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For Billie Holiday’s 100th birthday, William Gottlieb’s gorgeous vintage photographs of jazz legends.

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For Ella Fitzgerald’s birthday, William Gottlieb’s gorgeous photos of jazz greats

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Legendary jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Mary Lou Williams, born May 8, 1910 – a remarkable woman in a then-man’s world – in William Gottlieb’s portraits of jazz icons.

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Happy birthday, Sarah Vaughan! Celebrate with William Gottlieb’s iconic photos of jazz greats.

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The great Nina Simone would’ve been 80 today. This quietly breathtaking photograph was taken at NYC’s Town Hall in 1959 and is part of William Gottlieb’s photos of jazz icons.

Celebrate Simone’s legacy with Francine Prose’s poignant meditation on the powerful political message in the singer’s “Strange Fruit.”