Double Bass Collection (#3)

Portrait of Vivien Garry, New York, N.Y. Dixon's, ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Vivien Garry, New York, N.Y. Dixon's, ca. May 1947

Portrait of Teddy Kaye, Vivien Garry, and Arv(in) Charles Garrison, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Teddy Kaye, Vivien Garry, and Arv(in) Charles Garrison, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Slam Stewart, William P. Gottlieb's office, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Slam Stewart, William P. Gottlieb's office, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Eddie Safranski and Shelly Manne, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Jan. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Eddie Safranski and Shelly Manne, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Jan. 1947

Billy Eckstine's orchestra, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Billy Eckstine's orchestra, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Sidney De Paris, Freddie Moore, Eddie (Emmanuel) Barefield...N.Y. ca. July 1947
Portrait of Sidney De Paris, Freddie Moore, Eddie (Emmanuel) Barefield, Sammy Price, and Charlie Traeger, Jimmy Ryan's (Club), New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Dardanelle and Joe Sinacore, Hickory House, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dardanelle and Joe Sinacore, Hickory House, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Dardanelle and Joe Sinacore, Hickory House, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dardanelle and Joe Sinacore, Hickory House, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Wesley Prince, Nat King Cole, and Freddie Moore, 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Wesley Prince, Nat King Cole, and Freddie Moore, 1938

Portrait of Shadow Wilson, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Shadow Wilson, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938

Portrait of Micky Folus, Joe Shulman, Claude Thornhill, Billy Exiner...Beautiful Doll, N.Y. 1947
Portrait of Micky Folus, Joe Shulman, Claude Thornhill, Billy Exiner, and Barry Galbraith, Columbia Pictures studio, the making of Beautiful Doll, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Joe Thomas and Eddie Wilcox, Loyal Charles Lodge No. 167, New York, ca. Oct. 1947

Portrait of Jack Teagarden, Jack Lesberg, and Max Kaminsky, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. 1947
Portrait of Jack Teagarden, Jack Lesberg, and Max Kaminsky, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Slam Stewart, Three Deuces(?), New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Slam Stewart, Three Deuces(?), New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946

Portrait of John Simmons, William P. Gottlieb's office, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Deryk Sampson, Lynn Carver, Justin Arndt, and Clair Dorward, Famous Door, N.Y. 1947
Portrait of Deryk Sampson, Lynn Carver, Justin Arndt, and Clair Dorward, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Eddie Safranski, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Jan. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Eddie Safranski, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Jan. 1947

Portrait of Albert Nicholas and Rudi Blesh, Riverboat on the Hudson, N.Y. ca. July 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Albert Nicholas and Rudi Blesh, Riverboat on the Hudson, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Charlie Parker, Tommy Potter, Miles Davis, and Max Roach, Three Deuces, N.Y. 1947
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Portrait of Charlie Parker, Tommy Potter, and Max Roach, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug
Portrait of , , and , Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Charlie Parker, Tommy Potter, and Max Roach, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. ca.Aug. 1947
Portrait of , , and , Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Abe Most, Pete Ponti, Sid Jacobs, and Jimmy Norton, Hickory House, N.Y. ca. June 1947
Portrait of Abe Most, Pete Ponti, Sid Jacobs, and Jimmy Norton, Hickory House, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Portrait of Abe Most, Pete Ponti, Sid Jacobs, and Jimmy Norton, Hickory House, N.Y. ca. June 1947
Portrait of Abe Most, Pete Ponti, Sid Jacobs, and Jimmy Norton, Hickory House, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Portrait of Joe Mooney, Gaeton (Gate) Frega, and Andy Fitzgerald, Dixon's Steak House(?), N.Y
Portrait of Joe Mooney, Gaeton (Gate) Frega, and Andy Fitzgerald, Dixon's Steak House(?), New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1946

Portrait of Joe Marsala and Tommy Potter, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Joe Marsala and Tommy Potter, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Portrait of Jack Lesberg, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Jack Lesberg, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946

Portrait of Stan Kenton, Pete Rugolo, and Harry Forbes, Capitol studio, ca. Jan. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Stan Kenton, Pete Rugolo, and Harry Forbes, Capitol studio, ca. Jan. 1947

Portrait of Stan Kenton, Kai Winding, Eddie Safranski, Pete Rugolo, and Shelly Manne, N.Y.(?), 1947
Portrait of Stan Kenton, Kai Winding, Eddie Safranski, Pete Rugolo, and Shelly Manne, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Jan. 1947

Portrait of Max Kaminsky, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Max Kaminsky, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946

Portrait of Jimmy Jones, John (O.) Levy, and Al Casey(?), Pied Piper, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Art Hodes, Pops Foster, Cecil (Xavier) Scott, and George Luggi, Ole South, N.Y. 1946
Portrait of Art Hodes, Pops Foster, Cecil (Xavier) Scott, and George Luggi, Ole South, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1946

Portrait of John Hardee, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of John Hardee, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of John Hardee, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of John Hardee, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Bob Haggart, Marion Hutton, and Gordon MacRae, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Bob Haggart, Marion Hutton, and Gordon MacRae, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Bob Haggart, Charlie's Tavern, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Bob Haggart, Charlie's Tavern, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Bob Haggart, Morey Feld, and Mack Shopnick, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. July 1947

Portrait of Art Drelinger, Billy Butterfield, Bunny Shawker, Stan... Columbia studio, N.Y. 1947
Portrait of Art Drelinger, Billy Butterfield, Bunny Shawker, Stan Freeman, Toots Mondello, and Bob Haggart, Columbia studio, New York, N.Y. ca. Mar. 1947

Portrait of Stan Freeman, Bunny Shawker, Bob Haggart, Art Drelinger...Columbia studio, N.Y. 1947
Portrait of Stan Freeman, Bunny Shawker, Bob Haggart, Art Drelinger, Billy Butterfield, Toots Mondello, and Mary Lou Williams, Columbia studio, New York, N.Y. ca. Mar. 1947

Portrait of Tommy Potter, Max Kaminsky, Benny Morton...National Press Club, Washington, DC, ca
Portrait of Tommy Potter, Max Kaminsky, Benny Morton, Zutty Singleton, Adele Girard, Teddy Wilson, and Joe Marsala, National Press Club, Washington, D.C. ca. 1939

Portrait of Harry Gibson, Diamond studio, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Apr. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Harry Gibson, Diamond studio, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Apr. 1947

Portrait of Harry Gibson, Diamond studio, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Apr. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Harry Gibson, Diamond studio, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Apr. 1947

Portrait of Teddy Kaye, Vivien Garry, and Arv(in) Charles Garrison, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Teddy Kaye, Vivien Garry, and Arv(in) Charles Garrison, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Teddy Kaye, Vivien Garry, and Arv(in) Charles Garrison, Dixon's, N.Y. ca. May 1947
Portrait of Teddy Kaye, Vivien Garry, and Arv(in) Charles Garrison, Dixon's, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Portrait of Allen Eager, Art Mardigan, and Curley Russell, Club 18, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1947

Portrait of Dardanelle and Joe Sinacore, Hickory House, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dardanelle and Joe Sinacore, Hickory House, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Mike Bryan, Sanford Gold, Cozy Cole, and Jack Lesberg, Famous Door, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1947
Portrait of Mike Bryan, Sanford Gold, Cozy Cole, and Jack Lesberg, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1947

Portrait of Pete Brown, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Pete Brown, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938

Portrait of Abe Most, Pete Ponti, Sid Jacobs, and Jimmy Norton, Hickory House, N.Y. ca. June 1947
Portrait of Abe Most, Pete Ponti, Sid Jacobs, and Jimmy Norton, Hickory House, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

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The double bass, also known as the upright bass or contrabass, is a majestic instrument that has played a significant role in shaping the world of music. From jazz legends like Paul Chambers and Ron Carter to iconic orchestras like The Count Basie Orchestra, this instrument has left an indelible mark on the music industry. In 1960, Paul Chambers mesmerized audiences with his mastery of the double bass. His melodic lines and impeccable technique showcased the versatility of this instrument. Created by Brian Foskett, this image captures a moment frozen in time. The Count Basie Orchestra took center stage at the Royal Festival Hall in London on July 18th, 1980. As their melodies filled the air, the deep resonance of the double bass provided a solid foundation for their swinging tunes. This concert was a testament to how this instrument can bring together an entire ensemble. A close-up shot reveals intricate details of a double bass scroll being lovingly played by a local musician at Bar El Floridita in Havana, Cuba. In this vibrant city where music flows through every street corner, it's no surprise that even local musicians embrace this timeless instrument. Inside Palacio de Valle in Cienfuegos, Cuba, another image captured with a Holga medium format toy camera showcases a double bass resting against a wall. Its presence adds elegance and charm to its surroundings while silently waiting for its next performance. Propped against yet another wall in Cienfuegos lies another example of how versatile and portable this instrument can be. It serves as both an artistic statement and an invitation for musicians to pick it up and create beautiful melodies wherever they go. Ron Carter graced The Hague's North Sea Jazz Festival stage in 2003 with his soulful playing on his beloved double bass. Captured once again by Brian Foskett's lens, we witness firsthand how one man can command such power from this instrument.