Hardcover – Illustrated, 1 October 2013
West Coast, 1950s: a time of youth, exuberance and change. Never was this more evident than in the music spreading from the California jazz scene. Before he became famous as a chronicler of Hollywood stars, photographer Bob Willoughby had created an astonishing series dedicated to these fundamental musicians of the jazz scene. While working at night in the darkroom set up in his garage to avoid light infiltration, with the radio at full volume, Willoughby listened to all the greats of the golden age of jazz. If he heard a live broadcast from a nearby venue, he would drop everything and rush in, camera in hand, to capture the event. Willoughby greatly appreciated jazz, both for its technical aspects and for the enthusiasm he communicated during performances. He possessed the masterful ability to understand the character of the artist, and was able to communicate it even in the worst lighting conditions of the recording studios and on the stage. In "Jazz: Body and Soul" you will find unparalleled images of the most famous artists of the era - Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Billie Holiday - and never-before-seen photographs of inspired performances as well as backstage tension, accompanied by personal memoirs of Willoughby. A first-hand view of what it was like to be there, to be part of what Dave Brubeck's son, Darius, called: "the beginning of the afterlife."
Publisher : Logos; Illustrated edition (October 1, 2013)
Italian language
Hardcover: 196 pages
ISBN-10: 8857606392
ISBN-13: 978-8857606392
Item weight: 1.7 kg
West Coast, 1950s: a time of youth, exuberance and change. Never was this more evident than in the music spreading from the California jazz scene. Before he became famous as a chronicler of Hollywood stars, photographer Bob Willoughby had created an astonishing series dedicated to these fundamental musicians of the jazz scene. While working at night in the darkroom set up in his garage to avoid light infiltration, with the radio at full volume, Willoughby listened to all the greats of the golden age of jazz. If he heard a live broadcast from a nearby venue, he would drop everything and rush in, camera in hand, to capture the event. Willoughby greatly appreciated jazz, both for its technical aspects and for the enthusiasm he communicated during performances. He possessed the masterful abili