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thejazzmessage:

John & Alice Coltrane

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26 notes | Posted May 24th

oldfilmsflicker:

Happy Birthday Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979)

43 notes | Posted April 22nd

thedappervegan:

Freddie Hubbard

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20 notes | Posted April 17th

Posted March 25th

classicbluenotes:

Born on this day: Wes Montgomery (March 6, 1923 — June 15, 1968)

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16 notes | Posted March 7th

kvetchlandia:

Robert Doisneau Danseuse de be-bop, Saint Germain-des-prés, Paris 1951

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258 notes | Posted February 16th

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8 notes | Posted February 6th

jellyroll81:

Happy birthday to…

Stan Getz (1927-1991)

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23 notes | Posted February 2nd

foodiewin:

vintageblackglamour:

Etta James: ‎”The bad girls had the look that I liked. I wanted to be rare, I wanted to be noticed, I wanted to be exotic as a Cotton Club chorus girl, and I wanted to be obvious as the most flamboyant hooker on the street. I just wanted to be.” ~ Rest in peace to the one and only Etta James.

rip <3

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538 notes | Posted January 21st

whataboutbobbed:

The Ingenues, an American vaudeville style all-girl jazz band from 1925 to 1937, in Sydney, Australia, 1920s. photo by Sam Hood

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164 notes | Posted January 14th