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Bassist Jerry Evans

Image

Jerry Evans with hand on the neck of his bass as if playing; he's wearing a suit and leaning in toward the right.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Bettye Miller singing and playing piano

Image

Bettye Miller singing into a microphone while playing piano on stage with (likely) Milt Abel. A tear in the photograph makes only the double bass...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bob Haggart playing bass

Image

Bob Haggart playing bass in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; a microphone is set up in front of him.

Date Published
July-1989
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Bobby Smith playing saxophone

Image

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

Calvin Jackson playing piano

Image

Calvin Jackson playing piano on stage during the Cheatham Jam Session in San Diego in 1983; he's wearing a suit and tie and facing the right of the...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Doc Cheatham playing trumpet

Image

"Doc" Cheatham on stage playing trumpet in front of a microphone and using a mute; behind him an unidentified drummer playing a blue set of drums and...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Double bassist on Harbor Island

Image

Unidentified, white male double bassist playing on stage; wearing grey pants and a white t-shirt he's facing to the right of the photo; on Harbor...

Date Published
1981
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Ed Garland playing bass

Image

Ed Garland facing forward and looking down while playing bass in the studio. Garland is wearing a white collared shirt and suspenders.

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

Eddie Safranski playing bass

Image

Eddie Safranski playing bass on stage with the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Safranski is leaning forward and smiling. Only one other musician is partly seen...

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

Gene Ramey playing bass

Image

Gene Ramey on bass; looking to the left.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

George Duvivier and his bass

Image

George Duvivier holding his bass and looking at the camera with pursed lips; wearing dark framed glasses and a suit and tie.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

George Duvivier and his bass

Image

George Duvivier, seated and looking to the left, wearing dark framed glasses with the neck of his bass visible next to him; he's wearing a suit and...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jay McShann gesturing from his piano

Image

Jay McShann seated at the piano and gesturing toward someone with one hand while looking at the audience; Bob Haggart can be partly seen behind him...

Date Published
July-1989
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann playing in a trio at the Montreal Bistro

Image

Jay McShann playing piano as part of a trio with Jim Galloway (saxophone), and Dan Thompson (bass) at the Montreal Bistro in Toronto, Canada.

Date Published
1994
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

John Kirby

Image

Headshot of John Kirby looking to the side with a neutral expression. Kirby is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

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

John Kirby with double bass

Image

Publicity photo of John Kirby facing forward with a neutral expression while playing bass. Kirby is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

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

Max Simmons at the Grand Emporium

Image

Max Simmons, a member of the blues band, Lonesome Hank and the Heartaches, looks directly at the photographer as he plays a double bass at the Grand...

Date Published
November-20-2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Max Simmons at the Grand Emporium

Image

Max Simmons, a member of the blues band Lonesome Hank and the Heartaches, looks up to his left as he plays a double bass at the Grand Emporium.

Date Published
November-20-2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Mel Powell playing piano

Image

Mel Powell playing piano; facing to the right; double bass and a partial section of another musician behind him.

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

Mike Price playing trumpet

Image

Mike Price on stage playing trumpet and using a mute during a performance at the Cheatham Jam Session in San Diego in 1983; unidentified double...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Milt Abel and his double bass

Image

Milt Abel playing double bass and wearing a bow tie and t-shirt for the event that reads "Women's Jazz Festival". Held in Memorial Hall, Kansas City...

Date Published
March-19-1978
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Milt Abel playing bass

Image

Milt Abel playing double bass. Photo taken from below and the side.

Date Published
1973
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Milt Abel playing bass

Image

Milt Abel playing bass during Bettye Miller's birthday party.

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Milt Abel playing bass

Image

Milt Abel playing bass with a microphone on a stand in front of him. The photo is taken from the behind an audience, of which two members' heads are...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Milt Abel playing bass

Image

Milt Abel playing double bass with a microphone in front of him. There's a curtain behind him and he's facing to the right of the photo.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

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Member of

  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (15)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (10)
  • Jay McShann Collection (5)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (4)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (4)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (2)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (2)

Types

  • photographs (42)

Genres

  • Snapshots (28)
  • Black & white photographs (25)
  • Gelatin silver prints (25)
  • Color photographs (17)
  • Publicity photographs (6)
  • (-) Portrait photographs (42)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (13)
  • 1961-1970 (5)
  • 1971-1980 (5)
  • 1991-2000 (5)
  • 2001-2010 (4)
  • 1951-1960 (3)
  • 1931-1940 (2)
  • 1941-1950 (2)

Subjects

  • Double bassists (38)
  • Jazz musicians (32)
  • African American jazz musicians (31)
  • African American men (18)
  • Musical instruments (12)
  • Men, White (10)
  • Drum set (7)
  • Jazz musicians, White (7)
  • Microphone (7)
  • Pianists (5)
  • Piano (5)
  • Blues musicians (4)
  • Saxophone (3)
  • Cymbals (2)
  • Eyeglasses (2)
  • Mutes (Music) (2)
  • Saxophonists (2)
  • Trumpet (2)
  • Trumpet players (2)
  • African American women (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (1)
  • Gesture (1)
  • Headphones (1)
  • Jazz singers (1)
  • Living rooms (1)
  • Masters of ceremonies (1)
  • Pickup trucks (1)
  • Sheet music (1)
  • Singers (1)
  • Sound--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Sound studios (1)
  • T-shirts (1)
  • Trombone (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • (-) Double bass (42)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (2)
  • San Diego (Calif.) (2)

Subjects, People

  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (9)
  • Callender, Red (3)
  • Duvivier, George (2)
  • Haggart, Bob (2)
  • Hinton, Milt (2)
  • Kirby, John, 1908-1952 (2)
  • McShann, Jay (2)
  • Reid, Richard (Bassist) (2)
  • Simmons, Max (Bassist) (2)
  • Cheatham, Doc (1)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (1)
  • Dixon, Willie, 1915-1992 (1)
  • Evans, Jerry (Musician) (1)
  • Galloway, Jim (1)
  • Garland, Ed (1)
  • Jackson, Calvin (1)
  • Jackson, Russell (Musician) (1)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (1)
  • Powell, Mel (1)
  • Price, Mike (Musician) (1)
  • Ramey, Gene (1)
  • Safranski, Eddie, 1918-1974 (1)
  • Smith, Bobby (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Stewart, Slam (1)
  • Thompson, Dan (Musician) (1)

Events

  • Cheatham Jam Session (2)
  • Harbor Island Jam Session (2)
  • Museum of Making Music's Annual Gala (7th : 2009 : Carlsbad, Calif.) (1)
  • Women's Jazz Festival (Kansas City, Kan.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1961 (7)
  • 1970 (7)
  • 1981 (7)
  • 1990 (5)
  • 1951 (4)
  • 1960 (4)
  • 1935 (2)
  • 1940 (2)
  • 1945 (2)
  • 1976 (2)
  • 1983 (2)
  • 1984 (2)
  • 1989-06 (2)
  • 1989-07 (2)
  • 1991 (2)
  • 2002-11-20 (2)
  • 1941 (1)
  • 1950 (1)
  • 1965-09 (1)
  • 1971 (1)
  • 1973 (1)
  • 1978-03-19 (1)
  • 1980 (1)
  • 1993 (1)
  • 1994 (1)
  • 1995-07-05 (1)
  • 2000 (1)
  • 2004 (1)
  • 2009-09-26 (1)

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