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Verve Collector's Edition Hardcover by Richard Havers
Verve Collector's Edition Hardcover by Richard Havers
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$360.00 CAD
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Product Details
- Publisher: Thames and Hudson (2014-09-09)
- Language: English
- Paperback: 400 pages
- ISBN-13: 9780500517475
- Item Weight: 567.0 grams
- Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm
"From the label that signed America’s jazz legends in the ‘50s and ‘60s, a look at the music, its stars and its continuing influence." —People
Hot on the heels of one of the most talked-about jazz books in years comes the musically-enhanced, strictly limited Collector’s Edition. Slipcased with vinyl reissues of ten legendary recordings on Verve, this is an exceptional opportunity to own a unique slice of jazz history.
- All recordings remastered at Abbey Road Studios
- Pressed onto 180g heavyweight vinyl for optimum sound quality
- All album sleeves printed with stunning original artwork
- Packaged in a dual-compartment cloth-bound display case
- Strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide
- Signed by the author
Includes the following vinyl pressings:
- Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker With Strings (1950)
- Count Basie and His Orchestra, April in Paris (1955)
- Billie Holiday, Lady Sings the Blues (1956)
- Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Ella And Louis (1956)
- Stan Getz, Big Band Bossa Nova (1962)
- Quincy Jones and His Orchestra, Big Band Bossa Nova (1962)
- Bill Evans, Conversations With Myself (1963)
- The Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train (1963)
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Jimmy Smith, The Cat (1964)
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George Benson, Giblet Gravy (1968)
About the Author
Richard Havers was a British music author, journalist, consultant, and broadcaster. He was the author of over fifty books, including Rolling Stones 50 and Verve: The Sound of America.
Herbie Hancock is the great American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer.
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