1. Lindsey Fulton ETE 100 Section January 29, 2010

2.  In the years between 1939 and 1948, William Gottlieb's cumbersome Speed Graphic press camera captured the elusive moments of what he called "a golden age" of jazz--the era of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Mary Lou Williams, Eddie Condon, Charlie Parker, Nat King Cole. (Stokes) camera  He photographed jazz musicians performing in nightclubs, concert halls, recording sessions, and sometimes even in moments of relaxation backstage or in their dressing rooms.

3. Portrait of Louis Armstrong. He was a famous trumpeter and singer in the jazz age.

5.  Pianist  Composer  Arranger

6.  Nat's early career was mainly piano playing.  He played a lot in a trio with one of his brothers.  The trio did not have a drummer because Nat's piano playing kept rhythm so well.  By the time Nat was 20 his music was known in every beer joint in L.A.

8.  One of the originators of Big- Band Jazz  Ellington and his band played for more than half a century.

9. Ray Nance, Ellington's "Utility Man," at the Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946Ray Nance, Ellington's "Utility Man," at the Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946. (Music Division, LC-GLB23-0652)

10.  An impressive photo of a truly impressive singer Ella Fitzgerald at the Downbeat.  She formed a singing partnership with Louis Armstrong, toured with Dizzy Gillespie and appeared in television specials with Duke Ellington.

12.  Biography.com. (n.d.). Retrieved February 3, 2010, from http://www.biography.com/articles/Duke-Ellington-9286338?part=2  Ella Fitzgerald - Summertime. (n.d.). Retrieved from Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j6avX7ebkM  Ella Fitzgerald Biography. (2007, April 29). Retrieved from Suite101: http://jazz.suite101.com/article.cfm/ella_fitzgerald  Gottlieb, W. P. (n.d.). Photographs from the Golden Age. Retrieved February 1, 2010, from http://www.loc.gov: http://memory.loc.gov  Library of Congress. (1962). Retrieved February 3, 2010, from http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgibin/query/h?pp/PPALL:@field(NUMBER+ @1(cph+3c15052))  Louis Armstrong - Hello Dolly Live. (n.d.). Retrieved from Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmfeKUNDDYs&feature=related  Noble, A. (1998, March). The Story of Nat King Cole. Retrieved February 3, 2010, from http://members.tip.net.au/~bnoble/natkcole/nat_cole.htm#early  Stokes, W. R. (1995, October). The Faces of Jazz. Retrieved February 1, 2010, from www.loc.gov: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wghtml/wgfaces.html