Well not exactly. As reported in a previous post, William Claxton died earlier this week. However, today I wandered into a South Shields charity shop and, lo and behold, on the shelf before me, modestly priced at £3 , was a massive hard backed, 298 page book of the great man's photographs!Entitled "Jazz Seen" and published in 1999 this is the coffee table book to end all coffee table books. The shots of literally all the jazz greats are here, and done with originality and taste - witness the photo of Chet Baker and his girl friend shown here.
A book to devour time after time; you can almost hear the music bursting from each image.
Without doubt, the best three quid I've ever spent.
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You have a penchant for bargains Lance which never fails to amaze me!This book sounds like a real "find"
Liz, this wasn't a "find"; I'm convinced it was "heaven sent". William Claxton died last Saturday in Los Angelos and this Saturday a book of his photos appears before me in South Shields. Probably the only copy in South Shields ever!
Spooky.
Spooky indeed, but perhaps you only noticed it because of his death last week..whatever... it will yours to treasure forever. I often find that when I come across a new word for instance, it just crops up time & time again. Changing the subject, I have just noticed that Clare Teal was on at our local Theatre Royal last night, & I missed it. Apparently that recording she did with the BBC Big Band at Scarboro' is due to be broadcast ( I think tomorrow night) check it out.
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