Wax Poetics Issue One

Reprint of the Aug/Sept 2006 Issue 18 edition of Wax Poetics magazine, covering Parliament-Funkadelic.

A photographic look into the world of vinyl record collectors—including Questlove—in the most intimate of environments—their record rooms. Compelling photographic essays from photographer Eilon Paz are paired with in-depth and insightful interviews to illustrate what motivates these collectors to keep digging for more records. The reader gets an up close and personal look at a variety of well-known vinyl champions, including Gilles Peterson and King Britt, as well as a glimpse into the collections of known and unknown DJs, producers, record dealers, and everyday enthusiasts. Driven by his love for vinyl records, Paz takes us on a five-year journey unearthing the very soul of the vinyl community.

"The fandom driving the magazine is infectious, and the best pieces are simply essential.... A large part of Anthology's draw, as with Wax Poetics the magazine, is how gorgeous it looks: Many pieces come with lovingly reproduced album covers and 45 labels, arrayed neatly like so much recordcollector porn." -The Onion A.V. Club Wax Poetics Anthology, Volume 1, the first book from the esteemed music journal showcasing everyone from jazz and Hip Hop heavyweights to soul and funk musicians, gathers articles from their first five issues into an attractive hardbound edition filled with vintage photos and album art. Including profiles of the Wu-Tang Clan's RZA, funk drummers Clyde Stubblefield and John "Jab'O" Starks, Wild Style director Charlie Ahearn, the late jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, and many more, this first installment of the Wax Poetics Anthology is a must-have for record collectors and music connoisseurs alike. First published in December 2001, Brooklyn-born Wax Poetics hit newsstands with a new vision for music journalism, creating a bridge between the past and present of Hip Hop, jazz, funk, soul, reggae, disco, and Latin music. Although originally created for a concentrated market of music aficionados, the magazine's audience has grown exponentially, making musical anthropologists out of average music listeners and spawning a soul renaissance, complete with comeback tours and sophomore efforts. Wax Poetics illuminates the dark corners of our sonic past, while also striving to give new and innovative artists the credit they truly deserve.

Elegant People is the definitive history of Weather Report, the premier fusion band of the 1970s and beyond. Founded in late 1970 by three stars of the jazz world—keyboardist Joe Zawinul, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, and bassist Miroslav Vitouš—Weather Report went on to become the most unique and enduring jazz band of its era, with a style of music wholly its own. Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of Weather Report's first album release, comes Elegant People: A History of the Band Weather Report, the first book to tell the band's story in detail. Based on years of research and dozens of interviews with musicians, engineers, managers, and support personnel, Elegant People is written from an insider's perspective, describing Weather Report's transformation from a freewheeling, avant-garde jazz band whose ethos was "We always solo and we never solo" to a grooving juggernaut that combined elements of jazz, funk, Latin, and rhythm and blues. Fueled by Zawinul's hit tune "Birdland" and the charismatic stage presence of legendary electric bass player Jaco Pastorius, Weather Report took on the aura of rock stars. By the time Zawinul and Shorter mutually agreed to part ways in 1986, Weather Report had produced sixteen albums, a body of work that ranks among the most significant in jazz and continues to resonate with musicians and fans today.

The second book by the esteemed journal Wax Poetics is a vivid exploration of an element of music culture that has withered with the advent of MP3s and digital downloading. Records possess a visual as well as an aural capacity for storytelling. The record cover - eye candy for the music lover - speaks a language rooted in the environment and era of the music itself.

Make room on your book shelves!! One of the premier magazines for music lovers and vinyl collectors, Wax Poetics is here with their first anthology book. Compiled of their favorite articles from issues 1 - 5, all in one book. All of your favorites and appreciated artists from jazz, hip-hop to funk and soul shown in this book, which is a collectors must have!!!

"Wax Poetics Anthology, Volume 2," the third book from the esteemed music journal showcasing everyone from jazz and Hip Hop heavyweights to soul and funk musicians, gathers articles from Issues 6 through 10 into a musthave hardbound edition for record collectors and music connoisseurs alike. When "Wax Poetics" debuted in 2001, many magazines were covering the artists of the day, but coverage on classic material was noticeably lacking. This second volume of "Wax Poetics Anthology" continues in the magazine's tradition of bridging the gap. From jazz pioneers like Eugene McDaniels, Sun Ra, and Joe Zawinul to influential Hip Hop artists like DJ Premier and the Beastie Boys, "Wax Poetics Anthology, Volume 2" presents a diverse array of musical puzzle pieces and gives readers the opportunity to make the connections themselves.

The Academic Archive: Vol 2; Pretty Purdie: Bernard Purdie; Bob James Calling; Two Brothers With Beats: Mr. Walt and Evil Dee; Old School: First Phase Phase (from East Village Eye November 1982); North Coast Hip-Hop: Step Into A World / An Allegory in Four Parts; Love and Hate: Groove Merchant, San Francisco's Groove Merchant record store; Music Mobility: Portable phonographs; Texas Funk Sunny Side Up: Timothy McNealy; The Elite 20: A Selection of Some of the Most Wanted Hip-Hop Records in the World; In the Bedroom: A Photo Essay by John Carluccio; The Human Element: Malcolm Catto; Bongo Flava: Hip-Hop in Tanzania; Common Ground: Val Shively's R&B Records; Cutting Corners: LP cut-outs; re: Discovery: Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm; Check Your Bucket! A Review of the Previously Released - Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and Tribe; Fire Corner Sounds: Poor People Music - Rebel Rock and the Productions of Clive Chin; The Memoirs of Prince Paul