EditorialAmerican bandleader and composer Duke Ellington posing with his orchestra on a stage at the Regal Theatre, Chicago. L-R includes: Freddy Jenkins, Wellman Braud, Cotie Williams, Harry Carney, Juan Tizol, Johnny Hodges, Tricky Sam Nanton, Barney Bigard, ...
EditorialAmerican jazz trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis laughs while holding his trumpet and standing in front of two kettle drums in a recording studio. 1959.
EditorialJazz pianist, composer and bandleader, Gil Evans. He played an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz and jazz fusion, and collaborated extensively with Miles Davis.
EditorialAmerican jazz trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis laughs while holding his trumpet and standing in front of two kettle drums in a recording studio. 1959.
EditorialEarly promotional portrait of American jazz composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, wearin a white shirt and jacket, in a double exposure of him playing the piano. 1935.
EditorialAmerican bandleader and composer Duke Ellington posing with his orchestra on a stage at the Regal Theatre, Chicago. L-R includes: Freddy Jenkins, Wellman Braud, Cotie Williams, Harry Carney, Juan Tizol, Johnny Hodges, Tricky Sam Nanton, Barney Bigard, ...