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While William Claxton's sophisticated eye left an unparalleled photographic legacy, his gracious manner and refreshing lack of ego left an even deeper lasting impression...
Crist was the editor of Claxton's book Jazzlife and is the publisher of AMMO Books in Los Angeles
America's preeminent Jazz photographer, William Claxton, who died on Oct. 11 at the age of 80, spent six decades capturing images of countless Hollywood celebrities and nearly every significant jazz musician around...
Memorable Claxton images include a young Charlie Parker in the Claxton home, John Coltrane in the Guggenheim Museum and Art Pepper walking up a steep hill on his release from prison. Claxton's last assignment was a cover portrait of Bob Dylan for the just-released album Tell Tale Signs...
...firm's requirement of a high school diploma is as much about a mind-set as it is about a skill-set, says Claxton. A diploma "shows that these applicants had the discipline to gut out a tough process," he says. "They learned how to get along with people, some of whom they may not have liked so well, in order to achieve their goals." A GED, he says, doesn't prove they can do that...