JAZZ IMAGES BY WILLIAM CLAXTON Runoko Rashidi Tipton-Martin brings these masters into

Tipton-Martin brings these masters into our kitchens

ISBN-13 : 9781717303226

Born to slaves in Mississippi

The author of "Wonder of Boys" and "Minds of Boys" presents parents with a new way of looking at their sons by realizing how important purpose is for the success and happiness of boys

JAZZ IMAGES BY WILLIAM CLAXTON Runoko Rashidi Tipton-Martin brings these masters intoWilliam Claxton. He was the product of a musical household his mother was a semi professional singer and his father avidly collected big band records, William Claxton rapidly became an habitu of local jazz venues. 1952, while shooting Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker at the Haig Club, he met Richard Bock, founder of Pacific Jazz, who quickly hired him as art director and house photographer, establishing the visual identity of the West Coast Jazz