Jazz: Best of the Apollo, Village Vanguard, and Riverside Sessions

Language: English

Published by ACC Art Books, 2026

1788843428 / 9781788843423

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". Every single image in this 315-page hardcover, coffee-table book offers a fresh perspective of artists we thought we knew well from photos on album covers." — Jazzwax Substack "History hiding in plain sight for 60 years." — WBGO One of the leading social documentary photographers of the 1960s, Steve Schapiro’s images stand among the most important of the 20th century, covering Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King, Jr., James Baldwin and many others. These largely unknown jazz photos – shot just before his career breakthrough – showcase his early mastery and his empathy for his subjects, making Jazz: Best of the Apollo, Village Vanguard, and Riverside Sessions an essential archive. In the early ’60s, when Schapiro arrived on the scene, New York jazz was enjoying a golden age. A young freelance photographer who had grown up in the Bronx and somehow snagged a gig with Riverside Records, he began voraciously documenting shows, players, venues, recording sessions and gatherings both in his native New York and later in Chicago. Whether it’s Sonny Rollins lifting weights backstage, or Bobby Timmons lost in an instant of discovery at the piano, Schapiro was on their wavelength. Written by US jazz journalist Richard Scheinin Jazz: Best of the Apollo, Village Vanguard, and Riverside Sessions features dozens of never-before-seen photos of jazz legends like Cannonball Adderley, Melba Liston, Bill Evans, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Rollins, Count Basie and more.…

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Title
Jazz: Best of the Apollo, Village Vanguard, and Riverside Sessions
Author
Schapiro, Steve; Scheinin, Richard
Publisher
ACC Art Books
Publication year
2026
Condition
New
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
1788843428
ISBN 13
9781788843423

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Myboeken BV is a webshop found in 2012 and based in the Netherlands specialized in English books. Originally, the company was started as a web shop specialized in English educational books. Over time however, Myboeken BV has evolved as a web shop offering books in all kinds of genres. We now have broad offerings in for example cooking books, travelling books, photographic books, children’s books but we also offer anime’s and comic books. Our customers love ordering from us because of our dedication to each and every order. With our small team we make sure that each and every order is handled with care. We take care in our handling and shipping and we take special measurements to ensure quality packing to avoid damages to your books!…

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