HEAR ME TALKIN' TO YA; The story of jazz by the men who made it
first edition
1955 · NY
by SHAPIRO, Nat, and Nat Hentoff, eds
NY: Rinehart, 1955. First Edition. 8vo, pp. xvi, 432. Discography, index. Black cloth. Edges slightly soiled, corners of cover and ends of spine very slightly worn, o/w a VG tight copy in worn dj. Shapiro was Mercury's national promotional director (1948-50) and the head of public relations for BMI (1954-55). As head of Columbia's A&R department from 1956-66, he produced scores of sessions. (Inventory #: 53189)