I love jazz photography, it's an art on it's own. Ever saw pictures by William Claxton? Man, the atmosphere...
I have two photobooks by him: Jazz Seen
Young Chet

So this thread is about Your favorite photographers and photo's. Post 'em up!!


Mrs. Donald Byrd by William Claxton




Young Chet by William Claxton





Billie Holiday don't know by who

I luv it..great idea!

Well post up then!!! It would be nice to have a jazz photo-album on the forum.

Please name the photographers and artists if possible pleace. Some respect to the artists!

really nice picture of duke ellington and louis armstrong in the back.

By Shaw L.

I've always loved this image of coltrane...it almost seems majestic in a way:

August 1958: 57 jazz artists in Harlem.

Benny Golson, Art Farmer, Wilbur Ware, Hilton Jefferson, Art Blakey, Chubby Jackson, Johnny Griffin, Dicky Wells, Buck Clayton, Taft Jordan, Zutty Singleton, Red Allen, Sonny Greer, Jimmy Jones, Tyree Glenn, Miff Mole, J. C. Higginbotham, Charles Mingus, Jo Jones, Gene Krupa, Osie Johnson, Max Kaminsky, George Wettling, Bud Freeman, Pee Wee Russell, Buster Bailey, Scoville Browne, Bill Crump, Ernie Wilkins, Sahib Shihab, Sonny Rollins, Gigi Gryce, Hank Jones, Eddie Locke, Horace Silver, Luckey Roberts, Maxine Sullivan, Jimmy Rushing, Joe Thomas, Stuff Smith, Coleman Hawkins, Rudy Powell, Oscar Pettiford, Marian McPartland, Lawrence Brown, Marylou Williams, Emmet Berry, Theolonius Monk, Vic Dickinson, Milt Hinton, Lester Young, Rex Stewart, J. C. Heard, Gerry Mulligan, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie...

I own that poster...

Hehehe, that's one beautiful picture! Is the Photographer known? I never seen it before.....

The photographer is Art Kane I believe...

...another one...interesting shot of Miles...

Dizzy Gillespie at the left. That's all I know about this pic. But just love it! So relaxed...