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Herman Leonard Herman Leonard and Ella Fitzgerald, New York City, 1949
Herman Leonard Miles Davis, New York City, 1949
William Gottlieb Portrait of Billie Holiday, Downbeat, New York, NY, c. February 1947
William Gottlieb Portrait of Django Reinhardt, Aquarium, New York, NY, c. November 1946
William Gottlieb Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Milt (Milton) Jackson, and Timmie Rosenkrantz, Downbeat, New York, NY, c. September 1947
William Gottlieb Portrait of Duke Ellington, Paramount Theater, New York, NY, c. September 1946
William Gottlieb Portrait of Charlie Parker at the Tree Deuces, New York, NY, c. August 1947
William Gottlieb Portrait of Leonard Berstein in His Apartment, New York, NY, c. 1946-1948
William Gottlieb Portrait of Nat King Cole, New York, NY, c. June 1947
William Gottlieb Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, 52nd Street, New York, NY, c. 1946-1948
William Gottlieb Cab Calloway in NYC, c. 1947
William Gottlieb 52nd Street, New York, NY, c. July 1948
Herman Leonard Ella Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman adn Richard Rodgers, Downbeat, New York City, 1949
Herman Leonard Louis Armstrong, Paris, 1960
Herman Leonard Billie Holiday, New York City, 1949
Herman Leonard Duke Ellington, Paris, 1958
Herman Leonard Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Paul Newman, Paris, 1960
Herman Leonard Pearl Bailey, New York City, 1950
Herman Leonard Duke Ellington, Paris, 1960
Herman Leonard Ella Fitzgerald, 1960
Herman Leonard Marlon Brando with Bongos, Paris, 1963
Herman Leonard Billie Holiday (with Smoke), New York City, 1949
Herman Leonard Lester "Prez" Young, New York City, 1948
Herman Leonard Sarah Vaughn, Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1950
Herman Leonard Lena Horne, New York City, 1948
William Gottlieb Portrait of Frank Sinatra, Liederkrantz Hall, New York, NY, c. 1947
William Gottlieb Portrait of Thelonious Monk, Howard McGhee, Roy Eldridge, and Teddy Hill, Minton's Playhouse, New York, NY, c. September 1947
Herman Leonard Charlie Parker, Birdland, New York City, 1949
Herman Leonard Chet Baker, New York City, 1955
Herman Leonard Palm Court Cafe, New Orleans, 1996
Herman Leonard Sarah Vaughn, New York City, 1949
Herman Leonard The Metronome All Stars (Eddie Safranski, Billy Bauer, Charlie "Bird" Parker, Lennie Tristano), New York City, 1949
William Gottlieb Frank Sinatra and Axel Stordahl, Liederkrantz Hall, New York, NY, c. 1947
Herman Leonard Modern Jazz Quartet, paris, 1957
William Claxton Chet Baker (Piano), Hollywood, 1954
William Claxton Times Square, New York City, 1960
Herman Leonard Dizzy Gillespie, Royal Roost, New York City, 1948
Herman Leonard Dexter Gordon, Royal Roost, New York City, 1948
Herman Leonard Frank Sinatra, New York City, 1956
William Claxton Donald Byrd on the "A" Train, New York City, 1959
William Claxton Charlie "Bird" Parker, La Crescenta, 1951
William Claxton Birdland, 4:00 AM, New York City, 1960
Herman Leonard Frank Sinatra, Monte Carlo, 1958
William Claxton John Coltrane at the Guggenheim, New York City, 1960
William Claxton Palladium, New York City, 1960
William Claxton Halima & Chet Baker, Redondo Beach, 1955
William Claxton Bob Cooper, Memphis, 1960
William Gottlieb Duke Ellington, Ray Nance, Tricky Sam Nanton, Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Otto Toby Hardwick, Harry Carney, Rex William Stewart, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown, Gred Guy, and Sonny Greer, Howard Theater, Washington D.C., early 1940
William Claxton Art Pepper, Los Angeles, 1956
William Claxton Oscar "Fats" Dennis, Kansas City, 1960