Betty Crow Collection

Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra performing possibly on the S.S. Norway Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Jacquet is standing in front of three rows of musicians holding a saxophone. The musicians on...

Illinois Jacquet and musicians performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Jacquet is facing forward and singing into a microphone. Three rows of musicians are sitting behind bandstands with the...

Illinois Jacquet and musicians performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Jacquet is facing the band and conducting. Three rows of musicians are sitting behind bandstands with the band logo...

Illinois Jacquet and musicians performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Jacquet is facing the band and conducting. Three rows of musicians are sitting behind bandstands with the band logo...

Illinois Jacquet and musicians performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Jacquet is on the far right standing behind a table cutting cake next to musicians playing piano, saxophone, trombone...

Illinois Jacquet and musicians performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Jacquet is in the center talking into a microphone surrounded by musicians playing piano, saxophone, trombone, trumpet...

Illinois Jacquet and musicians performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Jacquet is on the far right standing behind a table cutting cake next to musicians playing piano, saxophone, trombone...

Illinois Jacquet performing with his big band on stage on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Jacquet is standing in a spotlight in front of the band. Three rows of musicians holding saxophones...

Illinois Jacquet performing with his big band on stage on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Jacquet is singing into a microphone in his hand in front of the band's rhythm section including piano...

James Albright and Claude "Fiddler" Williams at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Albright is sitting on a stool and playing bass. Williams is leaning forward while...

James Albright performing at Majestic Steak House on Broadway in Kansas City, Missouri. He is closing his eyes while playing electric bass behind a set of drums.

Jay Leonhart at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. He is standing on stage, looking down at the camera and smiling. He is holding a hat and drink in his hands.

Jay Leonhart at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. He is standing on stage, looking down at the camera and smiling. He is in front of a gray curtain with other jazz musicians.

Jay Leonhart performing at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. He is looking to the right while playing bass. Danny Embrey is partially off camera playing guitar on the right. They are on...

Jay McShann and Bobby Branstetter at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. McShann is looking down while playing piano. Branstetter is sitting on a stool while playing bass...

Jay McShann and Duke Samuels with an unidentified man at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. McShann is standing on the left and Samuels is standing on the right. All...

Jazz musicians and family at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Chloe Abel sitting on the ground in a pink sweater, Milt Abel standing and wearing a...

Jazz musicians at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Duke Samuels sitting and wearing a gray jacket, Ben Kynard sitting and wearing a blue hat while...

Jazz musicians at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. Duke Samuels is playing bass on the right. Jay McShann is playing piano. Ben Kynard is sitting to the left of...

Jazz musicians at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. Duke Samuels is playing bass on the right. Jay McShann is playing piano. Ben Kynard is sitting to the left of...

Jazz musicians at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. Duke Samuels is playing bass. An unidentified man is playing drums.

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 at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Milt Abel standing and wearing a tan jacket, Al "Delightful De" Bartee sitting in front and...

Jazz musicians at an event at Betty Crow's house. Sonny Kenner is playing electric guitar, wearing a red shirt. Other unidentified musicians are playing piano, drums, and bass. They are on a patio...

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...