Selection of Unique and Rare Pictures
In the 10 Short years that Joe Alper shot as a professional photographer he managed to capture the images of most of the Jazz and Folk musicians of the times. Each of the shots captures the moment in time and many of them provide a personal insight into the artist. The short list includes:
- Joan Baez
- Chet Baker
- Count Basie
- Tony Bennett
- Art Blakey
- Dave Brubeck
- Paul Butterfield
- Ray Charles
- Judy Collins
- John Coltrane
- Miles Davis
| - Bob Dylan
- Duke Ellington
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Aretha Franklin
- The Freedom Singers
- Stan Getz
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Benny Goodman
- Lesley Gore
- John Hammond
- Richie Havens
| - Coleman Hawkins
- Woody Herman
- Lightning Hopkins
- Mississippi John Hurt
- Bernice Johnson-Reagon
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Charles Mingus
- Tom Paxton
- Sonny Rollins
- Jimmy Rushing
- Pete Seeger
| - Frank Sinatra
- Memphis Slim
- The Staple Singers
- Peter Paul and Mary
- Dave Van Ronk
- Dinah Washington
- Muddy Waters
- Doc Watson
- The Weavers
- Howlin Wolf
- Jesse Colin Young
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The complete list of artists is available in this PDF.