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Count Basie, Jo Jones and Walter Page performing

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Count Basie seated playing piano with Jo Jones playing drums and Walter Page playing bass; all are looking over the left side of the photo; sheets of music are scattered along the top of Basie's piano...

Date Published
1941
1950

Gus Johnson playing drums

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Gus Johnson playing drums during a recording date for radio station KFBI in Wichita, Kansas; fireplace screen is seen behind him and a bottle of soda or beer is at his feet.

Date Published
1940-11-30
1940-12-02

Jay McShann and his band on stage at the Century Room

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Jay McShann on stage at the piano with his band (McShann (piano), Gene Ramey (bass), Walter Brown (vocals), Gus Johnson (drums), Bud Gould (trombone), Bob Mabane (sax), Bernard "Step Buddy" Anderson...

Date Published
1940-02

Jay McShann playing piano

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Jay McShann and band performing: Gene Ramey (bass), McShann (piano), Gus Johnson (drums), Walter Brown (vocals), Bud Gould (trombone), unidentified, Bernard "Step Buddy" Anderson (trumpet); McShann is...

Date Published
1940

Jay McShann playing piano on stage in Milan, Italy

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Jay McShann playing piano onstage with unidentified African American male bassist and drummer in Milan, Italy; the side of his piano reads "Ibach Mascheroni" and one of the speakers "Lampa".

Date Published
1981
1990