FOS_00181 Miles Davis Quintet, Hammersmith, London 1967 Photo by Brian Foskett © National Jazz Archive

FOS_01085 Ron Carter, North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Netherlands 2003 Photo by Brian Foskett © National Jazz Archive

24383_0097 Charlie Parker with Tommy Potter, Al Haig and Red Rodney circa 1949 ** I.V.M.

24383_0105 Charlie Parker and Tommy Potter circa 1948 Photo by William P. Gottlieb ** I.V.M.

24383_0101 Charlie Parker with Tommy Potter and Miles Davis at the Three Deuces in New York City 1947 ** I.V.M.

24383_0092 Charlie Parker with Tommy Potter, Dizzy Gillespie and John Coltrane at Birdland in New York City 1951 ** I.V.M.

13303_0300 Dave Brubeck performing at the Tiffany Club in Los Angeles circa 1950s © 1978 Bob Willoughby

12630_0105 The Modern Folk Quartet (Cyrus Faryar, Henry Diltz, Chip Douglas, Jerry Wester) 1964 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

12630_0101 The Modern Folk Quartet (Cyrus Faryar, Henry Diltz, Chip Douglas, Jerry Wester) 1964 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

12630_0100 The Modern Folk Quartet (Cyrus Faryar, Henry Diltz, Chip Douglas, Jerry Wester) 1964 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

12630_0103 The Modern Folk Quartet (Cyrus Faryar, Henry Diltz, Chip Douglas, Jerry Wester) 1964 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

12630_0102 The Modern Folk Quartet (Cyrus Faryar, Henry Diltz, Chip Douglas, Jerry Wester) 1964 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

12630_0104 The Modern Folk Quartet (Cyrus Faryar, Henry Diltz, Chip Douglas, Jerry Wester) 1964 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0818_0753 Elvis Presley performing in Tupelo, Mississippi 1956 © 1978 Roy Cummings

0818_0754 Elvis Presley performing in Tupelo, Mississippi 1956 © 1978 Roy Cummings

4861_0012 Count Basie with Freddie Green, Jo Jones and Walter Page 1938 ** I.V.M.

24377_0241 John Clayton 2007 © 2007 Steve Banks

24372_0015 Red Hot Chili Peppers (Anthony Kiedis, Flea) at the Palace in Hollywood 1985 © 1985 Ivy Ney

24372_0009 Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea) 1984 © 1984 Ivy Ney

24372_0017 Red Hot Chili Peppers (Anthony Kiedis, Flea) at the Palace in Hollywood 1985 © 1985 Ivy Ney

24372_0010 Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea) 1984 © 1984 Ivy Ney

0090_0202 Production Memorex commercial director Sid Avery 1981 © 1981 Ron Avery

16105_0022 Aretha Franklin circa 1970s ** R.J.C.

2353_0115 Ella Fitzgerald and Ed Sullivan on "The Ed Sullivan Show" circa 1960s ** I.V.M.

4867_0025 Billy Eckstine and his band performing at The Aragon Ballroom in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (FRONT ROW: Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan SECOND ROW: Eli "Lucky" Thompson, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Parker, Leo Parker, Gene Ammons THIRD ROW: Benny Green, Gail Brockman, Shorty McConnell, Tommy Potter FOURTH ROW: Unknown, Theodore "Fats" Navarro, Howard McGhee, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey) 1944 Photo by Charles "Tweenie" Harris ** I.V.M.

24322_0198 Bob Dylan circa 1960s ** I.V.M.

24331_0261 Bruce Swedien, Quincy Jones and Anthony Jackson at Allen Zentz Recording Studios, right at the beginning of laying down tracks for Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall" album 1978 © 1978 Bobby Holland

24331_0240 Rufus and Chaka Khan (Bobby Watson, John "J.R." Robinson, Tony Maiden, Kevin Murphy, Chaka Khan, Dave "Hawk" Wolinski) during the making of two music videos for the album "Masterjam" 1979 © 1979 Bobby Holland

24331_0241 Louis Johnson, of The Brothers Johnson, and Leo Fender at Leo Fender's workshop studio 1978 © 1978 Bobby Holland

3747_0138 "A Star Is Born" Judy Garland 1954 © 1978 Sanford Roth / A.M.P.A.S.

7685_0307 The Beatles in "A Hard Day's Night" Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon 1964 ** I.V.

7685_0305 The Beatles in "A Hard Day's Night" George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon 1964 ** I.V.

24331_0176 Rufus and Chaka Khan (Bobby Watson, John "J.R." Robinson, Tony Maiden, Kevin Murphy, Chaka Khan, Dave "Hawk" Wolinski) during the making of two music videos for the album "Masterjam" 1979 © 1979 Bobby Holland

24354_0027 Dave Brubeck with Gerry Mulligan on baritone saxophone performing at the Westbury Music Fair in New York 1972 © 1978 Barry Kramer

11882_0013 "Black and White Ball" (at Dominick Dunne's House) Ellen (Lenny) and Dominick Dunne 1964 © 1978 Bob Willoughby

11882_0033 "Black and White Ball" (at Dominick Dunne's House) Ellen (Lenny) and Dominick Dunne 1964 © 1978 Bob Willoughby

0818_0653 Elvis Presley circa 1950s ** I.V.

0337_2351 Frank Sinatra waiting in the wings at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas 1960 © 1978 Bob Willoughby

0337_2354 Frank Sinatra poses for one of the Sands Hotel's showgirls 1960 © 1978 Bob Willoughby

0057_0119 Stan Kenton at the Hollywood Palladium 1953 © 1978 Sid Avery

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

7254_104 Gerry Mulligan at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 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_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

1987_102 Chico Hamilton rehearsing, Los Angeles, CA, 1956. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13304_1 Ron Crotty, San Francisco, CA, 1954. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13318_5 "The Benny Goodman Story" Recording Session, Universal 1955. Stan Getz (sax) and Benny Goodman (clarinet). © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13385_1 Howard Rumsey (bass) and his All Stars, Los Angeles, CA, 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13382_40 Ray Drummond of N.Y. Jazz Giants backstage at the "Jazz Gipfel" concert, Stuttgart, Germany, 1992. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13367_28 Percy Heath and Glen Moore (left) backstage at the "Jazz Gipfel" concert, Stuttgart, Germany, 1992. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13306_1 Don Bagley in Balboa, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13318_8 "The Benny Goodman Story" Recording Session, Universal 1955. Buck Clayton (trumpet), Erbie Green (trombone), and Stan Getz (sax). © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13363_24 Abbey Lincoln with Marcus Melaurine (bass) and Taru Alexander (drums) at the "Jazz Gipfel" concert, Stuttgart, Germany, 1992. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13359_20 Wynton Marsalis with Wycliffe Godon (trombone), Reginald Veal (bass), and Marcus Roberts (piano) at the sound check for the "Jazz Gipfel" concert, Stuttgart, Germany, 1992. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13303_5 Dave Brubeck (piano) and Paul Desmond (sax), 1954. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13176_123 Shelley Manne (drums) and Russ Freeman (piano) at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1954. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13384_4 Bob Johnson at a recording session, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13318_7 "The Benny Goodman Story" Recording Session, Universal 1955. Buck Clayton (trumpet), Erbie Green (trombone), Gene Krupa (drums), Stan Getz (sax), and Benny Goodman (clarinet). © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13304_2 Ron Crotty, San Francisco, CA, 1954. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

12596_263 Big Jay McNeely's bass player at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13341_11 Arvil Shaw, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

24302_0007 Charlie Haden 1991 © 1991 Ken Shung

24262_0205 Dave Holland at the Monterey Jazz Festival 2007 © 2007 Paul Slaughter

24222_0004 Jeff Lorber performing live at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza (pre-Playboy jazz concert) 05-27-2012 © 2012 Michael Jones

24177_0006 Louis Johnson, of The Brothers Johnson, performing live 1978 © 1978 Bobby Holland

24177_0007 Louis Johnson, of The Brothers Johnson, holding a custom bass designed by Leo Fender 1978 © 1978 Bobby Holland

9335_0015 "Full House" Dave Coulier 1987 © 1987 Mario Casilli

7674_0001 Oscar Peterson at the piano with bassist Ray Brown in the reflection 1966 © 1978 Jason Hailey

4804_0041 Stevie Wonder and Jermaine Jackson performing live in Los Angeles, CA circa 1975 © 1978 Bobby Holland

4675_0004 Arthur and Kathryn Murray circa 1960 © 2007 Michael Levin

24262_0175 Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie and Leroy Vinnegar at the Monterey Jazz Festival 1970 © 1978 Paul Slaughter

24302_0105 Sonny Rollins photographed in New Paltz, New York during an outdoor concert circa 1970s © 1978 Ken Shung

24262_0227 Christian McBride 2008 © 2008 Paul Slaughter

24262_0266 Leroy Vinnegar at the Monterey Jazz Festival 1970 © 1978 Paul Slaughter

24262_0253 Andy Simpkins 1998 © 1998 Paul Slaughter

24177_0005 Louis Johnson, of The Brothers Johnson, and Leo Fender at Leo Fender's workshop studio 1978 © 1978 Bobby Holland

24222_0002 Jeff Lorber performing live at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza (pre-Playboy jazz concert) 05-27-2012 © 2012 Michael Jones

24177_0004 Louis Johnson, of The Brothers Johnson, and Leo Fender at Leo Fender's workshop studio 1978 © 1978 Bobby Holland

23742_0038 Rick James and the Stone City Band performing live during the taping of a television show in Hollywood 1979 © 1979 Bobby Holland

14196_0004 Bill Daily 1975 © 1978 Gene Trindl

14196_0005 Bill Daily 1975 © 1978 Gene Trindl

13222_0001 Don Bagley during an album cover photo session for "The Soft Sell" 1957 © 1978 Ken Whitmore

13222_0002 Don Bagley during an album cover photo session for "The Soft Sell" 1957 © 1978 Ken Whitmore

13176_0003 Drummer Shelly Manne performing at Shelly's Mann-Hole in Los Angeles circa 1960s © 1978 Ken Whitmore

13176_0001 Drummer Shelly Manne performing at Shelly's Mann-Hole in Los Angeles circa 1960s © 1978 Ken Whitmore

12495_0026 Chick Corea, Al Jarreau, Stanley Clarke and Tony Williams live at The Roxy in Los Angeles 1977 © 1978 Bobby Holland

12495_0028 Chick Corea, Al Jarreau, Stanley Clarke and Tony Williams live at The Roxy in Los Angeles 1977 © 1978 Bobby Holland

12495_0027 Chick Corea, Al Jarreau, Stanley Clarke and Tony Williams live at The Roxy in Los Angeles 1977 © 1978 Bobby Holland

10632_0002 Ciro's Nightclub featuring Sammy Davis Jr. c. 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

3956_1301 Fashion (Playboy) 1976 © 1978 Mario Casilli

24383_1374 "New Orleans" Louis Armstrong 1947 ** I.V.

0337_2028 Frank Sinatra at the Reprise recording session of "L.A. Is My Lady" at A&R Studios, New York 1984 © 1984 Ed Thrasher

0337_2079 Frank Sinatra with daughter Nancy at a recording session 1967 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

23854_0015 Patrice Rushen at Conway Recording Studios circa 1980 © 1980 Bobby Holland

24388_0077 Leonard Bernstein at Lewisohn Stadium in New York City 1947 © 1978 Ruth Orkin

0337_2767 Frank Sinatra 1964 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0733_2500 Judy Garland during the making of "A Star Is Born" 1954 © 1978 Sanford Roth / A.M.P.A.S.

24382_0007 Yo-Yo Ma 1981 © 1981 Michael Mella

24293_3032 Kris Kristofferson on the set of "A Star Is Born" 1976 Warner Bros. ** B.D.M.

0337_2912 Frank Sinatra at a Capitol Records recording session in Los Angeles circa 1957 © 1978 Sid Avery ** R.A.C.