CLAXTON, William.

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Jazz Seen. From the collection of Rolling Stones drummer and jazz aficionado Charlie Watts, with his posthumous bookplate: a presentation copy of the first edition, first printing, inscribed by Claxton on the title page, "For Charlie - with my best wishes! William Claxton".This stylish publication is a fitting tribute to one of the great photographers of the music. As jazz critic Don Heckman writes in his foreword, "Claxton has been the photographer of choice for jazz musicians since the 1950s... [and they] have recognized Claxton as a creative soulmate almost from the very beginning... [he] looks for the heart of jazz by photographing musicians in unguarded, casual moments".

• Printing: first

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