0009_0498 Sammy Davis Jr. performing at Ciro's Nightclub circa 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

0009_2281 Sammy Davis Jr. performing at Ciro's Nightclub circa 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

0009_2296 Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin circa 1955 © 1978 Bernie Abramson

0009_0495 Sammy Davis Jr. performing at Ciro's Nightclub circa 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

0009_2312 Sammy Davis Jr. performing at the Ambassador Hotel circa 1964 © 1978 Chester Maydole

0009_2290 Lionel Richie and Jesse Jackson at Sammy Davis Jr.'s funeral 1990 © 1990 Gunther

0009_0492 Sammy Davis Jr. performing at Ciro's Nightclub circa 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

0009_0215 Sammy Davis Jr. at his Hollywood Hills home 1960 © 1978 Sid Avery

0009_0499 Sammy Davis Jr. performing at Ciro's Nightclub circa 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

337_1684 Frank Sinatra at "The Man with the Golden Arm" recording session, Hollywood, CA, 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

337_1683 Frank Sinatra at "The Man with the Golden Arm" recording session, Hollywood, CA, 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

337_1688 Frank Sinatra at "The Man with the Golden Arm" recording session, Hollywood, CA, 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

337_1687 Frank Sinatra at "The Man with the Golden Arm" recording session, Hollywood, CA, 1955. (Otto Preminger and Kim Novak in control room) © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7839_249 Gregor Piatigorsky rehearsing in Los Angeles 1951 © 1978 Bob Willoughby

7427_106 Benny Goodman at "The Benny Goodman Story" recording session, Universal 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_205 Gerry Mulligan at the "Jazz Gipfel" concert, Stuttgart, Germany, 1992. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_117 Lionel Hampton and Hedda Hopper, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7427_201 Benny Goodman at "The Benny Goodman Story" recording session, Universal 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7427_101 Benny Goodman at "The Benny Goodman Story" recording session, Universal 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7522_102 George Shearing at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_268 Gerry Mulligan at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7671_103 The Monkees (Peter Tork, Mike Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, and Davy Jones), 1966. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7674_109 Oscar Peterson backstage at the Shrine Auditorium for Norman Granz's "Jazz at the Philharmonic" concert, Los Angeles, CA, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_209 Gerry Mulligan with Dean Johnson and Art Farmer at the "Jazz Gipfel" concert, Stuttgart, Germany, 1992. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7671_101 The Monkees (Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, and Peter Tork), 1966. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

8216_0008 "Somebody Up There Likes Me," Louis Armstrong & Paul Newman on the set, 1956. © 1978 Sanford Roth /AMPAS

7254_2 Gerry Mulligan at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7427_102 Benny Goodman at "The Benny Goodman Story" recording session, Universal 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7427_103 Benny Goodman at "The Benny Goodman Story" recording session, Universal 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_107 Gerry Mulligan at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_110 Lionel Hampton at Hollywood High School, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_102 A Lionel Hampton recording session, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_208 Gerry Mulligan and Art Farmer (left) at the "Jazz Gipfel" concert, Stuttgart, Germany, 1992. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_112 Lionel Hampton (center) with Harry James and Betty Grable, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_104 Gerry Mulligan at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7427_202 Benny Goodman at "The Benny Goodman Story" recording session, Universal 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_116 Lionel Hampton, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7671_102 The Monkees (Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, and Peter Tork), 1966. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_105 Gerry Mulligan at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7255_1 Gus Mancuso, circa 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_111 Lionel Hampton at Hollywood High School, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_108 Gerry Mulligan at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_109 Lionel Hampton at Hollywood High School, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_109 Gerry Mulligan at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7522_103 George Shearing, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_107 Lionel Hampton at a recording session, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_2 Chet Baker at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5878_5 Miles Davis at the Shrine Auditorium for the "Jazz at the Philharmonic" concert, Los Angeles, CA, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_101 Lionel Hampton and Bob Johnson (bass) rehearsing in a small union hall, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_115 Chet Baker at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1954. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_106 Gerry Mulligan at the "Jazz Gipfel" concert, Stuttgart, Germany, 1992. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_114 Lionel Hampton (right) with Harry James and Betty Grable, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_106 Lionel Hampton rehearsing in a small union hall, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_207 Gerry Mulligan at the sound check for the "Jazz Gipfel" concert, Stuttgart, Germany, 1992. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_205 Chet Baker's trumpet at a recording session, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_103 Gerry Mulligan at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_108 Lionel Hampton and Hoagy Carmichael (left) at the Hollywood Paladium, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5718_103 Johnny Mathis, circa 1958. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_105 Lionel Hampton (left) and Milt Buckner (seated) rehearsing at a small union hall, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_203 Chet Baker with Joe Mondragon (bass), Jack Montrose (sax), and Herb Geller (sax) at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1954. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_103 Lionel Hampton at a recording session, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_216 Chet Baker at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_103 Chet Baker at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_204 Chet Baker at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1954. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7522_101 George Shearing, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_201 Chet Baker at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_110 Chet Baker on the London set of "Stolen Hours," UA 1962. (a.k.a. "Summer Flight") © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_111 Chet Baker on the London set of "Stolen Hours," UA 1962. (a.k.a. "Summer Flight") © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

57_102 Stan Kenton in Balboa, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_102 Chet Baker at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_1 Chet Baker at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1954. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_109 Chet Baker on the London set of "Stolen Hours," UA 1962. (a.k.a. "Summer Flight") © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_105 Chet Baker and Bud Shank at a recording session, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_104 Chet Baker at a recording session, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5622_4 Cole Porter at home, Beverly Hills, CA, 1954. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5878_6 Miles Davis backstage at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5718_1 Johnny Mathis at home, Beverly Hills, CA, 1958. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

4991_111 Dizzy Gillespie in Los Angeles, CA, 1951. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_107 Chet Baker at a recording session, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5062_103 Louis Armstrong and his wife, Lil, on the set of "High Society," MGM 1956. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

4991_113 Dizzy Gillespie in Los Angeles, CA, 1951. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_116 Chet Baker and record producer, Richard Bock (background), at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1954. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5062_281 Louis Armstrong, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_207 Chet Baker and Joe Mondragon (background) at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1954. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_101 Chet Baker and Bud Shank at a recording session, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5062_112 Louis Armstrong signing a record for a fan, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

57_101 Stan Kenton in Balboa, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

4867_105 Billy Eckstine and George Shearing in Los Angeles, CA, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

4867_101 Billy Eckstine in Los Angeles, CA, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

4867_104 Billy Eckstine at home, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

4991_2 Dizzy Gillespie in Los Angeles, CA, 1951. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

4867_102 Billy Eckstine at home, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5062_104 Louis Armstrong and his wife, Lil, on the set of "High Society," MGM 1956. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5062_270 Louis Armstrong, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

4867_103 Billy Eckstine at home, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

3604_702 "My Fair Lady," Warner Bros. 1963. Frederick Lowe (composer) visiting Audrey Hepburn on the set. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

337_1690 Frank Sinatra at "The Man with the Golden Arm" recording session, Hollywood, CA, 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

2743_0004 Ricky Nelson 1959 © 1978 Ted Allan

337_1689 Frank Sinatra at "The Man with the Golden Arm" recording session, Hollywood, CA, 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

2326_301 Duke Ellington at the Shrine Auditorium for Gene Norman's "Just Jazz" concert, Los Angeles, CA, 1951. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV