Skip to main content

UMKC University Libraries logoUMKC University LibrariesDigital Collections

UMKC University Libraries

UMKC University Libraries

  • Collections
  • About

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Search Results

Search Results

1 - 25 of 223 items

Band listens to Bobby Watson and Tyrone Clark play

Image

The band watches Bobby Watson play an alto saxophone in a tent with open sides. Ida McBeth, jazz singer, sits on a tall stool in the left foreground...

Date Published
September-15-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Betty Miller and Milt Abel at a check-in table

Image

Milt Abel and Bettye Miller standing in front what seems to be a check-in table for an unidentified event. Two older women are seated behind the table...

Date Published
July-1959
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Betty Miller performing on stage

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on stage and looking over to the right of the photo. Milt Abel is partially seen playing bass beside the piano. Part of a...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Bartie

Image

Bettye Miller posing for a photo with Bartie outside Ma Baker's Stone Motel. Miller is wearing shorts and a sleeveless blouse. Bartie is wearing a...

Date Published
1961
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Ketty Lester

Image

Bettye Miller standing with Ketty Lester outside on a patio. Both have jackets on and are smiling at something to the right of the photo. Director...

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

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Image

Bettye Miller, piano, with Milt Abel, bass, performing on stage together.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Image

Bettye Miller, piano, with Milt Abel, bass, performing on stage together.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Image

Bettye Miller, piano, with Milt Abel, bass, performing on stage together.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Image

Bettye Miller on piano performing on stage with Milt Abel on double bass next to her.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano with Milt Abel playing double bass behind her. Both are looking at the camera.

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

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel at the zoo

Image

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel posing together for a photo while at the zoo. Abel has an arm around Miller's shoulders and they're standing in front of a...

Date Published
1958
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel in a car

Image

Bettye Miller behind the wheel of a car with Milt Abel leaning toward her from the passenger seat. She's turned toward him and smiling. Photo taken...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel in a hallway

Image

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel in a dimly lit hallway at an unidentified location. Abel is a few paces behind Miller and has one hand in his pants pocket...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel in a hallway

Image

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel in a hallway at an unidentified venue. The Ladies' room door is seen behind them. Abel is looking toward Miller who is...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel on stage

Image

Milt Abel, bass, with Bettye Miller, vibraphone, performing on stage. Miller is standing and seen from the side and below the stage level.

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

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel on stage

Image

View from below the stage of Bettye Miller, piano, and Milt Abel, bass, performing. Miller has her back to the camera. A drum set and vibraphone can...

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

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel on stage

Image

Bettye Miller on piano with Milt Abel on bass performing together on stage. Part of a drum set can also be seen. Both are smiling widely.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel on stage

Image

Bettye Miller on piano with Milt Abel on bass performing together on stage. Part of a drum set can also be seen.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel performing

Image

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel performing with an unidentified drummer. A large philodendron is behind the drummer. An extra bow is lying on the piano.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel performing

Image

Bettye Miller, piano, and Milt Abel, bass, performing together. There is a cymbal from a drum set in the foreground of the photo.

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

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel performing

Image

Bettye Abel seated on at a piano and turned around to look at the camera over her shoulder. Milt Abel is standing with his bass beside her, also...

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

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel performing

Image

Bettye Miller on piano, Milt Abel on bass performing in a living room.

Date Published
April-11-1965
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel performing together

Image

Bettye Miller smiling at the camera while playing piano. Milt Abel is playing double bass behind her. There's a salt shaker on the piano in front of...

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

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel performing together

Image

Bettye Miller smiling while playing piano and looking over to the right of the photo. Milt Abel is playing double bass behind her. There's a salt...

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

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel performing together

Image

Bettye Miller, piano, and Milt Abel, double bass, performing together. Abel is positioned behind Miller who is looking to the right of the photo. Very...

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

Pagination

  • Current page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • …
  • Next page ›
  • Last page Last »
  • Clear selected
  • African American women
  • Pianists

Member of

  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (118)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (58)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (12)
  • Jay McShann Collection (9)
  • Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection (8)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (3)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (3)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (3)
  • MANA de Kansas City Collection (3)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (2)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (2)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (1)
  • Priscilla Bowman Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (223)

Genres

  • Group portraits (183)
  • Snapshots (166)
  • Black & white photographs (122)
  • Gelatin silver prints (122)
  • Color photographs (97)
  • Portrait photographs (34)
  • Publicity photographs (8)
  • Architectural photographs (5)
  • Paintings (1)
  • Reproductions (1)

Time Periods

  • 1971-1980 (49)
  • 1951-1960 (38)
  • 1961-1970 (38)
  • 1981-1990 (31)
  • 2001-2010 (29)
  • 1991-2000 (15)
  • 1941-1950 (9)
  • 1931-1940 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (212)
  • Jazz musicians (201)
  • African American men (155)
  • Piano (109)
  • Double bassists (97)
  • Men, White (74)
  • Double bass (70)
  • Jazz singers (56)
  • Jazz musicians, White (47)
  • Musical instruments (43)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (39)
  • Drum set (37)
  • Microphone (28)
  • Trombonists (28)
  • Women, White (23)
  • Audiences (21)
  • Saxophonists (20)
  • Guitarists (14)
  • Trumpet players (12)
  • Hats (11)
  • Porches (9)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (8)
  • Singers (8)
  • African American women jazz singers (7)
  • Trombone (7)
  • Women pianists (7)
  • Bands (Music) (6)
  • Buildings (6)
  • Clarinet (6)
  • Guitar (6)
  • Living rooms (6)
  • Banners (5)
  • Saxophone (5)
  • Television specials (5)
  • Women jazz musicians (5)
  • African American women musicians (4)
  • Automobiles (4)
  • Awards (4)
  • Award winners (4)
  • Berets (4)
  • Buddhist temples (4)
  • Children, White (4)
  • Clarinetists (4)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (4)
  • Japanese (4)
  • Men (4)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (4)
  • Shinto shrines (4)
  • Vibraphone (4)
  • Award presentations (3)
  • Fiddlers (3)
  • Hispanic American women (3)
  • Mexican American women (3)
  • Sound recordings (3)
  • Trumpet (3)
  • Wake services (3)
  • Birthday cakes (2)
  • Birthday parties (2)
  • Blues musicians (2)
  • Books (2)
  • Children--Hospital care (2)
  • Cigarettes (2)
  • Cigarette smokers (2)
  • Cymbals (2)
  • Entertaining (2)
  • Girls (2)
  • Hospital patients (2)
  • Hotels (2)
  • Lawn chairs (2)
  • Music--Awards (2)
  • Musical notation (2)
  • Nurses (2)
  • Older women (2)
  • Organists (2)
  • Pendants (Jewelry) (2)
  • Salt shakers (2)
  • Singing (2)
  • Stairs (2)
  • Trees (2)
  • Wheelchairs (2)
  • Women singers (2)
  • Xylophone (2)
  • Academic costume (1)
  • African American children (1)
  • African American couples (1)
  • African American families (1)
  • African American fraternal organizations (1)
  • Asian American men (1)
  • Baby strollers (1)
  • Bass guitarists (1)
  • Beer bottles (1)
  • Big bands (1)
  • Birdcages (1)
  • Blues festivals (1)
  • Bowler hats (1)
  • Brick walls (1)
  • Cadillac automobile (1)
  • Calla lilies (1)
  • Centerpieces (1)
  • Champagne (Wine) (1)
  • Chief executive officers (1)
  • Christmas (1)
  • Christmas decorations (1)
  • Composers (1)
  • Cribs (Children's furniture) (1)
  • Dance (1)
  • Dancers (1)
  • Dinners and dining (1)
  • Drum (1)
  • Ethnic costume (1)
  • Eyeglasses (1)
  • Fans (Persons) (1)
  • Fences (1)
  • Fezzes (1)
  • Flowers (1)
  • Flute (1)
  • Flute players (1)
  • Gay actors (1)
  • Hand (1)
  • Harmonica players (1)
  • Hispanic Americans (1)
  • Hospital beds (1)
  • Hospitals--Employees (1)
  • Humanities--Awards (1)
  • Jayhawk (1)
  • Keyboard players (1)
  • Keyboards (Music) (1)
  • Lecturers (1)
  • LGBTQ actors (1)
  • Mandolinists (1)
  • Masters of ceremonies (1)
  • Motels (1)
  • Motion picture actors and actresses (1)
  • Music--Posters (1)
  • Music festivals (1)
  • Name tags (1)
  • Necklaces (1)
  • Organ (Musical instrument) (1)
  • Painting (1)
  • Parties (1)
  • Percussionists (1)
  • Philodendrons (1)
  • Posters (1)
  • Restaurants (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Sisters (1)
  • Sofas (1)
  • Storage cabinets (1)
  • Students (1)
  • Sunglasses (1)
  • Tables (1)
  • Tambourine (1)
  • Teenage boys (1)
  • Television--Receivers and reception (1)
  • Variety shows (Television programs) (1)
  • Vests (1)
  • Violinists (1)
  • Wedding costume (1)
  • Weddings (1)
  • Women's clothing (1)
  • (-) African American women (223)
  • (-) Pianists (223)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (14)
  • Japan (6)
  • Solana Beach (Calif.) (5)
  • 18th and Vine District (3)
  • Kansas City (Kan.) (2)
  • Chicago (Ill.) (1)
  • Detroit (Mich.) (1)
  • Los Angeles (Calif.) (1)
  • St. Louis (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (115)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (67)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (56)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (27)
  • McShann, Jay (12)
  • Brown, Corky (9)
  • Basso, Terry (5)
  • Taylor, Myra (5)
  • Wallace, Sippie (5)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (3)
  • Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983 (3)
  • Clark, Tyrone (Bassist) (3)
  • Glenn, Tyree (3)
  • Hamza, Luqman (3)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (3)
  • Sullivan, Maxine, 1911-1987 (3)
  • Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010 (3)
  • Thornton, Big Mama (3)
  • Thuston-Brown, Cora Pearl, 1927-2011 (3)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (3)
  • Barefield, A. Spencer (2)
  • Bey, Taslimah (2)
  • Bolcom, William (2)
  • Boss, Bob (2)
  • Bowman, Priscilla (2)
  • Bryant, Clora, 1927- (2)
  • Clarke, Chris (Pianist) (2)
  • Dunn, Gerald (2)
  • Harris, John, 1935 January 15- (2)
  • Hayden, Marion (2)
  • Jones, Wallace (Drummer) (2)
  • Kessler, Stan (2)
  • Noone, Jimmie, 1938- (2)
  • Saunders, Eddie (2)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (2)
  • Watson, Bobby, 1953- (2)
  • Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981 (2)
  • Adderley, Nat, 1931-2000 (1)
  • Adegbalola, Gaye (1)
  • Albright, James (Double bassist) (1)
  • Allen, Geri (1)
  • Austin, Gene, 1900-1972 (1)
  • Barefield, Eddie, 1909-1991 (1)
  • Barnes, Mae (1)
  • Belgrave, Marcus (1)
  • Bender, Carl (1)
  • BIssonette, Big Bill (1)
  • Brown, Sandy (1)
  • Callender, Red (1)
  • Carter, Regina (1)
  • Charles, Ray, 1930-2004 (1)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (1)
  • Cox, Donald (1)
  • Cox, Pat (1)
  • Crawford, Johnny, 1946-2021 (1)
  • Creach, Papa John (1)
  • Davis, Katherine, 1953- (1)
  • DeVan, Everette, 1950- (1)
  • Dillon, Monica (1)
  • Dorn, Helen (1)
  • Evans, Charlotte (Sister of Jeannie Cheatham) (1)
  • Evans, Jo Anne (1)
  • Faye, Andra (1)
  • Foster, Curtyse (1)
  • Gabriel, Charlie, 1932- (1)
  • Gilbert, Millage (1)
  • Glenn, Roger (1)
  • Grover, Terry (1)
  • Hassell, Hollis (1)
  • Hawkins, Marshall (1)
  • Helfer, Erwin (1)
  • Henry, Lisa (Vocalist) (1)
  • Herbert, Jim (1)
  • Jackson, Arthur, 1920-2006 (1)
  • Jacquet, Illinois (1)
  • Johnson, Sam, Jr. (1)
  • Kaminsky, Max, 1908-1994 (1)
  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (1)
  • King Alex, 1934-2008 (1)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (1)
  • Lammond, Joe (1)
  • Lee, Henry (1)
  • Lester, Ketty (1)
  • Love, Bunnie (Bumps) (1)
  • McBeth, Ida (1)
  • McFarlin, Annjennette (1)
  • McGhee, Charles E. (1)
  • McPherson, Charles (1)
  • Morris, Dinky (1)
  • Nader, George, 1921-2002 (1)
  • Nolan, Bill (Drummer) (1)
  • Padilla, Rod (1)
  • Parenti, Tony, 1900-1972 (1)
  • Park, Kim (1)
  • Peterie, Karla (1)
  • Price, Elmer, 1917-2004 (1)
  • Price, Geneva (1)
  • Rabson, Ann (1)
  • Reid, Richard (Bassist) (1)
  • Roark, Mike (1)
  • Roberts, Lois, 1941- (1)
  • Smith, Maureen (Pianist) (1)
  • Smith, Phil (Bassist) (1)
  • Stephens, John (Jazz musician) (1)
  • Tate, Norene (1)
  • Taylor, Joyce (Singer) (1)
  • Terry, Clark (1)
  • Vinson, Eddie (1)
  • Warren, Michael (Drummer) (1)
  • Washington, Cotton Candy, 1931-2007 (1)
  • Welge, Jürgen, 1955- (1)
  • Whitmer, Tim (1)
  • Wright, Lawrence (Blues singer) (1)

Events

  • Harbor Island Jam Session (16)
  • Museum of Making Music's Annual Gala (7th : 2009 : Carlsbad, Calif.) (8)
  • Annual National Black Storytelling Festival and Conference (24th : 2006 : San Diego, Calif.) (4)
  • "Duke Ellington Tribute: Jammin' at the Gem" concert series (2010 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Central Avenue Jazz Festival (1)
  • Kansas City Blues Society Acoustic Showcase (2nd: 1999 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2006) (1)
  • Tradin' 4s Series: Celebration of Alaadeen's 2000 Governor's Humanities Award (2000 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1961 (31)
  • 1970 (30)
  • 1951 (27)
  • 1960 (27)
  • 1971 (26)
  • 1980 (26)
  • 1981 (22)
  • 1976 (16)
  • 1984 (14)
  • 1990 (8)
  • 2009-09-26 (8)
  • 1950 (7)
  • 1957 (7)
  • 1941 (6)
  • 1995 (6)
  • 1983 (5)
  • 1956 (4)
  • 2006-11 (4)
  • 1983-01 (3)
  • 2006 (3)
  • 2006-12-14 (3)
  • 1945 (2)
  • 1972-02-07 (2)
  • 1984-05-19 (2)
  • 1991 (2)
  • 1996-08-21 (2)
  • 2000 (2)
  • 2001-04-12 (2)
  • 2001-09-15 (2)
  • 1931 (1)
  • 1940 (1)
  • 1958 (1)
  • 1959-07 (1)
  • 1961-11 (1)
  • 1965-04-11 (1)
  • 1967 (1)
  • 1967-05 (1)
  • 1968 (1)
  • 1972-02-11 (1)
  • 1973 (1)
  • 1974-02-09 (1)
  • 1974-07 (1)
  • 1980-12 (1)
  • 1986-06 (1)
  • 1987 (1)
  • 1998-08-05 (1)
  • 1999-06-16 (1)
  • 1999-08-14 (1)
  • 1999-09-18 (1)
  • 2000-04-04 (1)
  • 2000-11-07 (1)
  • 2001 (1)
  • 2001-04-13 (1)
  • 2001-07-06 (1)
  • 2001-11-29 (1)
  • 2002 (1)
  • 2002-01-11 (1)
  • 2004 (1)
  • 2005-06-08 (1)
  • 2005-06-15 (1)
  • 2006-06-25 (1)
  • 2006-12-05 (1)
  • 2007-07-25 (1)
  • 2008-07-07 (1)
  • 2010-05-02 (1)

Related Departments

Digital Projects

Digitized and described primary sources from UMKC Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives.

LaBudde Special Collections

Print archives and research center serving scholars and organizations from around the world.

Marr Sound Archives

Over 400,000 items with a focus on the American experience as reflected in recorded sound.

University Archives

Records, catalogs, and publications from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

  • Contact Us   |  Terms of Use   |  Acknowledgments   | UMKC Libraries   |  Hosted by University of Missouri Library Systems   |  Copyright ©2025