Ted Williams Collection
Ted Williams Collection
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.
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Count Basie smiling on stage — Limited Edition Print 
Count Basie smiling on stage — Limited Edition Print
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Count Basie smiling on stage — Limited Edition Print
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Joe Newman & Eddie Jones at the Playboy Jazz Festival — Limited Edition Print 
Joe Newman & Eddie Jones at the Playboy Jazz Festival — Limited Edition Print
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Joe Newman & Eddie Jones at the Playboy Jazz Festival — Limited Edition Print
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Mahalia Jackson & Duke Ellington at Newport Jazz Festival, 1958 — Limited Edition Print 
Mahalia Jackson & Duke Ellington at Newport Jazz Festival, 1958 — Limited Edition Print
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Mahalia Jackson & Duke Ellington at Newport Jazz Festival, 1958 — Limited Edition Print
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Mahalia Jackson & Duke Ellington close-up portrait, 1958 — Limited Edition Print 
Mahalia Jackson & Duke Ellington close-up portrait, 1958 — Limited Edition Print
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Mahalia Jackson & Duke Ellington close-up portrait, 1958 — Limited Edition Print
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The Trianon Ballroom in Chicago — Limited Edition Print 
The Trianon Ballroom in Chicago — Limited Edition Print
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The Trianon Ballroom in Chicago — Limited Edition Print
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Trumpet on sheet music — Limited Edition Print 
Trumpet on sheet music — Limited Edition Print
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Trumpet on sheet music — Limited Edition Print
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Tony Bennett performing in Chicago, 1961 — Limited Edition Print 
Tony Bennett performing in Chicago, 1961 — Limited Edition Print
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Tony Bennett performing in Chicago, 1961 — Limited Edition Print
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Thelonious Monk at Newport Jazz Festival, 1958 — Limited Edition Print 
Thelonious Monk at Newport Jazz Festival, 1958 — Limited Edition Print
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Thelonious Monk at Newport Jazz Festival, 1958 — Limited Edition Print
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Man reading Billboard Magazine, 1950s — Limited Edition Print 
Man reading Billboard Magazine, 1950s — Limited Edition Print
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Man reading Billboard Magazine, 1950s — Limited Edition Print
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Aretha Franklin performing on stage — Limited Edition Print 
Aretha Franklin performing on stage — Limited Edition Print
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Aretha Franklin performing on stage — Limited Edition Print
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Art Farmer & Benny Golson for Downbeat Magazine, 1960 — Limited Edition Print 
Art Farmer & Benny Golson for Downbeat Magazine, 1960 — Limited Edition Print
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Art Farmer & Benny Golson for Downbeat Magazine, 1960 — Limited Edition Print
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Barbara Dane smoking a cigarette, 1960 — Limited Edition Print 
Barbara Dane smoking a cigarette, 1960 — Limited Edition Print
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Barbara Dane smoking a cigarette, 1960 — Limited Edition Print
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Annie Ross smoking backstage — Limited Edition Print 
Annie Ross smoking backstage — Limited Edition Print
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Annie Ross smoking backstage — Limited Edition Print
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Art Farmer and Benny Golson visiting Chicago's South Side — Limited Edition Print 
Art Farmer and Benny Golson visiting Chicago's South Side — Limited Edition Print
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Art Farmer and Benny Golson visiting Chicago's South Side — Limited Edition Print
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Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Illinois Rally for Civil Rights, 1964 — Limited Edition Print 
Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Illinois Rally for Civil Rights, 1964 — Limited Edition Print
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Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Illinois Rally for Civil Rights, 1964 — Limited Edition Print
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Martin Luther King, Jr. at a Civil Rights rally, 1964 — Limited Edition Print 
Martin Luther King, Jr. at a Civil Rights rally, 1964 — Limited Edition Print
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Martin Luther King, Jr. at a Civil Rights rally, 1964 — Limited Edition Print
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Benny Golson playing the saxophone backstage — Limited Edition Print 
Benny Golson playing the saxophone backstage — Limited Edition Print
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Benny Golson playing the saxophone backstage — Limited Edition Print
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A child during the Illinois Rally for Civil Rights, 1964 — Limited Edition Print 
A child during the Illinois Rally for Civil Rights, 1964 — Limited Edition Print
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A child during the Illinois Rally for Civil Rights, 1964 — Limited Edition Print
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Dizzy Gillespie at Newport Jazz Festival — Limited Edition Print 
Dizzy Gillespie at Newport Jazz Festival — Limited Edition Print
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Dizzy Gillespie at Newport Jazz Festival — Limited Edition Print
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Audience member watching Ira Sullivan, 1960s — Limited Edition Print 
Audience member watching Ira Sullivan, 1960s — Limited Edition Print
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Audience member watching Ira Sullivan, 1960s — Limited Edition Print
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Ella Fitzgerald under the spotlight, 1961 — Vintage Print 
Ella Fitzgerald under the spotlight, 1961 — Vintage Print
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Ella Fitzgerald under the spotlight, 1961 — Vintage Print
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Dizzy Gillespie on Ken Nordine's show, 1961 — Vintage Print 
Dizzy Gillespie on Ken Nordine's show, 1961 — Vintage Print
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Dizzy Gillespie on Ken Nordine's show, 1961 — Vintage Print
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Duke Ellington in Chicago, 1955 — Vintage Print 
Duke Ellington in Chicago, 1955 — Vintage Print
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Duke Ellington in Chicago, 1955 — Vintage Print
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Art Farmer & Benny Golson, 1960 — Vintage Print 
Art Farmer & Benny Golson, 1960 — Vintage Print
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Art Farmer & Benny Golson, 1960 — Vintage Print
