Atlanta Jazz Festival '67 ORIGINAL PROGRAM
Irvington, NJ: Gil Kravette, 1967. First Edition. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. 20 PP. Very Good +. Item #8009
Performers included the Nina Simone, Wes Montgomery, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck and Herbie Mann!
Important original 1967 (second year) program from the Atlanta Jazz Festival at Fulton County Stadium. The brainchild of George Wein and Dick Cecil! The annual jazz festival circuit established by George Wein, in collaboration with Newport (KOOL) cigarettes, altered the course of Jazz music in America. The festivals featured stars both white and black and showcased the power of modern jazz in America. Cecil, an exececutive the with the Atlanta Braves and President of Atlanta Stadium Productions, Inc., recognized the potential of a KOOL Jazz Festival in Atlanta... and the rest is history. The festival maintains a vibrant yearly presence in Atlanta to this day!
Light wear to edges and spine. A bit of rust to original staples. This copy retained by Dick Cecil as a "File Copy" all of these years... "0" copies in commerce and "0" copies on OCLC.
Price: $250.00