Collector's Checklist
BOOKS: AARONSON - ELGART
 list compiled by Music Librarian CHRISTOPHER POPA
VAN ALEXANDER 
     see also Garrod and Korst under "Al Donahue"

RAY ANTHONY
X   Charles Garrod, Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,
        1998).

LOUIS ARMSTRONG
X  Jeanette Eaton, Trumpeter's Tale: The Story of Young Louis Armstrong (New York City:
        William Morrow and Company, 1955).
    Louis Armstrong, Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans (New York City: Prentice-Hall, Inc.,
        1954).
X  ---, as above except rptd. pb (New York City: Signet Books, n.d.).
X  Max Jones and John Chilton, Louis: The Louis Armstrong Story 1900-1971 
        (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1971).
     ---, as above but rev. ed. (1975).
X  ---, as above but rev. ed. with new preface (New York City: DaCapo Press, Inc., 1988).
X  Hans Westerberg, Boy From New Orleans: Louis Satchmo Armstrong on records,
        films, radio and television (Copenhagen, Denmark, JazzMedia, 1981).  with separate index
          of titles and artists
X  Gary Giddins, Satchmo: The Genius of Louis Armstrong (New York City: Doubleday Dell
        Publishing Group, Inc., 1988).
X  ---, as above except rptd. pb as non-illustrated ed. (n.p.: DaCapo Press, 2001).
X  Marc H. Miller, ed., Louis Armstrong: A Cultural Legacy (New York City: Queens Museum
        of Art, 1994).
X  Louis Armstrong, Louis Armstrong, In His Own Words: Selected Writings (New York City:
        Oxford University Press, 1999).
X  Joshua Berrett, The Louis Armstrong Companion: Eight Decades of Commentary
        (New York City: Schirmer Books, 1999).
X  Michael Cogswell, Louis Armstrong: The Offstage Story of Satchmo (Portland, OR:
        Collectors Press Inc., 2003).
X  Jos Willems, All of Me: The Complete Discography of Louis Armstrong (Lanham, MD:
        The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2006).

DESI ARNAZ
     Desi Arnaz, A Book (New York City: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1976).
X   ---, as above but rptd. pb (Warner Books).
X   Elisabeth Edwards, Lucy & Desi: A Real-Life Scrapbook of America's Favorite TV
        Couple (Allen, TX: White Heat Ltd., 2004).

GEORGIE AULD
x   Charles Garrod and Bill Korst, George Auld and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce
        Record Club, 1992).

MITCHELL AYRES
X   Charles Garrod, Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,
        1991).   [ vers. 1: tape binding; vers. 2: ring binding ]

CHARLIE BARNET
     Ernie Edwards Jr., George Hall, and William Korst, Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
         (Whittier, CA: Erngeobil Publications, 1966?).
X  George Hall, William Korst, and Charles Garrod, Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
        (Laurel, MD: Jazz Discographies Unlimited, 1970).
X  Charles Garrod, Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music, 1973)
       [ vers.1: Barnet holding sax, looking to his left; vers. 2: Barnet smiling, looking to his right ]
X  Charlie Barnet with Stanley Dance.  Those Swinging Years: The Autobiography of
        Charlie Barnet (Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1984).
X   ---, as above but rptd. pb (New York City: DaCapo Press, 1992).
X   Dan Mather, Charlie Barnet: An Illustrated Biography and Discography (Jefferson, NC:
        McFarland & Company, Inc., 2002).

BLUE BARRON
     Charles Garrod, Blue Barron and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music, 1988).
     ---, as above but rev. ed. (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club, 1992).
X   ---, as above but rev. ed. (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club, 2001).

COUNT BASIE
X   Bo Scherman & Carl A. Hallstrom, A Discography of Count Basie 1929-1950
        (Copenhagen, Denmark: Karl Emil Knudsen).
X   Jorgen Grunnet Jepsen, A Discography of Count Basie 1951-1968 (Copenhagen,
        Denmark: Karl Emil Knudsen).
X    Stanley Dance, The World of Count Basie (New York City: C. Scribner's Sons, 1980).
X   ---, as above but rptd. pb (New York City: DaCapo Press).
X   Alun Morgan, Count Basie (New York City: Hippocrene Books, 1984).
X   ---, as above but rptd. in French (Paris, France: Editions Garanciere, 1986).
X   Count Basie as told to Albert Murray, Good Morning Blues: The Autobiography of
        Count Basie (New York City: Random House, 1985).
X   Chris Sheridan, Count Basie: A Bio-Discography (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press,
        1986).
X   Ken Vail, Ken Vail's Jazz Itineraries 3: Count Basie Swingin' the Blues 1936-1950
        (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2003).

TEX BENEKE
X   Charles Garrod, Tex Beneke and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music, 1973).
X    ---, as above but rev. ed. (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music, 1986).

BUNNY BERIGAN
X   Vince Danca, Bunny: A Bio-Discography of Jazz Trumpeter Bunny Berigan (Rockford,
        IL, 1978).
X   Robert Dupuis, Bunny Berigan: Elusive Legend of Jazz (Baton Rouge, LA:
        Louisiana State University Press, 1993).
     ---, as above but rptd. pb (New York City: DaCapo Press, 2005).
X   Bozy White.  The Miracle Man of Swing: A Bio-Discography of Jazz Trumpeter
        Bunny Berigan (Napierville [ sic ], IL: Shoestring Records Press, 2012), 2 vols.
  Michael P. Zirpolo.  Mr. Trumpet: The Trials, Tribulations and Triumph of Bunny
        Berigan (Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2011).

BEN BERNIE
x   Charles Garrod, Ben Bernie and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,
        1991).

WILL BRADLEY
X   Charles Garrod and Bill Korst, Will Bradley and His Orchestra / Freddie Slack and His
        Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music, 1986).

TINY BRADSHAW
x   Charles Garrod, Tiny Bradshaw and His Orchestra / Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra
        (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club, 1994).

RANDY BROOKS
     see also Garrod and Korst under "Bobby Sherwood"

LES BROWN
     Ernie Edwards Jr., George I. Hall and Bill Korst, Les Brown and His Band of Renown
        (Whittier, CA: Erngeobil Publications, 1964?).
     ---, as above but rev. ed. (Whittier, CA: Erngeobil Publications, 1966).
X   Charles Garrod, Les Brown and His Orchestra 1936-1952 (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music,
        1974).
X   Charles Garrod and Bill Korst, Les Brown and His Orchestra 1936-1960 (Zephyrhills, FL:
        Joyce Record Club, 1986).

SONNY BURKE
x   Charles Garrod, Sonny Burke and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,
        1994).

BOBBY BYRNE
x   Charles Garrod, Bobby Byrne and His Orchestra / Dean Hudson and His Orchestra
        (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club, 1992).

CAB CALLOWAY
X  Cab Calloway and Bryant Rollins, Of Minnie the Moocher & Me (New York City:
        Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1976).
X  James Popa, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music, 1976).
X  James Popa and Charles Garrod, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1925-1958
        (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music, 1987).
X  Dempsey J. Travis, "The King of Hi-De-Ho": Cab Calloway (Chicago: Urban Research
        Press, Inc., 1994).

FRANKIE CARLE
X  Gene Catrambone, The Golden Touch: Frankie Carle (Roslyn heights, NY: Libra
        Publishers, Inc., 1981).  inscribed
X  Charles Garrod, Frankie Carle and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,
        1989).

BENNY CARTER
     Morroe Berger, Ed Berger, and James Patrick.  Benny Carter: A Life in American Music
          (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1982).  2 vols.
X   ---, as above but 2nd ed. (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2002).  

CARMEN CAVALLARO
X   Charles Garrod, Carmen Cavallaro and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record
        Club, 1989).

LARRY CLINTON
X   Charles Garrod, Larry Clinton and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music, 1973)
       [ vers.1: Clinton standing at microphone; vers.2: Clinton portrait ]

COON-SANDERS
X   Fred W. Edmiston, The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks: "The Band That Made Radio
        Famous" (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2003).

DEL COURTNEY
X   Del Courtney, Hey! The Band's Too Loud (n.p.: AuthorHouse, 2005).

BOB CROSBY
X   John Chilton, Stomp Off, Let's Go: The Story of Bob Crosby's Bob Cats & Big Band
         (London, England: Jazz Book Service, 1983).
X   Charles Garrod and Bill Korst, Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL:
        Joyce Record Club, 1987).

XAVIER CUGAT
X   Edna B. Smith [ with caricatures by Xavier Cugat ], The Best I Know (Waverly House).
     Xavier Cugat, Rumba Is My Life (New York City: Didier, 1948).
     ---, as above but rptd. (London: Sampson Low, 1949).    
x   Charles Garrod, Xavier Cugat Clinton and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record
        Club, 1995).
     Mark Evans [ with Xavier Cugat, illus. ], Pepito, the Little Dancing Dog: The Story of
        Xavier Cugat's Chihuahua (New York City: Scroll Press, 1979).
     Xavier Cugat, Yo Cugat: Mis Primeros 80 Anos (Palafrugell: DASA Ediciones, 1981).
     Xavier Cugat and Juan Poch Soler, Cugat Vivio (Barcelona: Tibidabo Actaulidad, 1990).

AL DONAHUE
x   Charles Garrod and Bill Korst, Al Donahue and His Orchestra / Van Alexander and His
        Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club, 1991).   

SAM DONAHUE
X   Charles Garrod and Bill Korst, Sam Donahue and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce
        Record Club, 1992). 

DORSEY BROTHERS
X   Herb Sanford, Tommy and Jimmy: The Dorsey Years (New Rochelle, NY: Arlington
        House, 1972).  no dj
X   ---, as above but rptd. pb (New York City: DaCapo Press).
X   Charles Garrod, The Dorsey Brothers & Their Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce
        Record Club, 1992). 
     see also under  "Jimmy Dorsey"
     see also under  "Tommy Dorsey"

JIMMY DORSEY
X   Ernie Edwards Jr., George I. Hall and Bill Korst, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
        (Whittier, CA: Erngeobil Publications, Nov. 1966).
X   Charles Garrod, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music, 1980).
X   Eugene Bockemuehl (Gene Bockey), On the Road with the Jimmy Dorsey
        Aggravation 1947-1949 (San Diego, CA: Gray Castle Press, 1996).
X   Robert L. Stockdale, Jimmy Dorsey: A Study in Contrasts (Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow
        Press, Inc., 1999).
      see also Sanford under  "Dorsey Brothers"
      see also Garrod under  "Dorsey Brothers"

TOMMY DORSEY
X   Charles Garrod, Walter Scott and Frank Green, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra:
        Volume One (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music, n.d.).
X   ---, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra: Volume Two (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music, n.d.).
X   Robert L. Stockdale, Tommy Dorsey: On the Side (Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow
        Press, Inc., 1995).
X   Peter J. Levinson, Tommy Dorsey: Livin' in a Great Big Way: A Biography (n.p.: DaCapo
        Press, 1995).  [ vers 1: advance reading copy; vers. 2: retail edition ]
      see also Sanford under  "Dorsey Brothers"
      see also Garrod under  "Dorsey Brothers"

EDDY DUCHIN
x   Charles Garrod, Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,
        1989).   
X   Peter Duchin with Charles Michener, Ghost of a Chance: A Memoir (New York City:
        Random House, 1996).

SONNY DUNHAM
x   Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra, unpublished draft.
x   Charles Garrod and Bill Korst, Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra / Ziggy Elman and
        His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club, 1990).  

BILLY ECKSTINE
     Denis Brown, Billy Eckstine: A Discography (Portland, OR: Joyce Record Club, 1996).
X   ---, as above but second ed. (Portland, OR: Joyce Record Club, 2000).

LES AND LARRY ELGART
X   Richard F. Palmer and Charles Garrod, Les and Larry Elgart and Their Orchestras
        (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club, n.d.).



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