LANGSTON HUGHES pb SWEET FLYPAPER OF LIFE SIGNED JAZZ
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Description
The Sweet Flypaper Of Life
By Roy De Carava and Langston Hughes
Published by Simon and Schuster, 1st Printing, 1955. Black and White Photographs.
Solid binding. Some paper loss on the spine but no tearing. There are some creases at the edges. Exceptionally clean pages with some minor age discoloration on some pages at the bottom.
This was autographed by Langston Hughes with the dedication "Especially for Elvin Jones with thanks for the fine beats, sincerely Langston Hughes". See biographical notes below for more information.
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Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was a jazz drummer of the post-bop era.[1] He showed interest in drums at a young age, watching the circus bands march by his family's home in Pontiac, Michigan.
He served in the United States Army from 1946 to 1949 and subsequently played in a Detroit houseband led by Billy Mitchell. He moved to New York in 1955 and worked as a sideman for Charles Mingus, Teddy Charles, Bud Powell and Miles Davis.[1]
From 1960 to 1966 he was a member of the John Coltrane quartet, a celebrated recording phase, appearing on such albums as A Love Supreme. Following his work with John Coltrane, Jones led several small groups, some under the name The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine. He recorded with both of his brothers during his career, jazz musicians Hank Jones and Thad Jones.[1]
James Mercer Langston Hughes, (February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best-known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. He famously wrote about the Harlem Renaissance saying that "Harlem was in vogue."
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