William P. Gottlieb: A Rainy Night on 52nd Street (The Golden Age of Jazz)

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Automobiles parked on a rainy night on 52nd Street, New York City: photo by William P. Gottlieb, c. July 1948 (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress)

Portrait of Billie Holiday at the Club Downbeat on 52nd Street, New York City: photo by William P. Gottlieb, c. February 1947 (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress)



Billie Holiday at the Downbeat, New York City: photo by William P. Gottlieb, c. February 1947 (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress)



Portrait of Billie Holiday and Mister at the Club Downbeat, 52nd Street, New York City: photo by William P. Gottlieb, c. June (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress)



Portrait of Louis Armstrong at the Aquarium, New York City: photo by William P. Gottlieb, c. July 1946 (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress)



Portrait of Louis Armstrong at the Aquarium, New York City : photo by William P. Gottlieb, c. July 1946 (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress)



Portrait of Louis Armstrong at the Aquarium, New York City: photo by William P. Gottlieb, c. July 1946 (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress)



Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, New York City. Caption from Down Beat: A cliché worth repeating is that Ella is the greatest natural singer in the world. It's a thought that hits you anew every time you hear the gal rock. Believe me, that diamond studded queen's crown she wears on her bosom is no uncalled-for affectation: photo by William P. Gottlieb, c. November 1946 (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress)



Ella Fitzgerald at the Downbeat, with Dizzy Gillespie at right, Ray Brown at left. Caption from Down Beat: A truly impressive singer, Ella Fitzgerald, with Dizzy Gillespie making like a faun in the background. Dizzy has gone on his own way, while Ella is still keeping the club on the beat: photo by William P. Gottlieb, c. September 1947 (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress)



Dizzy Gillespie at the Club Downbeat, 52nd Street, New York City: photo by William P. Gottlieb, between 1946 and 1948 (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress)



Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, 52nd Street, New York City: photo by William P. Gottlieb, between 1946 and 1948 (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress)



Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York City: photo by William P. Gottlieb, c. May 1947 (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress)(William P. Gottlieb Collection, Library of Congress)



Howard McGhee and Miles Davis at the Three Deuces, New York City: photo by William P. Gottlieb, c. September 1947 (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress)



Charlie Parker and Miles Davis at the Three Deuces, New York City: photo by William P. Gottlieb, c. August 1947 (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress)



Charlie Parker and Tommy Potter at the Three Deuces, New York City : photo by William P. Gottlieb, c. October 1947 (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Library of Congress)



Django Reinhardt and Duke Ellington at the Aquarium, New York City: photo by William P. Gottlieb, c. November 1946 (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress))



Portrait of Duke Ellington, Paramount Theater, New York City: photo by William P. Gottlieb, c. September 1946 (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress)



The Three Deuces, New York City: photo by William P. Gottlieb, c. July 1948 (William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress)