Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Members of the Sweet Baby Blues Band (Dinky Morris, Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham, unidentified, Curtis Peagler, Rickey Woodard, unidentified, and Ironman Harris) on stage performing at the Jazz Showcase...

Calvin Jackson playing piano on stage during the Cheatham Jam Session in San Diego in 1983; he's wearing a suit and tie and facing the right of the photo; the hand of a double bassist and part of the...

"Cheatham's Jazz Showcase" performance showing vocalist Gene Lee in a white jacket in front of a microphone while the rest of the band is behind him with Jimmy Cheatham conducting (back to the camera)...

"Cheatham's Jazz Showcase" performance showing vocalist Gene Lee in a white jacket in front of a microphone while the rest of the band is behind him with Jimmy Cheatham conducting (back to the camera)...

Chico Hamilton playing drums in his military uniform under a basketball net in an gym at an unspecified place; the drum is marked with the initials F H and beside him two unidentified African American...

Curtis Peagler standing with his saxophone while holding a white coffee mug; he's wearing a black shirt, sunglasses, red suspenders, and a red beret; behind is Ironman Harris seated at his drum set...

Curtis Peagler with his back to the camera and Ironman Harris at his drums partially seen beyond him; Peagler is wearing a set of red suspenders with a picture of Mickey Mouses' face at the...

Dinky Morris, saxophone, and Ironman Harris, drums, performing together on stage on Harbor Island, San Diego.

Dinky Morris (saxophone) in a red hat and Ironman Harris (drums) on stage together at the Blue Note in New York City; instruments, microphones, and several members of the audience can be seen as well...

Dinky Morris in a red hat and holding his saxophone on stage at the Blue Note in New York City; sound and lighting equipment and part of a drum set are behind him and above the stage is a sign for the...

Jimmy Cheatham (trombone), Dinky Morris (saxophone) playing with two unidentified trombonists and a scarcely seen drummer in front of a fireplace at an unknown venue.

Dinky Morris, with two of his saxophones and wearing a red vest and matching hat, speaking to two young African American girls; one in a grey checked dress and the other in white dress; the girl in...

"Doc" Cheatham on stage holding his trumpet while looking at an unidentified man applauding him, also on stage; microphones, a trombone, and a drum set can also be seen.

"Doc" Cheatham on stage playing trumpet in front of a microphone and using a mute; behind him an unidentified drummer playing a blue set of drums and an unidentified double bassist can be see...

Eubie Blake dancing with Maxine Sullivan with jazz musicians playing for them (Billy Taylor, piano ; Max Kaminsky, trumpet ; Tyree Glenn, trombone ; Tony Parenti, clarinet ; Charles McGee (likely)...

Ironman Harris seated at his drum set at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago; facing the left of the photo and only a part of a cymbal can be seen of the drum set.

Ironman Harris and an unidentified woman (white), both dressed in capes as vampires, on stage and drawing close to each other; part of a drum set and paper streamers can be seen behind them; at a...

Ironman Harris seated at his drum set and looking directly at the camera; photo taken from behind a bar and two patrons can be partially seen along with one of their drinks; at the Horton Grand Hotel...

Ironman Harris, bearded and all in black, playing the drums at the Horton Grand Hotel in San Diego; holding a drumstick and facing the left of the photo.

Ironman Harris playing drums and facing the left of the photo; next to him Red Callender is playing bass; at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago.

A smiling Ironman Harris seated at his drum set and playing at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago; facing the left of the photograph.

Ironman Harris seated at his drum set and playing at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago; facing the left of the photograph.

Ironman Harris with unidentified, young white boy (around three years old); the boy is seated at Harris' drum set with Harris standing behind him and smiling; at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago.

Four photos on one sheet of members of the Sweet Baby Blues Band (John "Ironman" Harris, drums; Snooky Young; trumpet; Jimmy Noone Jr. and Curtis Peagler, saxophones).

Unidentified jazz ensemble with singer performing; all African Americans and includes a double bassist, drummer, pianist and woman singer in front of a microphone.