0009_2296 Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin circa 1955 © 1978 Bernie Abramson

0009_0495 Sammy Davis Jr. performing at Ciro's Nightclub circa 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

0009_2312 Sammy Davis Jr. performing at the Ambassador Hotel circa 1964 © 1978 Chester Maydole

0009_2290 Lionel Richie and Jesse Jackson at Sammy Davis Jr.'s funeral 1990 © 1990 Gunther

0009_0492 Sammy Davis Jr. performing at Ciro's Nightclub circa 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

0009_0499 Sammy Davis Jr. performing at Ciro's Nightclub circa 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

0009_0215 Sammy Davis Jr. at his Hollywood Hills home 1960 © 1978 Sid Avery

337_1684 Frank Sinatra at "The Man with the Golden Arm" recording session, Hollywood, CA, 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

337_1683 Frank Sinatra at "The Man with the Golden Arm" recording session, Hollywood, CA, 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

337_1688 Frank Sinatra at "The Man with the Golden Arm" recording session, Hollywood, CA, 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

337_1687 Frank Sinatra at "The Man with the Golden Arm" recording session, Hollywood, CA, 1955. (Otto Preminger and Kim Novak in control room) © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7839_249 Gregor Piatigorsky rehearsing in Los Angeles 1951 © 1978 Bob Willoughby

7254_205 Gerry Mulligan at the "Jazz Gipfel" concert, Stuttgart, Germany, 1992. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7427_106 Benny Goodman at "The Benny Goodman Story" recording session, Universal 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_117 Lionel Hampton and Hedda Hopper, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7427_201 Benny Goodman at "The Benny Goodman Story" recording session, Universal 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7427_101 Benny Goodman at "The Benny Goodman Story" recording session, Universal 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7522_102 George Shearing at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_268 Gerry Mulligan at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7671_103 The Monkees (Peter Tork, Mike Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, and Davy Jones), 1966. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7674_109 Oscar Peterson backstage at the Shrine Auditorium for Norman Granz's "Jazz at the Philharmonic" concert, Los Angeles, CA, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_209 Gerry Mulligan with Dean Johnson and Art Farmer at the "Jazz Gipfel" concert, Stuttgart, Germany, 1992. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7671_101 The Monkees (Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, and Peter Tork), 1966. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7427_103 Benny Goodman at "The Benny Goodman Story" recording session, Universal 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7427_102 Benny Goodman at "The Benny Goodman Story" recording session, Universal 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

8216_0008 "Somebody Up There Likes Me," Louis Armstrong & Paul Newman on the set, 1956. © 1978 Sanford Roth /AMPAS

7254_2 Gerry Mulligan at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_110 Lionel Hampton at Hollywood High School, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_107 Gerry Mulligan at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_102 A Lionel Hampton recording session, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_104 Gerry Mulligan at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7427_202 Benny Goodman at "The Benny Goodman Story" recording session, Universal 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_112 Lionel Hampton (center) with Harry James and Betty Grable, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_208 Gerry Mulligan and Art Farmer (left) at the "Jazz Gipfel" concert, Stuttgart, Germany, 1992. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_116 Lionel Hampton, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7671_102 The Monkees (Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, and Peter Tork), 1966. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_105 Gerry Mulligan at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7255_1 Gus Mancuso, circa 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_111 Lionel Hampton at Hollywood High School, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_108 Gerry Mulligan at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_109 Gerry Mulligan at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_109 Lionel Hampton at Hollywood High School, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_2 Chet Baker at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1953. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_101 Lionel Hampton and Bob Johnson (bass) rehearsing in a small union hall, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7522_103 George Shearing, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5878_5 Miles Davis at the Shrine Auditorium for the "Jazz at the Philharmonic" concert, Los Angeles, CA, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_107 Lionel Hampton at a recording session, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

7254_106 Gerry Mulligan at the "Jazz Gipfel" concert, Stuttgart, Germany, 1992. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

5704_115 Chet Baker at a recording session, Los Angeles, CA, 1954. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

6637_114 Lionel Hampton (right) with Harry James and Betty Grable, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV