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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 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 trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller seated at the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown (unseen in photo) on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double...

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

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller standing at the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely...

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

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller standing at the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely...

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

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel...

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

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel...

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

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel...

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

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel...

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

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man, likely Milt Abel, on double...

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

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown (unseen in photo) on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double...

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

Bettye Miller in a trio

Image

Bettye Miller on piano, Milt Abel on bass, and an unidentified white man on drums, performing. Miller is facing the camera and the drummer's face is...

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

Bettye Miller singing and playing piano

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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

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

Cheathams Jazz Showcase

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Photo of Jimmy Cheatham leading a band at the Musicians Club in Buffalo, New York with Gene Lee in a white jacket singing at a microphone; Jimmy's...

Date Published
1959
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Double bassist and drummer

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Unidentified white male double bassist and drummer performing on stage.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Ed Dix Collection

Holiday photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

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Holiday photo of Bettye Miller playing piano while facing the camera and Milt Abel playing bass behind her. A sign on the back of the piano reads...

Date Published
1957
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Holiday promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

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Holiday promotional photo of Bettye Miller playing piano with Milt Abel playing bass behind her. The image has been tilted back to the left for effect...

Date Published
1957
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Jazz band

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Unidentified jazz ensemble with singer performing; all African Americans and includes a double bassist, drummer, pianist and woman singer in front of...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Milt Abel playing bass

Image

Milt Abel playing double bass in what appears to be a private home. He is facing the right of the photo.

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

Playing to a large audience

Image

Bettye Miller, piano, and Milt Abel, double bass, performing in front of a large crowd of white men and women standing in front of them. Photo taken...

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

Promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Image

Promotional photo of Betttye Miller playing piano and Milt Abel behind her playing bass. The image has been tilted to the left.

Date Published
1957
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Image

Promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel. Miller is standing in front of her piano and Abel is holding his bass beside her. Both looking at...

Date Published
1957
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection
  • Clear selected
  • Double bass
  • 1951-1960

Member of

  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (19)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (5)
  • Ed Dix Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (25)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (25)
  • Gelatin silver prints (25)
  • Group portraits (22)
  • Snapshots (17)
  • Portrait photographs (3)
  • Promotional photographs (2)
  • Publicity photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • (-) 1951-1960 (25)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (24)
  • Double bassists (24)
  • Jazz musicians (23)
  • Piano (22)
  • Pianists (19)
  • African American men (18)
  • African American women (18)
  • Musical instruments (17)
  • Drum set (14)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (13)
  • Microphone (13)
  • Men, White (11)
  • Jazz musicians, White (9)
  • Porches (9)
  • African American band directors (3)
  • Band directors (3)
  • Jazz singers (3)
  • Saxophone (3)
  • Saxophonists (3)
  • Trombone (3)
  • Trombonists (3)
  • Women pianists (3)
  • African American women jazz singers (2)
  • Big bands (2)
  • Salt shakers (2)
  • Women jazz musicians (2)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Autographs (1)
  • Bands (Music) (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • Women jazz singers (1)
  • (-) Double bass (25)

Subjects, People

  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (18)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (10)
  • Brown, Corky (9)
  • Evans, Jerry (Musician) (4)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (3)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (3)
  • Copeland, Calvin (Cubby) (3)
  • Crump, Bob (3)
  • Lee, Gene (3)
  • Legge, Jimmy (3)
  • Riding, Albert (Eggie) (3)
  • Shareef, Museyf (3)
  • Shepard, Elvin (3)
  • Basso, Terry (1)

Date Published

  • 1951 (18)
  • 1960 (18)
  • 1957 (4)
  • 1959 (3)

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