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Book Description Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Seller Inventory # X07B-00711
Book Description paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Seller Inventory # S_354236200
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1. Seller Inventory # G0704300575I3N00
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Seller Inventory # S_345607222
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001950676
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR006012704
Book Description Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. A nice, clean copy. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 371 pages. Seller Inventory # 300959
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. STORMY WEATHER: THE MUSIC AND LIVES OF A CENTURY OF JAZZWOMEN, Linda Dahl, reprint of 1984 edition, soft cover, illustrations [photos], 1990. BOOK CONDITION: very good. The text block is in fine condition with no tears, dog-ears, or marks. There is no bookplate nor signature of a prior owner. The used bookstore price tag from 1994 and the L.O.C. catalog number (written in ink) are on the first free endpaper. Not a remainder or library book. The wraps are in good condition (residue of label on spine). The book is slightly cocked. 8 ¼ x 5 ½, 371 pages, 10 ounces XX [From the back cover] The definitive work on women in music ? an incredible job of research (John Hammond). All palpitating female jazz life is here. Linda Dahl has done jazz a service (Jazz Express). STORMY WEATHER dispels the mists that have long obscured the role of women in jazz. To read it is to discover the sources of some major talents and trends today (S. Frederick Starr). A panoramic survey, packed with rich anecdotes and musical and cultural analysis, of a century of women's experiences in, and contributions to, jazz, STORMY WEATHER vividly illuminates an unjustly neglected part of the music's history. Featuring, among many others: The blues royalty of the 1920s: Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ida Cox. The immortal singers: Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne, Carmen McRae, Billie Holiday, Betty Carter. The great instrumentalists: Lil Hardin, Lovie Austin, Valaida Snow, Mary Lou Williams. The bands: The Melodears, The International Sweethearts of Rhythm. The composers: Carla Bley, Toshiko Akiyoshi. Seller Inventory # 002067
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. First UK paperback edition, 1984, in overall good-to-very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - covers slightly rubbed and lower front rh corner tip starting to curl. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Seller Inventory # 210549
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good. Paperback 1984. 371 pages. SPINE HAS CREASES. Clean & tight book. PAGE EDGES HAVE A FEW MARKS. No inscriptions. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref C60. Stormy Weather: Music and Lives of a Century of Jazz Women. Published by Quartet Books. Seller Inventory # 046960