William Claxton. Jazzlife - Reviews
| "Jazzlife is surely the most thorough and imaginative visual record of American jazz at mid-century that we’ll ever see."— Newsweek, New York, United States | |
| "In 1959 and 1960, acclaimed photographer William Claxton and German musicologist Joachim Berendt made a journey across the U.S. in search of jazz, documenting their travels in a journal published in 1962 as Jazzlife. TASCHEN reissued the tome in 2005 and has now released Jazzlife the Collector`s Edition which includes four signed and numbered ultra-chrome prints and a CD."— Town & Country, New York, United States | |
| "Si vous aimez le jazz, il vous est impossible de faire l'impasse sur ce livre. Dès 2003, les éditions TASCHEN comencèrent à rassembler le travail de deux amoureux fou de jazz. Celui entrepris par le photographe William Claxton en compagnie du musicologue allemand Joachim Berendt qui, en 1960, entreprirent au travers de leurs deux métiers de collectionner photos et enregistrements d'artistes de jazz, légendaires ou simples musiciens de rue. Ce livre est le résultat de cette colossale entreprise. Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Muddy Waters, Gabor Szabo, Dave Brubeck, Stan Getz, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles David, Charlie Mingus, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane et bien d'autres viennent illustrer ces pages. Un grand bol de revival à consommer chaque soir avant de se coucher. Surtout que deux CD, enregistrés dans les années 60 par ces deux fous furieux de jazz, ainsi que quatre photos signées et numérotées, complètent ce superbe livre sous coffret. Rien à dire de plus. Que du bonheur!"— La Réserve, Lausanne, France | |
| „Jazzenthusiasten dürfen sich auf eine Jazzreise durch die Zeit freuen, und die Musik so sehen und hören wie Claxton und Berendt sie einst erlebt haben.“— Lapsus, Wuppertal, Germany | |
| "These days the publishing industry in Japan has been facing difficulties, and many publishers have been trying to market to their readers. However, there is a unique and powerful publisher called TASCHEN, whose owner says "Mass marketing is not necessary." The company is famous for huge books called SUMO series, such as Helmut Newton's SUMO or Muhammad Ali's GOAT. After finishing high school, he started his own comic shop at the age of 18, and his accurate eyes were seeing the exact market from then. His collector's editions like SUMO with original photos are considered not just books but art whose value will rise. For example, SUMO was launched at 190,000 yen but is now 750,000, and GOAT was 390,000 but is now 450,000, and many people started realizing that those books will get more expensive as copies become rare. Keeping this in mind, it is now time to buy Jazzlife Collector's Edition. With gorgeous photography by William Claxton, 4 original prints are included at 150,000 yen. GQ researched his market price and found that one original photo costs 80,000... Call TASCHEN and get them immediately. Not talking only about money, it is good to see beautiful things every day and one day their value will go up?"— GQ Japan, Tokyo, Japan | |
| "¿Cuanto tiempo tardaron en los espíritus pedestres en admitir que el invento de la imprenta era no ya algo fundamental en el desarrollo de la humanidad sino que también crearía uno de los entretenimientos más glorioso que existen? En determinada gente ese entusiasmo resulta previsible, pero te asalta un pasmo cuando te habla con fascinación del lamentablemente revolucionario ebook alguien cuya extraordinaria biblioteca conoces. Y vuelcas un amor especial en esos libros grandes e incómodos que no puedes sujetar con las manos, que tienes que tumbarlos en la mesa o en la cama para gozar de ellos. Y la edición de algunos de ellos sólo puede habar sido concebida desde el amor. Das por supuesta que la sabiduría y la exquisitez. Qué garantía de todas esas cosas ofrece el catálogo de TASCHEN afirmo, mientras que vuelvo a manosear Jazz Life, ese impagable homenaje a Wiliam Claxton a una música que parece haber pasado a las catacumbas."— El País, Madrid, Spain | |
William Claxton / JazzlifeLa Réserve, Switzerland, January 01, 2009 |
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Bilder im Takt des Cool-Jazz ...br-online.de, Germany, October 23, 2008 |
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William Claxton, el fotógrafo de las estrellaselpais.com, Spain, October 15, 2008 |
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Fotógrafo das 'estrelas' do jazz - William Claxton (1927-2008)aeiou.expresso.pt, Portugal, October 14, 2008 |
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William Claxton. Jazzlife
William Claxton, Joachim E. Berendt
Hardcover in box with 4 signed prints, 11.5 x 16.0 in., 696 pages, $ 2,000 |
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Bettina Rheims, Art Edition A (Rose, c'est Paris, 2009) Pigment print on Harman photo Baryth paper. Hardcover, booklet, DVD (138 minutes), and further objects in a suitcase, 11.4 x 15.9 in., 332 pages, $ 2,000 Ceci n'est pas un livre, ceci n'est pas un film... An uncommon case of seduction, secrets, and suspense. Limited edition of 100 copies |
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Bettina Rheims, Art Edition B (Magic City III, 2009) Pigment print on Harman photo Baryth paper. Hardcover, booklet, DVD (138 minutes), and further objects in a suitcase, 11.4 x 15.9 in., 332 pages, $ 2,000 Ceci n'est pas un livre, ceci n'est pas un film... An uncommon case of seduction, secrets, and suspense. Limited edition of 100 copies |