The Art of Jazz: A Visual History [Shipton, Alyn, Hasse, John] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Art of Jazz: A Visual History Review: JAZZ GRAPHICS FROM THE LATE 19TH CENTURY INTO THE 21ST CENTURY, PLUS INFORMATIVE TEXT/CAPTIONS. - A beautiful book, well made (nice binding and thick cover boards), that's stuffed with visuals from across the jazz spectrum from early days to more contemporary graphics--from sheet music, jazz club ads, movies, concerts, and other types of art. The text is also informative and useful for jazz fans wanting to know more about how jazz influenced art. The reproductions are nicely done--crisp and colorful. From the first chapter "Jazz Begins", to the final chapter "Twenty-First Century Jazz", this book has a good cross-section of the changing art in jazz advertising and artwork influenced by jazz, from the beginnings of jazz up to the present century. Also here are period photos most in b&w of various bands and performers along with color art from other areas from various periods. The book is weighted towards the visual side, but the text is always informative and interesting. Included is a section for end notes, a bibliography, and an index which can be helpful. There have been other books dedicated to the history of jazz advertisements and artwork, many of them focusing on album artwork. This book too has a number of album covers (examples--"Swing '35-'39" by The Quintet of the Hot Club of France, to artist David Stone Martin's work, to Blue Note Records, into jazz fusion, the ECM label, to 21st Century jazz) that fit well with the other graphics from whatever period in jazz being shown. But if you're a deep jazz fan (like me) and can't seem to get enough of looking at jazz graphics of many types--especially laid out historically, you owe it to yourself to check this book out. Great reproductions, great text and captions--all in a well made book. Yes. Review: The Art of Jazz - The Kindle edition is formatted so well-if you have a Fire, many illustrations are in color. Shipton supplies excellent historical commentary but the graphics take center stage. Quite well done-I have so many badly formatted Kindle editions but this is both a pleasure to read and look at!
| Best Sellers Rank | #241,650 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #156 in Jazz Music (Books) #487 in Arts & Photography Criticism #889 in Art History (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (153) |
| Dimensions | 10.06 x 0.93 x 11.25 inches |
| ISBN-10 | 1623545048 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1623545048 |
| Item Weight | 3.29 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 256 pages |
| Publication date | October 20, 2020 |
| Publisher | Imagine |
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JAZZ GRAPHICS FROM THE LATE 19TH CENTURY INTO THE 21ST CENTURY, PLUS INFORMATIVE TEXT/CAPTIONS.
A beautiful book, well made (nice binding and thick cover boards), that's stuffed with visuals from across the jazz spectrum from early days to more contemporary graphics--from sheet music, jazz club ads, movies, concerts, and other types of art. The text is also informative and useful for jazz fans wanting to know more about how jazz influenced art. The reproductions are nicely done--crisp and colorful. From the first chapter "Jazz Begins", to the final chapter "Twenty-First Century Jazz", this book has a good cross-section of the changing art in jazz advertising and artwork influenced by jazz, from the beginnings of jazz up to the present century. Also here are period photos most in b&w of various bands and performers along with color art from other areas from various periods. The book is weighted towards the visual side, but the text is always informative and interesting. Included is a section for end notes, a bibliography, and an index which can be helpful. There have been other books dedicated to the history of jazz advertisements and artwork, many of them focusing on album artwork. This book too has a number of album covers (examples--"Swing '35-'39" by The Quintet of the Hot Club of France, to artist David Stone Martin's work, to Blue Note Records, into jazz fusion, the ECM label, to 21st Century jazz) that fit well with the other graphics from whatever period in jazz being shown. But if you're a deep jazz fan (like me) and can't seem to get enough of looking at jazz graphics of many types--especially laid out historically, you owe it to yourself to check this book out. Great reproductions, great text and captions--all in a well made book. Yes.
K**R
The Art of Jazz
The Kindle edition is formatted so well-if you have a Fire, many illustrations are in color. Shipton supplies excellent historical commentary but the graphics take center stage. Quite well done-I have so many badly formatted Kindle editions but this is both a pleasure to read and look at!
G**T
A thoughtful appraisal
A useful, well-researched and beautifully presented look at the way that jazz was expressed in the fine arts, photography and graphic art.
M**N
He loves it!
My jazz-loving brother in law loved this gift!
F**.
Well done
A lot of information and nice pictures
M**Z
Great book in a attractive package
This book zeros in the commercial art design side of Jazz, very nice book indeed.
M**L
Book came VERY Quickly and in NEW condition - Thank You!
I liked the Graphics and the well-written Text.
H**H
Gift for jazz fan
A big hit!
M**S
best illustrated history of Jazz I have ever come across.
M**E
A beautiful book, a lot of jazz history tied in with the art of the time. I paint to the sound of jazz. But in particular the book confirms my theory that Art Deco and jazz belong together . This is a superb “coffee table book” and will entertain you and your guests well.
M**N
Well written and illustrated book
J**N
About 60 % of the visual information in this book I have in other Jazz books in my vast collection of Jazz books collected over 60 years, but Mr Shipton has unearthed some rare beauties that I have never seen before. So I would highly recommend this book to the serious long term Jazz fan, and for someone with hardly any books or is just getting into Jazz, this book I would consider essential a lovely birthday or exmas gift.
J**Z
Thoroughly researched, and richly illustrated with historic paintings, drawings, photographs and album covers. A unique work covering every era of jazz - and must-have book for every lover of jazz.
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