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Ahmad Alaadeen, Terry Hughes, and Gerald Spaits performing

Image

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

Al Hill

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Blues musician Al Hill leans his right elbow above the keys of a piano and rests his right cheek on his right hand to look up at the photographer...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium 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 in a trio

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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 playing piano

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano with an audience of white men and women behind her and to the side of her. Unidentified event. A small lamp is on the...

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

Bettye Miller playing piano

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Bettye Miller playing piano and turning around to look over at the camera. An unidentified bassist (likely Milt Abel) is partially seen next to her...

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

Bettye Miller playing piano

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano with an audience of white men and women behind her and to the side of her. Unidentified event. A small lamp is on the...

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

Bettye Miller with Milt Abel

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Milt Abel, double bass, and Bettye Miller, piano, playing in front of an audience (primarily white men seen). The photo is taken from behind and to...

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and drummer

Image

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. Miller is turned toward Abel and smiling.

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and drummer

Image

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. Miller is smiling at the camera.

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and drummer

Image

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. Photo taken from the drummer's side and at a...

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and drummer

Image

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. A vibraphone is also on stage with them. The...

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and drummer

Image

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. A vibraphone is also on stage with them.

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and drummer

Image

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. Abel's back is to the camera.

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and drummer

Image

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage.

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, Lois Robers, and George Nader

Image

Bettye Miller, seated at a piano with Milt Abel holding his double bass. George Nader is leaning on the piano with Lois Roberts standing next to him...

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, Wallace Jones, and guitarist

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on stage with Milt Abel on double bass, Wallace Jones on drums, and an unidentified white man seated and playing guitar...

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, Wallace Jones, and guitarist

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on stage with Milt Abel on double bass, Wallace Jones on drums, and an unidentified white man seated and playing guitar...

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

Christmas at Children's Mercy Hospital

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A hospital ward crowded with unidentified people and patients (African American and white, men, women, boys, and girls), some in hospital beds...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

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Member of

  • Jay McShann Collection (86)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (26)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (14)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (12)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (10)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (9)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (4)
  • GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection (3)
  • Ed Dix Collection (1)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (1)
  • Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection (1)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (168)

Genres

  • Group portraits (141)
  • Snapshots (137)
  • Color photographs (105)
  • Black & white photographs (63)
  • Gelatin silver prints (63)
  • Portrait photographs (27)
  • Publicity photographs (18)
  • Slides (3)
  • Cityscape photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (41)
  • 1971-1980 (38)
  • 1991-2000 (36)
  • 1941-1950 (14)
  • 1951-1960 (14)
  • 1961-1970 (12)
  • 2001-2010 (12)
  • 1931-1940 (1)

Subjects

  • Pianists (157)
  • Jazz musicians (143)
  • African American jazz musicians (123)
  • African American men (119)
  • Jazz musicians, White (118)
  • Double bass (63)
  • Double bassists (62)
  • Drum set (51)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (47)
  • African American women (44)
  • Musical instruments (42)
  • Microphone (36)
  • Audiences (34)
  • Saxophone (28)
  • Saxophonists (28)
  • Women, White (23)
  • Guitarists (11)
  • Trumpet players (11)
  • Band directors (9)
  • Guitar (9)
  • Jazz singers (9)
  • Trumpet (9)
  • Clarinet (8)
  • Banners (7)
  • Clarinetists (7)
  • Porches (7)
  • Signs and signboards (7)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (6)
  • Musicians (6)
  • River boats (6)
  • Trombonists (6)
  • Blues musicians (5)
  • Composers (5)
  • Hats (5)
  • Singers (5)
  • Sound--Equipment and supplies (5)
  • Trombone (5)
  • Children, White (4)
  • Children--Hospital care (4)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (4)
  • Electronic piano (4)
  • Hospitals--Employees (4)
  • Long hair (4)
  • Shelving for books (4)
  • African American children (3)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (3)
  • Buildings (3)
  • Businessmen (3)
  • Christmas (3)
  • Christmas decorations (3)
  • Cigarette smokers (3)
  • Drag queens (3)
  • Drag shows (3)
  • Eyeglasses (3)
  • Gay bars (3)
  • Gay men (3)
  • Hospital administrators (3)
  • Hospital patients (3)
  • Nurses (3)
  • Philanthropists (3)
  • Sansevieria trifasciata (3)
  • Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies (3)
  • Trees (3)
  • Wheelchairs (3)
  • African American women jazz singers (2)
  • African American women musicians (2)
  • Alcoholic beverages (2)
  • Applause (2)
  • Bands (Music) (2)
  • Birthday parties (2)
  • Chairs (2)
  • Cigarettes (2)
  • Dancers (2)
  • Dinners and dining (2)
  • Hospital beds (2)
  • Male singers (2)
  • Plants, Potted (2)
  • Sound studios (2)
  • Sunglasses (2)
  • Television specials (2)
  • Vibraphone (2)
  • Wicker furniture (2)
  • Women pianists (2)
  • Actors (1)
  • Advertising (1)
  • Band leaders (1)
  • Big bands (1)
  • Birdcages (1)
  • Conversation (1)
  • Cribs (Children's furniture) (1)
  • Dance (1)
  • Dining rooms (1)
  • Draperies (1)
  • Drum (1)
  • Entertainers (1)
  • Flags (1)
  • Flowers (1)
  • Flute (1)
  • Flute players (1)
  • Furniture (1)
  • Gay actors (1)
  • Gesture (1)
  • Gospel musicians (1)
  • Gospel singers (1)
  • Handshaking (1)
  • Harmonica players (1)
  • Hearing aids (1)
  • Hymnals (1)
  • Jackets (1)
  • LGBTQ actors (1)
  • Mirrors (1)
  • Motion picture actors and actresses (1)
  • Petunias (1)
  • Photographers (1)
  • Physicians (1)
  • Rivers (1)
  • Sheet music (1)
  • Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.) (1)
  • Television camera operators (1)
  • Television cameras (1)
  • Violinists (1)
  • Waiters (1)
  • Xylophone (1)
  • (-) Men, White (168)
  • (-) Piano (168)

Subjects, Community

  • White gay men (3)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (3)
  • LGBTQ+ events (2)
  • LGBTQ+ people (2)
  • LGBTQ+ people (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (6)
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (3)
  • Solana Beach (Calif.) (2)
  • New York (N.Y.) (1)
  • Overland Park (Kan.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • McShann, Jay (80)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (24)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (16)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (11)
  • Durrett, Warren (10)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (8)
  • Hughes, Terry (Drummer) (8)
  • Spaits, Gerald (8)
  • Brown, Corky (7)
  • Galloway, Jim (6)
  • Harmon, Brian (Musician) (6)
  • Miles, Butch, 1944- (5)
  • Gunther, Paul (4)
  • Kenton, Stan (4)
  • Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983 (3)
  • Boss, Bob (3)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (3)
  • Glenn, Tyree (3)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (3)
  • Robillard, Duke (3)
  • Sullivan, Maxine, 1911-1987 (3)
  • Sutton, Ralph, 1922-2001 (3)
  • Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010 (3)
  • Vinson, Eddie (3)
  • Bolcom, William (2)
  • Eicher, Greg (2)
  • Jones, Eric (Administrator) (2)
  • Jones, Wallace (Drummer) (2)
  • Mullins, Reverdy, 1921-2007 (2)
  • Noone, Jimmie, 1938- (2)
  • Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998 (2)
  • Wallace, Sippie (2)
  • Anderson, Raymond (Doctor) (1)
  • Arnold, Skip (1)
  • Austin, Gene, 1900-1972 (1)
  • Basso, Terry (1)
  • Bowman, Priscilla (1)
  • Braff, Ruby, 1927-2003 (1)
  • Brickman, Jim (1)
  • Coolsbe, Beth (1)
  • Daniels, Howard (1)
  • Drew, Kenny, Jr. (1)
  • Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 (1)
  • Glenn, Roger (1)
  • Grover, Terry (1)
  • Haggart, Bob (1)
  • Herman, Woody, 1913-1987 (1)
  • Hill, Al (Musician) (1)
  • Hyman, Dick, 1927- (1)
  • Jackson, Edward (Vocalist) (1)
  • Kaminsky, Max, 1908-1994 (1)
  • Kelly, Karl, 1947-2012 (1)
  • Kenyatta, Kamau (Musician) (1)
  • Little Anthony (1)
  • McGhee, Charles E. (1)
  • Miller, Bill, 1915-2006 (1)
  • Morath, Max (1)
  • Nader, George, 1921-2002 (1)
  • Napoleon, Teddy (1)
  • Packer, John (Bassist) (1)
  • Pakula, Sidney (1)
  • Parenti, Tony, 1900-1972 (1)
  • Reid, Richard (Bassist) (1)
  • Roberts, Lois, 1941- (1)
  • Rosengarden, Bobby (1)
  • Ruskin, Tommy (1)
  • Santa Claus (Fictitious character) (1)
  • Seely, Clark (1)
  • Sherman, Jimmy (1)
  • Sims, Zoot (1)
  • Suesse, Dana, 1909-1987 (1)
  • Taylor, Joyce (Singer) (1)
  • Terry, Clark (1)
  • Thomas, Joe, 1909-1986 (1)
  • Thompson, Dan (Musician) (1)
  • Weaver, Margaret (1)
  • West, George (Doctor) (1)
  • Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967 (1)
  • Whitmer, Tim (1)
  • Wilkerson, Todd (1)
  • Williams, Billy, 1910-1984 (1)
  • Williams, Ira (Vocalist) (1)

Events

  • Western Maryland Blues Festival (2004) (4)
  • Harbor Island Jam Session (3)
  • Museum of Making Music's Annual Gala (7th : 2009 : Carlsbad, Calif.) (3)
  • IAJRC Convention (1985 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • Jazzboat Festival (1990) (1)
  • Toronto Jazz Festival (1984 : Toronto, Ont.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1971 (21)
  • 1980 (21)
  • 2000 (18)
  • 1981 (17)
  • 1991 (17)
  • 1990 (15)
  • 1951 (12)
  • 1960 (12)
  • 1961 (10)
  • 1970 (9)
  • 1990-02 (7)
  • 1997-04-28 (7)
  • 1945-11-15 (6)
  • 1980-12 (5)
  • 1984 (5)
  • 2004-03 (4)
  • 1944 (3)
  • 1945 (3)
  • 1974-02-09 (3)
  • 1980-04 (3)
  • 1990-09 (3)
  • 2009-09-26 (3)
  • 1950 (2)
  • 1961-03 (2)
  • 1972-02-07 (2)
  • 1976 (2)
  • 1983 (2)
  • 1983-01 (2)
  • 1985-08-16 (2)
  • 1989-06 (2)
  • 1993 (2)
  • 1996-08-21 (2)
  • 1997-12-18 (2)
  • 2002-01-09 (2)
  • 1932-10 (1)
  • 1941 (1)
  • 1945-05-16 (1)
  • 1945-11 (1)
  • 1957 (1)
  • 1959-11 (1)
  • 1965 (1)
  • 1972-02-11 (1)
  • 1978 (1)
  • 1983-03-17 (1)
  • 1988-05 (1)
  • 1989-07 (1)
  • 1990-10 (1)
  • 1993-03 (1)
  • 1994 (1)
  • 1996-10-16 (1)
  • 1998-05 (1)
  • 1999-04-17 (1)
  • 2001 (1)
  • 2001-07-31 (1)
  • 2003-05-21 (1)
  • 2010 (1)

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