Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Publicity photo featuring the 1988 Playboy Jazz Festival line-up: Ray Charles, Jay Beckenstein, Timeless All-Stars, Jon Faddis, Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham, Dizzy Gillespie, Ahmad Jamal, Dave Valentin...

Jimmy Cheatham (trombone), Jim Zollar, Dinky Morris (saxophone), Jimmy Noone Jr. (clarinet), unidentified, Billy (harmonica), in a row at a Cheatham Jam Session; Cheatham is in a hat and is holding...

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...

Bobby Smith playing "Tippin' In" on his saxophone at Jam Session in San Diego, California; he's turned to the left of the photo and wearing a white shirt; another, unidentified, person is partially...

Buddy Collette playing saxophone with Calvin Jackson seen beside him at the Cheathams' Jam Session; Collette is facing the left of the photo.

Charles McPherson playing saxophone into a microphone on stage during the Cheathams' Jam Session in San Diego in 1983; behind him Jimmy Cheatham and part of Dinky Morris can be seen.

Charles McPherson, guest artist with the Sweet Baby Blues Band, with part of his saxophone visible; he's wearing dark clothes and has a greying beard; looking at the camera.

Charles Owen, facing the right of the photo, playing saxophone at the Horton Grand Hotel in San Diego; a few audience members can be seen behind him.

Charles Owens playing saxophone at the Horton Grand Hotel in San Diego; wearing a black jacket and facing the right of the photo; partial views of some audience members in front of him.

"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)...

Group portrait of musicians lined up together outside a building; Rickey Woodard, Nolan Smith, Ironman Harris, Dinky Morris, Curtis Peagler, Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham, Red Callender; Jimmy has his...

Photo of Jimmy Cheatham leading a band at the Musicians Club in Buffalo, New York with Gene Lee in a white jacket singing at a microphone; Jimmy's back is turned away from the camera, looking at the...

Clora Bryant in a red dress with a large red flower in her hair playing trumpet amidst the audience at the Blue Note in New York City; behind her is Rickey Woodard playing his saxophone; she is facing...

Curtis Peagler playing saxophone in front of Dinky Morris seated at a table; another, unidentified, African American man seated next to Morris can be seen watching; Peagler is wearing red suspenders...

Clora Bryant, Curtis Peagler (saxophone), Rickey Woodard (saxophone), Dinky Morris (saxophone) and an unidentified double bassist on stage at the Blue Note in New York City; Peagler and Morris are...

Curtis Pegler (saxophone) and Rickey Woodard (clarinet) playing facing each other at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago; Peagler is wearing a black leather jacket and red hat with sunglasses.

Curtis Peagler and Rickey Woodard playing saxophones at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago; Peagler is wearing red suspenders, sunglasses, and a red beret; a sign reading "Jazz Showcase" is above them.

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 playing saxophone in the middle of a crowded bar (likely the Blue Note) and wearing a red hat; a crowd of people are seated all around him; a banner on the left side of the poster reads...

Curtis Peagler playing saxophone and facing the right of the photo; he's wearing a black leather jacket, red bow tie, and sunglasses; at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago.

Curtis Peagler playing saxophone amongst a set of tables with audience members around him; wearing a red hat and suspenders with sunglasses at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago.

Curtis Peagler wearing sunglasses and a red hat playing saxophone at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago; facing to the left.

Curtis Peagler playing saxophone in a club; wearing a white jacket and sunglasses with others partially seen behind him and a string of lights above him; turned to the left of the photo;

Curtis Peagler playing saxophone; against a black background and turned a bit to the right of the photo.