Billy Strayhorn, pictured here in the 1940s, wrote more than 1,000 works, most of them for Duke Ellington. William P. Gottlieb/Library of Congress hide caption
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Mary Lou Williams performs at the Cafe Society in New York in 1947. William Gottlieb/The Library of Congress hide caption
Gerry Mulligan: 'Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster'
Ben Webster: 'Ben Webster and Associates'
Benny Carter: 'BBB & Company'
Duke Ellington: 'The Duke at His Best'
Lester Young gave Billie Holiday her nickname: "Lady Day." William P. Gottlieb/Library of Congress via flickr.com hide caption