Alice Coltrane on stage with her harp, her hands are rested on her lap. Photo by Lee Santa.

Alice Coltrane at Village Gate, 1970.

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A black and white photo of Chet Baker posing against a wall with his trumpet.

Chet Baker at the University of St Thomas, Houston, Texas in 1984.

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Black and white photo of jazz pianist Bill Evans performing live in 1980 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Tom Copi/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)

Only the true jazzers have posture like this.

Bill Evans in San Francisco, 1980.

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A black and white group photo of them posing together. Source unknown.

The best of the best.

Billy Higgins, Ron Carter, Dizzy, Herbie Hancock, Maynard Ferguson, and Chuck Mangione.

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Oscar Peterson is at the piano. In rear, left to right are Ella Fitzgerald; Roy Eldridge, on trumpet and Max Roach, drummer, standing at right. Image provided by Getty Images.

Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Roy Eldridge, and Max Roach jamming at a rehearsal session in Stockholm, Sweden in 1952, where they will give six weeks of concerts.

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Louis Armstrong signing a fans head, there are people surrounding the pair laughing and smiling. The fan has a Mohawk and a trumpet drawn on the side of his head.

Louis Armstrong signing a fan's head in 1961. 🎺

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Herbie Hancock photographed with Joni Mitchell in black and white. (Photo by Richard McCaffrey/ Michael Ochs Archive/ Getty Images)

Conversations you wish you could be a part of.

Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell backstage in 1982 in Berkeley, California. 🎹

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Black and white photo of Jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery performing onstage. (Photo by Tom Copi/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Wes Montgomery performs onstage circa 1967.

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Black and white photo of Jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery performing onstage. (Photo by Tom Copi/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Wes Montgomery performs onstage circa 1967.

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Louis Armstrong signing a fans head, there are people surrounding the pair laughing and smiling. The fan has a Mohawk and a trumpet drawn on the side of his head.

Louis Armstrong signing a fan's head in 1961. 🎺

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An black and white illustration by Rudderless Designs featuring a young man sitting on the floor listening to his record player with a huge wall of records in front of him.

Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie on stage, Dizzy is gazing at her lovingly as she sings.

Find yourself someone who looks at you like Dizzy Gillespie looked at Ella Fitzgerald, 1947.

📸 - William Gottlieb

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Full-size James Hamilton album cover shot for Donald Fagen's 1982 masterpiece, 'The Nightfly'.

Full-size James Hamilton album cover shot for Donald Fagen's 1982 masterpiece, 'The Nightfly'.

A black and white photo of Chet Baker wearing sunglasses and a suit with a trumpet in hand.

The prince of cool.

Black and white photograph of the Oscar Peterson Trio performing, with a photographer in the background.

Oscar Peterson Trio.

A black and white photo of Singer Sade performing onstage wearing a sparkly dress that’s cropped around the midriff.

Sade performs at the Rosemont Horizon in Illinois, March 1993.

📸 - Raymond Boyd (Getty)

A black and white photo of jazz musician Miles Davis wearing a suit and pants while sitting on the hood of his Lamborghini.

Miles Davis sitting on the hood of his Lamborghini, December 1970.

📸 - Mark Patiky

A black and white image of Louis Armstrong slurping up a heap of spaghetti at a dinner table, he is wearing a tuxedo jacket.

Louis Armstrong enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome, 1949. 🤌🏾🍝

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Frank Sinatra wearing a suit and hat sitting confidently with his arms spread on a boat or bench by a harbour, the water and a fishing boat are shown in the background.

The Chairman of The Board.

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A black and white photo of John Coltrane wearing a tux and performing onstage on the saxophone. A mic stand and drum kit can be seen in shot.

John Coltrane performs onstage circa 1959 in West Germany.

📸 - Michael Ochs

A black and white photo of John Coltrane arriving at Schiphol Airport runway with Dutch critic Michiel de Ruyter (right) and drummer Elvin Jones (left) in his wheelchair. An airplane tail can be seen in the background.

Coltrane arriving at Schiphol Airport with Dutch critic Michiel de Ruyter (right) and drummer Elvin Jones (left) on 26 October 1963.

📸 - Hugo van Gelderen

A black and white picture of John Coltrane playing saxophone on stage at the Jazz Workshop in Boston.

John Coltrane at the Jazz Workshop in Boston, 1963. 🎷

A black and white photo of Bill Evans sitting with his back to his piano wearing a suit and tie.

As cool as they come.

Bill Evans.

John Coltrane one foot up on an orange chair and leaning over a desk with his saxophone in his hands in a hotel room.

John Coltrane warming up in a hotel room before a show. 🎷

Miles Davis in a boxing ring standing with his arms at his side in a striking pose with his shirt off and wearing boxing pants.

Miles Davis at Newman’s Gym, 1970. 🥊

📸 - Jim Marshall

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John Coltrane carrying saxophone onto stage at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1963.

John Coltrane at the Newport Jazz Festival.

Newport, RI, 1963

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A black and white picture of John Coltrane playing saxophone on stage at the Jazz Workshop in Boston.

John Coltrane at the Jazz Workshop in Boston, 1963. 🎷

An older Sonny Rollins leaning forward while playing sax, the photo is black and white.

Sonny Rollins 🎷

📸 - Andrea Palmucci
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