JACKSON, Milt - SALOU, Michel (photo.).

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Four original carbon prints of Jackson in concert. Excellent sequence of low-angled images showing "Bags" soloing, progressively leaning into the instrument, mallets blurred. These date to one of the MJQ's Paris appearances of 1960-61. Jackson (1923-1999) is "the master vibesman of jazz after the swing era [introducing] a new elegance into its sound via his ballad-playing and reached back to basic jazz elements by remaining a peerless improviser on the simplest blues forms" (Cook & Morton).The photographer, Michel Salou, worked as a music executive, producing albums by, among others, Sun Ra (Live in Paris at the "Gibus", 1973), the Mal Waldron Trio (Ursula, 1978), and French pianists George Arvanitas and Rene Urtreger. He also appears in the annals of the Art Ensemble of Chicago as their "first booking agent... who helped them secure concert dates across France and elsewhere in Europe" (Steinbeck, p. 130). His excellent work as a lensman appears to have gone virtually unnoticed, except that the National Portrait Gallery holds a single print of Ray Charles in performance.

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