Low angle photograph of Lester Young playing saxophone. Young is holding the saxophone up and to the side while playing. Young is wearing a pinstripe suit and black tie.
Lionel Hampton speaking with Dave Dexter in a restaurant. Hampton is wearing a pinstripe suit and patterned tie, looking directly at Dexter. Dexter is looking to the side with his hand in the air.
Lionel Hampton looking down and smiling while playing vibraphone. Hampton is wearing a dark suit and striped tie.
Lonnie Johnson playing guitar sitting on the left, an unidentified bass player in the middle, and Rex Stewart playing trumpet on the right. All are wearing suits.
Louis Jordan standing next to an unidentified African American man with one hand on the man's shoulder. Jordan is looking down and smiling, wearing a dark suit, patterned tie, and wide-brimmed hat.
Louis Jordan, on the far left, sitting at a table with microphones with Dave Dexter, on the far right, and an unidentified man. All three are smiling and looking forward.
Max Roach sitting and looking forward while playing a snare drum. Roach is holding drum sticks in both hands and is wearing a checkered shirt.
Members of King Cole Trio - Johnny Miller, Nat King Cole, and Oscar Moore - leaning forward on a piano, looking to the side. All three are wearing black suits with white handkerchiefs.
Members of the Ellingtonians playing in a recording studio. All four are looking down at music on stands. Lawrence Brown is sitting and playing trombone. Rex Stewart is standing and playing trumpet...
Nat King Cole sitting at piano talking with Johnny Mercer. Cole is facing to the side underneath a microphone. Mercer is leaning on the side of the piano.
Nat King Cole and Perry Como looking over music. Cole is wearing a pinstripe suit. Como is wearing a patterned jacket and holding music with a cigarette in one hand.
Nat King Cole and Tony Bennett sitting at restaurant table with a bread basket and silver wear. Cole is wearing a patterned jacket and leaning forward with one arm on the table. Bennett is wearing a...
Nat King Cole photographed from above playing piano in front of a studio wall. Cole is wearing a striped shirt and looking to the side.
Nat King Cole photographed from the side playing piano. Cole is looking forward and wearing a pinstripe suit.
Nat King Cole, Helen Humes, Herb Shriner, and Jimmie Lunceford standing around an Armed Forces Radio Service microphone, Cole is wearing a pinstripe suit and holding a harmonica. Humes is wearing a...
Nat King Cole, Jimmie Lunceford, and Lena Horne standing behind a USA microphone and laughing. Cole is wearing a light colored suit and patterned tie and is holding out his hand, touching Horne's hand...
Oscar Moore playing guitar and singing with Nat King Cole. Cole is playing the piano and singing with his eyes closed into a microphone hanging from overhead.
Oscar Moore playing guitar in a studio. Moore is holding the guitar up and looking forward. Moore is sitting on a stool, wearing a plaid shirt and suspenders.
Oscar Moore playing guitar in Capitol Records studio, Los Angeles, California. Moore is holding the guitar up and looking forward. Moore is partially sitting on a stool, wearing a striped suit.
Otto Hardwick seated and facing forward while playing saxophone on a stage. Several unidentified musicians are playing in the background. Hardwick is wearing a suit and striped tie with a clarinet on...
Peanuts Holland sitting and looking down while playing trumpet. Holland is wearing a dark collared shirt.
Pete Johnson playing piano and Big Joe Turner singing into a microphone on stage at the Café Society in New York.
Pete Johnson playing piano and Big Joe Turner singing into a microphone on stage at Café Society in New York City.
Pete Johnson playing piano and looking at music. Johnson is wearing a striped suit and floral print tie. A second piano and other instruments are in the background.
Host Ralph Edwards, Nellie Lutcher, and Milt Buckner on an episode of "This Is Your Life" honoring Lutcher
