BASIE, Count - SALOU, Michel (photo.).

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Three original carbon prints of Basie and his band in concert. Evocative images of the Basie organization: a single image of the Count at the piano and two shots of the band. This may date to the Palais de Chaillot concert of 29 March 1960, which was recorded and released as Paris Jazz Concert.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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