Jazz Panorama, Martin T. Williams (Editor) — Jazz Book Club Edition

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Jazz Panorama, Martin T. Williams (Editor) — Jazz Book Club Edition

Name: Jazz Panorama, Martin T. Williams (Editor) — Jazz Book Club Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 4841
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Publication: London, The Jazz Book Club (by arrangement with The Crowell-Collier Press), 1965

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 318.

Condition Report: Very Good. The volume remains tight, square, and firmly bound in its original boards. The text block exhibits moderate to heavy foxing along the fore and lower edges, while the original red top-stain remains present though slightly faded. Internally, the pages are generally clean and bright, save for distinct tape-ghosting to the corners of the free endpapers; a remnant of a previously secured jacket protector. The original dust jacket retains vibrant, unchipped panels, though exhibiting mild sun-fading to the spine and minor rubbing at the extremities.

Catalogue Note: This edition gathers a seminal collection of essays and interviews originally featured in The Jazz Review. As an exclusive release for club members, it represents an accessible, secondary binding complete with the distinctive series spine branding and rear panel record advertisements.

Unillustrated, the text relies entirely on its rich documentary and critical content. The copy retains its striking, geometric mid-century dust jacket design, serving as a quintessential piece of 1960s British jazz ephemera.

Blurb: Jazz Panorama offers a vital time capsule of mid-twentieth-century jazz criticism, curated from the pages of the influential magazine The Jazz Review. The anthology captures the voices of leading musicians, critics, and aficionados as they grapple with the rapidly evolving landscape of jazz, from the traditional roots of Jelly Roll Morton and King Oliver to the avant-garde frontiers of the late 1950s and 60s. It stands as a fascinating historical document for both the dedicated jazz scholar and the casual enthusiast alike.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Martin T. Williams

Book Publisher: The Jazz Book Club

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Music

Book edition:

Signed: No

Book Pages: 318

Book Publication Year: 1965

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Jazz Book Club

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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