THE JAZZ AGE:FAMOUS JAZZ

MUSICIANSLindsey Fulton

ETE 100 Section

January 29, 2010

THE GOLDEN AGE OF JAZZ In the years between 1939 and 1948,

William Gottlieb's cumbersome Speed Graphic press camera captured the elusive moments of what he called "a golden age" of jazz--the era of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Mary Lou Williams, Eddie Condon, Charlie Parker, Nat King Cole. (Stokes)

He photographed jazz musicians performing in nightclubs, concert halls, recording sessions, and sometimes even in moments of relaxation backstage or in their dressing rooms.

LOUIS ARMSTRONG

Portrait of Louis Armstrong. He was a famous trumpeter and singer in the jazz age.

MARY LOU WILLIAMS

Pianist Composer Arranger

NAT KING COLE Nat's early career was

mainly piano playing. He played a lot in a

trio with one of his brothers.

The trio did not have a drummer because Nat's piano playing kept rhythm so well.

By the time Nat was 20 his music was known in every beer joint in L.A.

DUKE ELLINGTON

DUKE ELLINGTON One of the

originators of Big-Band Jazz

Ellington and his band played for more than half a century.

RAY NANCE

Ray Nance, Ellington's "Utility Man," at the Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946. (Music Division, LC-GLB23-0652)

ELLA FITZGERALD An impressive photo

of a truly impressive singer Ella Fitzgerald at the Downbeat.

She formed a singing partnership with Louis Armstrong, toured with Dizzy Gillespie and appeared in television specials with Duke Ellington.

ELLA FITZGERALD

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