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Ahmad Alaadeen, Terry Hughes, and Gerald Spaits performing

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Terry Hughes (drums), Gerald Spaits (bass), and Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) performing during a concert in Palm Beach, Florida; Jay McShann may be...

Date Published
April-28-1997
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Band performing

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Members of the Sweet Baby Blues Band (Dinky Morris, Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham, unidentified, Curtis Peagler, Rickey Woodard, unidentified, and...

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

Band playing on stage

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Unidentified band (trumpet player, two saxophonists, drummer, pianist) playing onstage as part of the play "Negroid Evolution" produced and directed...

Date Published
1949
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Cheatham's Jazz Showcase performing

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"Cheatham's Jazz Showcase" performance showing vocalist Gene Lee in a white jacket in front of a microphone while the rest of the band is behind him...

Date Published
1959
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Cheatham's Jazz Showcase performing

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"Cheatham's Jazz Showcase" performance showing vocalist Gene Lee in a white jacket in front of a microphone while the rest of the band is behind him...

Date Published
1959
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Curtis Peagler on break

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Curtis Peagler standing with his saxophone while holding a white coffee mug; he's wearing a black shirt, sunglasses, red suspenders, and a red beret...

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

Dinky Morris and Ironman Harris performing together

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Dinky Morris, saxophone, and Ironman Harris, drums, performing together on stage on Harbor Island, San Diego.

Date Published
1981
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Dinky Morris on stage

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Dinky Morris in a red hat and holding his saxophone on stage at the Blue Note in New York City; sound and lighting equipment and part of a drum set...

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

Dinky Morris with Jimmy Cheatham and others

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Jimmy Cheatham (trombone), Dinky Morris (saxophone) playing with two unidentified trombonists and a scarcely seen drummer in front of a fireplace at...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Dinky Morris with two girls

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Dinky Morris, with two of his saxophones and wearing a red vest and matching hat, speaking to two young African American girls; one in a grey checked...

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

Drummer and saxophonist for the play "Negroid Evolution"

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Unidentified drummer and saxophonist playing music for the play "Negroid Evolution" produced and directed by Bettye Miller. A third person can...

Date Published
1949
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Eddie Cleanhead Vinson and unidentified bassist on stage

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Eddie Cleanhead Vinson seated and singing into a microphone with his saxophone in his lap; an unidentified white male bassist is behind him; also seen...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Eddie Cleanhead Vinson and unidentified bassist on stage

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Saxophonist Eddie Cleanhead Vinson on stage with his saxophone resting beside him with a partially seen, unidentified white male bassist behind him...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Eddie Cleanhead Vinson and unidentified bassist on stage

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Saxophonist Eddie Cleanhead Vinson and unidentified white male bassist performing on stage at an unidentified bar; a drum set and piano can be seen...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Ironman Harris, Snooky Young, Jimmy Noone Jr., and Curtis Peagler

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Four photos on one sheet of members of the Sweet Baby Blues Band (John "Ironman" Harris, drums; Snooky Young; trumpet; Jimmy Noone Jr. and Curtis...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jay McShann and others on stage during a IAJRC concert

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Jay McShann playing piano on stage during an IAJRC conference concert in Kansas City; (Jay McShann, piano; Claude Williams, violin; Ben Kynard...

Date Published
August-16-1985
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann performing on stage with four others

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Jay McShann playing piano with Paul Gunther, drums, and unidentified white male trumpet player, unidentified white male bassist, and unidentified...

Date Published
April-1980
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann performing with Eddie Baker's New Breed Orchestra

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Jay McShann performing on stage with members of Eddie Baker's New Breed Orchestra including Joe Thomas, saxophonist, Greg Eicher, bassist, and...

Date Published
August-16-1985
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann playing piano on a river boat

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Jay McShann playing piano and singing on an unidentified river boat; behind are an unidentified African American male drummer and an unidentified...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann playing piano on a river boat

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Jay McShann playing piano on an unidentified river boat; behind are an unidentified African American male drummer and white male saxophonist and an...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann playing piano on stage with Zoot Sims

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Jay McShann on the left playing piano on stage with saxophonist Zoot Sims, an unidentified African American male drummer, and partially seen bassist...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann pointing out his fellow musicians on stage

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Jay McShann turned from his piano to face the audience and point to his fellow musicians on stage with him including Paul Gunther, drums, with...

Date Published
April-1980
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann, Terry Hughes, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Gerald Spaits performing

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Terry Hughes (drums), Gerald Spaits (bass), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), and Jay McShann (piano) performing during a concert in Palm Beach, Florida...

Date Published
April-28-1997
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann, Terry Hughes, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Gerald Spaits performing

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Terry Hughes (drums), Gerald Spaits (bass), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), and Jay McShann (piano) performing together at a daytime concert in Palm Beach...

Date Published
April-28-1997
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann, Terry Hughes, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Gerald Spaits performing

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Terry Hughes (drums), Gerald Spaits (bass), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), and Jay McShann (piano) performing together at a concert in Palm Beach...

Date Published
April-28-1997
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

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Member of

  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (18)
  • Jay McShann Collection (17)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (2)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (38)

Genres

  • Group portraits (36)
  • Snapshots (33)
  • Color photographs (30)
  • Black & white photographs (8)
  • Gelatin silver prints (8)
  • Promotional photographs (3)
  • Portrait photographs (2)
  • Cityscape photographs (1)
  • Publicity photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (17)
  • 1991-2000 (10)
  • 1971-1980 (6)
  • 1941-1950 (2)
  • 1951-1960 (2)
  • 2001-2010 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (37)
  • Saxophonists (37)
  • Jazz musicians (34)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (30)
  • African American men (21)
  • Piano (21)
  • Musical instruments (18)
  • Double bass (17)
  • Double bassists (16)
  • Jazz musicians, White (15)
  • Men, White (15)
  • Pianists (13)
  • Microphone (11)
  • Trumpet players (11)
  • Trumpet (10)
  • Trombone (8)
  • Trombonists (8)
  • Hats (6)
  • African American women musicians (5)
  • Signs and signboards (5)
  • Women pianists (5)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (3)
  • Berets (3)
  • Big bands (3)
  • Clarinetists (3)
  • African American band directors (2)
  • Audiences (2)
  • Band directors (2)
  • Clarinet (2)
  • Jazz singers (2)
  • Plants, Potted (2)
  • River boats (2)
  • Sunglasses (2)
  • Suspenders (2)
  • Trees (2)
  • Accordion (1)
  • Accordionists (1)
  • African American girls (1)
  • African American women jazz singers (1)
  • Autographs (1)
  • Bands (Music) (1)
  • Conversation (1)
  • Draperies (1)
  • Fireplaces (1)
  • Furniture (1)
  • Guitar (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Mugs (1)
  • Mutes (Music) (1)
  • Sound--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Stage lighting--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Violin (1)
  • Violinists (1)
  • Washboards (1)
  • Women jazz musicians (1)
  • Zydeco musicians (1)
  • (-) Drum set (38)
  • (-) Saxophone (38)

Subjects, People

  • McShann, Jay (12)
  • Morris, Dinky (11)
  • Harris, John, 1935 January 15- (9)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (8)
  • Peagler, Curtis (7)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (6)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (6)
  • Hughes, Terry (Drummer) (6)
  • Spaits, Gerald (6)
  • Woodard, Rickey (6)
  • Bryant, Clora, 1927- (4)
  • Vinson, Eddie (3)
  • Copeland, Calvin (Cubby) (2)
  • Crump, Bob (2)
  • Evans, Jerry (Musician) (2)
  • Gunther, Paul (2)
  • Lee, Gene (2)
  • Legge, Jimmy (2)
  • Riding, Albert (Eggie) (2)
  • Shareef, Museyf (2)
  • Shepard, Elvin (2)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (2)
  • Bohanon, George, 1937- (1)
  • Callender, Red (1)
  • Clayton, Jeff (1)
  • Eicher, Greg (1)
  • Jackson, Arthur, 1920-2006 (1)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (1)
  • Noone, Jimmie, 1938- (1)
  • Owens, Charles, 1939- (1)
  • Penland, Ralph (1)
  • Rockin' Dopsie, 1932-1993 (1)
  • Sims, Zoot (1)
  • Smith, Nolan (1)
  • Smith, Richard (Musician) (1)
  • Taylor, Louis (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Thomas, Joe, 1909-1986 (1)
  • Walder, Herman (1)
  • Wesley, Lucky (1)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (1)
  • Young, Snooky (1)

Events

  • IAJRC Convention (1985 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • Harbor Island Jam Session (1)
  • Museum of Making Music's Annual Gala (7th : 2009 : Carlsbad, Calif.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1989-06 (10)
  • 1997-04-28 (6)
  • 1971 (4)
  • 1980 (4)
  • 1981 (4)
  • 1990 (4)
  • 1991 (3)
  • 2000 (3)
  • 1949 (2)
  • 1959 (2)
  • 1980-04 (2)
  • 1985-08-16 (2)
  • 1984 (1)
  • 1985 (1)
  • 1995-07-05 (1)
  • 2009-09-26 (1)

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