Jazz in Black and White: The Photographs of Duncan Schiedt

Jazz in Black and White collects Duncan Schiedt's classic black-and-white photographs of some of the world's most famous jazz musicians. Each photograph is introduced by a brief biographical summary of the artist, along with a memoir about the photograph's creation that gives the reader a sense of "having been there." Included are Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, Mary Lou Williams, Lester Young, and Thelonious Monk.

Table of Contents:
Schiedt, Jazz in Black and White: The Photographs of Duncan Schiedt Frontispiece: Louis Armstrong, 1963 Preface Lionel Hampton and Benny Goodman, 1939 Acknowledgements 1. Louis Armstrong, 1950 Willie "The Lion" Smith, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie, 1950 Eddie Condon and Louis Armstrong, 1950 2. Sidney Bechet, ca. 1949-50 3. Willie "The Lion" Smith, 1949 4. W.C. Handy, 1950 5. Francis "Scrapper" Blackwell, 1960 6. Muggsy Spanier and George Brunis, [year?] 7. Joe Venuti (with Max Kaminsky, background), 1974 8. Stephane Grappelli, 1987 9. Jack Teagarden, 1950 10. Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, 1993 11. Eddie Condon, 1971 12. Bobby Hackett, 1961 Wild Bill Davison and Bobby Hackett, ca. 1949-50 13. Pee Wee Russell, 1959 14. George Van Eps, 1986 15. Eddie Miller, 1986 16. Sam Price and Henry "Red" Allen, 1964 Henry "Red" Allen, [year?] 17. Oran "Hot Lips" Page, [year?] 18. Johnny Hodges, 1961 19. Harry Carney and Lawrence Brown, 1962 20. Lester Young, 1957 21. Helen Humes and Jimmy Rushing, 1959 22. Bob Haggart, 1986 23. Art Tatum, 1950 24. Arvell Shaw, 1961 25. Joe Wilder, 1992 26. Jonah Jones, 1962 27. Gerry Mulligan with Coleman Hawkins, 1962 28. Zoot Sims, 1957 29. Jake Hanna, 1996 30. Barney Kessel, 1978 31. Charlie Byrd, 1961 32. Mary Lou Williams, 1949 33. Marian McPartland, 1961 34. Erroll Garner, 1957 35. Conte Candoli, 1990 Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli, [year?] 36. Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, 1950 37. Thelonious Monk, 1959 38. Lennie Tristano and George Shearing, 1959 39. Yusef Lateef, 1961 40. Horace Silver, 1962 41. Junior Mance, 1996 42. Oscar Peterson and Ray Brown, 1965 43. Wes Montgomery, 1959 44. Keter Betts, 1996 45. Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, 1959 46. Miles Davis, 1959 47. The John Coltrane Quartet (left to right): McCoy Tyner, John Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones, 1962 48. Elvin Jones, 1962 49. Randy Reinhart, Bobby Gordon, and John Sheridan, 2000 50. Marty Grosz, ca. 1999 51. Dick Wellstood, 1985 52. Scott Hamilton, 1990 53. Paul Bacon, 1994 54. Dave Frishberg, 1995 55. Dan Levinson and Dan Barrett, 1998 56. Howard Alden, 1986 57. Michiko Ogawa, 2000 58. Joe Williams, 1998 59. Anita O'Day, 1985 60. Bobby Short, 1996 61. John Hammond, 1974 62. George Avakian, 1997 63. Nat Hentoff, 2001 64. Dan Morgenstern, [year?] Epilogue: "A Case for the Judge"

About the Author :
Duncan Schiedt has photographed jazz musicians for 60 years. He is the author of several books, including The Jazz State of Indiana and Twelve Lives in Jazz, and is co-author with Ed Kirkeby and Sinclair Traill of "Ain’t Misbehavin’": The Story of Fats Waller. Schiedt’s original and archival photographs were featured in Ken Burns’s landmark PBS series Jazz, and his work has appeared in international art exhibits and publications worldwide. He lives in Pittsboro, Indiana.

Review :
" ... quite wonderful (and mostly unfamiliar) images... a rich and varied selection, allied to a warm and engaging text. The repro is super, the layout and design spot-on: how can you resist?"--Jazzwise, October 2004