willie lion smith (21 risultati)

Hardcover. pp. 318. 8vo. Green binding. General shelfwear, some dog-earing to pages. Dustjacket age toned, sunned, and lightly scuffed; very good- in very good- dustjacket.

Audio CD. (Lager K39) 73F61E2C31D1 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 82.

Audio CD. Condizione: Very Good. 2004. 2 discs. Disc Quality: Excellent. CD31.

Original boards. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Book Club Edition. Loosly inserted jazz column for members of the jazz book club, number 57. Slight foxing on fore edge & top edge. With slight wear & slight soiling to spine, covers & corners. Dustjacket lightly foxed on inside, otherwise light wear and light soiling only. ; 8vo; xviii, 318 pages.

Condizione: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. First Edition, 1965. Minor wear to dust jacket edges. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers. A slight tan to the page edges. Otherwise a good, clear condition book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Joseph Del Gaudio (Cover Design); Charles Stewart (Cover Photo) (illustratore). 1st Paperback Edition: 1978. 318 pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Minimally shelf worn.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. Used.Hardcover in unclipped dust-jacket.Previous owners name and date to endpapers.Dust-jacket rubbed to extremities with more pronounced rubbing and some nicks to spine-ends.Some creasing to top edge of upper covers.Generally very good with no foxing.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Reissue. Reissue (1975.) Hardcover without dust jacket as issued. 8vo with 318 pages. The book is in very good condition. Interior is clean and tight. ".truly a one-off; thats how to describe The Lion and his magnificent book "music on my mind." Michael Lang stamp at the top of the Front free endpaper, this came from his library: *Michael Anthony Lang was an American pianist nd composer, who was recognized for his highly prolific career as a pianist on more than 2500 film scores. Lang recorded numerous albums and worked with Barbra Streisand, Vanessa Williams, Russell Watson, Michael Bolton, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, John Lennon and Frank Zappa. Some of his movie and television work includes A League of Their Own, The Russia House, Arachnophobia, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Black Sunday, The Towering Inferno, The Paper Chase, The Poseidon Adventure, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The Simpsons, Family Guy, Privileged, American Dad, Orville, and The Secret Life of the American Teenager." On the back of the front paste down is a date, July 1975 L.A. this is a notation by Lang. Red cloth/Silver text. #033883 Size: 8vo. Biographies / Music.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo. 1st edition. Light bumping and minor wear to fore corners, joint ends, and spine ends of covers. Faint scratching to textblock top edge. Overopening to hinges. Slight dampstaining to lower fore edge margins of d.j. verso with some offsetting to covers. Light uneven sunfading to d.j. spine. Minor scraping to fore corners of d.j. Light chipping and minor wear to joint ends of d.j. Sort tearing with creasing to d.j. spine ends and one fore corner. Faint creasing along to top edge of rear d.j., bottom edge of front d.j., and upper edge of d.j. flaps. Approx. 3/4-inch closed tear and 2 tiny sort tears to top edge of rear d.j. VG/VG.

Hard Cover with Dustjacket. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. First Edition. Hardcover with dustjacket : very good plus / very good minus. Book: spine tips slightly soft; binding is clean and bright; straight; hinges strong; small stain to ffep; slight spotting to top edge of text block; pages excellent. Jacket in new mylar protector; orange on spine is a little faded; mild wear and a little soiling. Wikipedia: "William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholf Smith (November 23, 1893[a] - April 18, 1973), nicknamed "the Lion", was an American jazz and stride pianist." Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good in a Good jacket. 1st Printing. The DJ has a thin vertical crease on the front panel.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition (1965.) Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo with 318 pages. The book and dust jacket are in very good condition. Fading to spine. Interior is clean and tight. Pictures available upon request. Black orange spine/white text. #033919 Size: 8vo. Memoirs.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Willie 'The Lion' Smith, a pivotal figure in the Harlem stride piano tradition, offers a personal account of his journey from his early years in New York to his military service during World War I and his rise to prominence in the jazz scene. Rich with anecdotes, the narrative captures Smith's distinctive voice and perspective. Foreword by Duke Ellington. A Very Good hardcover in a Very Good dust jacket, priced, and evenly age-toned. Measures 8.5 inches tall, with xvi, 318 pages. This is a First Edition, First Printing with tight, square bindings. The text is clean with light, even age-toning. Minimal shelf wear handling. The jacket, evenly toned, shows mild corner rubs. The memoir provides a window into the African American experience in early 20th-century America, shedding light on the challenges black musicians faced. It also explores Smith's significant contributions to the stride piano style, emphasizing his influence on jazz and his mentorship of future legends such as Fats Waller. This work serves as a valuable resource for understanding the evolution of jazz and the cultural impact of the Harlem Renaissance. [Adapted from Reviews] Subjects: Jazz History, African American Musicians, Stride Piano, Harlem Renaissance, Early 20th-Century Music, Biography, Autobiography, Music Memoir.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 4to, original wrappers, 33 pp.; good condition, fold in the middle. December 1949 issue of La Revue du Jazz signed and inscribed on the front cover by Willie The Lion Smith (1893 1973). Smith was an American jazz pianist and composer. He is seen as one of the masters of the stride style. He was a major influence on Duke Ellington, who wrote several compositions dedicated to him. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. 1964|New York:Doubleday & Company Inc|Hardcover|8.5 x 5.75 inches|318 pages|Warmly inscribed first edition from The Lion|Binding with all pages intact, a gap has begun at top of spine, minor tilt present leaving boards slightly misaligned|Pages overall internally clean with light yellowing begun, lacking marks outside of signature, stray but light dust spots/marks to fore edges, some very light foxing inside front and back covers|DJ Good+, clipped but with US price and title abbreviation present, light shelf wear namely corners and top/bottom of spine, lacking tears|Covers Good+, one very light and small discoloration to front cover, light wear to top and bottom of spine, front cover top right corner bumped, largely clean with spine text nicely maintained|. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. First edition. Inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf. Covers have some shelfwear and light staining. Dust jacket is chipped.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First edition. Foreword by Duke Ellington. Octavo. 318pp. Small label and a single short ink stroke on front fly, else near fine in slightly rubbed and spine-sunned very good dustjacket. Inscribed on the rear fly leaf by Smith: "Best of Luck to my friend Ray Murphy. From Willie The Lion Smith. Pianist, Lady Jane." Additionally Signed by pianist Claude Hopkins, whom Ellington mentions in his foreword as one of the pianists he grew up studying and emulating. Scarce signed by Smith.

First Edition. INSCRIBED "To Tom Noel. A fine man who knows all the good thngs in life. From Willie the Lion Smith = Jane - all the best in life." 8vo. 318 pp. Smudging and soiling to to grey cloth boards; offsetting to front endpapers; a very good copy in near fine illustrated dustjacket (light wear to extremities; darkening covers). Uncommon signed copy of this autobiography of the jazz great William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholf Smith (1893 - 1973). Smith was instrumental in developing the Harlem stride piano style, along with Fats Waller and others, which would become popular in the 1920s. He was great influence on Duke Ellington, who writes the Foreword for this books.

Condizione: new.