• Original Book (400g)£20.00
      Secondhand ex-library hardback book w/stamps, small tear on side d/jacket
      In stockAdd to Bag

    Description:

    "New Orleans, "Mecca" of the Jazz world, has always pulsated with musical life. At the heart of this life is Bourbon Street Black - a nearly century old community of black musicians, their families, friends and followers. Skillfully weaving social history with extensive personal interviews, authors Buerkle and Barker explore the real world of these legendary jazzman."


    People also bought

    Studio One LoversSoul Jazz Records
    Lovingly compiled, this album features only the finest Lovers from Jamaica’s finest label. From Blues parties in London, Birmingham, Bristol etc Lovers...
    • Delroy Wilson – I Don't Know Why
    • Basil Daley – Hold Me Baby
    • Myrna Hague – Touch Me Baby
    • John Holt & The Paragons – Darling, I Need Your Loving
    • The Sharks – How Could I Live (1st Cut)
    • The Mad Lads – Ten To One
    • Jackie Mittoo – Reggae Magic (2nd Cut)
    • Larry & Alvin – Your Love
    • Freddy & Jenny – Too Long Will Be Too Late
    • Alton Ellis – Let Him Try
    • Albert Tomlinson – Don't Wait For Me
    • Horace Andy – Got To Be Sure
    • Carlton & His Shoes – Never Give Your Heart Away
    • The Heptones – Ready To Learn
    • Bob & Marcia – Really Together (No Strings)
    • Ernest Wilson – Undying Love
    • Bob Marley & The Wailers – I'm Still Waiting (1st Cut)
    • Doreen Schaeffer – We're All Alone
    The Stevie Wonder Scrapbookby James Haskins with Kathleen BensonCassell
    Great 1979 book about Stevie Wonder's life with loads (100s) of stunning black and white photos and text. Great!
      Soul of a Nation 2Soul Jazz Records
      Soul Jazz Records’ new release ‘Soul of A Nation: Jazz is the Teacher, Funk is the Preacher’ is a powerful new collection of radical jazz, street...
      • The Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Theme De Yoyo
      • The Har-You Percussion Group – Welcome To The Party
      • The Pharaohs – Damballa
      • Baby Huey – Hard Times
      • James Mason – Sweet Power, Your Embrace
      • Byron Morris and Unity – Kitty Bey
      • Funkadelic – Nappy Dugout
      • Rashied Ali & Frank Lowe – Exchange Part 2 (II)
      • Gary Bartz NTU Troop – Celestial Blues
      • Oneness Of Juju – Space Jungle Funk
      • Sarah Webster Fabio – Work It Out
      • Tribe (Wendell Harrison and Phillip Ranelin) – Beneficent
      • Gil Scott-Heron – Whitey On The Moon
      • Don Cherry – Brown Rice
      • 1. The Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Theme De Yoyo
      • 2. The Har-You Percussion Group – Welcome To The Party
      • 3. The Pharaohs – Damballa
      • View full info and tracklisting
      Junior ReidOriginal Foreign MindBlack Roots
      Junior Reid's outstanding debut album from 1985 with killer production from Sugar Minott, pushing rhythm & sound effects to the max. Includes the classic...
      • – Love Mama
      • – Hunts Bay
      • – Sensie A Medicine
      • – Rub A Dubbing
      • – Original Foreign Mind
      • – Original Foreign Mind Dub 12" Mix
      • – If You Would Be Mine
      • – What Do You Know
      • – Black Man Seed
      • – Cool Breeze Blowing
      • – Junior Nature
      • – Junior Nature dub 12" mix
      Musical Gumbo: The Music Of New Orleansby Grace Lichtenstein & Laura DanknerW. W. Norton
      Out-of-print book about New Orleans music. Loads of stuff about 50s and 60s r'n'b. KILLER!
        • Original Book (600g)£40.00
          Rare Out of print USA hardback - original copy in very good condition
          In stockAdd to Bag
        Kellee PattersonKelleeModulor / Octave Lab
        Reissue of Kellee Patterson's 'Kellee' album, recorded in 1976. Her the second album after her debut album 'Maiden Voyage' was released on Black Jazz Records....
        • – I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby
        • – What You Don't Know
        • – Mister Magic
        • – You Are So Beautiful
        • – I Love Music
        • – Stop, Look & Listen To Your Heart
        • – Jolene
        • – Time To Space
        • – Once Not Long Ago
        The Dirty Dozen Brass BandJelly (The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Plays Jelly Roll Morton)Columbia
        New Orleans brass does the Jelly RollGreat Original still-sealed cassette tape !!!
          • Cassette Tape COLUM53214£10.00
            In stockAdd to Bag
          Mr. MagicMr. Magic's Rap Attack Volume 2Profile Records
          Old school hip-hopGreat Original still-sealed cassette tape !!!
            Mr. MagicMr. Magic's Rap Attack Volume 3Profile Records
            Booming hip-hop tapeGreat Original still-sealed cassette tape !!!
              Classic Jamaican CookingBy Caroline SullivanSerif
              Believe us, Studio One sounds better if you're eating Ackee & Saltfish. Find out how, right now, right here.
                • Original Book (250g)£12.00
                  Original book as new
                  In stockAdd to Bag
                Portraits Of Who We AreThe David C. Driskell CentreThe University of Maryland
                This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same title, organised by the The David C. Driskell Centre for the study of the Visual...
                  Hot Sauces : Reggae And Latin Popby Billy BergmanBlandford
                  This book is killer! Written and first published in 1985, sections include Tropicalia, New Orleans r and b, reggae, rara and salsa. Clear writing, great...
                    • Original Book (300g)£10.00
                      Out-of-print secondhand paperback.
                      In stockAdd to Bag
                    Marie, Voodoo Queenby Margot ArnoldMayflower
                    Novel based on the story of Marie Levaux, famous New Orleans Voodoo queen. Secondhand UK paperback in good condition
                      Let's Visit The West IndiesBy John C Caldwell
                      Very groovy small hardback book 1960, republished 83. Secondhand hardback
                        New Orleans 1960By William Claxton and Joachim E. BerendtTaschen
                        Amazing photographs of New Orleans musicians and carnival in 1960. Deluxe secondhand hardback book in good condition
                          • Original Book (1.3kg) 9783822811801£15.00
                            Original Pre-Owned Hardback Book
                            In stockAdd to Bag
                          Inside BabylonThe Caribbean Diaspora in BritainBy Winston James and Clive Harris (1993)
                          This collection aims to reflect the varied experience of the Caribbean diaspora in Britain. The contributors set out to show how employers and police,...
                            TrikstaBy Nik Cohn
                            Original secondhand US hardback book w/dustjacket in good condition
                              The Dragon Can't DanceBy Earl LovelaceFaber and Faber
                              This book is wicked! Described as 'a landmark, not in the West Indian, but in the contemporary novel' by C.L.R. James, Earl Lovelace's Caribbean classic...
                                Just Above My Headby James Baldwin
                                'This is the work of a born storyteller at the height of his powers' Edmund White, Washington Post When Arthur Montana, world-renowned 'Emperor of Soul',...
                                  • Original Book (900g)£20.00
                                    Original Pre-Owned USA hardback book club edition
                                    In stockAdd to Bag
                                  The WinstonsColor Him FatherSoul Jazz Records
                                  What do Tyler the Creator, Mantronix, Stetsasonic, DJ Shadow, Eric B and Rakim, Brand Nubian, Jay-Z and N.W.A. have in common? What do UK Apachi and...
                                  • The Winstons – Color Him Father
                                  • The Winstons – I've Gotta Be Me
                                  • The Winstons – The Chokin' Kind
                                  • The Winstons – The Greatest Love
                                  • The Winstons – A Handful Of Friends
                                  • The Winstons – Everyday People
                                  • The Winstons – Love Of The Common People
                                  • The Winstons – Wheel Of Fortune
                                  • The Winstons – The Days Of Sand And Shovels
                                  • The Winstons – Birds Of A Feather
                                  • The Winstons – Only The Strong Survive
                                  • The Winstons – Traces
                                  • The Winstons – Amen, Brother
                                  • The Winstons – Say Goodbye To Daddy
                                  • The Winstons – Mama's Song
                                  • The Winstons – Amen, Brother (Extended Mix)
                                  Mandy's Favourite Louisiana RecipesNatalie V. Scott
                                  Cajun style - secondhand out of print paperback cookery book in good condition
                                    Life Between IslandsSoul Jazz Records
                                    Soul Jazz Records new ‘Life Between Islands’ collection is released in conjuction with Tate Britain’s exhibition of the same name. This landmark...
                                    • Black Slate – Sticks Man
                                    • Dee Sharp – Rising To The Top
                                    • Asher Senator – One Bible
                                    • Cymande – Fug
                                    • Digital Mystikz – Misty Winter
                                    • Winston Curtis – Be Thankful For What You've Got
                                    • Trevor Hartley – It Must Be Love
                                    • Shut Up and Dance featuring The Ragga Twins – Java Bass
                                    • Brown Sugar – Black Pride
                                    • The Terrorist – RK1
                                    • Black Harmony – Don't Let It Go To Your Head
                                    • Pebbles – Positive Vibrations
                                    • The Ragga Twins – Ragga Trip
                                    • Janet Kay and Alton Ellis – Still In Love
                                    • Funk Masters – Love Money
                                    • Cosmic Idren – Compelled
                                    • Harry Beckett – No Time For Hello
                                    • Sandra Reid – Ooh Boy
                                    • Tabby Cat Kelly – Don't Call Us Immigrants
                                    • Brown Sugar – I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks
                                    James BaldwinArtist on FireLaurel
                                    The author, a longtime Baldwin friend, uses personal memories and interviews with more than a hundred friends and associates, to offer a detailed profile...