The Jazz Image: Masters of Jazz Photography

“Although there are superb, iconic performance shots here (Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Cootie Williams, Sonny Rollins and many others), it is the sense of privileged intimacy we get from pictures of musicians in moments of repose, contemplation, rehearsal and relaxation that are most revelatory, and often most memorable.” —Jazz Times

The great improvisational American jazz musicians of the mid-20th century inspired a generation of photographers to develop a looser, moodier style of vi...