….In addition to the photos, Cuscuna announced this week that Mosaic is now making available prints of entire contact sheets (3 strips of 4 negatives) “showing the photographer’s thought process and the progression of shots that lead to his final best image.” So, this is an incredible site to wander through. ….Many of these photographs are now available on the Mosaic website, and it is important to note that, over the years, according to Mosaic owner Michael Cuscuna, only about of 200 of them have been on Blue Note covers or in the pages of publications like Downbeat over the years. This collection – some 20,000 photographs in all – consists of many of the most storied sessions in jazz recording history, featuring artists like Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Horace Silver, John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jackie McLean and, well, you get the idea… ….In addition to setting the gold standard for jazz compilations since its inception in 1982, Mosaic Records owns a treasure trove of classic jazz photography taken by Blue Note Records co-founder Francis Wolff. The contact sheet of Francis Wolff images taken at John Coltrane’s Blue Train session of Septemat Rudy Van Gelder’s Hackensack, New Jersey studio with Lee Morgan and Kenny Drew
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