William Claxton. Jazzlife - Reviews
"Wohl jeder Jazz-Fan auf Erden wäre bei dieser Reise gern dabei gewesen, die der Fotograf William Claxton und der deutsche Musikologe Joachim E. Berendt 1960 durch die USA unternahmen. Das 1961 erstmals erschienene und für die Neuausgabe stark erweiterte Buch enthält eine Fülle faszinierender Musikerportraits und wunderbarer Momentaufnahmen."General-Anzeiger, BonnGermany |
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"Wenn der ‚Papst` und das ‚Auge des Cool` eine Reise machen, dann muss etwas Großes entstehen ... Mancher Coffee Table wird bei der XXL-Neuauflage des erfolgreichsten Musikbuchs der Geschichte wacklige Knie bekommen. Dem Auge des Betrachters, in dem bekanntlich die Schönheit liegt, dürfte es hingegen gut gefallen."Financial Times Deutschland, HamburgGermany |
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"Famous names and faces here―Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, as well as many figures not as well known or now forgotten, all caught in the clothes, hairstyles, and social context of the America of 45 years ago. Best of all, with the CD that`s included, you can hear recordings Berendt made on the trip―singing in the church in Zachary, LA., or Coltrane improvising on Irving Berlin`s "Soft Lights."Boston Globe, BostonUnited States |
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"Obscurities and greats, New Orleans street bands and session men: This is a magnificent time capsule."The Dallas Morning News, DallasUnited States |
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"Jazzlife by William Claxton is a massive and immediately stunning title . . .an overwhelming and sublime volume."New York Post, New YorkUnited States |
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"The fusion of culture and travel is often a fertile picture-book formula. Certainly it makes a rewarding combination in William Claxton`s Jazzlife, a book as impressive as it is backbreaking. This is a large-format reissuing of photographs taken in 1960, when Mr. Claxton and the German musicologist Joachim E. Berendt embarked on a road trip in America. They found and photographed the great jazz artists of that time, with a particularly jubilant, evocative emphasis on vintage New Orleans spirit."The New York Times, New YorkUnited States |
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"William Claxton, also famous for photos of Steve McQueen, is a master of Jazz. In 1960, he traveled America with jazz musicologist Joachim Berendt to record Jazz, which is the most important art of the country. The result of their collaboration was an amazing collection of photographs and recordings of legendary artists as well as unknown street musicians. In 2005 TASCHEN revived this very important photography, which includes a foreword by Claxton tracing his travels with Berendt and his love affair with jazz music in general. Also fascinated by gift CD from Joachim Berendt's original recordings which has been reproduced and included in this package."Free & Easy, TokyoJapan |
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"Pour faire un beau (petit) cadeau à un amoureux du jazz, il vous suffit de piocher parmi nos sélections et enthousiasmes de toute l`année. Mais pour faire « grosse impression », il vous faudra débourser 150 euros afin d`acquérir le fort volume, étiqueté « XXL » et intitulé Jazzlife, du photographe William Claxton (éd. TASCHEN). A l`origine, en 1960, une traversée en images de la jazzosphère nord-américaine admirablement commentée par le producteur et écrivain Joachim Ernst Berendt, et aujourd`hui enfin traduite et publiée luxueusement, soit 720 pages de 29,1 sur 40,7 cm augmentées en CD de la parfaite « bande-son » de ce reportage aujourd`hui impossible."Les Echos, ParisFrance |
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"TASCHEN recupera la colección fotográfica resultante del viaje que, entre 1959 y 1960 realizaron el fotógrafo William Claxton y el musicólogo alemán Joachim Berendt por Estados Unidos siguiendo las huellas del jazz. Un impresionante archivo...."Metro, MadridSpain |
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"Der splendide Band im XXL-Format ordnet das gesamte Material des 1961 erstmals erschienenen Buches neu, ergänzt es um unveröffentlichte Fotos und eine CD mit Originalaufnahmen. Jazzmusiker auf der Bühne oder in rauchgeschwängerten Clubs – eine intime Zeitreise in die Hochphase des Jazz."Focus, HamburgGermany |
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William Claxton. Jazzlife
Claxton, William / Claxton, William / Berendt, Joachim E.
Hardcover + CD, 29.1 x 40.7 cm (11.5 x 16 in.), 696 pages $ 200.00 ISBN: 978-3-8228-3066-6 Multilingual Edition: English, French, German Availability: Not in Stock |
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Jazz Times, United States, December 01, 2005
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William Claxton. Jazzlife. The Collector's Edition Limited to 1,000 individually signed and numbered copies. Every copy comes with four signed and numbered ultrachrome prints |
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