A murderer's row of jazz talent is shown in a recording studio with saxophone legends Ben Webster, Earl Warren, Lester "Prez" Young and Gerry Mulligan looking over the charts on their music stands. Photo by bassist and photographer Milt Hinton.

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Lester "Prez" Young (2nd fr. right) is joined in studio by Ben Webster, Earl Warren & Gerry Mulligan.

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German film pioneer Fritz Lang is shown making music with his Metropolis star Brigitte Helm and the film's screenwriter (and Lang's wife) Thea von Harbou. Lang is behind a drum kit, Helm is blowing on a saxophone and von Harbou is at the piano.

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Fritz Lang, Brigitte Helm & Thea von Harbou

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Picture sleeve for the 1950s children's record Howdy Doody's Christmas Party featuring Clarabell the Clown, marionette Howdy Doody and host Buffalo Bob Smith, released by RCA Victor on a yellow vinyl seven-inch single.

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Clarabell the Clown, Howdy Doody & Buffalo Bob

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Photo of legendary Nashville musicians guitarist Jimmy Bryant and pedal steel whiz Speedy West.

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Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West

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Movie star John Wayne and his frequent director John Ford, on what appears to be the set of the 1949 western She Wore a Yellow Ribbon.

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John Wayne & John Ford

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RKO Studios song & dance team Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire marvel at tunesmith Irving Berlin's way with a song.

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Irving Berlin, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire

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Photo of Elvis Costello & the Attractions from the late 1970s.

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Elvis Costello & the Attractions

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1970s promotional photo of satirical comedy troupe The Firesign Theatre.

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The Firesign Theatre

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One of the greatest jazz combos of all time performs at New York City's Open Door club in 1953: bassist Charlie Mingust, pianist Thelonious Monk, drummer Roy Haynes and saxophonist Charlie Parker.

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Charles Mingus, Roy Haynes, Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker play New York's Open Door in 1953.
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