Francis Wolff

Jazz Images (164-Page Book + CD) (9788409088966)

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Jazz Images (164-Page Book + CD)

Francis Wolff

Jazz Images

9788409088966

JIM 156988

9788409088966

JAZZ

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BOOK 39,98 €

OUTSTANDING 168-PAGE BOOK INCLUDING:

• MORE THAN 150 PHOTOS BY FRANCIS WOLFF

• HARDCOVER / 31 X 31cm

• TEXTS IN ENGLISH, FRENCH & SPANISH

• INCLUDES 16-TRACK CD-SAMPLER with music from the LP/CD Francis Wolff Collection

One of the most renowned jazz photographers of all time, Francis Wolff (1907-1971) was essential to the success of the Blue Note record label. Born Jakob Franz Wolff in Berlin, Germany, he soon became a jazz enthusiast, despite the government ban placed on this type of music after 1933. In 1939, Wolff, a Jew, left Berlin where he had worked as a commercial photographer, and established himself in New York. He began working there with his childhood friend Alfred Lion, who had co-founded Blue Note Records with Max Margulis. The latter soon dropped out of his involvement in the company, and Wolff joined Lion in running it. Wolff took thousands of photographs during the Blue Note recording sessions and rehearsals. His highly personal visual concept would be forever associated with both Blue Note and jazz as a whole.

This book compiles more than 150 Francis Wolff photos of jazz stars, most of which are published here for the very first time. It also includes a special introduction by renowned music historian and jazz critic Ashley Kahn.

Among the many artists portrayed are Art Blakey, Tina Brooks, Clifford Brown, Donald Byrd, Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Grant Green, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Elvin Jones, Thelonious Monk, Lee Morgan, Bud Powell, Sonny Rollins, and Wayne Shorter.

CD BONUS:

  • 01. DEXTER GORDON: Soy Califa
  • 02: WAYNE SHORTER: Black Orpheus
  • 03. MILES DAVIS: It Never Entered My Mind
  • 04. HERBIE HANCOCK: Watermelon Man
  • 05. BUD POWELL: Parisian Thoroughfare
  • 06. DONALD BYRD: I'm Fool To Want You
  • 07. CLIFFORD BROWN & J.J. JOHNSON: Get Happy
  • 08. THELONIOUS MONK: 'Round Midnight
  • 09. ART BLAKEY: Ecaroh
  • 10. JIMMY SMITH: Ol' Man River
  • 11. ERIC DOLPHY: On Green Dolphy Street
  • 12. JOHN COLTRANE & KENNY BURRELL: Why I Was Born?
  • 13. ORNETTE COLEMAN: Embraceabler You
  • 14. McCOY TYNER: Inception
  • 15. ART FARMER: The Best Thing For You Is Me
  • 16: SIDNEY BECHET: Petite Fleur