Product Description

This collection of photographs by the jazz photographer Herman Leonard covers all the major stars of the 40s and 50s, such as Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Washington, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #800246 in Books
• Published on: 1990-01-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 152 pages

Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Customer Reviews

Absolutely Beautiful...
These black and white photographs of jazz greats and originators are beautiful and poignant. I love the photos of the artists in action, often in smoke-filled nighclubs. More than those photos, I adore the behind the scenes photos. There are serious and real sides of Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong captured here, that the public never had a chance to see. I received this book twenty something years ago. I was too shy to ask Alvin Jones and Max Roach to sign it when I saw them perform (seperate gigs). But, as a young twenty-something, I had the nerve ask and have Joe Williams sign his photograph. I'm requesting another copy on my wish list so that I can frame several of the prints for my home. It's really a "must have".