"Perhaps you know William Gottlieb's name; perhaps not. But if you're a jazz fan, you've probably come upon his photographs before; they are among those which have defined the very images of what we know jazz to be. Billie Holiday on stage, rearing back; Cab Calloway wearing a frazzled look; Monk, McGhee, Eldridge and Hill in zoot suits outside of Minton's Playhouse in Harlem. The man was on the scene in New York in the 1940s, and documented a generation. Earlier this year, Gottlieb's photographs entered the public domain, according to his wishes. Now, the Library of Congress, which hosted his archives, has begun uploading his photos to its Flickr account." - × × ×