First U.S. Edition, with no further printings indicated. The great Basie sideman and trombonist's colourful recollections of his life in jazz. In red cloth boards, spine ends and front corners of boards gently bumped, previous owner's small book plate to front paste down, sticker residue to front endpaper. Otherwise near fine, tight, bright, clean, unmarked. In a good, unclipped dust jacket, slightly rubbed, moderate edge wear, spine ends chipped, top edge of rear panel is creased with two closed tears and slight paper loss. Nice copy, quite uncommon in this condition. J103
