Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, Wallace Jones, and guitarist
Bettye Miller playing piano on stage with Milt Abel on double bass, Wallace Jones on drums, and an unidentified white man seated and playing guitar. Photo taken from the side of the ensemble with...
Milt Abel and his double bass
Milt Abel playing double bass and wearing a bow tie and t-shirt for the event that reads "Women's Jazz Festival". Held in Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas.
Milt Abel and Marian McPartland
Milt Abel posing for a photo with Marian McPartland. Both are smiling widely an Abel is standing with his double bass in front of him. Taken during the "Women's Jazz Festival" held in Memorial Hall...
Milt Abel playing bass
Milt Abel playing double bass. Photo taken from below and the side.
Milt Abel playing bass
Milt Abel playing bass in front of a microphone. Photo taken from the side with members of the audience shown (white men and women). The woman at the far left is smoking a cigarette.
Milt Abel playing bass
Milt Abel playing bass during Bettye Miller's birthday party.
Milt Abel playing bass
Milt Abel playing bass with a microphone on a stand in front of him. The photo is taken from the behind an audience, of which two members' heads are seen. They have drinks on a table in front of them.
Milt Abel playing bass
Milt Abel playing bass in front of a wall of photographs at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified man is seated to the left of the photograph and the hand of a...
Milt Abel playing bass
Milt Abel playing bass with a microphone on a stand in front of him. He appears to be in a living room with floral patterned curtains behind him.
Milt Abel playing bass
Milt Abel playing double bass with a microphone in front of him. There's a curtain behind him and he's facing to the right of the photo.
Milt Abel playing bass
Milt Abel playing double bass. There's a curtain behind him and he's facing to the right of the photo.
Milt Abel playing bass
Milt Abel playing double bass in what appears to be a private home. He is facing the right of the photo.
Milt Abel with four others
Milt Abel with his bass posing for a photo to the right of a group of unidentified men (3 African American, one white). Three are standing and one man is seated in front of a drum set. All facing the...
Milt Abel with his double bass
Milt Abel with his double bass at Bettye Miller's birthday party. He's looking directly at the camera.
Performers at Bettye Miller's birthday party
Unidentified band performing in front of an audience at Bettye Miller's birthday party. All are white men and include a pianist, double bassist, and a drummer. The audience is partially seen from...
Performers at Bettye Miller's birthday party
Unidentified white woman singing with an unidentified African American male bassist performing in front of an audience during Bettye Miller's birthday party. Photo taken from behind the audience which...
Performers at Bettye Miller's birthday party
Unidentified white woman singing with an African American male bassist and white male guitarist in front of an audience during Bettye Miller's birthday party.
Playing to a large audience
Bettye Miller, piano, and Milt Abel, double bass, performing in front of a large crowd of white men and women standing in front of them. Photo taken from behind Miller's piano looking toward the crowd...
Unidentified double bassist
Unidentified African American man posing with a double bass in his living room. He's dressed casually. A television, record player, and bookcase are seen.