page_title: Joe Shulman
hierarchical_section_title: Joe Shulman
caption_attribution_description: Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [Portrait of Micky Folus, Joe Shulman, Claude Thornhill, Billy Exiner, and Barry Galbraith, Columbia Pictures studio, the making of Beautiful Doll, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1947] 1 negative&#160;: b&amp;w&#160;; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. Notes: Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 316 Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). Subjects: Folus, Micky Shulman, Joe Thornhill, Claude Exiner, Billy Galbraith, Barry Claude Thornhill Orchestra Jazz musicians--1940-1950. Big bands--1940-1950. Conductors (Music)--1940-1950. Composers--1940-1950. Pianists--1940-1950. Columbia Pictures studio Format: Portrait photographs--1940-1950. Group portraits--1940-1950. Film negatives--1940-1950. Rights Info: Mr. Gottlieb has dedicated these works to the public domain, but rights of privacy and publicity may apply. lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-copyrig... Repository: (negative) Library of Congress, Prints &amp; Photographs Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print (reference print) Library of Congress, Music Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, loc.gov/rr/perform/ Part Of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (DLC) 99-401005 General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-home.html Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/gottlieb.08561 Call Number: LC-GLB23- 0856 This work is from the William P. Gottlieb collection at the Library of Congress. Rights and restrictions.In accordance with the wishes of William Gottlieb, the photographs in this collection entered into the public domain on February 16, 2010.
context_page_description: Joseph "Joe" Shulman was an American jazz bassist.
  Shulman's first professional experience was with Scat Davis in 1940, which he followed with a stint alongside Les Brown in 1942. He joined the military in 1943, and recorded with Django Reinhardt while a member of Glenn Miller's wartime band.
  Upon his return he played with Buddy Rich and Claude Thornhill; later he played with Miles Davis on the Birth of the Cool sessions. He worked with Peggy Lee from 1948 to 1950 and with Lester Young in 1950; he also did a recording session with Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington that year.
  Shulman married Barbara Carroll in 1954, and the two toured together until Shulman's death from a heart attack in 1957.
context_section_description: Joseph "Joe" Shulman (September 12, 1923 – August 2, 1957) was an American jazz bassist.
  Shulman's first professional experience was with Scat Davis in 1940, which he followed with a stint alongside Les Brown in 1942. He joined the military in 1943, and recorded with Django Reinhardt while a member of Glenn Miller's wartime band. 
  Upon his return he played with Buddy Rich and Claude Thornhill; later he played with Miles Davis on the Birth of the Cool sessions. He worked with Peggy Lee from 1948 to 1950 and with Lester Young in 1950; he also did a recording session with Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington that year.
  Shulman married Barbara Carroll in 1954, and the two toured together until Shulman's death from a heart attack in 1957.
caption: Shulman with Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra, 1947
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