Dmitry Posted November 21, 2003 Report Posted November 21, 2003 Inquiring mind wants to know. Hers are some of the most vivid images I've seen. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted November 21, 2003 Report Posted November 21, 2003 I wish. 10 or 12 years ago I went so far as to send a snail-mail to Val (in London, or at least somewhere in England – as I recall), in the hopes of purchasing a print of a particular B&W photo of Ornette (with a full beard!!), Dewey, Charlie, and Ed Blackwell - practicing in some sort of “loft” type space, with high ceilings, and exposed rafters. And huge windows behind the band, with lots of light coming in. Never did hear back. PS: I just found the photo in John Litweiler's excellent bio of Ornette "A Harmelodic Life". In my hard-cover edition, it's one of the photos between pages 124 and 125 (the 'photo' pages are not numbered). It's right opposite the picture of Ornette and Anthony Braxton playing pool (also a cool pic). It's this picture (below), except not so damn cropped. They've chopped poor Charlie and Ed Blackwell clean out of the photo!! Quote
Dmitry Posted November 21, 2003 Author Report Posted November 21, 2003 I know what photo you're talking about, Tom. I always liked it myself. As it happened I purchased a signed photograph of hers from a 3rd party and was wondering if there ever was a commercial run. The seller, a dealer, had no information. Photo came from a private collection. In short - I love it! Quote
JohnS Posted November 21, 2003 Report Posted November 21, 2003 Valerie is a regular at London jazz gigs. I've not seen her with a camera lately though. Quote
EKE BBB Posted November 21, 2003 Report Posted November 21, 2003 Sun Ra website - Photographs by Valerie Wilmer Quote
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