Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins, Aidan Levy, 2022, First Edition, HC, NF.

Levy, Aidan. New York: Hachette Books, 2022. 

English, First Edition, Near Fine, HC, 8vo, 9 1/4" x 6 1/4", [xi] xii, [3] 772 pp.

ISBN: 9780306902796

Blue paper over board, stamped white lettering to spine, minor bump to tail, otherwise, superior copy inside and out, with only the most minimal, unobtrusive wear. Very Good white pictorial dust jacket, featuring black-and-white photograph of American saxophonist, Sonny Rollins (b.1930) to front, black-and-white photograph of author, Aidan Levy to back interior flap, black and blue lettering to front, back, spine, and interior flaps, 1/2" closed tear to back panel near head, 1/8" closed tear to back bottom tip, minor wear to front and back panels, edges and tail, otherwise, clean and intact. Protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. [xi] xii, [3] 772 pp. Includes more than 30 black-and-white photographs, Part 1 with 23 chapters cover years 1864 to 1961, and Part 2 with 19 chapters covers years 1961 to present, Notes, and Index. From the dust jacket: "Based on more than 200 interviews with Rollins himself, family members, friends, and collaborators, as well as Rollins's extensive personal archive, Saxophone Colossus is the comprehensive portrait of this legendary saxophonist and composer, civil rights activist and environmentalist."