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Magazines

THE RECORD CHANGER

USA publication. Jazz orientated. Includes reviews, listings of records (that were) for sale/ auction.
Attractive artistic covers , drawn by Gene Deitch

In lovely, 'fresh' condition @ £7 each (order 4 or more @ £6 each):
1949: March * April * May (vg cover) * July * August * September (vg cover) * November * December
1950: January * April

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CRESCENDO

Jazz magazine, commencing June 1962.  Includes some of the great British artistes £7 each 
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BLUES UNLIMITED

Primitive A4 b&w magazine, averaging 32 pages. All VG+ @ £8 each.
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Books

'KINGS OF JAZZ'

Set of 12 books @ £75
1 Duke Ellington; 2 Dizzy Gillespie; 3 Bessie Smith (King?); 4 Bix Beiderbecke; 5 Louis Armstrong; 6 Charlie Parker
7 Fats Waller; 8 King Oliver; 9 Miles Davies; 10 Johnny Dodds; 11 Jelly Roll Morton; 12 Coleman Hawkins

All are CASSELL & COMPANY LONDON first editions: 1 ~ 8 c.1960; 9, 10 c.1961; 11 c.1962; 12 c.1963
All are small hard-back books, being in the following conditions:
(a) all have slight slight foxing on edges: evident only when closed  *  (b) all immaculate within, with no writing
(c) cover has some laminate peel on: 1, 2 3 (back only), 4, with the remaining being EX to NM

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ILLUSTRATED WHO's WHO IN JAZZ by Peter Noble. Small booklet, 100 pgs. 1946 VG+ @ £12

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ACKER BILK Paperback book by May Fair Publication 1962. Includes 8 pages of photographs * VG- @ £5

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Miscellaneous

STEPHANE GRAPPELLI: 'THIS IS YOUR LIFE' CAMERA SCRIPT
25 blue pages, with dialogue for Eamonn Andrews, Petula Clark, Jean Sablon, etc.
There are also 5 pink pages listing Personnel, Schedule, Spotlist (Guests), seating arrangements.
Screening date Wednesday 13 January 1978

3 (original) scripts in stock, acquired from the estate of two of Stephane's personal friends, Jack and Audrey Harrison,
who appeared in the programme, and are included within the script. There is reference to a 78rpm record Stephane
dedicated to them named after their house - 'The Yellow House Stomp':
1) water stain from top sheet through to page 11 (still okay) @ £20
2) water stain on final page only @ £ see LP below
3) clean @ £30

LP Record: AS TIME GOES BY' Private label SG 101 1979  VG/ VG
Recorded live during Stephane's 70th Birthday celebration in 1978.
Front cover is signed and dedicated to Jack and Audrey (see above) by Stephane Grappelli, 
and also signed by Diz Disley. Comes with script (2) as detailed   pair @ £

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JAZZ NEWS Magazine

Weekly costings, spanning 3rd October 1962 to September 1963 (28 sheets)
Lists articles with source and who got paid what ~ £14

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Chicago * Traditional * Skiffle * Mainstream * Modern
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Date	Headliner		Support	Venue	Grade	Price
1953 .	A Popular Sunday Evening  At The Troc (L. Square. London)  JOHNNY DANKWORTH            (photo)		And His Orchestra, Cleo Laine, Frank Holder, Tony Mansell.  4-pages * stain inside top corner; spine split   Signed: "Best wishes always Frank Holder"    + John Dankworth + Joe Church plus   at least 3 of 'THE NEW VOCAL TEAM' THE CORONETS   = Bill Shepherd, Val Taylor, Marion Gray (possibly another)         Note that signatures are faded	Trocadero London	G	£50
1956	LOUIS ARMSTRONG		AND ALL STARS * incl. Ticket	National	VG	£35
1956	LOUIS ARMSTRONG		AND ALL STARS	National	VG	£20
1959	SISTER ROSETTA THARPE		MICK MULLIGAN, GEORGE MELLY + KEN COLYER	National	EX+	£22
1959 .	Chris Barber's Jazz Band  Sunday 19th April -		Small 4-page leaflet, signed within by: Ottile Patterson,  Graham Burbidge, Monty Sunshine (re Trio),  Eddie Smith, Pat Halcox, Chris Barber, Dick Smith  ---> that's all of the personnel listed * Clean; ideal for framing	St. George's Hall, Bradford	VG	£50
1959 .	Jazz Concert  Monday 16th March -		In conjunction with Huddersfield College Of technology's  Charity Week 1959 * 8 pages, with centre signed by:    Humphrey Lyttleton, Tony Coe, John Picard, Joe Temperley,   Brian Brocklehurst, Ian Armitt, Jimmy Skidmore * Thus, singed   by all personnel except Eddie Taylor * There are also some    writing in pen in the way of ticks against tunes played plus   names of others not printed that they performed (centre VG)	Huddersfield	G	£50
1959 .	Kid Ory And His Creole Jazz Band  .		KID ORY, HENRY 'RED' ALLEN, BOB McCRACKEN,  CEDRIC HAYWOOD, ALTON REDD and SQUIRE GERSH.    Photo ads for TERRY LIGHTFOOT ETC , CLYDE VALLEY STOMPERS	National	-	£15
19??	LONNIE DONEGAN		DALLAS BOYS, MIKI & GRIFF	Gt Yarmouth	G	£8
1960	Temperance Seven		C. McDEVITT & SHIRLEY DOUGLAS, PAUL RAVEN (signed)	National	VG-	£
1960 .	Sarah Vaughan Together  With Johnny Dankworth  And His Orchestra		SARAH VAUGHAN  JOHNNY DANKWORTH * Bobby Breen   Nationwide Tour Jan ~ Feb * 20 pgs * photos, info	National	EX	£20
1961	ACKER BILK		PARAMOUNT JAZZ BAND * Signed Ticket	National	VG+	£48
1961	LONNIE DONEGAN		Norman Wisdom, Dallas Boys * 4 pge "Putting On.."	Blackpool	VG	£8
1961	MODERN JAZZ QUARTET		Sept ~ Oct * includes a Flyer for Hammersmith Gaumont (EX)	National	EX+	£44
1961	CHRIS BARBER		DICK SMITH, PAT HALCOX, OTTILIE PATTERSON	National	VG	£12
1961 .	Folk-Song And Blues Concert .		MEMPHIS SLIM, ROBIN HALL & JIMMY McGREGOR,  MONTY SUNSHINE'S BAND * 8 pgs	National	EX	£18
1961	CHRIS BARBER		DICK SMITH, PAT HALCOX, OTTILIE PATTERSON	National	VG	£12
1961 .	Chris Barber's Jazz Band   Ottilie Patterson   A Jazz News Presentation		8-page programme * Is autographed by all seven on the four  respective photographic pages (Pat Halcox twice).   This concert issued on LP * vertical fold o/w	Palladium London	VG	£50
1961 .	Jazz At The Philharmonic .		JOHN COLTRANE QUINTET DIZZY GILLESPIE QUINTET  Fifth British Tour Nov 11th - 17th   * 20 pgs * lovely item	London	NM	£20
1962 .	Coventry Theatre .		stage show of "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be" *  Forthcoming attractions: Helen Shapiro, The Shadows   + "Silver Jubilee Birthday Show" incl. SPRINGFIELDS	Coventry	VG-	£6
1962	CHRIS BARBER		BAND, OTTILIE PATTERSON	National	G	£8
1962	CHRIS BARBER		BAND, OTTILIE PATTERSON * Introducing LOUIS JORDAN	National	EX-	£18
1963	LONNIE DONEGAN		KESTRELS, MIKI & GRIFF	Blackpool	VG-	£16
1963	LONNIE DONEGAN		KESTRELS, MIKI & GRIFF	Blackpool	VG	£22
1963	CHRIS BARBER BAND		OTTILIE PATTERSON * Inc. Ticket (EX) Preston March 26th	National	G	£15
1963 .	Jazz Jamboree  September 21st + 22nd .		CYRIL DAVIES with Long John Baldry + Velvettes,  ROBIN HALL and JIMMIE MacGREGOR, JOY HYMAN,   IAN CAMPBELL FOLK GROUP, STEVE BENBOW,   COLIN WILKIE & SHIRLEY HART, LIVERPOOL SPINNERS,  DICK MORRISSEY QUARTET, ROLAND KIRK,   RONNIE ROSS Quartet, JOHNNY DANKWORTH & ORCH,  TUBBY HAYES, BILK, BARBER, Others	3 x venues  in London	VG+	£45
1963 .	Jazz Jamboree  September 21st + 22nd .		CYRIL DAVIES with Long John Baldry + Velvettes,  ROBIN HALL and JIMMIE MacGREGOR, JOY HYMAN,   IAN CAMPBELL FOLK GROUP, STEVE BENBOW,   COLIN WILKIE & SHIRLEY HART, LIVERPOOL SPINNERS,  DICK MORRISSEY QUARTET, ROLAND KIRK,   RONNIE ROSS Quartet, JOHNNY DANKWORTH & ORCH,  TUBBY HAYES, BILK, BARBER, Others	3 x venues  in London	VG-	£28
1964	CHRIS BARBER'S BAND		and OTTILIE PATTERSON * blue & white art cover	National	EX+	£18
1965	CHRIS BARBER'S BAND		with OTTILIE PATTERSON * plenty of info	National	EX	£20
1964	ERROLL GARNER		ERROLL GARNER * 20 pgs; 17 are of Erroll *	National	EX+	£14
1965	NANCY WILSON		TED HEATH, MORGAN JAMES DUO	National	VG+	£20
1966 .	WOODY HERMAN .		WOODY HERMAN and his orchestra * 20 pgs  Iincludes a Ticket Stub from March 10  The Dome in Brighton	National	EX+	£
1967	COUNT BASIE & TONY B		Count Basie & his Orch Present: Tony	National	EX	£24
1967	COUNT BASIE & TONY B		Count Basie & his Orch Present: Tony	National	VG+	£20
1968	SALENA JONES		ROY BUDD TRIO * Jazz Tete A Tete	National	M-	£28
1968	TONY BENNETT & BUDDY RICH		Buddy Rich Band photo center pages	National	NM	£24
1968 -	TONY BENNETT & BUDDY RICH -		Buddy Rich Band photo center pages * includes Liberty 7"  "Chicago" EX+ (wol) with promo Newsletter	National	NM	£40
1969 .	SYD LAWRENCE .		SYD LAWRENCE, ORCHESTRA, KEVIN KENT    SERENADERS * GLENN MILLER 2-pge feature	National	VG+	£14
1969	RAY CHARLES		RAELETS	National	VG+	£22
1969 .	Jazz Expo '69 .		SPANN, DUPREE, HOOKER, LYTTELTON, HAMPTON,                               COLEMAN, WELSH, ETC *- 8 Days	London	VG+	£24
1971? .	Kansas City Jazz .		COUNT BASIE, EDDIE 'LOCKJAW' DAVIS, ROY ELDRIDGE,  JOE WILLIAMS, EDDIE 'CLEANHEAD' VINSON,	National	EX+	£16
1971 .-	YANK LAWSON & BOB HAGGART  Co-leaders of The World's   Greatest  Jazzband -		Page 7 =Ticks against numbers played + 6 titles written. Signatures over/ under respective photographs: BOB HAGGART,   BILLY BUTTERFIELD, VIC DICKENSON, BUD FREEMAN,   GUS JOHNSON (all these on 2 facing pages) + BOB WILDER   over page * Ticket for Free Trade Hall, Manchester 15th Dec.         Programme has vertical fold o/w VG	--	VG-	£30
1986 .	BUDDY RICH .		& BUDDY RICH ORCHESTRA * European Tour 1986  includes Jazz At Ronnie Scott's magazine for Nov/ Dec	International	G+	£14

Concert Tickets
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Oxford Street, London, 1964

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