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Title: State Of The Axe - Guitar Masters in Photographs and Words. Guitar Masters in Photographs and Words
Description: Yale University Press. Softcover. Pp: 184. In this appealing book, acclaimed photographer Ralph Gibson offers more than sixty intimate black-and-white portraits of guitar masters playing their instruments. nnFocusing his expert lens on musicians who have lent their unmistakable voices to virtually every musical genre " jazz, funk, rock, acoustic, blues, fusion, classical, and experimental " Gibson reveals in each photograph the intense relationship of the player with his beloved "axe". The musicians in turn offer individual meditations on the guitar and insights into the passion they share for it.nnState of the Axe features guitarists across several generations, from early jazz greats to hip modern rockers, as they play their widely varied guitars, including traditional six-strings, double necks, ten-strings, and fretless models. Gibson`s images capture the enduring appeal of the instrument and the intense, often rapturous expressions of those who pick, strum, amp, bottleneck, and bow the axe. nnFusing his own passions for photography and music, Gibson generates a rhythm of words and images that creates a compelling view of the "state of the axe" today.nnAmong the featured artists are Adrian Belew, Nels Cline, Jim Hall, Mary Halvorson, Allan Holdsworth, Bill Frisell, John McGlaughlin, Lou Reed, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Andy Summers, James Blood Ulmer. ISBN: 9780300142112. Cond./Kwaliteit: Ramsj.
Keywords: 9780300142112
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Title: State Of The Axe - Guitar Masters in Photographs and Words. Guitar Masters in Photographs and Words
Description: Yale University Press. Softcover. Pp: 184. In this appealing book, acclaimed photographer Ralph Gibson offers more than sixty intimate black-and-white portraits of guitar masters playing their instruments. nnFocusing his expert lens on musicians who have lent their unmistakable voices to virtually every musical genre " jazz, funk, rock, acoustic, blues, fusion, classical, and experimental " Gibson reveals in each photograph the intense relationship of the player with his beloved "axe". The musicians in turn offer individual meditations on the guitar and insights into the passion they share for it.nnState of the Axe features guitarists across several generations, from early jazz greats to hip modern rockers, as they play their widely varied guitars, including traditional six-strings, double necks, ten-strings, and fretless models. Gibson`s images capture the enduring appeal of the instrument and the intense, often rapturous expressions of those who pick, strum, amp, bottleneck, and bow the axe. nnFusing his own passions for photography and music, Gibson generates a rhythm of words and images that creates a compelling view of the "state of the axe" today.nnAmong the featured artists are Adrian Belew, Nels Cline, Jim Hall, Mary Halvorson, Allan Holdsworth, Bill Frisell, John McGlaughlin, Lou Reed, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Andy Summers, James Blood Ulmer. ISBN: 9780300142112. Cond./Kwaliteit: Ramsj.
Keywords: 9780300142112
Price: EUR 7.95 = appr. US$ 8.64 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 1662132
- Book number: 1662132
See more books from our catalog: Fotografie