Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

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 posing for a photo with an unidentified white woman and white man at Bettye Miller's birthday party. All are looking at the camera.

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...

Unidentified band performing in front of an audience at Bettye Miller's birthday party. The audience is partially seen. An unidentified man is standing in front of the band, but his role is unclear.

Performers in a line in front of an audience with a band behind them. The photo is taken from behind the audience, which is partially seen. It's unclear exactly what the performers are doing.

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...

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.

Unidentified group performing during Bettye Miller's birthday party. A woman is seated and singing into a microphone, a man is playing piano, and a second man has an electric guitar (partially seen)...

Unidentified group performing during Bettye Miller's birthday party. A woman is seated and singing into a microphone, a man is playing piano, and a second man has an electric guitar.

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...

Promotional photograph of "The 3 Pros," Sonny, Bob, Rashi. They're posing with instruments and all are wearing suits.

Promotional photo of Betttye Miller playing piano and Milt Abel behind her playing bass. The image has been tilted to the left.

Promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel. Miller is standing in front of her piano and Abel is holding his bass beside her. Both looking at the camera.

Promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel together. Miller is in a white dress and Abel is resting his arm on his double bass.

Promotional photograph of "Lonnie and The Band". There are six men and one woman pictured with Lonnie McFadden (center) holding a trumpet.

Promotional photo of Louis Jordan and Dottie Smith. The text reads "Louis Jordan's Tympany '5'" and "Dottie Smith".

Promotional photo of Stanley Morgan's Ink Spots. They're wear tuxedos with three members seated and two standing behind them.

Promotional photo of two white men seated at a piano with both their hands on the keyboard and looking over to the side. One is named Harold.

Publicity photo for the Milt Abel Trio (L-R: Mike Ning (piano), Milt Abel (double bass), Scott Robinson (drums)). Abel is seated and the other two are standing on either side. All wearing tuxedos.

Saxophonist standing in the middle of an unidentified band during Bettye Miller's birthday party. Two audience members are partially seen from behind.

Saxophonist Bob Wilson (right) holding his saxophone with an unidentified pianist in a plaid jacket seated behind him along with another unidentified man standing by the piano.

Promotional photo of an unidentified trio of white men in suits examining a score together.