Discounting liner notes for various jazz records, my first published work for public consumption appeared in 1972 and was entitled The Eddie Condon Scrapbook of Jazz. My most recent book was published in 2009, the English-language edition of The Ghosts of Harlem, which had originally appeared in French in 1996. During the 37 years in between there have been many book, booklets, pamphlets, magazine articles, portfolios, LP liner notes, CD booklets and other types of publications that require words and photographs.

Most of these publications have had some relationship to either photography or music and in some instances both. I have never found it difficult to get published on a modest level, in magazines or with projects associated with music, but books have often been a struggle. I do not write anything that is geared towards popular consumption and large photography-based books are often costly. Both these factors often discourage publishers. Nonetheless, the books and other publications continu e to make their way into print, they retain their value and usually appreciate and in some instances are republished. In the years to come I hope my list of published works grows substantially as there are a number of competed projects that should see the light of day.