Monterey Pop 1967

Stories and Photographs from the Defining Musical Moment

Inbunden, Engelska, 2027

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Experience the 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival through more than 200 photographs by legendary photographer Jim Marshall. This deluxe volume reveals the artists, energy, and unforgettable atmosphere of three days that reshaped popular music.This is the ultimate record of the extraordinary weekend in Monterey, California, when Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and the Who exploded onto the American consciousness. The festival brought together groundbreaking artists, including Jefferson Airplane, Simon and Garfunkel, the Mamas and the Papas, Otis Redding, Ravi Shankar, and the Grateful Dead. Set against the backdrop of the Summer of Love, Monterey Pop introduced the bold, blues-inspired, psychedelic-fueled sound that rocked a generation—and Jim Marshall was there for it all, bottling its lightning through his lens. Trusted by the artists and able to move freely among them, he documented musicians commanding the stage, quieter encounters behind the scenes, and the iconic moment when Hendrix set his guitar on fire. This deluxe edition features:More than 200 photographs, including never-before-seen images from Marshall’s archive.Joel Selvin on the festival’s origins and lasting significance.Jorma Kaukonen’s firsthand account of performing with Jefferson Airplane.Amelia Davis and Mathieu Bitton on Marshall’s photographic legacy.Together, the visual archive and accompanying essays transport readers to a remarkable gathering of some of the era’s most exciting musicians that helped establish a new model for the modern rock festival.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2027-06-10
Mått229 x 305 x 25 mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
FörlagChronicle Books
MedarbetareJim Marshall
ISBN9781797247519

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Jim Marshall, who died in 2010 at age 74, is widely celebrated as a premier music photographer and pioneer of the genre. His portfolio includes photos of virtually every major musician of his era, including the icons of rock and roll, as well as giants of jazz, blues, and country. Annie Leibovitz called him “THE rock and roll photographer.” He was the first photographer to be awarded a Grammy Trustees Award for chronicling music history. Marshall was a legend both for his outsize personality and the way he seemed to disappear when behind his trademark Leica camera, thereby producing some of the most intimate and iconic images in music history.Joel Selvin is an American San Francisco–based music critic and author known for his weekly column in the San Francisco Chronicle, which ran from 1972 to 2009. Selvin has written more than twenty books covering various aspects of pop music, written liner notes for dozens of recorded albums, and appeared in countless documentaries.Amelia Davis, owner of Jim Marshall Photography LLC, was legendary photographer Jim Marshall’s longtime personal assistant. Since his passing, Davis has edited eight Jim Marshall monographs and curated yearly photographic exhibitions of Marshall’s work; in 2019, she was the executive producer of the award-winning feature-length documentary on the life of Jim Marshall, Show Me the Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall.Jorma Kaukonen is a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy recipient. He is a founding member of the bands Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. He continues to tour the world, bringing his unique styling to old blues tunes and new songs.Mathieu Bitton is one of the most sought-after designers and photographers in the music world. He is a Grammy winner and a Leica Camera ambassador.