R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country [book & CD] by: Crumb, Robert; Calt, Stephen; Nevins, Richard; Jasen, David
Hardcover. NY, Abrams, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Introduction by Terry Zwigoff. Includes Bonus Music CD Selected and Compiled by R. Crumb. Bright, clean & tight copy, 240 pages. "Anyone who knows R. Crumb's work as an illustrator knows of his passion for music. And all those who collect his work prize the 'Heroes of the Blues, Early Jazz Greats, and Pioneers of Country Music' trading card sets he created in the early to- mid-1980s. Now they are packaged together for the first time in book form, along with an exclusive 21-track CD of music selected and compiled by Crumb himself (featuring original recordings by Charley Patton, Dock Boggs, Jelly Roll Morton, and others). A brief biography of each musician is provided, along with a full-color original illustration by Crumb.