Mary Lou Williams

Mary Lou Williams, New York, N.Y., ca. 1946.
Mary Lou Williams (May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Williams wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements, and recorded more than one hundred records. Wikipedia 

Roy Eldridge

Roy Eldridge, (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), nicknamed "Little Jazz",  Spotlite (Club), NewYork, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946 - Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. 

Source: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). | Library of Congress, Music Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA

Roscoe Browne

Actor, director, and narrator known for his rich voice and dignified bearing, Roscoe Lee Browne,  (May 2, 1925 – April 11, 2007) in Woodbury, New Jersey, the son of Sylvanus Browne, a Baptist minister, and Lovie Lee. A bright student who excelled in the study of literature, Browne graduated from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania in 1946 and did postgraduate work at Columbia University and the University of Florence in Italy.

Source:  people.famouswhy | blackpast