Jazzlife : a journey for jazz across America in 1960 (ISBN : 9783836542937)

THREE-LANGUAGE EDITION: ENGLISH / FRENCH / GERMAN

At the heart of jazz. In 1960, photographer William Claxton and renowned musicologist Joachim E. Berendt traveled across the United States in search of jazz. From musicals to marching bands, from alleyways to basements, they sought to capture this living, expressive, and energetic musical phenomenon that fascinated America beyond social, economic, and racial barriers. The result of the collaboration between Claxton and Berendt, Jazzlife has long been highly sought after by collectors and is now available in this new volume published by Taschen.

Across the country, from unknown street musicians to the great legends of the genre, this essential journey through jazz explores precisely what makes it one of the most original American art forms. Featuring photographs of Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, and many others, this book is both a fascinating slice of history and a sensitive personal tribute.