105 Jazz Life XL

Jazzlife (Bonus CD)

The sights and sounds of American jazz

In 1959 and 1960, photographer William Claxton and noted German musicologist Joachim
Berendt traveled the United States hot on the trail of jazz music. The result of their collaboration
was an amazing collection of photographs and recordings of legendary artists as well as
unknown street musicians.

The book Jazzlife, the original fruit of their labors, has become a collector’s item that is highly
treasured among jazz and photography fans. In 2003, TASCHEN began reassembling this
important collection of material—along with many never-before-seen color images from those
trips. They are brought together in this updated volume, which includes a foreword by Claxton
tracing his travels with Berendt and his love affair with jazz music in general. Utilizing the
benefits of today's digital technology, a restored audio CD from Joachim Berendt's original
recordings has been produced and is included in this package. Jazz fans will be delighted to be
able to take a jazz-trip through time, both seeing and hearing the music as Claxton and Berendt
originally experienced it.

• Featuring photographs of Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Muddy Waters, Gabor
Szabo, Dave Brubeck, Stan Getz, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Charlie Mingus,
Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, and many more
• Includes bonus CD of digitally remastered recordings of music made during Berendt and
Claxton’s journey (originally released in 1960 as two records)

The photographer: William Claxton holds a special place in the history of
American—particularly jazz—photography. Since his early career—shooting for LIFE, Paris
Match, and Vogue, among other magazines—Claxton has worked with and become friends
with many Hollywood luminaries and jazz musicians, most notably Steve McQueen and Chet
Baker (whom Claxton first photographed in 1952 when Baker was young and still unknown).
Claxton, whose jazz imagery has graced the covers of countless albums and magazine covers
for over five decades, is considered the preeminent photographer of jazz music. TASCHEN
has also published Claxton’s Jazz seen and Steve McQueen.

The author: In Germany, Joachim E. Berendt was called the “jazz pope”, and indeed he was the
most influential non-musician in the German jazz scene for more than 50 years. He was
founding member of South West German Radio (Südwestfunk) and produced more than 250
records, including many issued on the MPS-SABA label. In 1953, he first published The
Jazzbuch, which became the most successful history book on jazz worldwide. His collection of
records, books and jazz documents became the basis for the Jazzinstitut Darmstadt before he
died in an accident in 2000. His contributions to jazz are internationally recognized to this day.

English
€ 150.00

Reviews:
"...not just a journey through a country but through the tradition of the music. An entire history
is condensed into a few months: decades can be seen in the time it takes to make a
photograph." Read more ...
Observer Music Monthly, London
United Kingdom