“If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.” — Louis Armstrong

 


Herman Leonard, Frank Sinatra, New York City

Herman Leonard
Frank Sinatra, New York City, 1956
Silver Gelatin Photograph
11 x 14 inches


Keystone Press Agency, Louis Armstrong playing trumpet in Hamburg

Keystone Press Agency
Louis Armstrong playing trumpet in Hamburg, 1959
Early Silver Gelatin Photograph
7 7/8 x 6 inches


Bob Willoughby, Frank Sinatra Performing with the Rat Pack at Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1960

Bob Willoughby
Frank Sinatra Performing with the Rat Pack at Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1960
Silver Gelatin Photograph
10 7/8 x 14 inches


Keystone Press, Ella Fitzgerald

Keystone Press Agency
Ella Fitzgerald Performing Ball Munich, 1962
Early Silver Gelatin Photograph
8 1/4 x 6 inches


James Coyne, Chet Baker

James Coyne
Chet Baker, 1956
Silver gelatin photograph
9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches


Herb Ritts, Dizzy Gilespie

Herb Ritts
Dizzy Gillespie 1, Paris, 1989
Silver Gelatin Photograph
14 x 11 inches


Herman Leonard
Pearl Bailey, Birdland, 1950
Silver Gelatin Photograph
16 5/8 x 14 inches


Keystone Press, Miles Davies and Quincy Jones

Keystone Press Agency
Miles Davis and Quincy Jones performing at Jazz festival in Switzerland, 1991
Early Silver Gelatin Photograph
7 x 9 3/8 inches


Bob Willoughby, Dave Brubeck

Bob Willoughby
Dave Brubeck, 1995
Silver Gelatin Photograph
11 x 9 1/4 inches


Herman Leonard, Nat King Cole, NYC

Herman Leonard
Nat King Cole, NYC, 1949
Silver Gelatin Photograph
12 x 9 3/8 inches


Herman Leonard, Billie Holiday, New York City

Herman Leonard
Billie Holiday, New York City, 1949
Silver Gelatin Photograph
14 x 11 inches