Alice Coltrane
Headshot of Alice Coltrane looking forward and sitting at the piano. Coltrane is wearing a light colored blouse and scarf.
B.B. King
Publicity photo of B.B. King playing guitar on stage. King is holding one arm up in the air and looking to the side with eyes closed.
Benny Carter playing saxophone on stage
Benny Carter on stage and playing saxophone on stage next to a microphone. Carter is facing forward, looking to the side, and is wearing a jacket and open collared shirt.
Billy Eckstine
Headshot of Billy Eckstine leaning forward and smiling. Eckstine is wearing a suit and patterned tie.
Dizzy Gillespie
Publicity photo of Dizzy Gillespie looking down and playing trumpet with his cheeks puffed out. Gillespie is wearing a checkered shirt.
Dizzy Gillespie playing trumpet
Publicity photo of Dizzy Gillespie looking down and playing trumpet with cheeks puffed out. Gillespie is wearing a light suit and open collared shirt.
Duke Ellington
Headshot from above of Duke Ellington holding clasped hands and looking up.
Eric Dolphy
Headshot from the side of Eric Dolphy playing saxophone. Dolpy is looking down and holding the saxophone from a strap around his neck.
Erroll Garner
Recording for the American Columbia label in 1963, Erroll Garner made an album called "Concert By the Sea" in California which is still one of the world's best-selling jazz albums. More recently, he...
Freddie Hubbard
Publicity photo from the side of Freddie Hubbard playing trumpet. Hubbard is wearing a dark jacket with studs.
Jack DeJohnette
Publicity photo of Jack DeJohnette smiling while playing drums. DeJohnette is looking forward and the drum set is out of focus in the foreground.
Jack DeJohnette
Publicity photo of Jack DeJohnette playing drums. DeJohnette is looking down and to the side surrounded by several drums and many cymbals.
Jay McShann
Publicity photo of Jay McShann looking forward and to the side while smiling. McShann is wearing a white tuxedo jacket and black bowtie.
Joe Henderson
Publicity phots of Joe Henderson facing forward and looking to the side. Henderson has a large beard and is wearing a dark jacket, carrying a saxophone with one hand over his shoulder.
John Coltrane
Publicity photo of John Coltrane seated and looking down while holding a flute in his hands and a saxophone on his lap. Birth and death dates printed on photo as possible memorial.
John Coltrane
Angled publicity photo from the side of John Coltrane playing saxophone. Coltrane is wearing a dark suit, looking down, and squeezing his eyes closed.
Johnny Griffin
Headshot of Johnny Griffin smiling and facing forward. Griffin is wearing a dark collared shirt.
McCoy Tyner
Publicity photo of McCoy Tyner looking forward with a neutral expression. Tyner is wearing a leather jacket.
McCoy Tyner
Publicity photo of McCoy Tyner turning forward and smiling in front of a stand with music.
Otis Smith
Headshot of recording executive and musician Otis Smith. Smith is looking forward and smiling, wearing a light colored suit and black tie.
Philly Joe Jones
Headshot of Philly Joe Jones looking forward with a neutral expression. Jones is wearing a turtleneck sweater and gold chain necklace.
Ramsey Lewis
Publicity photo of Ramsey Lewis and six unidentified musicians.
Ramsey Lewis
Headshot of Ramsey Lewis looking forward with a neutral expression. Lewis is holding one hand under his chin and wearing a collared shirt.
Ray Charles
Publicity photo from the side of Ray Charles playing piano and singing into a microphone. Charles is wearing a white suite, bowtie, and sunglasses.
Ron Carter
Headshot of Ron Carter leaning to the side against a brick wall and looking forward. Carter is wearing a leather jacket and sweater.