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PhotoStory4: Big Jay McNeely

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Marc Myers
Jul 10, 2009
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From time to time, I spot a jazz photo that moves me so much I have to know what happened the moment the camera's shutter came down. As a fan of 1950s jazz photography, I have long admired the high-contrast black-and-white work of Bob Willoughby.

If you're unfamiliar with Bob [pictured], his stunning photos of jazz musicians between 1948 and 1954 are all…

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