New York: Citadel, (1948) dj. Hardcover first edition - A study of the place of jazz in world music - it's history from early blues, from New Orleans to be-bop, - and a look at the beauty of the music and the greatness of the people who made it. lllustrated with drawings by Jules Halfant. Second state binding of tan boards with black lettering in a second state dust jacket with beige background. Index. 278 pp.