Betty Crow Collection

Al "Delightful De" Bartee and Jim Mair at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. Bartee is playing drums while smiling. Mair is playing saxophone while closing his eyes. They are in...

Al "Delightful De" Bartee with an unidentified man at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. Bartee is standing on the left, holding his arms up as he talks. The other man...

Al "Delightful De" Bartee speaking with an unidentified man at the Elder Statesmen Awards in Kansas City, Missouri. Bartee is reading from a book on the podium. Carol Comer is sitting in back on the...

Al "Delightful De" Bartee, Julie Turner, and an unidentified man standing for a photo at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. All three are looking forward and smiling.

Al "Delightful De" Bartee and Betty Crow at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival. Both are looking at each other and smiling. They are standing in front of several tents on the lawn in front of the...

Al "Delightful De" Bartee and Betty Crow at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival. Both are looking forward and smiling. They are standing in front of several tents on the lawn in front of the Liberty...

Al "Delightful De" Bartee and Duke Samuels with an unidentified man at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. Bartee is sitting at a piano wearing a brown suit jacket and...

Al "Delightful De" Bartee performing at an unidentified venue. He is looking to the side while playing drums.

Al Pearson performing at Jardine's on Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. He is playing trumpet on the right, next to an unidentified man playing trumpet and an unidentified person off camera...

Al Pearson rehearsing at an unidentified venue. He is playing trumpet on the left with two unidentified musicians. They are all reading from music on stands while sitting.

Al Pearson rehearsing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Pearson is standing and playing trumpet while an unidentified musician looks up at him. The back wall is covered with...

Angela Hagenbach and Bob Bowman performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Hagenbach is looking to the side and smiling while singing into a microphone in her hand. Bowman is...

Bob Branstetter and Angela Hagenbach performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Branstetter is playing bass while looking down. Hagenbach is looking up and smiling while holding...

Angela Hagenbach and Bob Branstetter performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Hagenbach is looking to the left and singing into a microphone in one hand. Branstetter is playing...

Arch Martin soloing on trombone at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Carmell Jones is standing on the left, looking at Martin. Kevin Mahogany is holding a microphone for...

Arch Martin soloing on trombone at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Carmell Jones is standing on the left, looking at Martin. Kevin Mahogany is holding a microphone for...

Audience talking while watching David Basse performing at the 12th Street Room at the Downtown Marriott in Kansas City, Missouri. Bass is in back, singing into a microphone. Two unidentified women are...

Audience sitting and standing in front of the stage at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Julie Turner is sitting on the left side of the front table. Everyone is looking...

Audience sitting at a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified man wearing a brown sweater is playing a white piano in the corner. The back wall is...

Band practice at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Henry Hoard is playing saxophone in the front row, far left. Unidentified musicians are sitting in three rows playing...

Band practice at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Unidentified musicians are sitting in three rows playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet.

Band practice at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Unidentified musicians are sitting in three rows playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet. Jay McShann is at the piano on the...

Band practice at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Unidentified musicians are sitting in three rows playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet. Duke Samuels is sitting in front...

Band practice at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Al Pearson is sitting in the back row, second from left, with a number of unidentified musicians.

Ben Kynard and Joe Williams at a Jazz Ambassador's monthly meeting at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City. Kynard is standing and holding a microphone while speaking. Williams is sitting on...