Betty Crow Collection

Al "Delightful De" Bartee and Jay McShann sitting in the audience at Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Both are sitting in the center, behind two women. They are smiling and...

Bob Branstetter and Joe Cartwright performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Branstetter is looking to the side while playing bass. Cartwright is playing a keyboard...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. He is playing a fiddle near a microphone on stage. Al "Delightful De" Bartee and Jay McCann are...

Jay McShann and Al "Delightful De" Bartee with an unidentified woman posing for a photo at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. McShann is standing on the left and shaking...

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 sitting in the audience during a show at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. McShann is wearing a light blue shirt in the center of the photo. Other people are...

Jay McShann playing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Other people are sitting behind McShann watching him play. Various trinkets and pictures are on the wall in back.

Jay McShann playing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Other people are sitting behind McShann watching him play. Various trinkets and pictures are on the wall in back.

Jazz musicians at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin standing near the drums, James Albright in back holding a bass, and Claude "Fiddler"...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right James Albright playing bass in back, Julie Turner holding a microphone while singing...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: James Albright playing bass, Claude "Fiddler" Williams playing violin, and Mike Ning...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Jürgen Welge playing drums, Jos Machtel playing bass, and Bram Wijnands playing a...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Kim Park playing saxophone, Bob Branstetter in back playing bass, and Russ Long playing...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Jürgen Welge playing drums, Jos Machtel playing bass, Richard Ross holding a microphone...

Joe Cartwright at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Cartwright is playing on a keyboard and wearing a white shirt with bowtie. Other people are sitting around the stage...

Jos Machtel and Bram Wijnands at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Machtel is playing bass and Wijnands is playing a keyboard. Other people are sitting in front of the...