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“I had to admit he looked nice. He has very regular features and straight teeth. I'd just read that even, regular features are universally…

— Natalie Standiford

“By the way, in case you weren't paying attention or something, did you catch what Mr. Powell called me? "Young artist." I bet you…

— Gary D. Schmidt

Photographing attractive people who were doing attractive things in attractive places. (Summary of his photographic career)

— Slim Aarons

Duke Ellington always had a style: original, clean with interesting color combinations. He had an artist's eye.

— Wynton Marsalis

“He was a compact, clearcut man, with precise features, a lot of very soft black hair, and thoughtful dark brown eyes. He had a…

— A.S. Byatt

He took comfort in the neon signs, the wild strands of jazz creeping out of clubs whenever happy swells of people pushed through the…

— Libba Bray

“Was it really right to look the way he did? His prominent nose was altogether too immodest for his humble position in life; and…

— Knut Hamsun

Martin Williams persistently gets at essences, and that is why he has contributed so much to the very small body of authentic jazz criticism.

— Nat Hentoff

“Stephen was alluring in that languid, stay-out-all-night kind of way: a musician with long, unkempt hair, a skinny smoker’s frame, and an encyclopedic knowledge…

— Susannah Cahalan

“Gravelip, a young, slight footman with a pocked nose and large ears, obediently gave a smile like toothache. He seemed less than delighted to…

— Frances Hardinge

“Music was just one of the tools we employed to create excitement. The jazzman’s objective, however, was solely musical: Through his improvisation, he wanted…

— Wynton Marsalis

“The glistening colours around his eyes had actually spread out farther on his face, creating an incredibly fascinating montage of blacks, blues, purples, and,…

— Karen Ann Hopkins