This is a new book with so much more in it [than my earlier books], including a section shot in Stuttgart two different years [1992 and 1994] when they brought me out of
When he arrived, Bob said, he was astonished by both the energy of the performance and the trance-like reaction by teens. At the dawn of small-group R&B, Bob rushed to the stage where the action was unfolding and began clicking. These photos are included in the book and explain in pictures why jazz would soon lose its appeal among young listeners.
As Dave Brubeck notes in the book's introduction:
JazzWax notes: To read my post on Bob Willoughby's famed photo of Big Jay McNeely and the Olympic Auditorium concert, go here.
Take a look inside the book here.
For more on Bob Willoughby, go here.
JazzWax pages: Bob Willoughby's Jazz: Body and Soul (Evans Mitchell Books) can be found here.
This story appears courtesy of JazzWax by Marc Myers.
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