{"product_id":"jazz-by-william-claxton-1st1st-1987-only-4000-copies-printed-hcdj-very-rare","title":"JAZZ by WILLIAM CLAXTON 1st\/1st 1987 — Only 4000 Copies Printed, HC\/DJ Very Rare","description":"  \u003cspan\u003eJAZZ by William Claxton — 1st Edition 1st Printing, Only 4000 Copies Printed, 1987 HC\/DJ — Very Rare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Publisher: Twelvetrees Press, Pasadena (1987)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery rare, first edition, first printing of \"Jazz\" by the famous celebrity photographer, William Claxton, in near mint condition, with only 4000 copies printed. The dust jacket is in near mint condition with very slight shelf-wear to tips of spine ends. A beautifully produced book of some of his classic images of Jazz musicians. Includes a foreword by Leonard Feather, and an afterword by Terry Southern. A beautiful and scarce book. Please see below for more on Claxton.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBiography and Obituary  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaxton was celebrated for his moody black-and-white portraits of \nleading jazzmen such as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Art\n Pepper and Thelonious Monk. His photographs of musicians at work around\n the US in 1960, taken on a four-month journey accompanied by \nmusicologist Joachim-Ernst Berendt, were collected in the book Jazzlife.\n Claxton took the famous photograph of a brooding Chet Baker with his \nface reflected on the piano (below). His Baker portraits were collected \nin the book Young Chet, with a note from Claxton that photography is \n\"jazz for the eye\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClaxton's photographs made striking album covers for Pacific Jazz Records, such as the shot of a seaborne Baker blowing his trumpet in \nthe wind on the sleeve of the 1956 album, Chet Baker and Crew. Shooting \nLP covers was, wrote Claxton, a \"simple and delightful experience\" - and\n an intimate arrangement he preferred to the wrangling of executives and\n stylists that would accompany CD cover shoots in later years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in California, Claxton snapped other leading \nmusicians throughout a career spanning more than 50 years, including \nFrank Sinatra, Joni Mitchell, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Tom Jones \nand - most recently - Bob Dylan. His contribution to music included \nsetting up the organization that runs the Grammy awards; he was handed \nthe Lucie award for music photography in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work appeared in Interview, Time, Life and Vogue and he teamed up\n with his wife, model Peggy Moffitt, to work in the field of fashion \nwith designer Rudi Gernreich. Claxton also took many candid snaps of \nlegendary film stars, including Marlene Dietrich and, most notably, his \nfriend Steve McQueen, often shown posing behind the wheel of his beloved\n automobiles. A collection of Claxton's photographs of comedians, \nincluding Robin Williams and Billy Crystal, was published in 1999. -Courtesy of The Guardian Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Cat Caboodle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67813983682925,"sku":"qne1793029831986","price":164.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/4129\/2141\/files\/jazz-by-william-claxton-1st1st-1987-only-4000-copies-printed-hcdj-very-rare_1.jpg?v=1793029837","url":"https:\/\/biodegradablestyle.shop\/products\/jazz-by-william-claxton-1st1st-1987-only-4000-copies-printed-hcdj-very-rare","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}