James Taylor Edited Herbert Wise (1 results)
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Amsco Music Publishing Company 1971
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Sheet Music
Seller: The Archives, Manassas, VA, U.S.A.The Archives
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A 1971 Amsco Music Sales (U.K.) songbook presenting early James Taylor classics with arrangements for both piano and guitar, edited by Herbert Wise with guitar instruction by Happy Traum and piano by Leo Alfassy. Includes full transcriptions, chord diagrams, performance notes, and a subs…tantial introductory essay, The Guitar of James Taylor. Contents include Sweet Baby James, Carolina in My Mind, Fire and Rain, Something in the Way She Moves, Steamroller, Country Road, Blossom, Oh Susanna, and many more. A notable piece of early 1970s singer-songwriter ephemera, issued at the peak of Taylor's first wave of popularity. Condition: Good only. Cover shows pronounced edgewear, rubbing, and surface abrasion typical of oversized softcover music folios from the period; creasing to lower front corner; moderate spine wear with rub-through at endpoints. Interior shows expected age toning to pages. Extensive pencil performance markings, chord fingerings, rhythmic cues, and instructional annotations throughout - a true working musician's copy, fully functional and appealing as a piece of lived musical provenance. Binding remains sound with no loose pages.
