William Claxton has died aged 80. He was, perhaps, the most famous of the American jazz photographers. The shot of Art Pepper shown here caught my eye 50 years ago when it appeared in an old Metronome Yearbook. I have loved it ever since. Yet it is only one of the many thousands of brilliant photos taken by William Claxton that captured the feel of jazz; in particular, the music of the West Coast.For the past eighteen years we've been updating the world about jazz in the north east of England and updating the north east of England about jazz in the world. WINNER of the Jazz Media Category in the 2018 All Party Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Contact lanceliddle@gmail.com
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
William Claxton R.I.P
William Claxton has died aged 80. He was, perhaps, the most famous of the American jazz photographers. The shot of Art Pepper shown here caught my eye 50 years ago when it appeared in an old Metronome Yearbook. I have loved it ever since. Yet it is only one of the many thousands of brilliant photos taken by William Claxton that captured the feel of jazz; in particular, the music of the West Coast.Blog Archive
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1 comment :
Hi Lance
Thanks for pointing me in the direction of the LA Times.I've downloaded a copy of the obituary.
Russell
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