THE ARTISTRY OF WILLIAM CLAXTON This third and final examination of EP covers once again demonstrates the inexhaustible creativity of William Claxton in designing covers for Pacific Jazz. Pacific Jazz ended its domestic EP release series with EP4-45, an extended play sampling of tracks issued on the Chico Hamilton Quintet’s second LP. License agreements with […]
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Pacific Jazz EP Covers Pt 2
THE ARTISTRY OF WILLIAM CLAXTON William Claxton was still attending classes at UCLA when he began taking photographs for Pacific Jazz. He would often have to cut classes to cover a recording session that Dick Bock had scheduled at Radio Recorders on Santa Monica Boulevard or the old Capitol studios on Melrose. Budgets were tight […]
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The Art of William Claxton William James Claxton was born on October 12, 1927, in Pasadena, California. His appreciation of music began at home as his mother was professionally trained and played piano, harp and violin. Young Claxton attended grammar & high school in Pasadena and La Canada. Early music influences were initially gained from […]
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