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Jazz in Available Light Illuminating the Jazz Greats from the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s Stories and Photographs by Veryl Oakland Foreword by Quincy Jones ISBN: 978-0-7643-5483-0 $60.00 US | £54.99 GBP | $86.00 CAN HC • 328 pp. • 9 " x 12 " (229 x 305 mm) 350 b/w images Photography / Individual Photographers / Monographs Music / Genres & Styles / Jazz AVAILABLE: NOW A captivating photojournalistic journey into the lives of scores of the world’s greatest masters of modern music. Through both personal stories and stunning photographs captured behind the scenes— including scores of images never before published—lose yourself in this bygone era of jazz that celebrates dozens of the most recognized and formidable jazz artists spanning three decades. As a freelance jazz photojournalist who devoted nearly 30 years in search of the great jazz musicians, Veryl Oakland profiles the music’s masters in a wide variety of settings—under the spotlight, in their homes, and far from the stage—in a personalized manner unique for jazz publications. • Personal, firsthand look at many of jazz’s greatest performers in captivating black- and-white photographs • More than 350 photographs—many previously unpublished—featuring the most- famous jazz musicians from the 1960s to the 1980s • Legendary Quincy Jones sets the stage for this refreshing look into the lives of jazz’s finest Close followers of the entertainment industry and music lovers everywhere will be enthralled to see more than 340 iconic images of diverse stars—Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Dexter Gordon, Art Blakey, Stan Getz, Phil Woods, Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, Paul Bley, Weather Report, and Wynton Marsalis—covering music styles from swing to bebop, cool, hard bop, free, and beyond. 9 780764 354830 5 6 0 0 0 ISBN:978-0-7643-5483-0 US $60.00 Veryl Oakland is a California jazz photographer and chronicler who traveled the globe uncovering personally unusual, surprising, and compelling photo-stories of many of the jazz world’s finest musicians. His distinctive images have appeared in more than 30 books worldwide. He did not own a camera until age 25 and was entirely self-taught. Veryl resides in Sacramento, California. 20 FEATURED TITLES: SCHIFFER MUSIC