William Claxton is the preeminent name in American jazz photography, and this 289-page book captures the enormous scope of his talent. From now-legendary shots of jazz icons to newer pictures of... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Yesterday I perused this book in a book store, and thought it looked amazing. Beautiful images of musicians and their trappings from several decades. The book seems to have a lot of images from the West Coast Jazz scene, which is what really sold me. I just bought a copy for my mother-in-law, who is a big Jazz fan.
AN ESSENCIAL DOCUMENT FOR JAZZ AND ART LOVERS
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This is an essencial document not only for jazz and blues lovers but for everyone interested in photo as an art.William Claxton tells his envolving stories with the musicians,about his work with them and how they became friends.Then he shows how he captured their feelings and soul.Some of the photos are already icons of this century.
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