John Altoon’s creative output included commercial illustrations for magazines and record album covers as well as his serious paintings and drawings that placed him among the major artists of the twentieth century.
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Stars of Jazz/A New View-3
Don Jim was present at over three dozen episodes of Stars of Jazz where he photographed mainly using 35mm color film.
Continue ReadingEddie Cano / Cole Porter & Me
Articles about jazz were a frequent feature of “men’s” magazines in the 1950’s. After the emergence of Playboy in 1953 a flock of “knock-offs” took flight in the mid 1950’s such as Caper, Eve, and Escapade to name a few. The September 1956 issue of Escapade published an extended article by Joe Knefler that documented […]
Continue ReadingTiffany Club – 1956/1957
Tiffany Club – 1956/1957 Shelly Manne and His Men continued to be the headline attraction through December 1955 at Tiffany Club and were carried over into January of 1956. The continuing engagement included a special “New Year’s Eve Gala” at the club with favors, hats, horns, and noisemakers. Manne’s working quintet comprised Stu Williamson […]
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