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Group photo of Thamon Hayes Rockets

Image

Thamon Hayes' Rockets posing for a photo on the bandstand at Fairyland Park, 75th Street and Prospect Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri. Hayes is standing...

Date Published
1932
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Gus Johnson playing drums

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Gus Johnson playing drums during a recording date for radio station KFBI in Wichita, Kansas; fireplace screen is seen behind him and a bottle of soda...

Date Published
November-30-1940
December-02-1940
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann and band members

Image

Jay McShann seated at the piano with his band standing around it; McShann (at piano) with Bill Nolan, Walter Brown, Charlie Parker, Bob Mabane...

Date Published
1940
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann and his band on stage at the Century Room

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Jay McShann on stage at the piano with his band (McShann (piano), Gene Ramey (bass), Walter Brown (vocals), Gus Johnson (drums), Bud Gould (trombone)...

Date Published
February-1940
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann and others at the Off Beat Club in Chicago

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Jay McShann, Honey Boy Williams, unidentified African American man, Jonah Jones, and Gene Ramey seated around a table at the Off Beat Club, 222 North...

Date Published
1938
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann playing piano

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Jay McShann and band performing: Gene Ramey (bass), McShann (piano), Gus Johnson (drums), Walter Brown (vocals), Bud Gould (trombone), unidentified...

Date Published
1940
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann playing piano with a band

Image

Jay McShann playing piano with a band (Orville Minor, Bob Mabane, Gus Johnson, Bernard Anderson, Charlie Parker, Gene Ramey); recording for radio...

Date Published
November-30-1940
December-02-1940
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Portrait of the Rhythm Kings

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Portrait of the Rhythm Kings standing in a row turned to face the left and behind a banner with the band's name on it.

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Publicity photo of Jay McShann

Image

Publicity shot of Jay McShann wearing a striped suit and tie; body turned to the left and leaning forward with head turned to face the camera; smiling...

Date Published
1935
1939
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Publicity photo of Jay McShann in a white jacket

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Publicity shot of Jay McShann wearing a white jacket with bow tie; standing turned slightly to the left of the photo with one hand in his pants'...

Date Published
1939
1941
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Unidentified older woman in front of the stage

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Unidentified woman at an unidentified fraternal organization event wearing a fez and white evening gown with long white gloves and facing the left of...

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Jay McShann Collection
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  • Jay McShann Collection
  • 1931-1940

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  • (-) Jay McShann Collection (11)

Types

  • photographs (11)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (11)
  • Gelatin silver prints (11)
  • Group portraits (8)
  • Portrait photographs (3)
  • Snapshots (3)
  • Publicity photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (1)
  • (-) 1931-1940 (11)

Subjects

  • African American men (11)
  • Jazz musicians (11)
  • African American jazz musicians (9)
  • Musical instruments (5)
  • Pianists (5)
  • Double bassists (3)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (3)
  • Piano (3)
  • Drum set (2)
  • Saxophonists (2)
  • Trumpet players (2)
  • African American fraternal organizations (1)
  • African American women (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Banners (1)
  • Beer bottles (1)
  • Big bands (1)
  • Bottles (1)
  • Bow ties (1)
  • Double bass (1)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Fezzes (1)
  • Fireplaces--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Men's clothing (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Older women (1)
  • Portraits, American (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Trombone (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Women's clothing (1)

Subjects, People

  • McShann, Jay (8)
  • Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000 (5)
  • Anderson, Bernard, 1919-1997 (4)
  • Ramey, Gene (4)
  • Brown, Walter, -1956 (3)
  • Mabane, Bob (3)
  • Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955 (3)
  • Gould, Bud (2)
  • Minor, Orville (2)
  • Baird, Taswell (1)
  • Bruce, Harold (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Fergenson, Harold (1)
  • Hayes, Thamon (1)
  • Jackson, John (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Jones, Jonah, 1909-2000 (1)
  • Nolan, Bill (Drummer) (1)
  • Sheffield, Leslie, 1910- (1)
  • Williams, Honey Boy (1)

Date Published

  • 1940 (4)
  • 1931 (2)
  • 1939 (2)
  • 1940-11-30 (2)
  • 1940-12-02 (2)
  • 1932 (1)
  • 1935 (1)
  • 1938 (1)
  • 1940-02 (1)
  • 1941 (1)

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