Betty Crow Collection

Illinois Jacquet's big band performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Three rows of musicians wearing blue jackets are playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet. Jacquet is standing in front...

Illinois Jacquet's big band performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Three rows of musicians wearing white jackets are playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet. Jacquet is standing in front...

Illinois Jacquet's big band performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Three rows of musicians wearing white jackets are playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet. Jacquet is standing in front...

Illinois Jacquet's big band performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Three rows of musicians wearing blue jackets are playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet. Jacquet is standing in front...

Illinois Jacquet's big band performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Three rows of musicians wearing blue jackets are playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet. Jacquet is standing in front of...

Illinois Jacquet's big band performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Three rows of musicians wearing blue jackets are playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet. Jacquet is standing in front...

Illinois Jacquet's big band performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Three rows of musicians wearing blue jackets are playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet. Jacquet is standing in front...

Illinois Jacquet's big band performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Three rows of musicians wearing blue jackets are playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet. Jacquet is standing in front...

Illinois Jacquet's big band performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Three rows of musicians wearing yellow jackets are playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet. An unidentified musician is...

Jay McShann and Ahmad Alaadeen at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. McShann is standing second from left, leaning forward while talking. Alaadeen is sitting in the...

Jazz musicians and dancers at an outdoor party at Betty Crow's house. Musicians from left to right: Donald Cox playing piano, Carmell Jones wearing a white cap, and Al Bartee playing drums. Betty Crow...

Jazz musicians and dancers at an outdoor party at Betty Crow's house. Musicians from left to right: Donald Cox playing piano, Carmell Jones wearing a white cap, and Al Bartee playing drums. Betty Crow...

Jazz musicians and dancers at an outdoor party at Betty Crow's house. Musicians from left to right: Kevin Mahogany, Carmell Jones holding a trumpet, and Al Bartee playing drums. Betty Crow is dancing...

Jazz musicians and dancers at an outdoor party at Betty Crow's house. Musicians from left to right: Kevin Mahogany, Carmell Jones holding a trumpet, and Al Bartee playing drums. Betty Crow is dancing...

Jazz musicians and dancers at an outdoor party at Betty Crow's house. Musicians from left to right: Kevin Mahogany, Carmell Jones holding a trumpet, and Al Bartee playing drums. Betty Crow is dancing...

Jazz musicians at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. Henry Hoard is sitting in the front row behind a red music stand. An unidentified man is conducting the band...

Jazz musicians at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. Henry Hoard is sitting in the front row on the far right, partially off camera. Everyone is sitting in three rows of...

Jazz musicians at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. Jay McShann is playing piano, sitting second from left. Ahmad Alaadeen is sitting second from right, holding a...

Jazz musicians performing at an outdoor party at Betty Crow's house. From left to right: Donald Cox playing piano, Kevin Mahogany singing, Carmell Jones sitting and holding a trumpet, Al "Delightful...

Jazz musicians performing at an outdoor party at Betty Crow's house. From left to right: Milt Abel playing bass, Carmell Jones playing trumpet, Al "Delightful De" Bartee playing drums, Eddie Saunders...

Jazz musicians performing at an unidentified event. From left to right: Tim Whitmer playing piano, an unidentified man in back playing bass, Orestie "Rusty" Tucker playing trumpet, and an unidentified...

Jazz musicians at an unidentified venue. Back row, left to right: Fred Beckett and Frog Anderson. Front row, left to right: Robert Hibbler, Harry "Ma" Ferguson, and William Smith. They are wearing...

Jazz musicians performing at Jardine's on Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Bob Branstetter playing bass, Danny Campbell playing trumpet, and Mark Parkinson playing trumpet...

Jazz musicians performing at Obsessions Night Club in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Jackie Anderson holding a microphone in one hand while looking to the side, Bernard "Step Buddy"...

Jazz musicians performing at Obsessions Night Club in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: an unidentified man standing in back, James "Chico" Battaglia playing congas while looking down, Rusty...