Part one of the classic William P. Gottlieb jazz photos

From http://www.flickr.com/photos/ky_olsen/sets/72157624849508622/

Celebrated jazz artists come to life in photographs by William P. Gottlieb. His images document the jazz scene in New York City and Washington, D.C., from 1938 to 1948, a time recognized by many as the "Golden Age of Jazz".

Gottlieb was both a notable jazz journalist and a self-taught photographer who captured the personalities of jazz musicians and told their stories with his camera and typewriter. His portraits depict such prominent musicians and personalities as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, and many more.

To learn more about William Gottlieb, visit the Library's Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Gottlieb Collection. By looking at Gottlieb’s negatives here, you’ll see examples of the raw camera images and also copies of his
final cropped images for insight into the creative process. At LOC, we also have special features like interviews with Gottlieb, ”In His Own Words".

Dig these....chances are you've seen a few of them....I'm going to start with this post of a few, and continue with as many as I can find....enjoy :) 

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Art Hodes, Ole South, New York, N.Y., ca. Oct. 1946

Buck Clayton, New York, N.Y., between 1938 and 1948

Cab Calloway, New York, N.Y., ca. Oct. 1946

 

Carl Kress, New York, N.Y., ca. June 1947

Count Basie, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948

Cozy Cole, Ole South, Washington, D.C., between 1938 and 1948

Doris Day and Kitty Kallen, Central Park, New York, N.Y., ca. Apr. 1947

Fats Navarro, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948

Gene Krupa, 400 Restaurant, New York, N.Y., ca. June 1946

Georgie Auld, New York, N.Y., ca. Aug. 1947

John Kirby, Brown Derby, Washington, D.C., ca. May 1946

June Christy, 1947 or 1948 

Lawrence Brown, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946

Lionel Hampton, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. June 1946

Louis Armstrong, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1946 

Maxine Sullivan, Village Vanguard, New York, N.Y., ca. Mar. 1947

Milt (Milton) Jackson and Ray Brown, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948

Oscar Pettiford, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946

Ray McKinley, Hotel Commodore, New York, N.Y., ca. Apr. 1946

Sarah Vaughan, Café Society (Downtown), New York, N.Y., ca. Aug. 1946

Sarah Vaughan, Café Society (Downtown), New York, N.Y., ca. Aug. 1946

Stuff Smith, Kelly's Stable, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1946

Tadd Dameron, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948

Thelonious Monk, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1947 

MANY MORE TA COME !!!