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Ahmad Alaadeen practices tenor saxophone

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Ahmad Alaadeen sits while practicing on his tenor saxophone.

Date Published
October-22-1996
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Arnett Cobb playing saxophone

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Arnett Cobb playing saxophone; wearing a plaid jacket and facing to the left with a black background.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Baron Shul

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Baron Shul, saxophonist for the jazz swing band Indigo Swing, stands by a beam and looks tiredly off to his right. He holds a tenor saxophone with...

Date Published
1998
1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Ben Webster with his saxophone

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Ben Webster seated and holding his saxophone while looking toward the right.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Benny Carter with saxophone

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Publicity photo of Benny Carter seated at an angle and looking forward. Carter is wearing a tuxedo with bowtie and holding a saxophone in one hand on...

Date Published
November-26-1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Bob Strong and his saxophone

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Publicity photo of Bob Strong resting a saxophone on one leg up on a chair. Strong is looking forward and smiling, wearing a patterned suit jacket.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Bob Strong with his saxophone

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Publicity photo of Bob Strong playing a saxophone while looking to the side. Strong is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Bobby Smith playing saxophone

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Bobby Smith playing "Tippin' In" on his saxophone at Jam Session in San Diego, California; he's turned to the left of the photo and wearing a white...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Boney James

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Jazz saxophonist Boney James looks directly at the camera with a slight smile as he sits and leans over a saxophone lying crosswise across his chest...

Date Published
1995
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Boy playing saxophone in a living room

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Ed Dix's grandson playing a saxophone while seated on an ottoman in a living room.

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Ed Dix Collection

Buddy Tate playing saxophone

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Buddy Tate photographed from just below the shoulders up playing saxophone, facing to the left.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Charles McPherson with saxophone

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Charles McPherson playing saxophone into a microphone on stage during the Cheathams' Jam Session in San Diego in 1983; behind him Jimmy Cheatham and...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Charles McPherson with saxophone

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Charles McPherson, guest artist with the Sweet Baby Blues Band, with part of his saxophone visible; he's wearing dark clothes and has a greying beard...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Charles Owen playing saxophone

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Charles Owen, facing the right of the photo, playing saxophone at the Horton Grand Hotel in San Diego; a few audience members can be seen behind him.

Date Published
July-05-1995
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Charles Owen playing saxophone

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Charles Owens playing saxophone at the Horton Grand Hotel in San Diego; wearing a black jacket and facing the right of the photo; partial views of...

Date Published
July-05-1995
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Charlie Parker playing saxophone

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Charlie Parker playing saxophone; facing the left of the photo and wearing a plaid shirt and corduroy pants.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Charlie Parker playing saxophone

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Charlie Parker playing saxophone and looking straight ahead. Parker is wearing a pinstripe suit and patterned tie.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Close up photo of Ed Dix

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Close up photo of Ed Dix with his saxophone partially seen. He's looking halfway to the left of the photo.

Date Published
2001
2010
Member of
Ed Dix Collection

Close up photo of Ed Dix

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Close up photo of Ed Dix with his saxophone partially seen. He's looking forward at the camera.

Date Published
2001
2010
Member of
Ed Dix Collection

Curtis Peagler playing saxophone

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Curtis Peagler playing saxophone amongst a set of tables with audience members around him; wearing a red hat and suspenders with sunglasses at the...

Date Published
June-1989
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Curtis Peagler playing saxophone

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Curtis Peagler wearing sunglasses and a red hat playing saxophone at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago; facing to the left.

Date Published
June-1989
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Curtis Peagler playing saxophone

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Curtis Peagler playing saxophone and facing the right of the photo; he's wearing a black leather jacket, red bow tie, and sunglasses; at the Jazz...

Date Published
June-1989
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Curtis Peagler playing saxophone

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Curtis Peagler playing saxophone in a club; wearing a white jacket and sunglasses with others partially seen behind him and a string of lights above...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Curtis Peagler playing saxophone

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Curtis Peagler playing saxophone; against a black background and turned a bit to the right of the photo.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Curtis Peagler with his saxophone

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Curtis Peagler wearing a black shirt, patterned suspenders, and holding a saxophone; looking forward at the camera.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

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Member of

  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (32)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (22)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (8)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (8)
  • Ed Dix Collection (5)
  • Jay McShann Collection (3)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (2)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (1)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (1)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (83)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (56)
  • Gelatin silver prints (56)
  • Publicity photographs (38)
  • Snapshots (36)
  • Color photographs (27)
  • Reproductions (1)
  • (-) Portrait photographs (83)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (25)
  • 1991-2000 (25)
  • 2001-2010 (8)
  • 1941-1950 (6)
  • 1951-1960 (6)
  • 1931-1940 (3)
  • 1971-1980 (2)
  • 1961-1970 (1)

Subjects

  • Saxophonists (82)
  • Jazz musicians (67)
  • African American jazz musicians (54)
  • Men, White (25)
  • Jazz musicians, White (22)
  • African American men (19)
  • Hats (12)
  • Musical instruments (9)
  • Conductors (Music) (5)
  • Microphone (5)
  • Signs and signboards (4)
  • Audiences (3)
  • Autographs (3)
  • Black people (3)
  • Blues musicians (3)
  • Double bass (3)
  • Double bassists (3)
  • Men (3)
  • Sunglasses (3)
  • Band leaders (2)
  • Chairs (2)
  • Drum set (2)
  • Suspenders (2)
  • Trumpet (2)
  • Trumpet players (2)
  • African American women (1)
  • Afrobeat (1)
  • Black leather jackets (1)
  • Bow ties (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Clarinet (1)
  • Clarinetists (1)
  • Duala (African people) (1)
  • Electric light fixtures (1)
  • Ethnic costume (1)
  • Funk musicians (1)
  • Grandsons (1)
  • Guitar (1)
  • Jackets (1)
  • Men's clothing (1)
  • Music--African influences (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Nigerians (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Singers (1)
  • Sound--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Stage lighting--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Stands (Furniture) (1)
  • Trombone (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Yoruba (African people) (1)
  • (-) Saxophone (83)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)
  • San Diego (Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Morris, Dinky (9)
  • Peagler, Curtis (6)
  • Dix, Ralph Edward, 1929-2020 (4)
  • Jacquet, Illinois (4)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (3)
  • Houston, Joe (3)
  • McIntyre, Hal, -1959 (3)
  • Durrett, Warren (2)
  • Edison, Harry, 1915-1999 (2)
  • McPherson, Charles (2)
  • Owens, Charles, 1939- (2)
  • Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955 (2)
  • Redman, Joshua (2)
  • Strong, Bob, 1902-1976 (2)
  • Taylor, Louis (Saxophonist) (2)
  • Woodard, Rickey (2)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (1)
  • Beadle, Gordon (1)
  • Brown, Michael (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Callender, Red (1)
  • Carter, Benny (1)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (1)
  • Clayton, Jeff (1)
  • Cobb, Arnett, 1918-1989 (1)
  • Crawford, Hank, 1934-2009 (1)
  • Davis, Eddie, 1922-1986 (1)
  • Dibango, Manu, 1933- (1)
  • Ekemode, Orlando Julius (1)
  • Galloway, Jim (1)
  • Gray, Wardell, 1921-1955 (1)
  • Hanck, Terry (1)
  • Harris, Jeanette (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Howard, George, 1956-1998 (1)
  • James, Boney (1)
  • Johnson, Floyd, 1922-1981 (1)
  • Johnson, Plas (1)
  • Kelly, George, 1915-1998 (1)
  • Lagbaja (1)
  • Lerman, Danny (1)
  • Marienthal, Eric (1)
  • McShann, Jay (1)
  • Melia, Hal (1)
  • Mitcheltree, Dennis (1)
  • Noone, Jimmie, 1938- (1)
  • Piccolo, Greg (1)
  • Reno, Johnny (1)
  • Scott, Tom, 1948- (1)
  • Shul, Baron (1)
  • Smith, Bobby (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Stephens, John (Jazz musician) (1)
  • Tate, Buddy (1)
  • Thompson, Dan (Musician) (1)
  • Turney, Norris, 1921-2001 (1)
  • Warren, Earle (1)
  • Webster, Ben, 1909-1973 (1)
  • Willis, Jerry (Musician) (1)

Events

  • Museum of Making Music's Annual Gala (7th : 2009 : Carlsbad, Calif.) (3)
  • Harbor Island Jam Session (2)
  • Battle of the Saxes (2000) (1)
  • Cheatham Jam Session (1)

Date Published

  • 1989-06 (12)
  • 1981 (10)
  • 1990 (9)
  • 1971 (7)
  • 1980 (7)
  • 1951 (6)
  • 1996 (6)
  • 1941 (4)
  • 1945 (4)
  • 1960 (4)
  • 1961 (4)
  • 1970 (4)
  • 1991 (4)
  • 1994 (4)
  • 1995 (4)
  • 2001 (4)
  • 1950 (3)
  • 1992 (3)
  • 1995-07-05 (3)
  • 2000 (3)
  • 2009-09-26 (3)
  • 1935 (2)
  • 1940 (2)
  • 1998 (2)
  • 2010 (2)
  • 1940-11-26 (1)
  • 1955 (1)
  • 1983 (1)
  • 1984 (1)
  • 1985 (1)
  • 1988 (1)
  • 1993 (1)
  • 1996-10-22 (1)
  • 1999 (1)
  • 2000-08-17 (1)
  • 2002 (1)
  • 2004 (1)

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