012492_0003 George Benson at a recording session for "L.A. Is My Lady" at A&R Studios in New York April 1984 © 1984 Ed Thrasher MPTV

012492_0002 George Benson at a recording session for "L.A. Is My Lady" at A&R Studios in New York April 1984 © 1984 Ed Thrasher MPTV

0191_0043 Frankie Laine at a recording session with Paul Weston 1954 © 1978 Sid Avery

0068_1006 Jack Webb A radio broadcast at NBC for "Dragnet", 1953. © 1978 Sid Avery 0068-1006

0068_1007 Ben Alexander, Jack Webb "Dragnet" radio broadcast at NBC, 1953. © 1978 Sid Avery 0068-1007

0031_0002 Sammy Cahn with Dean Martin and Louis Prima in Hollywood, California 1959 © 1978 Sid Avery

0031_0164 Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen and Nelson Riddle in the recording studio circa 1950s © 1978 Bernie Abramson

0022_1454 Deana Martin at a recording session with her father Dean August 1966 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1429 Dean Martin at recording session, November 1964. © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1391 Dean Martin at a United Record Recording Session December 1964 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1426 Dean Martin at recording session, November 1964. © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1458 Dean Martin with daughter Deana at a recording session August 1966 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1420 Dean Martin, November 1964. © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1462 Dean Martin with daughter Deana at a recording session August 1966 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1489 Dean Martin at a recording session 1961 © 1978 Sid Avery

0022_1362 Dean Martin at a recording session, c. 1962. © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1363 Dean Martin at a recording session, c. 1962. © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1375 Dean Martin at a recording session, c. 1962. © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1374 Dean Martin at a recording session, c. 1962. © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1248 Dean Martin at a recording session, with Keely Smith, 1965. © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1275 Dean Martin, 1967. © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1472 Dean Martin at a recording session 1964 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1451 Dean Martin 1964 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1245 Dean Martin and Nelson Riddle during a 1961 recording session © 1978 Sid Avery

0022_1456 Dean Martin with daughter Deana at a recording session August 1966 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1455 Dean Martin with daughter Deana at a recording session August 1966 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1421 Dean Martin, November 1964. © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1240 Dean Martin during a 1961 recording session. © 1978 Sid Avery

0022_1247 Dean Martin during a recording session, 1965. © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1242 Dean Martin during a 1961 recording session. © 1978 Sid Avery

0022_1365 Dean Matin at a recording session, c. 1962. © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1361 Dean Martin at a recording session, c. 1962. © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1241 Dean Martin during a 1961 recording session. © 1978 Sid Avery

0022_1457 Deana Martin at a recording session with her father Dean August 1966 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1427 Dean Martin at recording session, November 1964. © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1424 Dean Martin at recording session, November 1964. © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1212 Dean Martin at a recording session, 1964. © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0022_1239 Nelson Riddle and Dean Martin at a recording session 1961 © 1978 Sid Avery

0015_0022 Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall at a radio station 1952 © 1978 Sid Avery

0009_2225 Sammy Davis Jr. c. 1973 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0009_0050 Sammy Davis Jr. in a recording session, 1954. © 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

7427_106 Benny Goodman at "The Benny Goodman Story" recording session, Universal 1955. © 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

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

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

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

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

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

7254_109 Gerry Mulligan at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 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

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

5704_205 Chet Baker's trumpet at a recording session, 1953. © 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

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

5704_201 Chet Baker at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 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_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

5704_107 Chet Baker at a recording session, 1953. © 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

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

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

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

13358_22 Russ Freeman, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV