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

Rare photos, commentary, etc…!

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

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

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.

Hardcover, FIRST EDITION!

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

JOHN HAMMOND ON THE RECORD, tells not only the story of his life and relationship to the music and musicians of Jazz's heyday, but also his other discoveries such as Bob Dylan, and Aretha Franklin in later years.

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.

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

COMPLETE PAPER!

IAJRC Journal Spring 1998

New York Times supplement

With photographs of legendary performers, a discography, and reading list, this book serves as a full introduction for those first exploring the world of jazz.

Reviews, articles, photos, and much more!

Frank Sinatra feature!

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

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.

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

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.

HOT JAZZ: Fletcher Henderson, Red Nichols and more!

MR. JELLY LORD remains the definitive bio-discography of the legendary Jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton!

Life Magazine and Russ Dantzler acknowledge Walter Schaap’s help in getting the remaining musicians to the Harlem Stoop to reprise the famous 1958 Esquire photo!

Originally published as The Collectors Record Club - Jazz Journal

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!

Little Brown and Co. 1995

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!

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

The Minnesota-based arts organization ARTS MIDWEST put out extensive photos, bios, discographies, AND a special record of MARCUS BELGRAVE; ROY BROOKS; RUSTY BRYANT; and ROSCOE MITCHELL in the 1991 JAZZ MASTERS JOURNAL!

Jerome Richardson Press Kit

MAX ROACH was awarded an honorary Doctorate from Columbia University, on May 16, 2001. The occasion was noted in the Columbia school paper, COLUMBIA SPECTATOR, in the May 23, 2001 Graduation Issue, V CXXV N. 67!

The Guitar Player October 1980 issue features a cover article on rock and fusion musician Jeff Beck, plus an article on Jazz guitarist Michael Gregory Jackson!

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

One-of-a-kind!

This bundle gets you 5 issues of the famously high quality Journal of the International Association of Jazz Record Collectors (IAJRC)!

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

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

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!!!

EUBIE BLAKE 98th Birthday Party Program

The Fall 1976 issue of Jazz Magazine, Volume one, number 2, offers a some of the finest articles published in the magazine's history including an interview with Miles Davis and an article about Jazz on Film by the film critic Leonard Maltin!

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

The famed Dizzy Gillespie red chair was cut up and "sold" to donors who helped save WKCR in 2007. This booklet is one of the few remaining chances to own a piece of WKCR history!

Hard Cover 1st Edition, 1995!

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.

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

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

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

This exceedingly rare publication features one of the first print articles on "Thelonius" Monk (misspelled, missing the second 'o')!

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.

FRIST EDITION, Hardcover

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

"New York's Jazz bible"

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.

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

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

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

Includes Poster, reviews, clippings, and more!

Straight from the Swing Era, this November 3, 1948 issue of Downbeat magazine features famed drummer Gene Krupa and singer Anita O'Day on the cover!

Hard Cover 1st Edition, 1986!

On April 29, 1999, the world celebrated the centennial of Duke Ellington with loving tributes from the press including a huge spread in the New York Daily News!

Isidore Witmark's ‘‘From Ragtime to Swingtime" encompasses folklore of early 20th century popular music. First edition SIGNED by Witmark!

The Jazz Session tended to cover the earlier styles of Jazz as shown by the cover featuring the veteran clarinetist Volly (Voltaire) De Faut! It's a valuable and insightful item from a bygone era!

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.

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.

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!

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

FIRST EDITION, hardcover with dust jacket!

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!

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

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

This issue of Jazz Hot from April 1974 features a survey of Jazz in America in 1974, plus an interview with saxophonist Andrew White and a cover story on trumpeter Hannibal (Marvin Peterson)!

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

This back issue of BASS PLAYER magazine (2/2006) has a focus on New Orleans music in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina!

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

May 21, 1989

Janet Coleman and prolific author Young, both friends of Charles Mingus, here present an unconventional, non-chronological, anecdotal account of the personality and contributions of the great jazz bassist and composer.

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

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

We offer the entire New York Post of June 15, 1996, telling of Ella Fitzgerald's passing with the huge headline "Misty Over Ella."

Rare publication from the golden age of Jazz!

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

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

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

Music, Records, and Culture from Aristotle to Zappa

Printed books continue to be the primary source of Jazz information, and Dan Morgenstern's THE JAZZ STORY is a touchstone example of a brief yet accurate Jazz volume!

This 8x10 black and white promotional photo features Pizzarelli in mid performance!

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

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

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!

Phillippe Bas-Raberin's Le Blues Moderne 1945-1973 is a comprehensive study of the blues from the post-war era and beyond. IN FRENCH

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

featuring drummer RAY MCKINLEY

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

reviews, articles, and much more!

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

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

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

through September '20 -early JAZZ & Pop!

Featuring HAROLD CUMBERBATCH, Richard Williams, et. al!

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

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

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

Lots of photos, reviews, and much more!

Rare original publication, WITH CD!

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

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

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

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

ThunderMouth Press 1988

This, Summer 1976, is Vol. 1, No. 1, the very first issue of the great but short-lived periodical, Jazz Magazine!

This June 1978 issue of MUSICIAN & RECORDING WORLD magazine features Free Jazz guitarist Allan Holdsworth!

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.

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

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

Issues of the short-lived but fascinating periodical of the Swing Era, The Jazz Session, are exceedingly rare—they provide photos, often published nowhere else, contemporary reviews and articles on Jazz's earlier styles!

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

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.

Unique German Jazz catalogue

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

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

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

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

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

An enormous work of Jazz history and scholarship, the continuation of Leonard Feather's definitive work is handled masterfully by editor Ira Gitler.

Dizzy's favorite restaurant was Baumgart's Café in Englewood, New Jersey! We offer a packet of postcards, menus, chopsticks, matchbook, etc.

This 78rpm record is the landmark first recording under the name of In The Mood: Edgar Hayes's In The Mood on Decca 1882, the original issue!

translated by Noel Burch

Featuring Tony Parenti's New Orleanians

74th Birthday Celebration, 2001, SIGNED!

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.

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.

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

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

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

Duke Ellington, Teddy Wilson, Harry James and more!

The Fall 1977 issue (Vol. 2, No. 1) of JAZZ MAGAZINE features an article by the Jazz historian Dan Morgenstern on the first 60 years of recorded Jazz, an extensive story on Art Pepper, an memoir by Paul Desmond and an interview with keyboardist Josef Zawi

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!

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

This issue of JAZZ IMPROV (Winter 2005, Vol. 5 No. 2) features multiple articles on the late, great Phil Woods including a 36 page bio-discography and an exclusive interview!

These two magazines from 2007 (February and June) include articles on such prominent figures in Jazz as Lee Konitz, Frank Foster and Paquito D'Rivera!

With foreword by BRENDA LEE

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

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

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

The Winter 1979 issue was the second to last issue of Jazz magazine. It features a cover story on ART BLAKEY!

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

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

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

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

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

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

FIRST EDITION, Hardcover with dust jacket

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

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

The spring 1977 issue (Vol. 1, No. 3) of JAZZ MAGAZINE was an all-star issue featuring stories on Barry Harris, 50 years of Benny Goodman, Count Basie, two articles on Ornette Coleman, and a photo gallery of Chet Baker and Dizzy Gillespie!

WKCR programming guide featuring the one and only Little Jazz ROY ELDRIDGE.

As the table of contents reveal, the 1962 (7th) Annual contains informative essays on still potent Jazz concerns!

1970s Jazz fiction

This issue, Summer 1979, is Vol. 3, No. 3. It features an article on Clark Terry, a cover story on vibraphonist Gary Burton, a story about Buddy Tate, and research by Jazz scholars Vincent Pelote and Dan Morgenstern!

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.

FIRST EDITION of the first UK publication, hardcover with dust jacket, no signatures.

The January 1980 Musician Magazine (no. 22) features Stevie Wonder on the cover and an extensive survey of rock and Jazz highlights of the 1970s including the winners of a readers poll on Jazz!

February 1952 issue of the international Jazz magazine PLAYBACK.

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

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

The issue includes some great Jazz headlines from the day, including the news of Roy Eldridge joining Gene Krupa's band, and stories about Jack Teagarden and Tommy Dorsey!

Downbeat Magazine's October 15, 1942 issue features not only a cover image of bandleader Johnny Richards, but, more famously, an extensive and early interview of the blues legend T-Bone Walker!

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.

This bundle includes the original paperback edition of "In Search of Buddy Bolden" and the rarer, earlier and shorter pamphlet "Finding Buddy Bolden."

FIRST EDITION, 2003

This February 1980 issue features a cover article on the great Freddie Waits! Waits was a talented and influential drummer who played in Max Roach's all percussion ensemble M'Boom.

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

From 6/13/1974, this magazine is testament to the widespread love of The Maestro from less than a month after his passing!

For the Record includes conversations between luminaries such as Nile Rodgers and Martyn Ware―the forces behind some of the biggest tunes in disco and pop.

STUBS was a very helpful guide for the best seats in New York City theaters, music halls and stadiums. An historic book for those interested in New York theater, and still helpful today!

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

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)!

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

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

Village Vanguard muralist AND brother of Lorraine Gordon!

The American Jazz Review is a RARE publication that had a short run in the Swing Era. We offer two issues featuring articles on Eddie Condon, Hazel Scott, et. al!

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.

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

For a comprehensive introduction and overview of the titan John Coltrane look no further!

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.

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

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

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

The Unpublished Works of Herbie Nichols contains 27 masterful Compositions by the great pianist and composer!

PURE JAZZ bills itself as the magazine of African American Classical Music—it is a rigorous and entertaining study of Jazz in all its forms, focusing predominantly on recent activities.

hardcover, FIRST EDITION, w/dust jacket!

Be Hip Be Sharp Be Bop! features the inimitable Dizzy Gillespie right at the peak years of his music, BeBop. It's a remarkable and fun document from the era, and a very hard to find treasure!

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!!

Incredible reprinted supplements of discographical listings including check lists, identification charts, and catalogue reprints.

Issue of Jazz Hot from January 1974 features a portrait of Kenny Clarke and an extensive article on Bill Dixon, the second in a series of articles on him!

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

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

There was plenty of Jazz in the January 22, 1959 issue of Downbeat magazine! The marvelous clarinetist Buddy DeFranco got a cover story featuring a photo of him with his son and wife, and an extensive article on his music up to that point.

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

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

Featuring a cover article on the clarinetist Buddy DeFranco, an interview with Kai Winding, a folk and blues column by John Szwed and record reviews!

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!!!

W.W. Norton & Co., 2010

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

We offer here the very first issue of The Merritt Rag, featuring Duke Ellington on the cover, and unique information on Fats Waller transcriptions and Benny Goodman alternate takes!

Billie Holiday's memoir's signed by the late, great Lawrence Lucie who lived to 101 and was the last survivor of the Billie Holiday Swing Song Tradition recordings!

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

Oxford University Press, 1999

Featuring images by William Claxton, et. al.

This issue of JAZZ IMPROV features three articles on Cannonball Adderley as well as transcriptions of many of his solos and a companion CD! An incredible resource for Jazz players and enthusiasts!

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.