[JAZZ HISTORY - PENNSYLVANIA] TASSIA, Sam (et al)

Valencia - York Pa. - 10th Anniversary 1929-1939

[York, Pennsylvania: The Valencia Ballroom, 1939]. Quarto. Spiral-bound leatherette boards (hardcover); 94pp; illus. Trivial soil to covers, with front board very slightlyi bowed at fore edge; internally fresh, clean and unmarked; Near Fine.

Promotional album for the storied Valencia Ballroom, a popular musical venue during the Swing Band era. Strategically located on a route that connected New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, the Valencia caught traveling orchestras on their way north or south, thus bringing an impressive assortment of acts to the unlikely industrial city of York, PA. Richly illustrated with photographs of the venue, of the Tassia family, owners and managers of the Valencia, architectural views, and dozens of portraits of the popular performers who played there, including Eddie Duchin, Kay Kyser, Benny Goodman, Sammy Kaye, Guy Lombardo, Bunny Berrigan, the Dorseys, and a host of others. Though the Valencia clearly favored white orchestras, a few noteworthy African-American performers appeared there regularly and are pictured, including Jimmy Lunceford, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, and Claude Hopkins. A lavishly-produced souvenir, and highly uncommon; OCLC notes four locations and we trace no other copies in the trade.

Price: $250.00

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