Ted Williams photographed many of the greats in jazz, including Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, and Louis Armstrong. Williams’ historic archive runs to more than 100,000 images and comprises perhaps the most intimate and complete collection of Jazz’s most iconic musicians at work, rest and play. Learn more.
Ted Williams
Art Farmer & Benny Golson, 1960 — Vintage Print
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Martin Luther King, Jr. in Illinois, 1964 — Limited Edition Print
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Vice Lords in Chicago — Limited Edition Print
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Sarah Vaughan in her dressing room, 1948 — Limited Edition Print
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Sonny Rollins backstage in Chicago, 1956 — Limited Edition Print
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Thelonious Monk on stage at the Birdhouse, 1960 — Limited Edition Print
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Ira Sullivan at Joe Segal’s club, 1960s — Limited Edition Print
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Billie Holiday performing in Chicago — Limited Edition Print
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Gene Lees and Dizzy Gillespie play chess — Limited Edition Print
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Ella Fitzgerald on Ken Nordine's show, 1961 — Limited Edition Print
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Duke Ellington in the spotlight — Limited Edition Print
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Duke Ellington at the piano, 1960 — Limited Edition Print
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Paul Desmond outside Soldier Field, 1965 — Limited Edition Print
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet at The Symphony Center, 1961 — Limited Edition Print
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Count Basie at the Trianon Ballroom — Limited Edition Print
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Louis Armstrong at University of Chicago Theater, 1962 — Limited Edition Print
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Vice Lords on the street — Limited Edition Print
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Vice Lords members with batons — Limited Edition Print
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Vice Lords members in Chicago — Limited Edition Print
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Paul Desmond smoking at Playboy’s Penthouse — Open Edition Print
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Ray Charles on stage, 1950s — Open Edition Print
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Sarah Vaughan at the Blue Note Jazz Club — Open Edition Print
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Tony Bennett performing in Chicago, 1961 — Open Edition Print
