Headshot of Joe Liggins leaning forward and smiling. Liggins is wearing a white suit and patterned tie.
Art Tatum playing a piano while looking up and smoking a cigarette. Tatum is wearing a plaid suit jacket.
Coleman Hawkins speaking with Gene Rodgers during a studio session. Hawkins is wearing a checkered suit, looking down at music and holding a saxophone in one hand. Rodgers is wearing a pinstripe suit...
Coleman Hawkins looking up and to the side while playing saxophone. Meade "Lux" Lewis is playing piano, looking up and to the side at Hawkins.
Publicity photo of Count Basie facing forward, wearing tweed jacket, and raising his arms up.
Count Basie and Art Tatum sitting at a piano together in front of a stage curtain. Basie is holding a cigarette in one hand and looking down. Tatum is looking up and smiling.
Count Basie and Glenn Wallichs standing against a studio wall and smiling. Basie is wearing a light colored suit and looking to the side. Wallichs is wearing a dark colored suit and looking forward.
Publicity photo of Count Basie seated at the piano and turning toward the camera. Basie is wearing a tweed jacket.
Publicity photo from the side of Count Basie seated at white piano. Basie is placing his hands on the keys and looking up, turning away from the piano.
Publicity photo from the side of Count Basie seated at a white piano. Basie is placing his hands on the keys and turning his head forward.
Backstage in Hollywood in 1944, Count Basie approves an article written by Dave Dexter, Jr., who has carefully followed the Basie career from 1936 through 1968. Like the friendly, gracious Count...
In Hollywood, in 1946, Count Basie smokes his pipe and enjoys the company of his supporters Dave Dexter, Jr., the writer and record producer; John Hammond, who discovered him in Kansas City; and Sonny...
Angled headshot of Duke Ellington looking to the side and smiling. Ellington is wearing a checkered jacket and tie.
An angled headshot of Duke Ellington looking to the side and smiling. Ellington is wearing a checkered jacket and striped tie.
Headshot of Duke Ellington looking up and smiling. Ellington is wearing a white suit that nearly fades into the background.
Al Jarvis and Duke Ellington seated at a table looking at music. Jarvis is holding the music in his hand.
Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington looking up, holding music, and smiling. Ellington is wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Strayhorn is wearing a striped tie.
Dave Dexter and Duke Ellington sitting at a table with KLAC microphones before a broadcast of "Can You Tie That." Dexter is leaning forward and looking to the side. Ellington is looking forward and...
Duke Ellington and Dave Dexter looking at music on piano in studio. Dexter is leaning over Ellington who is wearing a pinstripe suit and seated at the piano.
Dave Dexter standing over Duke Ellington while leaning forward and looking down. Ellington is sitting at the piano wearing a pinstripe suit and looking to the side.
Duke Ellington sitting at the piano and looking up while smiling. Ellington is wearing a tweed jacket and tie.
Headshot of Duke Ellington turning slightly to the side and looking forward while smiling. Ellington is wearing a tuxedo with white tie.
Mirror reflection of Duke Ellington sitting in a green room. Ellington is sitting backwards on a piano bench looking forward and smiling.
A photograph from the side of Duke Ellington sitting at the piano with hands on the keys and smiling.
A low angle photograph from the side of Duke Ellington playing piano in a studio. Ellington is looking up and to the side.
