This was the first issue of NEW THEATRE and there’s much more featured besides Shaw and his play.

The January 1992 Downbeat features Branford Marsalis and a long article on Free Jazz. The September 2000 Downbeat features Cecil Taylor. YOU GET BOTH ISSUES

David Liebman is considered a renaissance man in contemporary music with a career stretching nearly fifty years. This copy of his “A CHROMATIC APPROACH TO JAZZ HARMONY AND MELODY” is the third (2013) edition, the one with the CD.

Jerry Valburn was an intense archivist and audio engineer who, fairly deep into his career, rekindled the exceedingly rare Meritt label and produced heretofore unknown tracks for collectors.

This is probably the best periodical to call itself JAZZ MAGAZINE and its Spring 1979 issue (Volume 3 Number 2) is centered on the then recently deceased CHARLES MINGUS.

The trappiest Monk, THOMAS MERTON, became something of a guru to the 1960s generation, but he was an astoundingly well known author years before. If one goes all the way back, Merton, who was a Jazz fan, went to school with Phil’s father, Walter E. Scha

During the Swing Era (1941), Paul L. Specht wrote a book entitled “HOW THEY BECAME NAME BANDS” and this is an autographed copy of this little known book that Paul Specht signed in 1943.

This March1948 issue features articles on Bessie Smith, Illinois Jacquet, Scott Joplin and the advent of BeBop. There’s an obituary for legendary drummer Kaiser Marshall.

This February 1948 issue features an article BY Tadd Dameron!

This June 1960 issue features Coleman Hawkins on the cover and includes stories on Ornette Coleman, Harry James, Abraham Lincoln, a very early bio of Nina Simone, and Red Norvo.

Downbeat once had a major competitor in the fabulous Jazz magazine – METRONOME. Here we’ve bundled 7 issues from January through October 1959.

The February 8, 1952 issue of Downbeat with the banner headline that JOSEPHINE BAKER was calling out the one once famed gossip columnist, Walter Winchell, as “miss-informed”.

A hard to find near the end of the line issue of METRONOME from July 1960 that includes the by far rarer Newsletter insert.

When the Newport Jazz Festival celebrated its 50th Anniversary in August of 2004, the deluxe 98 page program became a historic document.

Just as enticing is the cover photo of the Louisville Jazz band of Howard Lanin.

THE JAZZ EAR: Conversations Over Music by Ben Ratliff etches in stone listening recommendations by some of the greatest talents in Jazz in interview form.

The October 1940 issue offers Roger Pryor Dodge’s biography on Ellington’s 1st alter ego, BUBBER MILEY and the November 1940 issue features a biography with first hand input on Hot Five drummer ZUTTY SINGLETON.

Fourth (and final) Anniversary issue of Art Hodes produced JAZZ RECORD!

This is a pre-publication draft of the book given by Andy to Phil back in 1981. It contains several handwritten additions, verifications, and corrections in Andy Kirk’s hand.

Popology takes you musically through the 1960s via in depth focus on: John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Robert F. Kennedy and Thomas Merton.

There’s info on Buddy DeFranco and the bass clarinet and Keith Jarrett’s take on the ‘E’ minor chord.

This is one of the most important issues in the 85 year history of Downbeat Magazine, one that contains a firsthand interview of CHARLIE PARKER!

This issue has Leonard Feather’s important article on women Jazz musicians including the impressive feature on trumpeter Norma Carson!

The New York Chapter of The Duke Ellington Society still offers special concerts, but its Galas in the last century were always spectaculars with unique music.

This issue comes from the very month that Tine Magazine hailed Wynton Marsalis as one of the 25 most influential Americans.

NEW YEAR’S ISSUE from 74 years ago: the Downbeat Magazine of JANUARY 1, 1945!

It's a smallish acknowledgment BUT John Coltrane makes a very early appearance in print in the listings about Dizzy Gillespie's personnel and the coverage of Diz giving up the Big Band and going towards a combo.

This all but seventy year old issue of the 'Jazz bible', Downbeat magazine, features trumpeter, Charlie Spivak (at the piano), and pianist, Elliott Lawrence, (on trumpet) on the cover.

The 2012 Mosaic annual features Charles Mingus while the 2013 annual features Woody Shaw, both premiere releases for the label in those years.

Downbeat magazines April 12, 1973 issue is all about big bands in their more modern iterations.

The final issue of Down Beat from 1952 (12/31/1952) was jam-packed with classic Jazz articles from a cover featuring Louis Armstrong!

Music Minus One (MMO) is a music play-along recording company that has included in its legendary teaching recordings such masters as Stan Getz, Hank Jones and Max Roach.

Newsletter for The Merritt Record Society, a membership-based record label that issued extremely rare and important records in high quality LP pressings!

Celebrate the legacy of Milt Jackson with these unique items! You get the entire New York Times from October 11, 1999 and the Down Beat memorial issue!

The Summer 1977 issue of the fabled Jazz Magazine features a huge cover story on Dexter Gordon as well as an article on Charlie Parker and an interview with Paul Bley!

The June 10, 1971 issue of Down Beat magazine was dedicated to Masters of the Jazz Guitar and includes articles on such masters as Jim Hall, Kenny Burrell and Shuggie Otis!

Published by the heroic Sidney Bechet Society, the Bechet Quarterly offers articles on the work of the great Sidney Bechet as well as updates on all that is being done to share Bechet's music and educate the world about his art.

This most obscure and hard-to-find Jazz magazine is an early issue of a small run magazine simply called Jazz.

NYC/JAZZ is a blast from the past, offering a revealing and enjoyable look at the New York Jazz of years gone by!

This issue from October 2002 features a portrait of trumpeters Jon Faddis and Roy Hargrove!

The April 20, 1951 issue of Downbeat magazine, the premiere American pop music magazine, is a jewel of reportage from the Swing Era and beyond!

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!

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!

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!

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.

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!

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

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

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

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.

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!

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)!

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!

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!

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!

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

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.

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!

These back issues are a fascinating glimpse into the Jazz world of New York circa 1996 and 1997!

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!

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!

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

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!

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!

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

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.

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.

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!

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!

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!!

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

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

Village Vanguard muralist AND brother of Lorraine Gordon!

May 21, 1989

Oxford University Press, 1999

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

Featuring images by William Claxton, et. al.

Rare photos, commentary, etc…!

reviews, articles, and much more!

With foreword by BRENDA LEE

Reviews, articles, photos, and much more!

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

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

Rare original publication, WITH CD!

FRIST EDITION, Hardcover

"New York's Jazz bible"

W.W. Norton & Co., 2010

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.

FIRST EDITION, hardcover with dust jacket!

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

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

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

Lots of photos, reviews, and much more!

featuring drummer RAY MCKINLEY

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

hardcover, FIRST EDITION, w/dust jacket!

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

For a limited time: Phil can sign and personalize for the holidays! "This fascinating collection is a delight for anyone remotely interested in jazz history." - The Jazz Record Center

Featuring HAROLD CUMBERBATCH, Richard Williams, et. al!

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

Originally published as The Collectors Record Club - Jazz Journal

Featuring Tony Parenti's New Orleanians

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

74th Birthday Celebration, 2001, SIGNED!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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)!

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

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

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

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 paid tribute to one of the greatest trumpeters in jazz's history.

February 1952 issue of the international Jazz magazine PLAYBACK.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

Frank Sinatra feature!

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Hard Cover 1st Edition, 1986!

New York Times supplement

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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!

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

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.

For a limited time: Phil can sign and personalize for the holidays! The celebrated protégé of the renowned Eubie Blake, Terry Waldo captures the history, personalities, and vibrancy of Ragtime like none other can.

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