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Big Bill Bissonnette takes the solo

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Big Bill Bissonnette closes his eyes as he takes the trombone solo on stage on the farthest right of the photograph as the other band members check their music on the music stands in front of them. Farthest left on stage is Claude "Fiddler" Williams holding his fiddle. Then trumpet player, Marcus Belgrave, with his back to the camera. Between Marcus and Big Bill is Charlie Gabriel holding his saxophone and checking his music. A trumpet rests on a trumpet stand on the front of the stage. The date, "4 10 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Date Published
2001-04-10
Subjects
Jazz musicians
African American men
Men, White
Fiddlers
Trumpet players
Saxophonists
Trombonists
African American jazz musicians
Jazz musicians, White
Notes

April 10, 2001

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : color print ; 15 x 10 cm
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-019.tif
Genres
Color photographs
Group portraits
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.

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