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Typically, a photograph of a jazz musician has several formal prerequisites: black-and-white film, an urban setting in the mid-twentieth century, and a black ma

The Jazz Image is a celebration not only of jazz photographers Bill Gottlieb, Herman Leonard, Bill Claxton, and Lee Friedlander, but also of the jazz giants the

Covering six decades of performers - from Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington to John Coltrane and Miles Davis - this collection is as much a comprehensive catal

Miles Davis, supremely cool behind his shades. Billie Holiday, eyes closed and head tilted back in full cry. John Coltrane, one hand behind his neck and a finge

A collection of poems recounts the efforts of Esquire magazine graphic designer Art Kane to photograph a group of famous jazz artists in front of a Harlem brown