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5.0 out of 5 stars
Claxton saw something happening & knew what it was,
By DJ Rix (NJ USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Young Chet (Hardcover)
It was William Claxton's great privilege to have known & photographed Chet Baker during the mid-Fifties. Baker was a handsome, photogenic young man, a rising jazz star whose cool vocal interpretations of standards were winning him a large, mostly female audience outside of jazz. These beautiful black & white photographs, both casual & posed, capture a cultural era as surely as do the films of James Dean, the recordings of Elvis Presley & the writings of Jack Kerouac. We often think of the Eisenhower years as a bland era in the United States, but this talented proto-punk musician was working nearer the fringes in an atmosphere of creative ferment. Claxton saw it happening & knew what was going on. Lovely book for Baker's fans & for those who appreciate fine portraits. Bob Rixon, WFMU-FM |
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The Young Chet by William Claxton (Hardcover - Mar. 1999)
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