Sarah Vaughn, Backstage/Chicago Theater 1949. Portrait of the jazz singer spraying perfume at her dressing table. -- John Coltrane, Sutherland Lounge, Chicago 1960. -- Louis Armstrong, Chicago 1961. -- Dizzy Gillespie, CBS Studios, Chicago 1962. -- Lightning Bud Motorcycle Club, Chicago 1962. Two Black men kneel next to two parked motorcycles with the painted window of the club in the background. -- Together, 5 silver gelatin photographs, each approx.  9 3/16 x 7 1/4 in. (and reverse), matted and framed, each signed, titled, and dated to mat. 

Williams was well known in the jazz scene and his portraits are well-regarded for their ability to capture the musicians while playing.