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The sticker on the head is fender esquire jazz bass i have pics. Louis armstrong tp, vo roy eldridge tp jack teagarden tb, vo barney bigard. This book relates the history of jazz, and gives you a background that will help you listen more carefully and with heightened appreciation of this unique american music. Esquire art director robert benton was planning an alljazz issue, and suggested to his boss that they hire kane for the shoot. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership.
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