"The honor roll of photographers who captured the Jazz scene of the 40's
and 50's is very short. But at the very top is the name of Herman Leonard"
People Magazine - New York

Frank Sinatra NYC 1956 Ella Fitzgerald Paris 1960 "In frame after frame the viewer is struck by the indefinable 'moment of truth' that Leonard waited for." The Washington Review - Washington D.C.

Dexter Gordon Royal Roost 1948 Duke Ellington Paris 1958

Louis Armstrong Birdland 1956

Tony Bennett NYC 1955

Billie Holiday NYC 1949 ©Herman Leonard

Dizzy Gillespie Royal Roost 1948

"This guy does with his camera what you guys do with your instruments" - Quincy Jones Addressing muscians at a Michael Jackson recording session. Quincy Jones Montreux 1955

James Moody NYC 1951

Leonard? The best!!! -Miles Davis Miles Davis Malibu 1989

Charlie Parker NYC 1953

©Herman Leonard Art Tatum LA 1955

Sarah Vaughan Birdland 1949

Thelonious Monk Royal Roost 1949 ©Herman Leonard

Wynton Marsalis New Orleans

"Herman is the Charlie Parker of photographers!" -Ray Brown Nat King Cole NYC 1949

Duke's Shoes Paris 1955

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or 305-573-1920 or send email to barbara.gillman@gmail.com