William Claxton (1927–2008)

Author of Jazzlife

About the Author

Acclaimed editorial and fashion photographer William Claxton is perhaps best known for his cool photographs of the LA and New York jazz scene beginning in the late 1940s. His publications include Jazz (1996), Claxography: The Art of Jazz Photography (1996), Young Chet (1999), and The Rudi Gernreich show more Book (1999). (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by William Claxton

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Jazzlife (2005) — Photographer; Photographer — 137 copies, 2 reviews

Steve McQueen (2000) 93 copies

Taschen PostcardBook : Jazz seen (1999) 66 copies

Jazz (1987) 45 copies, 1 review

New Orleans 1960 (Photo Books) (2006) 39 copies

Young Chet: The Young Chet Baker (1993) 29 copies

Photographic Memory (2002) 16 copies

Laugh: Portraits of the Greatest Comedians and the Stories They Tell Each Other (1999) 8 copies

Jazz West Coast: Artwork of Pacific Jazz Records (English and Japanese Edition) (1992) 7 copies

Claxography: The Art of Jazz Photography (1995) 5 copies

The Rites of Durham (2020) 5 copies

Jazz: 1998 Taschen Diary (1997) 2 copies

Jazz by William Claxton (1996-10-01) 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Holy Barbarians (1959) — Photographer — 169 copies, 3 reviews

New York: Portrait Of A City (2012) — Photographer — 149 copies

The Very Best of Ray Charles (2000) — Photographer, some editions — 42 copies, 1 review

Blue Bossa (1998) — Cover photo, some editions — 23 copies

Jazz Profile, No. 10: Gerry Mulligan — Photographer, some editions — 1 copy

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