Happy Birthday to Dizzy Gillespie, captured here in 1946 at the Famous Door by William Gottlieb…
[Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y., ca. June 1946] (LOC) (by The Library of Congress)
Portrait of composer-arranger-producer Pete Rugolo, captured by the legend William Gottlieb in 1946… Rest in Peace, Pete Rugolo… your music has inspired me for twenty years, and will continue to do so…
[Portrait of Pete Rugolo, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Dec. 1946] (LOC) (by The Library of Congress)
Pete Rugolo plays baseball on a day off with Stan Kenton as June Christy looks on, captured by William Gottlieb… Rest in Peace, Pete Rugolo… your music has inspired me for twenty years, and will continue to do so…
[Portrait of Pete Rugolo and June Christy, 1947 or 1948] (LOC) (by The Library of Congress)
Classic photo of Louis Armstrong by William P. Gottlieb, now in the public domain and available freely on Flickr…
[Portrait of Louis Armstrong, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1946] (LOC) (by The Library of Congress)
Thelonious Monk, shot by the legend William Gottlieb. If you haven’t heard the news, much of Gottlieb’s collection in The Library of Congress has been made available on Flickr and is also public domain. Enjoy that information, and don’t be surprised if you see more here as they get added to Flickr!
[Portrait of Thelonious Monk, Minton’s Playhouse, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1947] (LOC) (by The Library of Congress)