70 years ago... Sunday, September 13, 1953

70 years ago... 

Sunday, September 13, 1953
The Open Door on West 3rd Street, NYC

Charlie Parker, 33
Thelonious Monk, 35
Charles Mingus, 31
Roy Haynes, 28

Photograph by Bob Parent

Is This the Greatest Photo in Jazz History? The New York Times thought so.