Blue Note by Michael Cuscuna (2015, Hardcover)

Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated

2080202200

9782080202208

211240050

Blue Note

288 Pages

English

Composers & Musicians, Subjects & Themes / Celebrity, Genres & Styles / Jazz

2015

Yes

Music, Photography, Biography & Autobiography

Michael Cuscuna

Hardcover

1.4 in

84.2 Oz

13 in

9.6 in

Trade

2016-561394

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"Blue Note is the greatest jazz label of them all, hence the numerous publications over the past twenty years. The thing, however, that distinguishes Francis Wolff's photos from the images of two other great photographers -- Herman Leonard and William Claxton -- is that Wolff was always present in the Van Gelder studio when all these classic albums were being rehearsed and recorded . He truly captured the gestalt and essence of what makes Blue Note great ." - KCRW   RHYTHM PLANET BLOG

Wolff, Francis

781.650922

Black-and-white photographs oozing with cool immortalize the performances and offstage lives of more than 100 famed jazz musicians who forged Blue Note Records' legendary reputation. Blue Note Records--cofounded in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff--is dedicated to recording the greatest musicians in jazz history. Wolff's photographs taken from 1948-69 catch the stars in action: performing onstage, in recording sessions, or cutting stylish silhouettes around town. This curated selection includes jazz greats Louis Armstrong, Art Blakey, Ornette Coleman, Chick Corea, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, and many more. Each photograph is identified by subject, session or album being cut, and date; and the featured artists are indexed for easy reference. The intimate and candid photographs--often used to illustrate the label's iconic album covers--recount the label's dazzling seventy-five-year saga., Blue Note Records-co-founded in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff-celebrates seventy-five years dedicated to recording the greatest musicians in jazz history. One hundred of the musicians who defined the premier jazz label are celebrated in photographs by Wolff. These photographs, taken from 1948-1969, catch the stars in action: performing onstage, in recording sessions, or cutting stylish silhouettes around town. The powerful images were used to illustrate the label's iconic album covers, and this curated selection features jazz greats Louis Armstrong, Art Blakey, Ornette Coleman, Chick Corea, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, and many more. Lion and Wolff shared a lifelong passion for music and an unwavering commitment to record quality albums by innovative musicians, even in the face of economic crises and changing musical trends. They witnessed the greatest jazz acts of all time and Wolff's photographs bring to life their most intimate and exciting performances. Each photograph is identified by subject, session or album being cut, and date; and the featured artists are indexed for easy reference. This volume-enriched with one hundred intimate and candid photographs-recounts the label's dazzling saga.

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Cuscuna, Michael