{"product_id":"the-blue-note-seattles-black-musicians-union-a-pictorial-history-9780615867816","title":"The Blue Note: Seattle's Black Musicians' Union - A Pictorial History","description":"\u003cp\u003eDocumenting a portion of American cultural history, \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Note\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on Seattle's black American Federation of Musician's Local 493. It is an upbeat story of race, jazz, gender, and union culture, set in the Pacific Northwest and the wider jazz world. Detailed research and end notes underpin a user-friendly pictorial format, spanning the years from the 1880s to the mid-1950s. Featuring more than 100 photographs and other illustrations--many previously unpublished--\u003ci\u003eThe Blue Note\u003c\/i\u003e uses union documents, first person oral histories, and extensive primary and secondary sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Blue Note takes me home to the heady days of Seattle's jazz scene. It's a fine blend of rare photographs, first person accounts and solid scholarship. It also shines light on the path-breaking union musicians who played Seattle and ultimately brought about the merging of the black and white unions.\"--Quincy Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Keller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Our House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.60h x 8.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615867816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeller, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Keller is an archivist and historian with a strong interest in labor and jazz history. He has written for \u003ci\u003eDown Beat, Jazz Times, Columbia, \u003c\/i\u003e and BlackPast.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Our House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45134676689011,"sku":"9780615867816","price":30.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_7a9ebd01-1956-405e-a93f-4c66985e9673.jpg?v=1782390341","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-blue-note-seattles-black-musicians-union-a-pictorial-history-9780615867816","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}