Search results for: 'MONK, Thelonious'
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MONK, Thelonious. Signed halftone image of Monk in performance at the Open Door.[New York : 1953]
Dynamic image of the great pianist-composer, signed across his hands and keyboard, "Thelonious Monk". This is taken from Bob Parent's famous photograph of Monk, Mingus, Roy Haynes and Bird performing at the Open Door in 1953. The New York Times ran a piece on the image in March 2019 under the heading "Is This the Greatest Photo in Jazz History?": "A... Learn More£2,850.00Stock Code: 136660
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MONK, Thelonious. Inscribed album cover for Criss-Cross.Los Angeles : 1963
Boldly signed in full on the upper part of the front cover "Good Luck always Mrs Tiejen, Thelonious Monk." We believe the recipient was Marian Tietjen (1920-2013), who "during her teenage years... worked as a waitress in La Grange Texas and, in her spare time, played piano in her father's jazz band... Many people who visited Swiss Alp Texas throughout... Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 123055
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LACY, Steve. Reflections: Steve Lacy plays Thelonious Monk.Los Angeles : 1983
Lacy's first all-Monk album and the first album made up entirely of Monk compositions recorded by another artist, signed boldly in full in black marker pen on the front cover. Lacy's is an uncommon autograph and the context here is highly appealing, as the soprano master devoted much thought to exploring Monk's work.
This is a reissue of the... Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 144542
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WESTON, Randy. Get Happy with the Randy Weston Trio.Japan : 1974
Signed flamboyantly by Weston in red marker pen on the back cover, "To Eugene, Randy Weston"; the recipient adding his name and spiral motif in green marker pen at the foot, "Timiraos". Albums autographed by Weston are certainly not common.
An appealing provenance: born in Havana, Eugene Timiraos (1955-2018) was a graduate of the UCLA Film School... Learn More£185.00Stock Code: 144665
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DYLAN, Bob. Original signed photograph by Don Hunstein.New York : 1963
A beguiling vérité image of the great songwriter, walking away from the camera with slung guitar across the floor of a deserted recording studio, captured by the celebrated Don Hunstein in August 1963 at Columbia's Studio A in New York City. This was the album session that produced the iconic "The Times They Are A-Changin'".
Don Hunstein (1928-2017)... Learn More£2,250.00Stock Code: 121839
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KANE, Art. "A Great Day in Harlem":New York : 1958
Perhaps the iconic jazz photograph and one of the most extraordinary group shots in the history of photography. Inscribed below the image at lower right: "For my friend Arville, Art Kane".
Around 10 a.m. on the morning of 12 August 1958 Art Kane, a freelancer working for Esquire, captured this unforgettable image of some 57 "living legends"... Learn More£5,750.00Stock Code: 121696
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DREW, Kenny. Your Soft Eyes.Tribiano, Italy : 1982
Signed cleanly by Drew in full, in ball-point pen on a light area of the front cover. This studio album was recorded at Milan in November 1981, the pianist accompanied by Mads Vinding on bass and Ed Thigpen, "a master of crisp, swinging drumming" (Penguin Guide).
Kenny Drew (1928-1993) began recording in 1949 with Howard McGhee's orchestra.... Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 144411
