• Jelly Roll Morton to Alan Lomax. Manuscript letter, January 6, 1939. American Folklife Center, Library of Congress (002.00.00)
• Jelly Roll Morton: The Complete Library of Congress Recordings by Alan Lomax. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Rounder Records, 2005. Courtesy of Larry Appelbaum (001.00.00)
• Carl Van Vechten, photographer. Portrait of Bessie Smith holding feathers, 1936. Gelatin silver print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (004.00.00)
• William P. Gottlieb, photographer. Portrait of Mildred Bailey, 1946. Reproduction. William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (005.01.00)
• Ethel Waters, 1929. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (006.00.00)
• Publicity photograph for The Learning Tree, 1969. Music Division, Library of Congress (007.00.00)
• William P. Gottlieb, photographer. Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Milt Jackson, and Timmie Rosenkrantz, 1947. Gelatin silver print. William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (008.00.00)
• Photograph of Anita O’Day, n.d. Anita O’Day Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (010.00.00)
• William P. Gottlieb, photographer. Portrait of Frank Sinatra, 1947. Reproduction. William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (013.00.00)
• William P. Gottlieb, photographer. Portrait of Mel Tormé, between 1946 and 1948. Reproduction. William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (034.01.00)
• Portrait of Al Hibbler. Publicity photograph, ca. 1945. Valburn/Ellington Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (011.00.00)
• Duke Ellington leading orchestra with Herb Jeffries singing. Publicity photograph, 1941. Valburn/Ellington Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (012.00.00)
• Gil Evans, arranger. “I’m Just A Lucky So and So.” Manuscript score, undated. Helen Merrill/Torrie Zito Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (014.00.00)
• Helen Merrill. Dream of You. Compact disc booklet, 2007. Original LP recording released 1957. Courtesy of Larry Appelbaum (015.00.00)
• Gregg Akkerman. The Last Balladeer: The Johnny Hartman Story. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2012. Music Division, Library of Congress (016.00.00)
• William P. Gottlieb, photographer. Portrait of Billy Eckstine, between 1946 and 1948. Reproduction. William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (025.00.00)
• William P. Gottlieb, photographer. Portrait of Sarah Vaughan, 1946. Reproduction. William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (027.00.00)
• William P. Gottlieb, photographer. Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie and Kenny Hagood, between 1946 and 1948. Reproduction. William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (031.00.00)
• William P. Gottlieb, photographer. Portrait of Cab Calloway, 1947. Reproduction. William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (026.01.00)
• William P. Gottlieb, photographer. Portrait of Cab Calloway, 1947. Reproduction. William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (026.00.00)
• William P. Gottlieb, photographer. Portrait of Nat “King” Cole and Oscar Moore, 1946. Reproduction. William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (028.00.00)
• William P. Gottlieb, photographer. Portrait of Billie Holiday, 1947. Gelatin silver print. William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (024.00.00)
• William P. Gottlieb, photographer. Portrait of Billie Holiday and Mister, 1947. Reproduction. William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (023.00.00)
• Lawrence N. Shustak, photographer. Portrait of Abbey Lincoln. Photograph, ca. 1960s. Max Roach Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (018.00.00)
• George Morris, photographer. Abbey Lincoln at home. Contact sheet, ca. 1960s. Max Roach Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (017.00.00)
• Chuck Stewart, photographer. Abbey Lincoln singing with Max Roach on drums. Photograph, ca. 1960s. Max Roach Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (019.00.00)
• Frank Wolff, photographer. Portrait of Sheila Jordan, ca. 1962. Reproduction. Courtesy of Michael Cuscuna, Mosaic Records (033.00.00)
• Betty Carter. Betty Carter. North Plainfield, New Jersey: Bet-Car Records, 1970. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (035.00.00)
• Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. Sing a Song of Basie. Santa Monica: ABC Paramount, 1957. Courtesy of Pat Padua (032.00.00)
• Nina Simone. Statement for Nina Simone: Her Story. Typescript, August 7, 1980. Max Roach Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (055.00.00)
• Shirley Horn with Miles Davis, ca. 1991. Photograph. Shirley Horn Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (037.00.00)
• Johnny Mathis to Shirley Horn. Manuscript letter, December 1992. Shirley Horn Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (036.00.00, 036.00.01)
• Chuck Stewart, photographer. Cassandra Wilson performing in We Insist! The Freedom Now Suite with Max Roach on drums, 1993. Photograph. Max Roach Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (046.00.00)
• Chet Baker. Manuscript letter, undated. Chet Baker Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (042.00.00)
• Promotional card for appearance on French television, 1988. Chet Baker Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (043.00.00)
• Nancy Wilson and Gerald Wilson, ca. 1962. Photograph. Music Division, Library of Congress (040.00.00)
• Mary Lou Williams to Carmen McRae. Manuscript letter, July 9, 1976. Carmen McRae Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (041.00.00, 41.00.01)
• Portrait of Esperanza Spalding, 2014. Print from digital photograph. Music Division, Library of Congress (049.00.00)
• Kimberly Powell, photographer. Gregory Porter performing at the Library of Congress, 2014. Print from digital photograph. Music Division, Library of Congress (051.00.00)
• John Abbot, photographer. Portrait of Cécile McLorin Salvant, 2015. Print from digital photograph. Music Division, Library of Congress (048.00.00)
• Cécile McLorin Salvant. Untitled. Gouache on paper, 2015. Music Division, Library of Congress (047.01.00)
• William P. Gottlieb, photographer. Portrait of Louis Armstrong, 1946. Reproduction. William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (045.00.00)
• When Louis Armstrong Taught Me Scat © 2008 by Muriel Harris Weinstein and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Reproduction. Music Division, Library of Congress (056.00.00) Used with permission of Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, and R. Gregory Christie
• Romare Bearden. Untitled pencil sketch, between 1974 and 1983. Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Collection and Archives, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (054.00.00)
• Stephen Longstreet. Club Date Spot Light, undated. Watercolor. Music Division, Library of Congress (052.00.00)
• Stephen Longstreet. Harlem Shouter, 1927. Watercolor. Music Division, Library of Congress (053.00.00)

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