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...

Al "Delightful De" Bartee sitting with Dorothy Donegan and an unidentified woman at the Allis Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Bartee is wearing a black suit. The two women are looking at the...

Al "Delightful De" Bartee talking with Dorothy Donegan at the Allis Plaza Hotel. Both are sitting on a purple plush couch and smiling. Bartee is wearing a black suit jacket and vest. Donegan is...

Al "Delightful De" Bartee standing next to Dorothy Donegan at the Allis Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Both are looking up and smiling. Bartee is wearing a black suit jacket and vest. Donegan...

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...

Dorothy Donegan and Al "Delightful De" Bartee signing autographs at the Allis Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Donegan is wearing a Chanel hat. Bartee is wearing a black suit jacket and vest...

Dorothy Donegan signing an autograph for an unidentified woman at the Allis Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Elsa Hart and Al "Delightful De" Bartee are standing nearby. Donegan is wearing a...

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...

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 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 the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Al "Delightful De" Bartee playing drums, Bryan Hicks playing bass, and Mike Ning looking...

Musicians and audience standing in the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Al "Delightful De" Bartee, Mike Ning, Richard Ross, and Tommy Ruskin are standing left to right. Other...

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: Al Bartee playing drums, Mary McMahon singing, Milt Abel playing bass, and Billy Meynier...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Al Bartee playing drums with his hands, Bryan Hicks playing bass, and Mike Ning sitting...

Jazz musicians performing at an event at the Radisson Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Dwight Foster playing saxophone, Al Bartee playing drums, and an unidentified man looking down...

Jazz musicians performing at an event at the Radisson Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Dwight Foster looking to the side while holding a saxophone, Al Bartee playing drums, an...

Jazz musicians performing at an event at the Radisson Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Al Bartee playing drums, Dwight Foster playing piano, an unidentified man playing electric...

Jazz musicians performing at an event at the Radisson Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Al Bartee playing drums, an unidentified man playing trumpet, Dwight Foster looking down while...

Jazz musicians performing at an event at the Radisson Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Al "Delightful De" Bartee playing drums, Dwight Foster looking to the side while holding a...

Jazz musicians performing at an event at the Radisson Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: an unidentified man holding a trumpet, Al "Delightful De" Bartee playing drums, Dwight Foster...

Jazz musicians performing at an event at the Radisson Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Al "Delightful De" Bartee playing drums, an unidentified man looking down while playing piano...

Jazz musicians performing at an event at the Radisson Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: an unidentified man holding a trumpet, Al "Delightful De" Bartee playing drums, and Dwight...

Jazz musicians playing for an outdoor party at Betty Crow's house. From left to right: Donald Cox playing piano, Eddie Saunders playing saxophone, Milt Abel playing bass, and Al "Delightful De" Bartee...