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Interview: Herman Leonard

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Marc Myers
Oct 09, 2009
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Herman Leonard's photographs of the 1940s and 1950s can be credited with building a national appetite for jazz. Early on, Herman grasped jazz's drama and genius, and he began spending as much time as possible in New York's clubs and recording studios documenting jazz artists at work. Herman's goal was twofold: to preserve the expressive poetry of except…

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