Signed book: A Pictorial History of Jazz. Later printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 1962. Hardcover with dustjacket, 9 x 11.5, 282 pages. Signed in ink and felt tip by more than 50 jazz greats, nearly all signing on or near their respective photo(s), some signing more than once. A complete list of the signers follows: Cat Anderson, Louis Armstrong (2), Chet Baker, Count Basie, Louis Bellson, Art Blakey, Ray Brown (2), Dave Brubeck, Cab Calloway (2), Harry Carney (3), Buck Clayton, Al Cohn, Cozy Cole, Cutty Cutshall, Bill Davison, Buddy DeFranco, Duke Ellington, Helen Forrest, Bud Freeman, Bud Freeman, Stan Getz (2), Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Gonsalves, Benny Goodman, Dexter Gordon, Bobby Hackett (2), Edmond Hall (3), Woody Herman (2), Fatha Hines (2), Johnny Hodges, Peanuts Hucko (2), Milt Jackson, Max Kaminsky (3), Stan Kenton, Gene Krupa, Billy Kyle, Yank Lawson, Kelly Martin, Howard McGhee, Thelonious Monk, Joe Muranyi, Sy Oliver, Tony Parenti (2), Oscar Peterson, Max Roach, Jimmy Rushing, Jimmy Rushing, Wee Russell, Horace Silver, Zutty Singleton, Buddy Tate, Sarah Vaughan, Randy Weston, Cootie Williams (4), Teddy Wilson (3), Bob Wilson, and Tommy Young. Light handling wear to dustjacket, spine, and covers, and scattered light toning to front and end matter, otherwise fine condition. An impressive and unusual gathering of legends! R&R COA.
