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Count Basie at the piano

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Publicity photo from the side of Count Basie seated at white piano. Basie is placing his hands on the keys and looking up, turning away from the piano...

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Count Basie at the piano

Image

Publicity photo from the side of Count Basie seated at a white piano. Basie is placing his hands on the keys and turning his head forward.

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dave Dexter and Count Basie

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Backstage in Hollywood in 1944, Count Basie approves an article written by Dave Dexter, Jr., who has carefully followed the Basie career from 1936...

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Jay McShann playing piano

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Jay McShann playing piano in a recording studio in Hollywood, California. The top of the piano is covered with music. McShann is looking forward and...

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Stan Kenton

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Publicity photo of Stan Kenton leaning on the front of a piano and smiling. Kenton is wearing a light colored suit and black tie.

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Stan Kenton

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Headshot of Stan Kenton looking to the side and smiling. Kenton is wearing a pinstripe suit and black tie.

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Stan Kenton at the piano

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Stan Kenton photographed from the side sitting at the piano and looking forward while smiling. Kenton is wearing a light colored suit and black tie.

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Stan Kenton leaning against a piano

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Publicity photo of Stan Kenton leaning on the front of a piano and smiling. Kenton is wearing a light colored suit and black tie.

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
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  • Pianists

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (8)

Types

  • photographs (8)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (8)
  • Gelatin silver prints (8)
  • Portrait photographs (8)
  • Publicity photographs (6)
  • Snapshots (2)
  • Group portraits (1)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (8)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (6)
  • Piano (5)
  • African American jazz musicians (4)
  • Composers (4)
  • Jazz musicians, White (3)
  • Men, White (3)
  • African American men (2)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (1)
  • (-) Pianists (8)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Kenton, Stan (4)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (3)
  • Dexter, Dave (1)
  • McShann, Jay (1)

Date Published

  • (-) 1944 (8)

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