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New Book... "State of the Axe"
Title: New Book... "State of the
Axe"
I'd like to bring this lovely book to everybody's attention.. It
features several great loopers (Trey Gun, Andre LaFosse, Mary
Halvorson, David Torn...etc) it's the "who's who" of the
cutting edge in guitar:
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300142112
State of the Axe
Guitar Masters in Photographs and
Words
Ralph Gibson; Foreword by Anne
Wilkes Tucker; Preface by Les Paul
In this appealing book, acclaimed
photographer Ralph Gibson offers more than sixty intimate
black-and-white portraits of guitar masters playing their instruments.
Focusing his expert lens on musicians who have lent their unmistakable
voices to virtually every musical genre-jazz, funk, rock, acoustic,
blues, fusion, classical, and experimental-Gibson reveals in each
photograph the intense relationship of the player with his beloved
"axe." The musicians in turn offer individual meditations on
the guitar and insights into the passion they share for it.
State of the Axe features guitarists across several
generations, from early jazz greats to hip modern rockers, as they
play their widely varied guitars, including traditional six-strings,
double necks, ten-strings, and fretless models. Gibson's images
capture the enduring appeal of the instrument and the intense, often
rapturous expressions of those who pick, strum, amp, bottleneck, and
bow the axe. Fusing his own passions for photography and music, Gibson
generates a rhythm of words and images that creates a compelling view
of the "state of the axe" today.
Among the featured artists:
Adrian Belew
Nels Cline
Jim Hall
Mary Halvorson
Allan Holdsworth
Bill Frisell
John McGlaughlin
Lou Reed
John Scofield
Mike Stern
Andy Summers
James Blood Ulmer
Ralph Gibson is an award-winning photographer whose works are
in the collections of major museums worldwide. His previous books
include Light Strings: Impressions of the Guitar (2004). He
divides his time between New York City and Paris, France. Anne
Wilkes Tucker is Gus and Lyndall Wortham Curator of Photography at
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Les Paul is a revered
guitarist.
State of the Axe:
Guitar Masters in Photographs and Words
http://www.amazon.com/State-Axe-Guitar-Masters-Photographs/dp/0300142110
In the UK:
http://www.yalebooks.co.uk/yale/display.asp?K=9780300142112&sf1=author&st1=Ralph%20Gibson&m=1&dc=1
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