Jazz Tales

Profound passion and untamed emotion, the extreme highs and lows of the incredible world of jazz—all this and more in a unique book that combines, from famed Italian photographer Elena Carminati, more than one hundred gorgeous jazz portraits, with eleven short stories dedicated to some of the world's greatest jazz musicians, written by jazz journalist and author Vittorio Franchini. The photographic and verbal imagery, combined with the glorious music included in the four accompanying CDs. Music CDs: Create a sublime multisensorial experience that will wholly draw you into a jazz-pervaded atmosphere, conjuring up the feeling of sitting in a jazz club on 52nd street or in Harlem during the glory days of this great art form.

For many years, Elena Carminati has been among the most noted jazz photographers in Italy. Her photo of Gerry Mulligan appears on the homepage of the United States Library of Congress website dedicated to American music. Her photos are published in newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias, records, and books. Among the latter, Gente del Jazz (People of Jazz) is entirely dedicated to her work. Additionally, her photos appear in Amiri Baraka's book entitled Il Popolo Del Blues (People of Blues). Vittorio Franchini is a music critic for Corriere della Sera, Italy's foremost daily newspaper, for which he has also served as special envoy and chief editor, and later as director. He has coordinated numerous television programs and written scripts for radio shows and theatres, which have been performed at Verona's Teatro Romano and Milan's Piccolo Teatro. He has published approximately twenty books on the subjects of music, Africa, and the United States of America.