Improvisers 1988-1998 by Jo Fell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This 34-page booklet is the photography of Jo Fell capturing improvisational musicians at work. Among those pictured are Derek Bailey, Steve Buckley, Alan Tomlinson, Trevor Watts and many more. For the pictures, a caption identifies personnel, date and location. No other text suggests anything for the reader. Derek Bailey sees this lack of opinionated representation as an asset to the book in the foreword. Jo Fell's introduction includes technical data on the shots. She works without a flash and at somewhat of a distance to avoid intrusion. The effect still captures personality and action in her well-composed pictures.
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