William Claxton Dies at 80

William Claxton, a photographer who helped jazz trumpeter Chet Baker gain his fame, has died at 80. The Los Angeles Times obituary can be read here.

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In a career spanning more than a half century, Claxton also became well known for his work with celebrities including Frank Sinatra and Steve McQueen, who became a close personal friend; but he gained his foremost public recognition for his photographs of jazz performers including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Mel Torme, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Stan Getz.