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7) Jazz
Author
Language
English
Description
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...
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
"Throughout the fifties and sixties, the Blue Note record label embodied one word: style. Blue Note 2, companion volume to Blue Note (also from Chronicle Books), features over 200 more examples of the cutting-edge album covers designed for Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, and many other jazz greats. From classic images to rare sleeves coveted by collectors, and including a foreword by Ruth Lion, wife of Blue Note founder...