Great Day in L.A. photos (see yesterday's post)

Conceivably the most recorded musician of all time, Plas Johnson (center)

Page Cavanaugh and Pinky Winters (friends since the fifties)

Jazz giant Buddy Collette

Great guitar guy Ron Anthony

Jazz vocal star Kurt Reichenbach and guitar legend Jimmy Wyble

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More to come. . .

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William Claxton R.I.P.

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Today I accompanied some jazz musician friends of mine who were to take part in a latter-day restaging of Art Kane's famous 50s photo Great Day in Harlem. The mammoth event at UCLA, Great Day in L.A., was to have been overseen by jazz photog William Claxton supervising a crew of other shutterbugs. But he was a no-show. Prior to the group shoot, the official version was that he had become ill. But after the last shot had been taken, it was announced---shades of Gower Champion---that the truly legendary Claxton had died yesterday. I only met the guy once, but I'm pretty bummed out. The twilight of the gods and the end of an era. And not such a Great Day after all.

Lest we forget. . .

. . .today is the centenary of the birth of Lee Wiley. Here is a link to my multifarious blog posts re: the the great Lee over the years.

l'aventura di sushi

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Avec le special participation de Ms. Pinky Winters AND introducing Yasuo Sangu as "Yasuo"