Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet on stage with sunglasses playing saxophone with an unidentified bass player in New York.
Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet on stage playing saxophone with unidentified bassist and pianist seen.
Illinois Jacquet playing saxophone
Illinois Jacquet playing saxophone against a black background; facing to the right.
Illinois Jacquet playing saxophone
Illinois Jacquet playing saxophone, glancing to the left; photo taken from a low angle looking upward.
Illinois Jacquet plays saxophone
Illinois Jacquet on stage playing saxophone with an unidentified bass player in New York.
In a Parisian bar
Buck Clayton having a beer and watching a young woman play a trumpet and surrounded by admirers in a bar in Paris.
In front of Johnny's Tavern
Buck Clayton standing with Eddie Barefield, Benny Morton and two unidentified musicians in front of an awning reading Johnny's Tavern.
Interviewing Jabbo Smith
Jean-Pierre Battestini with a tape recorder interviewing Jabbo Smith while in Switzerland.
It wasn't me
Pierre Boyer sits in an armchair, looking forward, with one leg thrown over the arm of the chair and his hands raised toward the room as if to show that they are empty and to profess innocence.
Jabbo Smith in Switzerland
Jabbo Smith performing with an unidentified group of musicians on stage in Switzerland.
Jabbo Smith in Switzerland
Jabbo Smith speaking into a microphone on stage with other, unidentified, musicians in Switzerland.
Jackie Williams
Drummer Jackie Williams, smiling, facing right, upper body shot only. He is wearing a dark suit and tie and appears to be leaning on a counter.
Jackie Williams and Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton with his right arm around the shoulder of Jackie Williams. A woman seated behind them is being served a drink. At the Concert Party at the Irving Center, New York.
Jackie Williams and Buck Clayton having a drink
Buck Clayton, drink in hand, seated with an unidentified white man below a dart board. Jackie Williams standing to Buck's right, drink in hand.
Jackie Williams at the Party Concert
Jackie Williams playing at the Concert Party at the Irving Center, New York. Buck Clayton partly visible to the left side.
Jackie Williams playing drums
Jackie Williams smiling and playing drums against a brick wall with a framed photo labeled Sunshine Jazz Band next to him.
Jackie Williams takes the solo
Jackie Williams plays the drum set on stage as Buck Clayton stands to the side to listen. At the Concert Party at the Irving Center, New York.
Jackie Williams with Buck Clayton
Jackie Williams with an umbrella standing on a sidewalk with Buck Clayton holding a suitcase; both facing the camera.
Jackie Williams with Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton with his arm around Jackie Williams; both facing the camera.
Jackie Williams, Buck Clayton, Dicky Wells and an unidentified pianist perform
Jackie Williams, Buck Clayton and Dicky Wells performing with an unidentified pianist. At the Concert Party at the Irving Center, New York.
Jay McShann
Jay McShann in a paisley shirt standing in front of a music seller's booth.
Jay McShann at the piano
Jay McShann in a suit and tie seated at a piano with a recording microphone above the piano; facing to the right.
Jazz at the Philharmonic performance
A "Jazz at the Philharmonic" performance with Lester Young, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ella Fitzgerald and Roy Eldridge at the New York Philharmonic.
Jazz combo is ready to play
Jackie Williams, Buck Clayton, an unidentified African American male bass player and Dicky Wells are on stage getting ready to play. Buck and Dicky smile down at the photographer. At the Concert Party...