It must schwing
Blue Note – Photography by Francis Wolff and Jimmy Katz
The legendary jazz label Blue Note Records was founded by two German-Jewish emigrants in New York City in 1939: Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, who both grew up in Berlin. For these two passionate jazz fans, jazz was not just music but an attitude towards life.
Past exhibition
Where
Libeskind Building, ground level, Eric F. Ross Gallery
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
Alfred Lion’s credo was “It must schwing”
. This was also the title of the exhibition featuring Francis Wolff's photos of numerous musicians during recording sessions. The exhibition showed intimate portraits of outstanding jazz musicians like John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Sonny Rollins, Horace Silver, and Jimmy Smith.
Jimmy Katz began work as a photographer for Blue Note in 1993. His work documents the more recent history of the label and was also shown in the exhibition.
Photos
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Jimmy Katz, Cassandra Wilson in front of The Jazz Standard, New York City 2003; Jewish Museum Berlin, gift
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Jimmy Katz, Al Grey, Clinton Studios, New York City, April 1996; Jewish Museum Berlin, gift
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Francis Wolff, Herbie Hancock, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 24 December 1964; Mosaic Images LLC
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Francis Wolff, Don Cherry, Rudy Van Gelder, Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 11 November 1966
Jimmy Katz, Cassandra Wilson in front of The Jazz Standard, New York City 2003; Jewish Museum Berlin, gift
Francis Wolff, Herbie Hancock, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 24 December 1964; Mosaic Images LLC
The Jewish Museum Berlin would like to thank the Embassy of the United States of America for its generous support for this exhibition.
Exhibition Information at a Glance
- When 30 Oct 2009 to 7 Feb 2010
- Where Libeskind Building, ground level, Eric F. Ross Gallery
Lindenstraße 9-14, 10969 Berlin
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