Parkside Publications Book Catalog

Parkside Publications Catalog


	The Immortal 2.9 The Revised Edition by Simon Moore Edited and designed by Malcolm S. Harris ISBN No: 987-0-9820774-0-5 REGULAR EDITION (Postpaid): US$275 for USA and Canada US$315 for other countries COLLECTOR'S EDITION (Postpaid): US$375 for USA and Canada US$415 for other countries The Revised Edition of The Immortal 2.9 is finally here! A new edition of this classic motoring book has been anxiously awaited by automotive enthusiasts for many years. First published in 1986, the original edition became an instant classic and established Simon Moore as the world's foremost authority on the history of Alfa Romeo's famous pre-war eight-cylinder cars. Read More…

	The Magnificent Monopostos by Simon Moore Edited and designed by Malcolm S. Harris ISBN No: 978-0-9820774-2-9 The third book in Simon Moore’s Alfa Romeo trilogy is finally here! It presents the glorious history of all of Alfa’s Grand Prix racing cars from 1923 to 1951. As usual, Simon has used his phenomenal detective skills to trace the history of the individual cars, including those that were sold to private owners by the factory and Scuderia Ferrari. Read More…

	The Legendary 2.3 by Simon Moore Edited and designed by Malcolm S. Harris ISBN No. for three volume set: 0-9617266-0-3 $295 postpaid in USA and Canada $345 postpaid other countries The Legendary 2.3 presents the history of the fabled Alfa Romeo 8C2300 sports and racing cars which dominated sports racing events in the early 1930s and are generally regarded as the finest sports cars produced during that period. Author Simon Moore, the ultimate authority on vintage Alfa Romeo cars, reviews the history of each of the 188 cars in great detail. Read More…

	Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond by Doug Ramsey Foreword by Dave Brubeck and Iola Brubeck Edited and designed by Malcolm S. Harris ISBN No: 0-9617266-7-9 The print version of Take Five is sold out. The E-book version is available from Amazon for only $15. Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond is the story of a jazz artist who transcended genres to establish one of the most immediately recognizable sounds in all of music. Long before his success as the alto saxophonist with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, decades before he wrote “Take Five,” Desmond determined that he would be himself, never a disciple or an imitator, whatever the cost. Read More…

	A Life in the Golden Age of Jazz: A Biography of Buddy DeFranco by Fabrice Zammarchi and Sylvie Mas Edited and designed by Malcolm S. Harris ISBN No: 0-9617266-6-0 REGULAR EDITION (Postpaid): $45 in USA and Canada $80 other countries COLLECTOR'S EDITION (Postpaid): $80 in USA and Canada $120 other countries A Life in the Golden Age of Jazz presents the biography of Buddy DeFranco, who is generally regarded as the greatest jazz clarinetist of all time. Buddy’s life as a professional musician spans almost the entire history of jazz, from the early days of the Swing Era, through Bebop and up to the present day. Read More…

	Il signor Touring: Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni by Giacomo Tavoletti $85 postpaid in USA and Canada $130 postpaid other countries This anxiously-awaited book recounts the life and accomplishments of a great gentleman and one of the leaders in the world of automotive design, the late Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni, director of Carrozzeria Touring, the famous Italian auto design and coachbuilding firm. During the 1930s, Touring was unquestionably Italy’s leading coachbuilder… Read More…

	Jazz Clarinet by Bill Smith Edited and designed by Malcolm S. Harris ISBN No. 0-9617266-0-2 $29.95 postpaid in USA and Canada $36.95 postpaid other countries Jazz Clarinet is an expert “how-to” manual for the aspiring jazz clarinetist and is also of interest to jazz musicians who play other instruments. Bill Smith draws upon his academic experience as a music professor at the University of Washington, and upon his extensive jazz performance career (including service as a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet) to review all of the fundamental skills necessary to learn the jazz vocabulary. Read More…

*Concerto for Clarinet* and Combo by Bill Smith Edited and designed by Malcolm S. Harris $125 postpaid in USA and Canada $135 postpaid other countries Concerto for Clarinet and Combo is a long-lost masterwork by composer and clarinetist Bill Smith, which was written in 1956 and was recorded in 1957. The score to this 20-minute jazz concerto has never been previously published and was recently found and transcribed into the Petrucci music font. Our package includes a complete director’s score, individual parts for all ten instruments and a compact disk of the 1957 Contemporary recording. Read More…

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