{"id":17783,"date":"2024-06-06T19:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T18:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=17783"},"modified":"2024-06-07T07:42:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T06:42:43","slug":"book-review-art-music-california-cool-marsh-callingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=17783","title":{"rendered":"BOOK REViEW\/ART\/MUSiC: California Cool, Marsh & Callingham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This arrived this morning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Having something of an orgy of Blue Note appreciation right now. And really loving it. This has put me in the mood to explore more jazz, esp of the \u201850s-through-\u201870s era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And not just the music, either. The whole shebang. Record cover design, clothes, and whatever else!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019ve grouped the above black and white photos together in a way they\u2019re not in the book. They\u2019re all by William Claxton. Claxton also contributes an intro, and is the subject, in part, of \u2018Clickin\u2019 with Clax\u2019, an intro by Leonard Feather. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of the covers features herein also feature is photography. Anyway, here are a few selections that I either love, or find intriguing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I have quite a lot of the music represented here. But there\u2019s also a lot – both in these selections – but even more so across the book as a whole, I haven\u2019t heard. Exploring the visual side of these recordings can lead one into trying out the sounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is a must for a framed bit of wall art!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

David Stone Martin was a terrific artist. So much so that early Blue Note album covers are clearly indebted to his style. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later it could be argued – altho\u2019 Clax emphasises a different \u2018West Coast\u2019 tradition (both in terms of musical and visuals aesthetics) – the influence would flow the other way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For me, another must have for our walls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This final gallery of images, below, is to show that it wasn\u2019t always super-cool and \u00fcber hip. Altho\u2019 maybe that was the feeling at the time? They are all – save one or two, perhaps? – good covers. Some fun, some more serious. But I\u2019d argue this lot – esp\u2019 Exploring The Future<\/em> – haven\u2019t aged as well as the stuff in the foregoing galleries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And to finish? Another essential cover for the framed wall art category:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Having something of an orgy of Blue Note appreciation right now. And really loving it. This has put me in the mood to explore more jazz, esp of the \u201850s-through-\u201870s era. And not just the music, either. The whole shebang. Record cover design, clothes, and whatever else! I\u2019ve grouped the above black and white photos … <\/p>\n

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