Bass Line: The Stories and Photographs of Milt Hinton (inscribed By Milt Hinton to George Alpert)
Philadelphia; (1988): Temple Univ Pr. First Edition. Octavo. Item #016174
328p. index. A very nice inscription: "to George Alperts, many thanks, never B#, Never Bb; just B natural [symbol] all the best Milt "Judy's" Hinton with sketch of bass and dated 89. With a foreword by Dan Morgenstern. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographic images. Hinton was considered the "Dean of bas players" and experienced the jazz world firsthand for more than five decades. He was a member of Cab Calloway's orchestra for sixteen years. He played with most of the jazz greats of this century including Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Billy Holiday and several others of the jazz greats. `A near fine copy bound in red cloth, spine lettering black, in a very good pictorial dust jacket with one small, closed tear and chip to rear panel.
Price: $90.00