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Al Casey playing guitar

Image

Al Casey leaning back and seated with his legs crossed in a studio with a piano in the background. Casey is playing the guitar on his lap and looking...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Al Jarvis and Duke Ellington

Image

Al Jarvis looking at music with Duke Ellington. Jarvis is holding music for "We'll Be Together Again" and looking down while Ellington looks at the...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Al Sears

Image

Al Sears sitting and looking at a music stand while playing a saxophone. Sears is wearing a vest and tie.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Andy Kirk at the piano

Image

Andy Kirk playing the piano.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Arnett Cobb playing saxophone

Image

Arnett Cobb photographed from a low angle looking forward and playing a saxophone into a microphone. Cobb is wearing a light suit and tie and with...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Art Tatum

Image

Art Tatum playing a piano while looking up and smoking a cigarette. Tatum is wearing a plaid suit jacket.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Barney Bigard and musicians rehearsing

Image

Ed Garland playing bass, Barney Bigard playing clarinet, Dave Dexter looking down and smiling, Zutty Singleton (drummer) looking to the side and...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Barney Bigard and musicians rehearsing

Image

Ed Garland playing bass, Barney Bigard playing clarinet, Dave Dexter looking down and smiling, Zutty Singleton (drummer) standing and grinning, Norman...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Barney Bigard and musicians rehearsing

Image

Bud Scott playing guitar, Ed Garland playing bass, Shorty Haughton playing trombone, Barney Bigard playing clarinet, Fred Washington seated and...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Ben Webster

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Ben Webster resting his left hand on his saxophone with his right hand out the window; no suit jacket and his fedora brim turned up.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Benny Morton relaxing

Image

Benny Morton seated on a window sill wearing a white t-shirt.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Benny Morton talking on the telephone

Image

Benny Morton sitting on the window sill talking on the telephone.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Bettye Miller

Image

Publicity photo of Bettye Miller seated at piano.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Bettye Miller and others at a club

Image

Bettye Miller (third from the left) at a table with four unidentified African American women, an unidentified African American man, and speaking with...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller in a long white dress

Image

Bettye Miller on stage wearing a long white dress with floral accents. Facing the camera and smiling.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller in a white dress

Image

Bettye Miller posing on stage in a white dress with floral elements. Facing the camera.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller with three others at a club

Image

Bettye Miller (left) and three unidentified women seated around a table at a club. All but one looking at the camera. The two women on the right have...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Big Joe Turner

Image

Big Joe Turner standing against a curtain wall looking to the side and smiling. Turner is raising one hand and pointing. He is wearing a light colored...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Big Joe Turner

Image

Big Joe Turner standing against a stage curtain pointing one hand up and to the side while smiling. Turner is wearing a light colored, double-breasted...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Big Joe Turner

Image

Big Joe Turner standing against a wall with patterned wallpaper. Turner is wearing a pinstripe suit and a striped tie.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Bill Coleman playing trumpet

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Bill Coleman photographed from the side playing trumpet in a studio. Colman is wearing a white shirt and paisley tie.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, and Dave Dexter

Image

Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, and Dave Dexter looking over music on the piano. Ellington is sitting at the piano, wearing a pinstripe suit. Holiday...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Bob Wilson and unidentified musicians

Image

Bob Wilson (second from right) and unidentified musicians.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Bobby Stafford performing with two unidentified men

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Bobby Stafford (center) performing with two unidentified men.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Bobby Stafford performing with two unidentified men

Image

Bobby Stafford (center) performing with two unidentified men.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

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  • African American jazz musicians

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (110)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (32)
  • Brian Thurn Collection (16)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (7)
  • Jay McShann Collection (3)
  • Leon M. Jordan Collection (3)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (170)
  • posters (2)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (170)
  • Gelatin silver prints (170)
  • Portrait photographs (139)
  • Snapshots (108)
  • Group portraits (61)
  • Publicity photographs (48)
  • Concert posters (2)
  • Lithographs (2)
  • Posters (2)
  • Cityscape photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (140)
  • 1931-1940 (1)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (66)
  • African American men (43)
  • Pianists (36)
  • Trumpet players (32)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (19)
  • Saxophonists (16)
  • African American women (11)
  • Men, White (11)
  • Gifted children (7)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (7)
  • Double bassists (6)
  • Guitarists (6)
  • Jazz musicians, White (6)
  • Trombonists (5)
  • Vibraphonists (5)
  • African American children (4)
  • Boys (4)
  • Drum set (4)
  • Male singers (4)
  • Big bands (3)
  • Conductors (Music) (3)
  • Jazz singers (3)
  • Piano (3)
  • Autographs (2)
  • Band directors (2)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (2)
  • Dance music (2)
  • Hats (2)
  • Microphone (2)
  • Vibraphone (2)
  • African American soldiers (1)
  • African American women jazz singers (1)
  • Bands (Music) (1)
  • Bathing beaches (1)
  • Beaches (1)
  • Beachgoers (1)
  • Bow ties (1)
  • Boxers (Sports) (1)
  • Buildings (1)
  • Champagne (Wine) (1)
  • Clarinetists (1)
  • Comedians (1)
  • Composers (1)
  • Dinners and dining (1)
  • Disc jockeys (1)
  • Dogs (1)
  • Double bass (1)
  • Gymnasiums (1)
  • Jazz ensembles (1)
  • Jazz radio programs (1)
  • Musical instruments (1)
  • Music fans (1)
  • Porches (1)
  • Radio broadcasters (1)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (1)
  • Saxophone (1)
  • Segregated beaches (1)
  • Sheet music (1)
  • Streets (1)
  • Sunglasses (1)
  • Tobacco pipes (1)
  • Trumpet (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • (-) African American jazz musicians (172)

Subjects, Geographic

  • 18th and Vine District (10)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (10)
  • Atlantic City (N.J.) (1)
  • Missouri Avenue Beach (Atlantic City, N.J.) (1)
  • New York (N.Y.) (1)
  • Philadelphia (Pa.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (14)
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (9)
  • Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965 (8)
  • Dexter, Dave (7)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (7)
  • Robinson, Sugar Chile, 1940- (7)
  • Hampton, Lionel (6)
  • Singleton, Zutty, 1898-1975 (6)
  • Bigard, Barney (5)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (4)
  • Lovett, Baby (4)
  • Scott, Bud, 1890-1949 (4)
  • Washington, Freddie (4)
  • Williams, Cootie (4)
  • Bowden, Norman (3)
  • Catlett, Sid, 1910-1951 (3)
  • Garland, Ed (3)
  • Haughton, Shorty (3)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (3)
  • Lunceford, Jimmie (3)
  • McShann, Jay (3)
  • Miller, Johnny (Double bassist) (3)
  • Stewart, Rex, 1907-1967 (3)
  • Vale, Teddy (3)
  • Young, Lester, 1909-1959 (3)
  • Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 (2)
  • Carney, Harry (2)
  • Casey, Al (2)
  • Dairs, Lotty (2)
  • Dameron, Tadd, 1917-1965 (2)
  • Garrette, Duke (2)
  • Holland, Peanuts (2)
  • Jacquet, Illinois (2)
  • Jordan, Louis, 1908-1975 (2)
  • Jordan, Taft, 1915-1981 (2)
  • Miller, Eddie, 1911-1991 (2)
  • Moore, Oscar (2)
  • Morton, Benny (2)
  • Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955 (2)
  • Sears, Al, 1910-1990 (2)
  • Sherock, Shorty, 1915-1980 (2)
  • Stafford, Bobby (2)
  • Turner, Joe, 1911-1985 (2)
  • Wilson, Gerald, 1918-2014 (2)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (1)
  • Bailey, Buster (1)
  • Bennett, Tony, 1926- (1)
  • Brown, Lawrence, 1907-1988 (1)
  • Byas, Don (1)
  • Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994 (1)
  • Clarke, Kenny, 1914-1985 (1)
  • Clayton, Patricia (1)
  • Cobb, Arnett, 1918-1989 (1)
  • Coleman, Bill, 1904-1981 (1)
  • Como, Perry, 1912-2001 (1)
  • Cox, Ida, 1889-1967 (1)
  • Crawford, Jimmy (1)
  • Crawford, Traverse, 1916-1975 (1)
  • Duvivier, George (1)
  • Eldridge, Roy, 1911-1989 (1)
  • Fatool, Nick, 1915-2000 (1)
  • Fields, Kansas (1)
  • Fitzgerald, Ella (1)
  • Francis, Panama (1)
  • Gaines, Lee, 1914-1987 (1)
  • Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993 (1)
  • Green, Freddie, 1911-1987 (1)
  • Greer, Sonny (1)
  • Guy, Fred (1)
  • Hamilton, Chico, 1921-2013 (1)
  • Hardwick, Otto, 1904-1970 (1)
  • Henderson, Fletcher, 1897-1952 (1)
  • Heywoood, Eddie, 1915-1989 (1)
  • Hines, Earl, 1903-1983 (1)
  • Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959 (1)
  • Holland, Clinton (1)
  • Jackson, Cliff, 1902-1970 (1)
  • Jarvis, Al, 1910-1970 (1)
  • Johnson, Leonard Jack (1)
  • Jones, Claude (1)
  • Kirk, Andy, 1898-1992 (1)
  • Leadbelly, 1885-1949 (1)
  • Lewis, Harry, 1914-1984 (1)
  • Liggins, Joe (1)
  • Locarra, Tico (1)
  • Louis, Joe, 1914-1981 (1)
  • Martin, Dean, 1917-1995 (1)
  • Moore, Russell, 1912-1983 (1)
  • Newman, Joe (1)
  • Page, Walter (1)
  • Phillips, Flip (1)
  • Price, Jesse, 1909-1974 (1)
  • Purnell, Keg, 1914-1965 (1)
  • Rae, Bob (1)
  • Ramey, Gene (1)
  • Richards, Red (1)
  • Roach, Max, 1924-2007 (1)
  • Robbins, Fred, 1919-1992 (1)
  • Robinson, Les, 1914-2005 (1)
  • Schenck, Jack (1)
  • Simmons, John, 1918-1979 (1)
  • Smith, Stacey (Musician) (1)
  • Smith, Willie, 1910-1967 (1)
  • Tatum, Art, 1909-1956 (1)
  • Thomas, Joe, 1909-1986 (1)
  • Tucker, Joe, 1911-1985 (1)
  • Walder, Herman (1)
  • Walder, Woody (1)
  • Washington, Jack, 1910-1964 (1)
  • Watson, Leo, 1898-1950 (1)
  • Webster, Ben, 1909-1973 (1)
  • Wiggins, Gerald (1)
  • Wilson, Bob (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Yancey, Jimmy, 1898-1951 (1)
  • Young, Trummy (1)

Date Published

  • 1945 (104)
  • 1950 (59)
  • 1939 (1)
  • (-) 1941 (172)

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