr is a creole detective in New Orleans circa 1907 who traverses all the vices of Storyville at the time of Jazz's birth.

NY Post December 4, 1969: Jazz at The Roosevelt Grill ad and article

"This fascinating collection is a delight for anyone remotely interested in jazz history." - The Jazz Record Center

The lost periodical: JAZZ, Volume One / Number One June 1942!

This laminated card is from the August 14, 2009 funeral of the great LAWRENCE LUCIE, the ryhthm guitarist extraordinaire and last surviving member of Billie Holiday's Swing Era recordings!

Feat. Stan Kenton, Nat King Cole, et. al!

FIRST EDITION paperback!

Bundle of Catalogues from COLUMBIA RECORDS: 1942 Catalogue, "Music A La Carte," Masterworks May 1942, and more, w/ GOODMAN, JAMES, at. al!

Woody Herman cover!

OKEH & VOCALION August 1940 Catalogue: Transitional issue - HORACE HENDERSON, GENE KRUPA, and more!

FIRST EDITION of the first UK publication, hardcover with dust jacket

JAZZBEAT: 1991-2003, 9 issues; articles, photos, exclusive content and more!

Little Brown and Co. 1995

Maestro DUKE ELLINGTON, Saluted by the Museum of the City of New York, Program!

Jan Reid's 1974 book THE IMPROBABLE RISE OF REDNECK ROCK vividly accounts the history of a music scene in Austin, Texas that fed off country rock, western swing, blues, and bluegrass to create something all its own.

WILD BILL DAVISON: A CELEBRATION offers a informative biography of Davison as well as a thorough discography of his recordings. This is a 1991 first edition SIGNED by the author, Doug Armstrong!!

74th Birthday Celebration, 2001, SIGNED!

Rare photos, commentary, etc…!

February 1952 issue of the international Jazz magazine PLAYBACK.

"This fascinating collection is a delight for anyone remotely interested in jazz history." - The Jazz Record Center

Reviews, articles, photos, and much more!

In this engaging book, Will Romano tells the real story of Jimmy Reed for the first time!

1997 Photo Jazz Calendar with photo of Phil Schaap and Clark Terry by Norm Harris

FIRST EDITION, 2003

Featuring Art Blakey, Leonard Gaskin, Jane Monheit, et. al!

Held at the West End Collegiate Church, and St. Peters - the Jazz Church

ThunderMouth Press 1988

New York Times supplement

HOT JAZZ: Fletcher Henderson, Red Nichols and more!

With McCoy Tyner, Howard Mandel, Archie Shepp, et. al!

Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans is a hugely important volume but it's also just about as entertaining a book on Jazz that has ever been written!

This issue, Volume 1 Number 2 of Fall 1980, includes articles on "Creating String Band Swing," "Racsism and the Blues," and an interview with Bill Evans and Carla Bley!

The November 1996 edition of the WKCR Program Guide, featuring a number of rare and unique jazz articles as well as a complete discography of bassist David Izenzon, who is noted for his work with Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins and Archie Shepp.

Duke Ellington, Teddy Wilson, Harry James and more!

JAZZ HOT: In French, #605, November 2003!

With foreword by BRENDA LEE

"Promoter and 'Originator' of Jazz!"

One of the foremost and longest-running Jazz periodicals, JAZZ JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1997—the November issue features writing on Jimmy Smith and Harry Klein!

Published in 1959, THE ART OF JAZZ is a tremendous resource: a collection of essays first published in small magazines and other obscure sources. This is a1st edition, VERY RARE!!!

ULTRA RARE Swing Era Publication, from TOMMY DORSEY, THE BANDSTAND, May & June 1939!

Jazz Review: MULLIGAN + Blind Lemon Jefferson, and "What Is A Jazz Singer?," Vol. 2 No. 7, August 1959!

W.W. Norton & Co., 2010

Art Blakey, Duke Ellington, Lightnin' Hopkins, and more, Vol. 3, No. 1!

Rare program for the 12th annual Lester Young Memorial, which took place in New York on March 18, 1996 and featured performances and lectures by many of the foremost figures in jazz.

Unique German Jazz catalogue

Jerome Richardson Press Kit

featuring drummer RAY MCKINLEY

LETTERS FROM YEYITO is a captivating memoir from the beloved Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and fourteen-time Grammy winner, PAQUITO D’RIVERA!

LA JAZZ INSTITUTE BEBOP CELEBRATION, May 24-27, 2001, DIZZY!

RCA VICTOR catalogue/booklet bundle: May 1946 catalogue, May 1941 HMV (some pages), & Sept. 1947 booklet!

Frank Sinatra feature!

Featuring Eddie Condon, Hazel Scott, et. al!

Three Rivers Press, 2002

Ragtime master & composer of "I'm Just Wild About Harry:" February 6th and 8th 1979, Baltimore Sun Articles, Blake's Hometown!

IAJRC Journal Spring 1998

DECCA Records Booklet for the Classic Album set "NEW ORLEANS JAZZ:" ARMSTRONG, NOONE, RED ALLEN & More!

The Bielefelder Katalog is a comprehensive and up-to-date reference book on Jazz recordings available in Germany.

MISS PEGGY LEE tells the story of Norma Deloris Egstrom, a shy, abused little girl from Jamestown, North Dakota, who took up the name Peggy Lee, and went on to international renown as a superstar singer.

Featuring images by William Claxton, et. al.

Chasin' the Trane is a revealing and noble portrait of one of the most complicated and elusive figures in Jazz and American culture at large.

October 1981 JAZZ LINE (Vol. 2 No. 4) WITH Tal Farlow Cover Story

The late Carline Ray (b. 4/21/1925 - d. 7/18/2013) Played at the Savoy with Erskine Hawkins
Played at Sweet Basil's with Doc Cheatham
Performed with Mary Lou Williams
Performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Swing University Profes

THE JAZZ RECORD No. 34, July 1945 Sidney DeParis cover

39th Anniversary Issue

These four booklets honor Maxine Sullivan, Doc Cheatham, Milt Hinton, and Panama Francis with essays and historic photos.

A brilliant compilation of over one hundred articles on the prolific composer and bandleader by many of the leading voices in jazz. Also features interviews with Duke and several of his personal writings.

The definitive starter book for Jazz music, written by the founder of the Institute of Jazz Studies

This extremely rare package includes a program for New York Governor Herbert Lehman's 80th birthday celebration on March 29, 1958, as well as a 12" LP recording of the night's performances by Yip Harburg, Harold Rome, and other jazz giants.

This 1986 letter to Walter Schaap includes a sample chapter from Charles Delaunay's autobiography TRANSLATED!!

Oxford University Press, 1999

First Edition, Hardcover, w/ slightly water-damaged dust jacket.

EUBIE BLAKE 98th Birthday Party Program

MAX ROACH & RANDY WESTON: NY Times feature article on BeBop Reunion, July 27, 1990!

A LaRue Brown Watson entity (CLIFFORD BROWN'S widow), Charles Delaunay Obit, Unique essays, interviews, and more!

FIRST EDITION, Hardcover with dust jacket

DECCA RECORDS Album Booklet: Blue Skies; CROSBY, ASTAIRE!

Held at Municipal Auditorium - with extensive essays, photos, and more!

A good condition copy of the June 1946 issue!
Besides the cover stories seen, there is an article on WOODY HERMAN written by JOHN HAMMOND

Also recorded with KING OLIVER - One-of-a-kind!

This 2002 edition; may have been Jimmy Knepper's last performance, came very late in Carrie Smith's career, and Phil Schaap spoke at the event (available signed and/or personalized)!

JOHN COLTRANE Birthday Broadcast feature for WKCR's FINAL program guide.

THE GERSHWIN YEARS is the definitive biography of the Gershwin brothers and a lavishly illustrated chronicle of the era their music and lyrics embodied.

1970s Jazz fiction

OKeh, Vocalion, and Columbia Records bundle, 1940-42: HORACE HENDERSON, BENNY GOODMAN, CAB CALLOWAY, and more!

SWING: June 1940 (V2 N12), w/ an article written by DUKE ELLINGTON

This Dutch "picture encyclopedia," JAZZ features stunning photos of Jazz musicians from the era.

RCA VICTOR RED SEAL bundle: Jan., May, & June 1941, Sept., 1947, and RCA Record Review 1947!

WKCR program guide featuring a cover story on Bird by Phil Schaap, plus a wealth of exclusive Ella Fitzgerald material.

through September '20 -early JAZZ & Pop!

ads, photos, "where the bands are playing," and much more!

HORN OF PLENTY, Robert Goffin's 1947 biography of Louis Armstrong

Exceedingly rare WKCR program guide from November 1987, featuring exclusive articles by Phil Schaap on jazz icons Teddy Wilson and Lester Young.

CAPITOL NEWS bundle: June 1946, December 1946, October 1947; KENTON, et. al!

The celebrated protégé of the renowned Eubie Blake, Terry Waldo captures the history, personalities, and vibrancy of Ragtime like none other can.

The August 1996 edition of the WKCR Program Guide, curated by Sharif Abdus Salaam. Available for signing and personalization by Salaam and Phil Schaap.

PANAMA FRANCIS PRESS KITS 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2001 Funeral Program

Jules Schwerin, who produced Mahalia Jackson's grammy-winning album, How I Got Over, wrote this excellent biography of Jackson in 1992.

TRUMPETER'S TALE—THE STORY OF YOUNG LOUIS ARMSTRONG is a marvelously illustrated biography of Satchmo in his youngest years, written for young readers. Signed in pencil by Walter E. Schaap!

3 pages. By Wilma Dobie, legendary director of the famed Jazz events at the Overseas Press Club, artistic director Earl Hines.

Rare publication from the golden age of Jazz!

With essays by R. Crumb, Stanley Crouch, Sarah Vowell, et. al.

From 6/13/1974

Tenor Master & Soloist on DIZZY's classic "Manteca!"

Featuring HAROLD CUMBERBATCH, Richard Williams, et. al!

1997 New York Times Sunday Magazine containing a story on MAX ROACH (with a great color photo): a testament to Roach's longevity and continued vibrancy as an artist!

reviews, articles, and much more!

FRIST EDITION, Hardcover

JAZZ: ITS EVOLUTION AND ESSENCE contains both history and analysis, theorizing on Jazz's radical transformations up to the time of its publication in the 1950s

Rare!! Major Collectible of the good Doctor, The Late BILLY TAYLOR

Featuring Tony Parenti's New Orleanians

Hardcover, FIRST EDITION!

Written by Phil Schaap and Ben Young, with Matt Herman, this Deluxe FIRST EDITION features a complete discography and a treasure trove of never before published photos. SIGNED BY LAWRENCE LUCIE!

SHOOT ME WHILE I'M HAPPY by Jane Goldberg, 1st Edition, Paperback, no DVD

"This fascinating collection is a delight for anyone remotely interested in jazz history." - The Jazz Record Center

This compelling work tells the full story behind one of the music industry's greatest and most prolific figures. Quincy Jones relates the milestone events of his five decades in the business with a tone that is equally casual and captivating.

BARBER TO THE STARS: Sugar Ray Robinson, Louis Armstrong, ROGERS L. SIMON, Contact info!

Written by Robert Goffin, an acclaimed jazz historian and personal friend of Louis Armstrong, Horn of Plenty presents a view of Satchmo unmatched in its intimacy and detail.

August 1949 issue of the International Jazz Magazine, Playback! Original!

September 1987 WKCR Program Guide feat. TEDDY WILSON, & Phil Schaap article!

Charles Schwartz: GEORGE GERSHWIN biodiscography in Hard Cover. Hard to come by book! (1974)

THE essential biography and study of Jazz's first great maestro Jelly Roll Morton by the famous musicologist Alan Lomax.

FIRST EDITION, hardcover with dust jacket!

This book is an extensive look into the life of Jazz Legend Dizzy Gillespie.

Jack Reilly is one of the foremost jazz pianists and educators in the Tri-State area. This rare press kit contains a wealth of unique information on Reilly, as well as his handwritten letter to Phil Schaap.

Depression Era Jazz & Blues: ADRIAN ROLLINI, JOE VENUTI, MEMPHIS MINNIE, JOSH WHITE, and more!

Two-part cover story on "The Style of JOHN COLTRANE," feat. in the Oct. and Nov. issues of The Jazz Review!

with publisher letter and pr materials!

Music, Records, and Culture from Aristotle to Zappa

Lots of photos, reviews, and much more!

hardcover, FIRST EDITION, w/dust jacket!

Rare British publication from the Swing Era, edited by Edgar Jackson!

May 21, 1989

FIRST EDITION paperback, signed to "Walter Schaap," by the author!

This issue of Coda Magazine—the great Canadian Jazz periodical—features a cover story on the drummer Dannie Richmond, one of Charles Mingus' closest collaborators!

July 1st - 6th 1979. Comprehensive festival handbook and discography, compiled by Bill Goldberg!

RARE! Optional signing and personalization by Phil Schaap, please specify in order notes. A chronological listing of Louis Armstrong's recordings as heard on WKCR's famous 1980 festival.

"Silver Award" recipients for Jazz writing in The Columbia Review

TWO original Capitol LPs by the great vocalist KAY STARR—Movin' and The Hits of Kay Starr!

An impressive volume of rare (in some cases never before or since published) photos of Jazz artists!! Exceedingly rare! Only two left!!

This exceedingly rare issue of Columbia College Today is dedicated to the rich history of WKCR. It features a VERY obscure live recording from a 1941 date at Minton's featuring Thelonious Monk.

Discover the one and only "Little Jazz," Roy Eldridge with this R.E. Festival Handbook and Discography! Originally running from January 14-19, 1978, this WKCR Festival payed tribute to one of the greatest trumpeters in Jazz.

Village Vanguard muralist AND brother of Lorraine Gordon!

Rare original publication, WITH CD!

with BENNY GOODMAN, FATS WALLER, TOMMY DORSEY & more!

A collection of selected writings by the one and only Louis Armstrong in the form of letters, articles and unpublished chapters for an intended later autobiography. Armstrong's use of language is as honest, vivid and powerful as his trumpet playing.