Reviews
Even in its new incarnation, Jazzlife remains a book unique in the jazz literature, and not only for its physical dimensions. Pore over its pages, and you're seeing jazz -- and related music -- practically everyone who mattered turns up in these pages., From New Orleans brass bands to Baptist gospel choirs and anonymous street players; from rural bluesmen in penitentiaries to legendary musicians, all expressions of the jazz life are seemingly here - in luminous black and white and vibrant colour. The volume has dipped in and out of print ever since but this latest edition is probably the most impressive version yet - featuring no less than 600 large format pages., 56 years after its first appearance, the era-defining book by photographer William Claxton and musicologist Joachim Berendt is back, and it's as groundbreaking as ever., Even in its new incarnation, Jazzlife remains a book unique in the jazz literature, and not only for its physical dimensions. Pore over its pages, and you're seeing jazz - and related music - practically everyone who mattered turns up in these pages.
