Love And Understanding Hc Jazz Photography Of Don Schlitten
Don Schlitten
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Uitgeverij Fantagraphics
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First ever collection of legendary jazz producer
(Prestige, Xanadu, Muse) Don Schlitten’s
photography featuring icons of jazz like Miles Davis,
Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald,
Sonny Rollins, Frank Sinatra, and more!
Don Schlitten was working as a photographer and commercial
artist in New York City when he co-founded Signal Records in
1955. When Signal was folded into Prestige Records shortly thereafter,
Bob Weinstock, head of Prestige, enlisted Don to produce music, photograph musicians, and design album covers. His name graces the album
covers of over 400 records produced between the 1950s and 1980s, either
as producer, photographer, or album designer, often all three.
This book features over 100 photos, personally selected by Don Schlitten as his personal best, many unseen, others familiar as album covers
but given new context in their original format. Featuring icons of jazz like
Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Sonny Rollins,
and Frank Sinatra, it also includes candid photos of such unsung giants of
jazz as Booker Ervin, Eric Dolphy, Mal Waldron, Don Patterson, Etta Jones,
and Sonny Criss and more.
The book includes a biographical essay written by jazz scribe Ted Panken with an introduction by the “Jazz Detective” himself, Zev Feldman.
As an extra bonus, this book features an American Splendor comic strip
that features Don educating Harvey Pekar, as well as a gallery of Don’s
personal favorite top 30 album covers.
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