The Blue Note Years: The Jazz Photography of Francis Wolff

Cuscuna, Michael; Lourie, Charlie

ISBN 10: 0847819124 / ISBN 13: 9780847819126

Published by Rizzoli, 1995

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A fine copy of the first edition with small indent to bottom of front boardin near fine jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Blue Note Years: The Jazz Photography of Francis Wolff
• Publisher: Rizzoli
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847819124
• ISBN 13: 9780847819126
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

From 19411965 Francis Wolff took thousands of photographs during the rehearsals and recording sessions that made Blue Note Records the world's most famous jazz label. This book presents over 200 of those intimate photographs and the text details the history of the label and the fascinating stories behind some of its most legendary recordings. A valuable reference section includes biographies of the artists and the names and dates of the sessions at which the photos were taken.

About the Author

Michael Cuscuna was an FM disc jockey and music journalist before turning his attention to producing new recordings and reissues. He has produced Dexter Gordon, Woody Shaw, Bonnie Raitt, and McCoy Tyner, among others. He is also a consultant, producer, and reissue director for Blue Note Records, which was reactivated in 1984. He has served as consultant on the film Round Midnight, Ken Burns' JAZZ, and Columbia's Miles Davis reissue series.

Charlie Lourie was a professional woodwind player and saxophonist in the greater Boston area before moving into the music industry. He was a marketing executive at Columbia Records, a director of marketing for Blue Note Records and a director of jazz and progressive music at Warner Bros. Records. In 1982 Lourie and Michael Cuscuna founded Mosaic Records, a direct-mail label dedicated to reissuing classic jazz recordings in definitive, limited-edition boxed sets.