Sarah Vaughan in her dressing room, 1948 — Limited Edition Print
Ted WilliamsKHR7,432,000.00 - KHR24,523,000.00Singer Sarah Vaughan is photographed smiling at her reflection in her dressing room at the Chicago Theatre in 1948. This is one of the earliest photographs in the Ted Williams Archive.
View Product DetailsArt Farmer and Benny Golson visiting Chicago's South Side — Limited Edition Print
Ted WilliamsKHR7,432,000.00 - KHR24,523,000.00Co-founders of The Jazztet, trumpeter Art Farmer and saxophonist Benny Golson perform for a group of children during a visit to an urban renewal project on Chicago’s South Side. They had established their jazz sextet in 1959 and would go on to release 12 albums over the course of 26 years.
View Product DetailsThelonious Monk on stage at the Birdhouse, 1960 — Limited Edition Print
Ted WilliamsKHR7,432,000.00 - KHR24,523,000.00Thelonious Monk is photographed playing piano on stage at Chicago's Birdhouse Club in 1960. The pianist and composer had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire.
View Product DetailsElla Fitzgerald under the spotlight, 1961 — Vintage Print
Ted WilliamsKHR5,574,000.00Ella Fitzgerald performs on Ken Nordine's show in Chicago in 1961. Often referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella, Fitzgerald was the first African American woman to win a Grammy Award and collected an astounding 14 over the course of her career.
View Product DetailsDizzy Gillespie on Ken Nordine's show, 1961 — Vintage Print
Ted WilliamsKHR5,574,000.00John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie is photographed playing the trumpet on Ken Nordine's jazz TV show in Chicago in 1961. Gillespie's combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit made him a leading popularizer of the new music called bebop and one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time.
View Product DetailsDuke Ellington in Chicago, 1955 — Vintage Print
Ted WilliamsKHR5,574,000.00Duke Ellington is photographed playing the piano accompanied by other musicians during a Christmas party in Chicago, 1955. Ellington gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem and in the years following, cemented himself as one of the most significant composers of the genre.
View Product DetailsArt Farmer & Benny Golson, 1960 — Vintage Print
Ted WilliamsKHR5,574,000.00Founders of The Jazztet, trumpet player Art Farmer and tenor saxophonist Benny Golson hold their instruments as they stand amongst the rubble. Williams took this picture as part of a photoshoot for the September 1960 cover of Jazz publication DownBeat magazine.
View Product DetailsStevie Wonder recording in his studio, 1974 — Limited Edition Print
Al SatterwhiteKHR23,842,000.00 - KHR113,014,000.00Stevie Wonder is photographed rehearsing piano and vocals in his Los Angeles studio on August 30, 1974. The musician, who happens to be blind, is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that includes rhythm and blues, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz.
View Product DetailsSonny Rollins backstage in Chicago, 1956 — Limited Edition Print
Ted WilliamsKHR7,432,000.00 - KHR24,523,000.00Saxophonist Sonny Rollins is photographed rehearsing in front of a mirror before a 1956 concert at the Civic Opera House in Chicago, IL. Rollins, who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians has had an eight-decade career that has led him from Harlem to the White House and all over the world.
View Product DetailsIra Sullivan at Joe Segal’s club, 1960s — Limited Edition Print
Ted WilliamsKHR7,432,000.00 - KHR24,523,000.00American trumpeter Ira Sullivan is photographed performing at Joe Segal’s club in Chicago in the 1960s. Sullivan was also known to play the flugel, flute, and saxophone and left a mark on his hometown of Chicago's legendary jazz culture.
View Product DetailsBillie Holiday performing in Chicago — Limited Edition Print
Ted WilliamsKHR7,432,000.00 - KHR24,523,000.00American jazz musician and singer-songwriter Eleanora Fagan, professionally known as Billie Holiday and Lady Day, is photographed singing into a microphone during an evening performance. This is the only known photograph of Holiday taken by Ted Williams.
View Product DetailsGene Lees and Dizzy Gillespie play chess — Limited Edition Print
Ted WilliamsKHR7,432,000.00 - KHR24,523,000.00American jazz trumpeter and bandleader, Dizzy Gillespie smokes a pipe and chats with onlookers as he plays chess with Canadian music critic, lyricist, and former journalist Gene Lees. Gillespie was seen regularly enjoying a game of chess against friends and fellow musicians when he wasn't performing.
View Product DetailsElla Fitzgerald on Ken Nordine's show, 1961 — Limited Edition Print
Ted WilliamsKHR7,432,000.00 - KHR24,523,000.00Ella Fitzgerald is photographed performing on Ken Nordine's show in Chicago in 1961. Often referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella, Fitzgerald was the first African American woman to win a Grammy Award and collected an astounding 14 over the course of her career.
View Product DetailsDuke Ellington in the spotlight — Limited Edition Print
Ted WilliamsKHR7,432,000.00 - KHR24,523,000.00Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington is photographed partially lit by the spotlight as he sings into his microphone accompanied by the orchestra. Ellington gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem and in the years following, cemented himself as one of the most significant composers of the genre.
View Product DetailsDuke Ellington at the piano, 1960 — Limited Edition Print
Ted WilliamsKHR7,432,000.00 - KHR24,523,000.00Ted Williams captures an aerial photograph of Duke Ellington and his piano on stage at the University of Chicago in 1960. Ellington gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem and in the years following, cemented himself as one of the most significant composers of the genre.
View Product DetailsPaul Desmond outside Soldier Field, 1965 — Limited Edition Print
Ted WilliamsKHR7,432,000.00 - KHR24,523,000.00Paul Desmond is photographed smoking a cigarette outside Soldier Field during the 1965 Downbeat Jazz Festival in Chicago, IL. The alto saxophonist and composer was best known for his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet and was one of the most popular musicians to come out of the cool jazz scene.
View Product DetailsMiles Davis playing the trumpet — Limited Edition Print
Ted WilliamsKHR7,432,000.00 - KHR24,523,000.00Miles Davis is photographed playing the trumpet in a dressing room before a performance. The American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
View Product DetailsCount Basie at the Trianon Ballroom — Limited Edition Print
Ted WilliamsKHR7,432,000.00 - KHR24,523,000.00American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer Count Basie smokes whilst playing the piano during a show at the Trianon Ballroom in Chicago, IL. One of jazz music's all-time greats, Basie was a primary shaper of the big-band sound that characterized mid-20th century popular music.
View Product DetailsLouis Armstrong at University of Chicago Theater, 1962 — Limited Edition Print
Ted WilliamsKHR7,432,000.00 - KHR24,523,000.00Trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong is photographed smoking a cigarette on stage at the University of Chicago Theater in 1962. Nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", Armstrong is one of the most influential figures in jazz with a career spanning five decades.
View Product DetailsFrank Sinatra for The Lady in Cement, 1968 — Limited Edition Print
Terry O'NeillKHR37,156,000.00 - KHR74,311,000.00An outtake from the famed "Frank Sinatra on the Boardwalk" shoot, where Sinatra and his minders and stand-in (who is wearing an identical outfit to him), is photographed arriving to the set of The Lady in Cement, 1968. This was the first time Terry O'Neill met Sinatra
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