All that jazz

Afascinating collection of photos from the archives of Rex Features is on display this month to mark the London Jazz Festival.

Images of such greats as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie provide a nostalgic tribute to the jazz legends of times past.

Crooner Frank Sinatra studies a score with his pianist - who just happens to be Count Basie. Louis Armstrong hams it up for the camera. The legendary Thelonius Monk - the man who gave birth to be-bop - looks regal and suitably moody in a fur hat.

This was a time when musicians put on a suit and tie to go to work and the photos are a study in looking smart, if nothing else. But then came the Swinging Sixties, an era personified by Johnny Dankworth and his pastel polo neck.

What else can one say but, 'Nice!'

Jazz According To Rex is at the GLA, City Hall, The Queen's Walk SE1, 8am-8pm Mon-Fri until Nov 28. More information from www.londongov.uk/gla or tel: 020 7983 4000. www.rexfeatures.com