Product Description

An intimate portrait of two years on the eve of fame by a friend and collaborator of the Wailers.

In 1973 young artist and filmmaker Lee Jaffe met Bob Marley in New York City and within hours cemented a friendship that would see Jaffe becoming a "Wailer" right down (or up) to his dreadlocks.

While Marley was well known in Jamaica, he was little known in the rest of the world. Jaffe witnessed Marley's life and increasing fame during those years. He helped organize Marley's first American tour and played reggae with the Wailers throughout Jamaica. He learned Rastafarian ways. And he took wonderful, candid photographs of the many colorful characters who moved through Bob's world. This book, with the photographs and Jaffe's account of those exciting years, is a lens through which we have an intimate view of the young Marley. Jaffe's recollections of life with Marley are little diminished by time. Indeed, they are as colorful as the photographs, and as revealing. 120 four-color photographs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1479605 in Books
• Published on: 2003-04-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

From Publishers Weekly
In 1973, artist and filmmaker Jaffe struck up a friendship with Bob Marley after randomly meeting the reggae singer at a New York hotel. The pair was inseparable for the next few years, as Marley rose from simply a hero of the Jamaican ghetto to an international superstar. In this heavily illustrated, coffee-table memoir, Jaffe recounts tales from those transformative years, from copping marijuana with Marley to helping him and his band the Wailers sneak into America through Canada for their first big gig-opening for Bruce Springsteen at the then ultra-hip New York club Max's Kansas City. Jaffe's skilled harmonica blowing eventually earned him a slot in the Wailers; he claims to have co-written Marley's classic "I Shot the Sheriff," though he never received credit. But in 1976, Jaffe quit after finding his role in the band-and his friendship with Marley-deteriorating after the arrival of manager Don Taylor. Quips Jaffe: "When I got on stage to play, he'd Taylor always try to stand in front of me." Newcomers will find Jaffe's account too narrow; it lacks in-depth discussions of Rastafarianism, reggae music or the dreadful Jamaican social-political landscape that inspired much of Marley's songwriting. (Timothy White's Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley offers a more comprehensive look.) Longtime fans, however, will welcome this addition-which includes 120 beautiful, never-seen photos taken by Jaffe-to the Marley catalogue.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author
Lee Jaffe is an artist, former filmmaker, and record producer living in Los Angeles, California.

Customer Reviews

a must have
finally lee JAHfee puts out a book on Bob. a great book. sometimes you can almost feel like you are there with Bob and lee and the others. his recollection is top notch. roger steffens question are just the ones i hoped he would ask lee. the photos are amazing. precise and to the point. the large coffee table format is nice too. now we just need lee's book on tosh and joe higgs.

Peter Tosh and Bob Marley photos galore
"One Love" is great for two reasons: 1) the extremely rare pictures and 2) Lee Jaffe's chronicles of the Wailers personalities and experiences.

This book is chock full of extremely rare Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, and Bob Marley photos, most of which have only been seen by those close to Lee Jaffe. As an example, if you are reading this review, you are most likely aware of Peter Tosh's Legalize It album cover...you know, the one where he is sitting in a ganja field with his pipe. Contained within the pages of this glorious book are several pictures from the Legalize It photo shoot by Jaffe, who had a trigger happy finger, and Jaffe's impeccable memory allows for detailed captions of the photos in the book.

He also tells of his experiences with Bob Marley and crew, in response to Roger Steffens' probing questions. Jaffe has a lot to say and doesn't leave any details out. I bought the book for the pictures and was very satisfied with Jaffe's words. Through Jaffe we glean minute details about what life was like for the Wailers and crew prior to "bussing it" on the international music scene. He brings those experiences to life.

As a bonus, this book is attractively laid out with vibrant color schemes that are not too busy.

Great Tosh pictures
GREAT pictures of Peter Tosh and of course of Bob and the rest of the Wailers . I found the book to be a bit of an ego trip for the author to point himself out at every oportunity in the pictures that he was in haming up the shot as he always seem to be Bogarting .Some how Lee always looks even more disshevled than the rastas themselves. You cant become a rasta you have to be one from time begun and it is obvious the author got on board way down the line but kudos for getting onboard that train. Rare photos of Tosh for his debut solo album are the real prize here as are some rare shots of Bob . Worth buying just for cutting out pictures and framing them. Peace to Lee.