Product Overview
Black-and-white photographs oozing with cool immortalize the performances and offstage lives of more than 100 famed jazz musicians who forged Blue Note Records legendary reputation. Blue Note Recordscofounded in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolffis dedicated to recording the greatest musicians in jazz history. Wolffs photographs taken from 194869 catch the stars in action: performing onstage, in recording sessions, or cutting stylish silhouettes around town. This curated selection includes jazz greats Louis Armstrong, Art Blakey, Ornette Coleman, Chick Corea, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, and many more. Each photograph is identified by subject, session or album being cut, and date; and the featured artists are indexed for easy reference. The intimate and candid photographsoften used to illustrate the labels iconic album coversrecount the labels dazzling seventy-five-year saga.
