Jackson Pollock's record player ---- When Janet's sisters asked me if I wanted to go see Jackson  Pollock's house in Springs, New York, I was already sitting in the car before the last words got out  of their mouths ---- I used to be a fanatic about Jackson Pollock's paintings and wrote a big long paper  in high school for my psychology class on his work (got an A!) ---- Jackson was a jazz head, frequenting  jazz clubs on Manhattan, and collecting records (the lower shelf, not in this image, has about a 150  records) ---- I asked Fred Cohen if that edition of Monk was on the streets in 1956 and he said most  certainly, which means that was Jackson's copy! (Fred is the author of BLUE NOTE RECORDS A Guide For Identifying Original Pressings)---- those books in the photo are obviously  of another vintage ----  Jackson died not far from this house: 530 Fireplace Road, Springs, Long Island,  on August 11, 1956 -- his wife Lee Krasner lived there for many more years after Jackson ran into  that tree ---- photo by Mark Weber -- July 1, 1995