One of Dick Bock’s last recording sessions as president and owner of Pacific Jazz Records took place on January 13, 1965, at Capitol Records Studio “B” as he taped the initial session for Gerald Wilson’s fourth big band album. Writer Leroy Robinson was present and documented the proceedings in detail, one of the finest evocations […]
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Shelly Manne – Evolution of a photo
The original photograph of Shelly Manne at Radio Recorder was massaged in the darkroom developing process to process an iconic image of the drummer at work.
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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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