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Billie Holiday scans a chart in a New York recording studio, circa 1958.

With the success of Chris Connor's 10-Inch LPs for Bethlehem Records in 1954, producer Creed Taylor had the validation and confidence he needed to leverage his vision. Weary of open-ended jam sessions that dominated the early years of the 10-inch LP, Creed sought to revolutionize the format by packaging LPs as tight artistic concepts rather than random collections of extended singles.

Tyree Glenn & Chu Berry, Fort Bragg, N.C., circa 1940

Playing the Changes: Milt Hinton’s Life in Stories and Photographs By Milt Hinton, David Berger, and Holly Maxson Vanderbilt University Press His photographs have graced the walls of the Smithsonian, the Corcoran, and the Denver Art Museum. His bass can be heard on classics recordings by giants like Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, and Cab Calloway.

Ben Webster, Earle Warren, Lester Young and Gerry Mulligan, New York City TV studio, 1957