Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller standing at the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel. Miller is smiling widely while looking...

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel. The bassist's face is mostly turned away from the...

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel. The bassist's face is mostly turned away from the...

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel. The bassist's face is mostly turned away from the...

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel. The bassist's face is mostly turned away from the...

Bettye Miller playing the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man, likely Milt Abel, on double bass. Miller is smiling widely while looking at the...

Bettye Miller standing at the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel. Miller is smiling widely while looking...

Bettye Miller on piano, Milt Abel on bass, and an unidentified white man on drums, performing. Miller is facing the camera and the drummer's face is seen only from the side. Unknown venue.

Bettye Miller playing piano and turning around to look over at the camera. An unidentified bassist (likely Milt Abel) is partially seen next to her. Three audience members (two white women and a white...

Members of the Bettye Miller Trio (Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and Terry Basso) behind the desk of an unidentified white man posing for a photo with their album "A Jazz Piano Heatwave". The desk...

Members of the Bettye Miller Trio (Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and Terry Basso) behind the desk of an unidentified white man receiving their album "A Jazz Piano Heatwave". The desk includes a full...

Milt Abel, double bass, and Bettye Miller, piano, playing in front of an audience (primarily white men seen). The photo is taken from behind and to the side of Miller and Abel. Abel is wearing a...

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. Miller is turned toward Abel and smiling.

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. Miller is smiling at the camera.

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. Photo taken from the drummer's side and at a distance.

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. A vibraphone is also on stage with them. The drummer's face is hidden by a cymbal.

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. A vibraphone is also on stage with them.

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. Abel's back is to the camera.

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage.

Bettye Abel standing with Milt Abel (left) and an unidentified African American man (right) and an unidentified white man seated in front of them. All looking at the camera and laughing.

An unidentified white man, Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and an unidentified African American woman standing in a group together with a big band playing behind them. The unidentified man's eyes are closed...

Bettye Miller in her wedding dress with the groom Milt Abel and drummer Terry Basso on either side of her. All are holding small glasses for a toast. Miller and Basso are looking toward the camera...

Bettye Miller, seated at a piano with Milt Abel holding his double bass. George Nader is leaning on the piano with Lois Roberts standing next to him. Miller and Abel are looking at the camera, Roberts...

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...

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...