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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

With the exception of a live version of Mel Torme singing "The Christmas Song" in 1988, all of the selections on this Christmas CD were recorded by various Concord artists from 1995-96!

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HOT JAZZ: Fletcher Henderson, Red Nichols and more!

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

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.

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

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.

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

Music, Records, and Culture from Aristotle to Zappa

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

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.

Village Vanguard muralist AND brother of Lorraine Gordon!

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

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

This isn’t the book with LeBron James et al but a far earlier book entitled SHOOTING STARS with photos of celebrities by celebrities.

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

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

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

Rare photos, commentary, etc…!

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

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

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

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

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

FRIST EDITION, Hardcover

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!

Originally published as The Collectors Record Club - Jazz Journal

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

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

Hard Cover 1st Edition, 1995!

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.

From a half-century ago comes a most famous issue of the 'Jazz bible' periodical as Miles Davis offers pointed statements about the scene.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

hardcover, FIRST EDITION, w/dust jacket!

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

W.W. Norton & Co., 2010

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!!

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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!!!

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!

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.

New York Times supplement

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!

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!

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.

Duke Ellington, Teddy Wilson, Harry James and more!

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.

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!

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

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

Featuring Tony Parenti's New Orleanians

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.

Featuring HAROLD CUMBERBATCH, Richard Williams, et. al!

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.

translated by Noel Burch

One-of-a-kind!

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

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

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

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

ThunderMouth Press 1988

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.

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!

VAUGHN MONROE was on the fringes of Jazz and pop back in the Swing Era.

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

"New York's Jazz bible"

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!

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

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”.

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

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

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

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

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

Featuring images by William Claxton, 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.

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

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

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!

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

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

reviews, articles, and much more!

1970s Jazz fiction

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

These programs are from Mostly Mozart's first year under that name!

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

Hard Cover 1st Edition, 1986!

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

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

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!

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

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

Rare publication from the golden age of Jazz!

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!

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

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)!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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!

Sixteen years before THELONIOUS MONK made the cover of Time, a pivotal profile in the important Jazz periodical, Record Changer, helped put Monk on the map.

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!

FIRST EDITION, 2003

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

February 1952 issue of the international Jazz magazine PLAYBACK.

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

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.

As the magazine's name states, Strictly Jazz offered coverage of all things Jazz, particularly recent happenings.

Hardcover, FIRST EDITION!

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!

74th Birthday Celebration, 2001, SIGNED!

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!

Unique German Jazz catalogue

Reviews, articles, photos, and much more!

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

May 21, 1989

Includes Poster, reviews, clippings, and more!

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

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

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

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

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

EUBIE BLAKE 98th Birthday Party Program

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

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

FIRST EDITION, hardcover with dust jacket!

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

Lots of photos, reviews, and much more!

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!

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!

With foreword by BRENDA LEE

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!

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

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

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.

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!!!

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!

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

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!

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!

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

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!

Rare original publication, WITH CD!

FIRST EDITION, Hardcover with dust jacket

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

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 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!

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!

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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 of the first UK publication, hardcover with dust jacket

Frank Sinatra feature!

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

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

through September '20 -early JAZZ & Pop!

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!

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

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

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

Oxford University Press, 1999

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

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

featuring drummer RAY MCKINLEY

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

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.

The spring 1980 issue (Vol. 4, No. 2) of JAZZ MAGAZINE, the final issue, features an interview with Sonny Rollins (also featured on the cover)!

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