JAZZ IN THE BITTERSWEET BLUES OF LIFE

New York City, NY: Da Capo Press, 2001. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Da Capo Press, 2001. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 250 pages. The authors' collaborative book-length account on subject. The best book on jazz of its kind ever published in our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Wynton Marsalis' and Carl Vigeland's "Jazz In The Bittersweet Blues of Life". Jazz as life itself. "Experience the inspiration and joy of creation and performance in an intimate portrait of a unique artist and his audience. Set in the studio, on the stage, and in great cities and small towns across the country, this book captures life on the road for Marsalis and his musicians, evoking its ritual and renewal, energy and spirituality. Describing the art of improvisation, the book's two voices mirror the interplay at the heart of jazz. Alternately luminous and boisterous, often poignant, and always passionate, Marsalis' and Vigeland's extraordinary dialogue is a must for fans, musicians, and anyone curious about America's only indigenous art form" (Publisher's blurb) . "On the road and on the bandstand, something great may happen at any moment, something that might even change your life" (Wynton Marsalis) . He means OUR life. As a jazz artist, his is transformed continually with every performance. An absolute "must-have" title for Wynton Marsalis, Carl Vigeland, and jazz aficionado/collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen and blue pen-marker on the half-title page by, respectively, Wynton Marsalis and Carl Vigeland. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such double-signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws or are subsequent printings. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. One of the greatest musical artists and composers of our time. A fine copy. . ISBN 0306810336.