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Two photos on the wall of the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Two photos on the wall of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. The top photo is of Paul Gray and Dizzy Gillespie outside Paul Gray's Jazz Place in Lawrence, Kansas. Gray is looking at Gillespie and smiling. Gillespie is puffing out his cheeks and placing a finger on his lips. They are standing in front of a sign for the venue. The bottom photo is of the Oliver Todd Band performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation. From left to right: Marcellus Lee playing drums, Oliver Todd playing piano, Sam Johnson playing bass, Elmer Price playing trumpet, Al Zanders playing saxophone, and John Henry Hoard playing saxophone. They are wearing suits and playing in an upstairs room of the building.
Date Published
1995
2000
Subjects
Jazz musicians
African American jazz musicians
Drummers (Musicians)
Keyboard players
Double bassists
Saxophonists
Trumpet players
Time Periods
1971-1980
1991-2000
Subjects, Geographic
18th and Vine District
Kansas City (Mo.)
Lawrence (Kan.)
Notes

No date; likely between 1995 and 2000

Color photograph of a black and white photo originally on the wall of the Mutual Musicians Foundation.

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

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : color print ; 16 x 11 cm
Member of
Betty Crow Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_crow_photo-1603.tif
Genres
Color photographs
Snapshots
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
In Copyright.
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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