Among jazz afficionados, Bob Wilber is highly respected for his work on clarinet and saxophone. In Music Was Not Enough , he recounts his career as a jazz musician, both in umerica and in Europe. A prot???g??? of jazz great Sidney Bechet, Wilber has known and played with some of the great jazz musicians of the last three decades. His account of his studies with Bechet and other early jazzmen, his attempts to survive as a musician during the fifties and sixties--including his recovery from drug addiction--and his subsequent ...
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Among jazz afficionados, Bob Wilber is highly respected for his work on clarinet and saxophone. In Music Was Not Enough , he recounts his career as a jazz musician, both in umerica and in Europe. A prot???g??? of jazz great Sidney Bechet, Wilber has known and played with some of the great jazz musicians of the last three decades. His account of his studies with Bechet and other early jazzmen, his attempts to survive as a musician during the fifties and sixties--including his recovery from drug addiction--and his subsequent return to fame make this book an important contribution to jazz history.
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Add this copy of Music Was Not Enough to cart. $3.28, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Oxford University Press, USA.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
Add this copy of Music Was Not Enough to cart. $5.68, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Oxford University Press, USA.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. 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.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0195206290. Bob Wilber, a protege of Sidney Bechet, describes his life in jazz as a band leader, player of the sax and clarinet, and arranger. Contains an index and a selective discography in the rear. Original black cloth publisher's covers with gilt spine lettering. This is a clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. The dust jacket is in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings. This book appears to have been seldom, if ever, read.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"-9" tall; 216 pages.
Add this copy of Music Was Not Enough to cart. $20.00, like new condition, Sold by Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A. rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Salt Lake City, UT, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Oxford University Press.
Add this copy of Music Was Not Enough (Bayou Jazz Lives) to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by La Playa Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Diego, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd..
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1995, Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Add this copy of Music Was Not Enough to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by Frost Pocket Farm - IOBA rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fleetville, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Bayou Press.
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Very Good. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by the author, "It don't mean a thing if it ain't…Bob Wilber". First paperback edition. Original covers, index, 216 pp + 16 pp black and white photographs. Very good. Corners bumped, some wrinkle lines and scratches on covers, otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked; probably never really read. Autobiography; jazz; music; autograph.
