Pete Turner (photographer)
American photographer (1934–2017)
Pete Turner
Turner circa 1980
Born Donald Peter Turner
(1934-05-30 ) May 30, 1934Died September 18, 2017(2017-09-18) (aged 83) Nationality American Alma mater Rochester Institute of Technology Occupation Photographer Spouse
Reine Angeli
(
m. 1965–2017)
Children 1
Donald Peter Turner (May 30, 1934 – September 18, 2017)[ 1]
In 1986, Turner published his first monograph, Pete Turner Photographs (Abrams ). His second book, Pete Turner African Journey (Graphis Inc. , 2001), documents Turner's many adventures in Africa, beginning with his trek in 1959 from Cape Town to Cairo with Wally Byam 's famous Airstream caravan. The Color of Jazz (Rizzoli , 2006) is a comprehensive collection of his provocative[vague album covers for CTI Records among many others.
Life and work
Critic A. D. Coleman described the work of Turner as having "A dramatist's sense of event, intense and saturated coloration, and a distinct if indescribable otherness are omnipresent in Turner's images".
He graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1956 along with classmates Bruce Davidson and Jerry Uelsmann .
Photo District News [ 2] American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) awarded him its Outstanding Achievement in Photography honor.
His photographs are in the permanent collections of many major museums, including the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP),[ 3] Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography [ 4] International Center of Photography (ICP)[ 5] George Eastman House in Rochester is the depository of Turner's life's work and where his retrospective exhibition, Pete Turner: Empowered by Color , opened in 2007.
Turner died September 18, 2017, at his home on Long Island, New York .
Contributions to LP covers
The Sound of New York , Kenyon Hopkins – ABC Paramount , 1959Lonelyville 'The Nervous Beat' , The Creed Taylor Orchestra – ABC Paramount, 1959The Best of the Barrack Ballads , The Creed Taylor Orchestra – ABC Paramount, 1959The Blues and the Abstract Truth Oliver Nelson – Impulse! , 1961Motion Lee Konitz – Verve , 1961Perceptions Dizzy Gillespie – Verve, 1961Focus Stan Getz – Verve, 1961In a Latin Bag Cal Tjader – Verve, 1961Live at the Village Vanguard John Coltrane – Impulse!, 1962The Quintessence Quincy Jones – Impulse!, 1962Further Definitions Benny Carter – Impulse!, 1962Statements Milt Jackson – Impulse!, 1962Count Basie and the Kansas City 7 Count Basie – Impulse!, 1962All the Sad Young Men Anita O'Day – Verve, 1962Saturday Night/Sunday Night , Cal Tjader – Verve, 1962Pike's Peak Dave Pike Quartet – Epic , 1962Coltrane John Coltrane – Impulse!, 1962Night Train Oscar Peterson – Verve, 1963Wave Antônio Carlos Jobim – CTI , 1967Soft Samba Strings Gary McFarland – Verve, 1967A Day in the Life Wes Montgomery – A&M , 1967Trust in Me , Soul Flutes – A&M/CTI, 1967We and the Sea , Tamba 4 – A&M/CTI, 1968Samba Blim , Tamba 4 – A&M/CTI, 1968Down Here on the Ground Wes Montgomery – A&M/CTI, 1968Road Song Wes Montgomery – A&M/CTI, 1968Soul Machine , Richard Barbary – A&M/CTI, 1968Have You Meet Miss Jones , Artie Butler – A&M/CTI, 1968Glory of Love Herbie Mann – A&M/CTI, 1968You, Baby Nat Adderley – A&M/CTI, 1968Shape of Things to Come George Benson – A&M/CTI, 1968When It Was Done Walter Wanderley – A&M/CTI, 1968Moondreams Summertime Paul Desmond – A&M/CTI, 1968Betwixt & Between J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding – A&M/CTI, 1969Walking In Space Quincy Jones – A&M/CTI, 1969Tell It Like It Is George Benson – A&M/CTI, 1969Calling Out Loud Nat Adderley – A&M/CTI, 1969Courage Milton Nascimento – A&M/CTI, 1969From The Hot Afternoon Paul Desmond – A&M/CTI, 1969Gula Matari Quincy Jones – A&M/CTI, 1970Tide Antônio Carlos Jobim – A&M/CTI, 1970Starbones , J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding – A&M/CTI, 1970Sugar Stanley Turrentine – CTI, 1970Crying Song Hubert Laws – CTI, 1970Stone Flower Antônio Carlos Jobim – CTI, 1970Joe Farrell Quartet Joe Farrell – CTI, 1970Black Out , Fats Theus – CTI, 1970Montreux II Bill Evans – CTI, 1970California Concert , CTI All Stars – CTI, 1971Straight Life Freddie Hubbard – CTI, 1971Beyond the Blue Horizon George Benson – CTI, 1971Salt Song Stanley Turrentine – CTI, 1971First Light Freddie Hubbard – CTI, 1971Outback Joe Farrell – CTI, 1971God Bless The Child Kenny Burrell – CTI, 1971Gilberto with Turrentine Astrud Gilberto – CTI, 1971Killer Alice Cooper – Warner Bros. , 1971Shebaba Bola Sete – Fantasy , 1971Afro-Classic Hubert Laws – CTI, 1972White Rabbit George Benson – CTI, 1972Free Airto Moreira – CTI, 1972All the King's Horses Grover Washington, Jr. – Kudu , 1972Soul Story Charles Earland – Prestige , 1972Morning Star Hubert Laws – CTI, 1972Time & Love Jackie & Roy – CTI, 1972Sky Dive Freddie Hubbard – CTI, 1972Prelude Deodato – CTI, 1973Sunflower Milt Jackson – CTI, 1973Fingers Airto Moreira – CTI, 1973Blue Moses Randy Weston – CTI, 1973Blues Farm Ron Carter – CTI, 1973Keep Your Soul Together Giant Box Don Sebesky – CTI, 1973Upon This Rock Joe Farrell – CTI, 1974Goodbye Milt Jackson – CTI, 1974Higher Ground Johnny Hammond – Kudu, 1974Skylark Paul Desmond – CTI, 1974Rambler Gabor Szabo – CTI, 1974She Was Too Good To Me Chet Baker – CTI, 1974Bad Benson George Benson – CTI, 1974A Wilder Alias Olinga Milt Jackson – CTI, 1974Gambler's Life Johnny Hammond – Salvation , 1974Concierto Jim Hall – CTI, 1975Canned Funk Joe Farrell – CTI, 1975I Hear A Symphony Hank Crawford – Kudu, 1975Good King Bad George Benson – CTI, 1976Black Widow Lalo Schifrin – CTI, 1976The San Francisco Concert Greatest Hits Steely Dan – ABC, 1978Space George Benson – CTI, 1978Pulsion , Jacques Loussier – CBS , 1979Night Passage Weather Report – CBS, 1980Silk , Fuse One – CTI, 1981Studio Trieste Jim Hall /Chet Baker /Hubert Laws – CTI, 1982N.Y. Connection , David Matthews – Electric Bird, 1982Gershwin Carmichael Cats , Roland Hanna – CTI, 1983In My Life , Patti Austin – CTI, 1983Red On Red , Claudio Roditi – CTI, 1984Live at Felt Forum , Deodato – CTI/CBS, 1988Rhythmstick Dizzy Gillespie and CTI Records All-Stars – CTI, 1990Song of the Sun , Jim Beard – CTI, 1991We Are Family '93 , Sister Sledge – Atlantic , 1993Grooves In The Temple Jorge Pescara – JSR , 2005Live at Montreux 2009 , CTI All Stars – CTI, 2010Saga , Rodrigo Lima – JSR, 2014
References
^ Sandomir, Richard (September 22, 2017). "Pete Turner, Whose Color Photography Could Alter Reality, Dies at 83" . The New York Times . Retrieved September 25, 2017 .^ "PDN 20th Anniversary : 20 Most Influential" . Pdngallery.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2014 .^ "Exhibitions, Opening & Prices – Maison Européenne de la Photographie" . Mep-fr.org. January 15, 2014. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2014 .^ "東京都写真美術館" . Syabi.com. Retrieved February 4, 2014 .^ "Home | International Center of Photography" . Icp.org. Retrieved February 4, 2014 .
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