Ed Van Der Elsken: Jazz Tapa dura - 2007

Editions 7L / Steidl 2007 [1959]. Small Square 8voLimited Edition. Still shrinkwrapped! 116 pages in laminated boards, together with a 40pp. DUTCH TEXT with English translation booklet. This facsimile is limited to 1000 copies. Jazz was originally published in 1959, and since then it has become one of the most collectible photography books of the mid-twentieth century, ranking alongside the more widely known work of Christer Stromholm and Robert Frank. Like William Claxton's Jazzlife and Dennis Stock's Jazz Street, van der Elsken's entry into the niche of music photography appeared just before the decisive moment when rock cemented its place as the popular music of choice for young people. It is perhaps the most successful of the era's many photographic attempts to capture the essence of jazz, because it is more than just a succession of musicians' portraits or even a documentary record of performance, but a book that visually echoes the music itself. Van Der Elsken's work is… Leer más

Steidl/7L, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. new. SPECIAL EDITION Steidl, 7L. 2007. Hardcover in pictorial boards. Deluxe limited edition of only 1000 copies with the names of weach musician written in silver ink by Ed van der Elsken. 116 pages,109 black & white plates.Texts by Jan Vrijman, Hugo Claus, Simon Carmiggelt, Friso Endt and Michiel de Ruyter. BOOK CONDITION: New/Fine (still shrinkwrapped). Originally published in 1959, Jazz has become one of the most collectible photography books from the mid-twentieth century. Like William Claxton's Jazzlife and Dennis Stock's Jazz Street, Van Der Elsken's entry in the niche of jazz photography was published just prior to the moment when rock'n'roll cemented its place as the popular music of choice for young people. This book is perhaps the most successful of numerous attempts to capture photographically the essence of jazz because it is more than just a succession of musicians' portraits, or even a documentary… Leer más