William P. Gottlieb, 1947 or 1948,
Portrait of George Weidler.
Gottlieb Jazz Photos, Library of Congress.
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As the music pressed forward and its pulse began to be felt, darkness gathered its force into as bright a fist as it could and pressed back. Orpheus was born in a darkness terrified into giving up its hoarded light.
Now, at a later time, Orpheus is ascending toward the light again.
