Imagine the Sound
- Publisher
- Nightwood Editions
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1985
- Category
- Jazz
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780889711037
- Publish Date
- Jan 1985
- List Price
- $9.95
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Description
Photographs of musicians by Bill Smith.
About the author
Bill Smith was born in Bristol, England on May 12th, 1938 and emigrated to Canada in 1963. As a young man he played drums and trumpet casually in England. He now plays E-flat & C soprano saxophones and drums. Is a photographer, writer and film producer. From 1963 until 2001 he was the art director/editor of Coda Magazine. He has performed and recorded with numerous players among them David Prentice, David Lee, Michael Snow, Leo Smith, Joe McPhee, Evan Parker, Wolfgang Fuchs, Phil Minton, Roger Turner, John Tchicai, Vinny Golia... His many recordings are all in the analog world, two of which (with Joe McPhee - Visitation & with Leo Smith - Rastafari) are soon to be reissued on CD by Boxholder. A new CD of duets with guitarist Tony Wilson (Learning New Tricks) has just been released. Since 1989 he has lived on Hornby Island.