… “Love it!”  (Archie Shepp)

… “You are so creative, you really catch the feeling… you got it!”  (Ornette Coleman)

… “I can hear my song in your photo!”  (Celia Crúz)

… “You’d be called a ‘seer’ in another place, Dee!”  (Abdullah Ibrahim, formerly known as Dollar Brand)

… “A perfect visual counterpart to the sounds… As Tadd Dameron said,  ‘STAY ON IT!’ ”  (Bob Blumenthal)

…”Oh they are wonderful Dee Dee… and really capture the artist.  Right to the core… You are a fantastic photographer.    There are a couple of me that could be nice for the book.  Wonderful photos of all the jazzers my dear.  Much love to you – Kisses! ”  (Sheila Jordan)

… “I can hear my music in your photographs!”  (Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaría, Ray Barretto, and MANY others)

… “Dee Dee, you jive!!!!!”  (Billy Higgins)

… “With much love… BRIGHT MOMENTS!”  (Horace and Cecilia Tapscott)

…”Took my breath away – you caught every side of my Dad in those photos! AWESOME!”  (Renée Tapscott Wilcot)

… “Fabulously composed, incredibly sensitive”  (Janet Van Fleet, Studio Place Arts)

… “This work brought tears to my eyes – it was so emotional and passionate!”  (Sylvia M.)

… “So nice to see the faces to the sounds… BEAUTIFUL!”  (A. Gustavson)

… “[I am] Hit by the inspiration of the images…!”  (Larry Roland)

… “You have captured the spirit of these creative geniuses from the inside, and with shining vision… Thanks!” (Jordan)

… “I never looked so great as in the picture you took of me at the old Jazzmania! What a great job you did…If my picture could say or sing something, I am sure it would be a Chant from the Amazon!  A big Brazilian hug!” (Gaudencio Thiago de Mello)

… “This [is] very enlightening… Your fan!”  (Michelle)

… “Great work, Dee! [I am] greatly impressed!”  (Carlos)

… “Your energy shows in your work”  (Katherine Lord)

… “Very nice… I’m impressed… THANK YOU!”  (John Page)

… “Inspiring and uplifting – a visual feast!…Thank you!”  (Nina Miller)

… “Suas fotos são lindas!  Gosto muito daquelas que não são posadas.  Ou seja, gosto da naturalidade do momento, o inesperado momento do “click”, quando desavisadamente o momento é capturado.  Enfim, é jazz também, com fotos.  Um grande beijo!”  (Joatan Nascimento)

 

UNSIGNED ENTRIES:

… “Viewing your work is a wonderfully emotional visual experience”…

… “Hit by the inspiration of the images”…

… “Wonderful work… you have captured the spirit of these creative geniuses from the inside, and with shining vision. Thanks! ”…

… “This work is inspiring and uplifting — a visual feast! Thank you!”…

… “A wonderfully emotional visual experience…”

 

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