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    The Face of Black Music by Valerie Wilmer Introduction by Archie Shepp

    Original secondhand hardbook w/out dustjacket. Intro by Archie Shepp.  Wicked pics! G cond

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                      The Observer's Book of JazzBy Mark White
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                                                      August Blue
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