Edmond Hall - The Man I Love (1941)

Post 800, in stereo.

Woody Shaw in concert at the Bergamo Festival in Italy, circa 1972 (photo by Roberto Polillo)

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Thelonious Monk in concert in Milan Italy circa 1964 (photo by Roberto Polillo)

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Thelonious Monk with his wife Nellie in Milan Italy circa 1964 (photo by Roberto Polillo)

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[Portrait of Thelonious Monk, Minton’s Playhouse, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1947] (LOC) (by The Library of Congress)

Thelonious Monk at the piano where he solidified his legend.

[Left to right] Grachan Moncur III (in front of producer Alfred Lion), Jackie McLean, and Duke Pearson (present, did not play) at Moncur’s Evolution session, Englewood Cliffs NJ, November 21 1963 

(photo by Francis Wolff)

Three views of Ornette and Denardo Coleman during Coleman’s The Empty Foxhole session, Englewood Cliffs NJ, September 9 1966 (photos by Francis Wolff)

Coleman Hawkins photographed after a “Just Jazz” concert (photo by Bob Willoughby)

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Louis Armstrong reflected in his dressing room mirror at the Bal Tabaran, Los Angeles, 1950 (photo by Bob Willoughby)

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Thelonious Monk - Well You Needn’t [Alternate take] (1947)

From a Michael Cuscuna interview:

The greatest finds were the Monk material, especially the alternate take of “Well You Needn’t.” If that had been chosen as the master take, nobody ever would’ve played it because the way he plays the melody is so much more complex. It’s just brilliant and exciting.

Chet Baker after a recording session in Los Angeles CA, 1953 (photo by Bob Willoughby)

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Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines, Armstrong’s All Stars, Los Angeles CA, 1950 (photo by Bob Willoughby)

Billie Holiday at the Tiffany Club, Los Angeles CA, 1951 (photo by Bob Willoughby)

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Gerry Mulligan directing a recording session, Los Angeles CA, 1953 (photo by Bob Willoughby)

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Dexter Gordon at his Go recording session, Englewood Cliffs NJ, August 27 1962 (photo by Francis Wolff)