"An illustrated exploration of how the expressionism and spontaneity of jazz spilled onto its album art, posters, and promotional photography, and even inspired standalone works of fine art"--

Presents an introduction to jazz music and provides brief facts about nine well-known jazz musicians, set to the rhythm of the traditional song, "This Old Man."

The finest collection of jazz photographs ever published, William Claxton's Jazz became an instant classic when it was first published in 1987. Legendary throughout the jazz world, Claxton began photographing musicians while still a student at UCLA, during the early days of the burgeoning West Coast jazz scene. A personal friend of many of the artists, Claxton captured on film the intimate relationship between the musicians and their music, and his...