Rex Stewart
Rex Stewart playing cornet and looking down with his eyes closed. Stewart is wearing a suit jacket.
Rex Stewart
Rex Stewart playing cornet while sitting and looking to the side. Stewart is wearing a checkered shirt.
Rex Stewart
Rex Stewart playing a cornet on stage during a performance. Stewart is looking forward and playing to the side, wearing a white shirt and striped tie.
Robert Preston, Bill Rigney, and Nat King Cole
Robert Preston, Bill Rigney, Nat King Cole posing for photo in baseball uniforms. Preston is holding a baseball glove and looking up. Rigney is wearing an Angels uniform and looking forward. Cole is...
Roland Hanna
Roland Hanna turned to the side and looking down. Hanna is wearing a striped shirt and thick rimmed glasses.
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.
Ron Carter
Publicity photo of Ron Carter facing forward and leaning against a brick wall. Carter is holding onto a bass enclosed in a soft carrying case,
Ronnie Laws
Headshot of Ronnie Laws looking forward with a neutral expression. Laws is wearing a dark collared shirt.
Roy Haynes
Headshot of Roy Haynes looking forward with a neutral expression. Haynes is wearing a dark jacket, a spotted scarf, and a tweed hat.
Rufus Reid
Publicity photo of Rufus Reid playing a double bass while looking down. Reid is wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses.
Samuel "Baby" Lovett sitting and Julia Lee
Samuel "Baby" Lovett sitting at a drum set in a recording studio holding sticks and smiling Julia Lee is standing behind Lovett, leaning forward and smiling with one arm on Lovett's shoulder.
Sarah Vaughan with the Count Basie Orchestra
Sarah Vaughan singing on stage with the Count Basie Orchestra at the Playboy Jazz Festival. Unidentified musicians are sitting behind music stands with the Playboy bunny image. Vaughan is holding a...
Shorty Haughton playing trombone
Shorty Haughton turning to the side and looking up while playing trombone. Haughton is standing in a studio with a checkered tile floor and wearing a white shirt and suspenders.
Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett playing drums
Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett looking up and to the side while playing drums. Catlett is wearing a striped t-shirt and suspenders.
Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett playing Sonny Greer's drums
Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett seated behind Sonny Greer's drum set while playing and looking forward. An unidentified musician sits in the background.
Sidney Bechet playing saxophone
Close-up photograph from below of Sidney Bechet wearing a striped suit and playing saxophone.
Sidney Catlett, Esquire's All-American Drummer
Publicity photo of Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett wearing a suit and playing drums on stage. Catlett is looking forward while tossing one drum stick in the air and hitting a cymbal with the other stick.
Sir Charles Thompson, Jimmy Butts, Dexter Gordon, Buck Clayton, J.C. Heard, and Charlie Parker
Sir Charles Thompson playing piano, Jimmy Butts playing bass, Dexter Gordon playing saxophone on the left, Buck Clayton playing trumpet, J.C. Heard playing drums, and Charlie Parker playing saxophone...
Slim Gaillard
Slim Gaillard sitting at a studio table with pen and paper looking down at a KLAC microphone. Gaillard is wearing a light suit jacket and dark collared shirt.
Sonny Greer, Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett, Willie Smith, and Albert Casey
Sonny Greer, Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett, Willie Smith, and Albert Casey, all recording artists for Capitol Records, standing around a drum set in Los Angeles studio. Greer is wearing a pinstripe suit...
Sonny Rollins
Headshot of Sonny Rollins looking to the side with a neutral expression. A brightly contrasting light is shining on Rollins' head and one side is in the shadows.
Stacey Smith
Stacey Smith holding a trumpet and singing into a Capitol Records microphone.
Sugar Chile Robinson
Sugar Chile Robinson sleeping across two folding chairs is a studio.
Sugar Chile Robinson
Sugar Chile Robinson sitting on the front of a piano with one leg crossed over the other. Robinson is looking up and smiling.
Sugar Chile Robinson
Sugar Chile Robinson standing in front of a piano with his hands on the keys. Robinson is turning forward and smiling.