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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Mahalia Jackson for Downbeat Magazine, 1958 — 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
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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
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The Trianon Ballroom in Chicago — 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
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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
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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
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Barbara Dane smoking a cigarette, 1960 — 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Duke Ellington in Chicago, 1955 — Vintage Print