{"product_id":"jazz-a-peoples-music-sidney-finkelstein-the-jazz-book-club-edition","title":"Jazz: A People's Music, Sidney Finkelstein — The Jazz Book Club Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, The Jazz Book Club, 1964\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. 278.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very Good. The original hardcover boards remain firm and square, presenting with sharp corners and only faint rubbing to the spine extremities. The binding is pleasingly tight and robust, with no rolling or weakness to the hinges. Internally, the text block is bright and clean, free from significant blemish, though the top edge exhibits light, scattered foxing ctypical with age. The unclipped pictorial dust wrapper remains vibrant and substantially complete, now preserved in an archival sleeve; however, it bears notable Sellotape ghosting to the inner flaps, offsetting onto the corresponding pastedowns from historical adhesive protection, and light wear to the panel edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: This 1964 issue represents the first edition thus, published exclusively for members of The Jazz Book Club by arrangement with The Citadel Press, New York. Originally released in 1948, Finkelstein’s pioneering text is accompanied here by the striking, stylised line illustrations of Jules Halfant, which beautifully punctuate the socio-musical history within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf provenance note, the rear pastedown bears a modest contemporary bookseller's ticket from a Birmingham retailer, securely anchoring this copy within the mid-century British book trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile true 1948 first printings command higher premiums, this secondary mid-sixties book club issue provides a highly accessible, complete reading copy. It remains relatively common on the secondary market but continues to be collected by jazz historians and those drawn to the distinctive, modernist aesthetic of the JBC's uniform publishing run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidely regarded as a foundational text in jazz criticism, \u003ci\u003eJazz: A People’s Music\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the historical ghettoisation of the genre. Sidney Finkelstein applies a sharp, socio-political lens to the evolution of jazz, tracing its working-class roots from the blues and ragtime through to the bebop innovations of the 1940s. He convincingly argues that jazz is not merely an esoteric offshoot of popular entertainment, but rather a vital, living art form intrinsically linked to the social struggles and cultural triumphs of the African American experience. Finkelstein's passionate manifesto successfully breaks down the artificial barriers between 'classical' and 'jazz' traditions, celebrating the genre's profound, enduring contribution to the global musical canon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54439716880723,"sku":"4843","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260727_141152.jpg?v=1785415525","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/jazz-a-peoples-music-sidney-finkelstein-the-jazz-book-club-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}