Private Sale of Big Band/Jazz
Magazine & Newsletter Collections
My husband saved everything—he was a genuine pack rat—and he kept what he saved as neat and clean as
possible. As he did with his books, he never marked or cut up his magazines,
newsletters,
or other publications. Just filed them away or stacked them neatly on shelves and left me to
figure out what to do with them after he was gone. Below are several collections
of periodicals that need a new home. Grab them while you can. I don't
think you'll find these back issues anywhere else on the Web. - Barbara
The Big Bands Magazine
* Joslyn's Jazz Journal *
IAJRC Back Issues *
The Mississippi Rag
ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS
U. S. BUYERS ONLY. PAYMENT BY PAYPAL IS REQUIRED.
No returns will be accepted, nor refunds issued, as it is assumed
that buyers know what they will be getting, based on earlier familiarity or from my clear descriptions.
In all cases, the first email responder will have
dibs on that item.
The email address in each section is coded with a
subject line related to that group of back issues or calendars. To order, click that email link
(the subject line will be filled in for you) and
send me your full name,
address and phone number, specifying your choice of shipment (media mail,
priority mail, or UPS). Unless a postage-paid price is indicated, I'll calculate the total
of your order with shipment by standard (media) mail and then issue a PayPal
invoice for total amount. (Sorry, I can't determine shipping cost in advance of
actually packing the items for shipping and weighing the package, but media mail
is very inexpensive.) I'll ship within one or two business days after payment has been
received. If you have any
questions prior to ordering,
email me here.
THE BIG BANDS: 33 Issues, $65 (plus shipping by
media mail).
Includes Special Souvenir Issue (see below)
#JBP-1. THE BIG BANDS magazine has been
out of publication for several years, but I have 34 issues, all clean and unmarked,
dating from December 1977 into 1984 (which I suspect was the last year
of publication).
8 issues in 7" x 10" format, 28 pages, from Dec. 1977 to Sept. 1979
26 issues in 8-1/2 x 11" format, 40 pages, from Nov. 1979 to Vol. 6
#3 1984.
There are some gaps in this collection. One issue said issues were
published every six weeks, but it's hard to tell since some issues were
dated with a month and year while others were given a volume and issue
number later on. This magazine was obviously
a labor of love, and a rather amateurish publication as self-published
magazines go. None of the issues bear a copyright notice, and
all of the articles were typed on a typewriter, many in CAPS. But the
content is solid, and this magazine certainly kept my husband's interest
over the years or he wouldn't have continued his subscription to it.
Issues were printed on good white stock with covers of varying colors.
BONUS ISSUE: The Big Bands: "Foto Play" – Special Souvenir Issue, Deluxe
Edition
This sold for $20 when published. Saddle-stitched, 64 pages. The issue bears
no publication date, but the magazine was launched in 1977, and I found a
reference on the Web that indicates this souvenir issue was published sometime
in 1984. I don’t think there's
another copy of it available anywhere. The introduction by editor
Sandy Beck describes the issue as "a foto-play of the musicians
and singers who created the big band era, with some of the
outstanding performers of the day, continuing that tradition of
great music." Printed on glossy stock, this issue has little text beyond the
Introduction and editor's notes; mostly this is page after page of interesting (and probably rare) photographs. This issue will
be included as a bonus when you buy the set of back issues described
above.
Click here to order this collection.
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JOSLYN’S JAZZ JOURNAL, 58 issues Vol. 13 #2
- Vol. 28 #4
Joslyn’s Jazz Journal ceased publication
in the past year or so. Because Harry also left me with some 1500 Big Band and
Jazz LPs (which I will eventually be offering for sale), I kept this publication
going to the end, but didn't save those issue after clipping them. This
periodical, published by Gene Joslin, was dedicated to the glory of record collecting, with every
issue featuring collector and dealer wants, classified ads, and
feature articles and columns on recording artists and other news and
information for record collectors. The issues always came folded, as
shown in the illustration above. I am offering this publication in
two groups: 
#JBP-2.
20 Issues published between 1982 - 1987, $10 (plus shipping
by media mail). Prior to 1990, this publication was a quarterly printed on newsprint paper that
is very toned now (per sample in above illustration), but still quite readable.
The main value of these older issues, perhaps, would be to jazz historians and
those with LP collections who
would like to read the feature articles and columns in each issue.
To order this collection, click here.
#JBP-3.
39 Issues published between 1990 - 2004. $75 (plus shipping
by media mail).
Sometime after 1987 (Harry’s collection stopped there, then picked
up again later), Joslin switched to a 28-page quarterly printed on
quality white paper with a subscription price of first $20, then
$26/year. I have 39 of these issues dating from November 1990 (Vol.
9 #4) to 2004. All are bright and clean, unmarked, in excellent
condition. Each includes feature articles, columns, photographs
shared by readers, and more.
To order
this collection, click here.
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IAJRC–The International Association
of Jazz Record Collectors
$5 ea. (plus shipping by media mail).
#JBP-4. IAJRC is still in print, but some back issues are no longer
available from the
organization's website, and that's what I'm offering here.
Vol. 15, #1 & #3 (Cover pics feature
Thelonious Monk & Benny
Carter, who is pictured
on above issue.)
Vol. 18, #4 (features Clarence Hall)
Vol. 19, #1 & #3 (features Bill Evans & Nat Gonella--pictured above)
Vol. 21, #4 (features Ziggy Elman)
Vol. 24, #1 & #3 (features James Moody/Chano Pozp/Dizzy Gillespie &
Todd Rhodes)
Vol. 25 #4 (features Bill Love)
Vol. 27, #4 (features Harold S. Kaye)
Vol. 28, #1 (features . . . a mess of musicians, whose names
appear on the cover above)
To order, email me with Volume and Issue numbers desired.
Attention New IAJRC subscribers:
#JBP-5. 46 Back Issues that IAJRC is selling for $6 each --Yours for $4
each, plus shipping by media mail.
I am NOT interested in
selling these separately, but I will consider breaking it in half, or by thirds
as my goal is to get these issues into appreciative hands with a reasonable
return to me. This collection begins with Vol. 14 and runs through
Vol. 28, and all issues are in like-new condition. (Note that from this
collection I have pulled the out-of-print issues listed above, so if you want
them, too, you should order them separately.)
Again, you can visit the IAJRC website for more information on all these back
issues.
Click here to order this collection.
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THE MISSISSIPPI RAG – Voice of Traditional Jazz and
Ragtime
109 issues from January 1974 to 1988, $99, plus shipping
#JBP-7. For 33 years (November 1973-October 2006), The Mississippi Rag was a printed
tabloid publication, presenting exclusive feature stories by top
writers on contemporary and legendary giants of traditional jazz and
ragtime, plus stories on less well known but accomplished musicians.
Now it’s a classy free online monthly.
But I have something no one else seems to have: 109 issues published
from January 1974 to 1988 that are absolutely filled with
fascinating historical information any jazz or ragtime enthusiast
would love! Of course the issues are very toned because of the paper
they were printed on, but they are intact, unmarked, and quite
readable.
To query about this collection, or order,
email me here.
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