Jazz New York in the Roaring Twenties HC TASCHEN – Very Good
VERY GOOD –Book is in Very Good condition with some shelf wear, light loss of gloss, etc but no major issues like creases, missing pages, water damage, ripped cover, etc. Book likely has a remainder mark.
Creators: Hans-Jrgen Schaal, Robert Nippoldt
Publisher: TASCHEN
ISBN: 9783836584715
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224 pages
On Sale Date: 3/18/2021
Dimensions: 13.8 in H | 8.9 in W | 1.1 in T | 2.7 lb Wt
This award-winning book is a visual history of the golden age of New York jazz. Designed, illustrated and edited by Robert Nippoldt with text by Hans-Jrgen Schaal, the collection features Nippoldts illustrations of jazz scenes and characters with intimate anecdotes, creating a stunning portrait of the sound that changed America.
Its the Roaring Twenties, and New York is aflame with jazz fever. Crowds flock to the nightclubs and dance halls in Harlem to see the likes of Louis Armstrong with the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra playing at the Kentucky Club, or Duke Ellington at the Roseland Ballroom or the world-famous Cotton Club.
Designed, illustrated, and edited by Robert Nippoldt, this award-winning book pays homage to this exceptional era, via an entertaining blend of illustrations, facts, and amusing anecdotes presenting 24 leading lights of New Yorks jazz scene in the 1920s. The texts, contributed by Hans-Jrgen Schaal, give a vivid account of the club scene and the band battles, as well as the legendary recording sessions. A splendid read, a groovy soundtrackand not strictly for jazz fans only!
International Book Award, 2014, Los Angeles International Design Award, 2014, Los Angeles Joseph Binder Award, 2014, Vienna D&AD Award, 2014, London Good Design Award, 2014, Chicago A Design Award, 2014, Como (Italy) Best American Infographic, 2014, New York
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