brownie Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 Roy DeCarava who took superb photos of many jazz greats died Tuesday. Obit in today's New York Times The obit includes several of his images! Quote
David Gitin Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 Roy DeCarava who took superb photos of many jazz greats died Tuesday. Obit in today's New York Times The obit includes several of his images! I've loved his work for a loooooong time... Quote
king ubu Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 I know Lisette Model and how to spell the name DeCarava, but I've never heard of him... very nice photos there, would certainly enjoy seing more! Quote
paul secor Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 A wonderful photographer. I never tire of looking at the images he captured. Thank you, sir. Quote
marcello Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 A great artist. I have two of his original, signed photos. Billie Holiday and Trane/Elvin. A huge influence. He wasn't afraid of low light and the dark, but used those factors to produce high art in photography. Here's the Trane / Elvin: Quote
jlhoots Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 The Sound I Saw is a great book. He also collaborated with Langston Hughes on The Sweet Flypaper Of Life. Quote
ValerieB Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 yes, yes, a wonderful photographer! very good thing he wasn't afraid of low light as he captured some of his best in little jazz clubs! he left us a ton of wonderful work. Quote
king ubu Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 Wonderful foto, thanks for sharing it here, Tom! Quote
blind-blake Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 I always loved his stuff. I once curated an exhibit of his photos. He was such a nice guy, in addtion to being so obviously talented. Not a good day. First, we had to put one of our dogs to sleep, and now this. Quote
marcello Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 Wonderful foto, thanks for sharing it here, Tom! I wish I could find the Billie Holiday image that I have. It's really powerful! Here's a GALLERY Quote
sheldonm Posted October 31, 2009 Report Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) The Sound I Saw is a great book. He also collaborated with Langston Hughes on The Sweet Flypaper Of Life. "The Sound I Saw" can be picked up very reasonably and should be on everyone's shelf if you love jazz or just great photography. I bought several copies a few years ago and gave them to a few friends. I picked up "The Sweet Flypaper of Life" from a rare book dealer about 5 years ago. A very short ready but nice. Very sad to hear of Roy's passing...very sad! Mark~ Edited October 31, 2009 by sheldonm Quote
Dave James Posted October 31, 2009 Report Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) Marc Myers over at jazzwax.com has a nice piece on DeCarava. Among other photos, there's one of John Coltrane with Ben Webster. Up over and out. Edited October 31, 2009 by Dave James Quote
paul secor Posted November 2, 2009 Report Posted November 2, 2009 Roy DeCarava who took superb photos of many jazz greats died Tuesday. Obit in today's New York Times The obit includes several of his images! I never heard his last name pronounced - only saw it printed. The Times obit confirmed what I thought was the correct pronounciation. Quote
BruceH Posted November 3, 2009 Report Posted November 3, 2009 Roy DeCarava who took superb photos of many jazz greats died Tuesday. Obit in today's New York Times The obit includes several of his images! I never heard his last name pronounced - only saw it printed. The Times obit confirmed what I thought was the correct pronounciation. Same here, with one difference: As usual, I've been pronouncing it incorrectly for the last 20 years. Oh, well. We can all be glad he lived such a long life. RIP Quote
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