"The Jazz Loft Project" by Sam Stephenson

[DC]

Wall Street Journal
Holiday Guide to Photography Books
http://xrl.us/PB2009

>From 1957 until 1965, Gene Smith ran one of the hippest jazz scenes in
New York out of his Sixth Avenue loft. He obsessively photographed and
tape-recorded everything that went on there, from rehearsals for
Thelonious Monk's big-band concert at Town Hall in 1959 to all-night
jam sessions with Zoot Sims and Roland Kirk. Thought for years to have
been unplayable, the tapes � and the photographs � from this lost jazz
world have been restored, thanks to Mr. Stephenson's tireless efforts.

Video + photo samples at Amazon.com: http://xrl.us/JazzLoft