Live fast, die young. "It is a testament to Claxton's eye and skill that it does more than simply show a movie star as work and play. Claxton brings a lost era alive through his subject....

In 1960, photographer William Claxton and noted German musicologist Joachim Berendt traveled the United States hot on the trail of jazz music. The result of their collaboration was an amazing collection of photographs and recordings of legendary artists as well as unknown street musicians....

Live fast, die young. \"It is a testament to Claxton\'s eye and skill that it does more than simply show a movie star as work and play. Claxton brings a lost era alive through his subject\" - (Value Rich Magazine, Palm Springs). “One time......

The sights and sounds of American jazz Claxton\'s photographs of legendary jazz musicians \"Surely the most thorough and imaginative visual record of American jazz at mid-century that we\'ll ever see....