The sound I saw: The jazz photographs of Roy DeCarava : January 20 to March 20, 1983

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	The sound I saw: The jazz photographs of Roy DeCarava : January 20 to March 20, 1983 Roy DeCarava Studio Museum in Harlem, 1983 - 84 pages average customer review:based on 1 review
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I believe this book to be one of the great secrets of the 20th century. Roy De Carava's paper back version of The Sound I Saw is an unblievable collection of jazz musicians photgraphed with an eye that sees what is not there. His images of John Coltrane and many other great musicians are captured in light that is so soft and minimal that it is difficult to think of anyone else who could have achieved what he has done. His creative heart and mind are beyond category and this book was never available in great numbers. At the time of its publication it received little publicity and I feel priveleged to own a copy. The larger and expanded hard cover version published after 2000 is also extraordinary and both of them are gems to behold. That Roy De Carava is not more widely known is an indication of the ignorance that still exists about what photography is.In years to come future viewers will come to appreciate just how much of a real creative soul this man was and how his creative eye was way beyond the average person's perceptions. I treasure these images and his vision of jazz musicians and see them on the same level as Rembrandt - without any hesitation - as his delicate use of available light and his perception of the right moment is beyond criticism. Bruce Hart ( Australian photographer now living in USA )

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