“It was an astounding performance, Ellington went on and on and when Jimmy Rushing joined the band to shout some more blues, the critics and professionals were – literally – dancing in the aisles.”
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“When I shoot studio portraits such as these, I’m always thinking of new ways to present the subject or, in this case, a way to capture the band’s unique style. We did take several photos of the band in a more traditional straight-on way. But I admit that I like these better. Looking at them from the bottom up, it almost feels like I was able to capture the band mid-air.”
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This photo was taken on Sarah’s first national tour as a single. I was a student at The Institute of Design at the time, and called Sarah directly at her hotel (possible in those days) and received permission to photograph her in her dressing room for the next issue of a non-existent college newspaper.
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On the 25th August 1967 Terence Donovan visited Jimi Hendrix in his temporary home at Number 9, 43 Upper Berkeley Street, W1. Donovan was by now firmly established as one of swinging London’s leading young photographers, part of the triumvirate (along with his friends David Bailey and Brian Duffy) christened the ‘Black Trinity’ by their elder peer Norman Parkinson.
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In 1967, Norman Parkinson, one of the most respected and admired photographers in the world, was asked by British Vogue to take a series of photos of their top model, Twiggy, for a feature called “Young Idea Says: Gym Is In.”
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“One of the greatest! When I was offered the opportunity to fly down to Santos, Brazil and take photographs of Pelé I jumped at the chance. Pelé, absolutely. Pelé in Brazil, name the date!”
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