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Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and two others

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An unidentified white man, Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and an unidentified African American woman standing in a group together with a big band playing...

Date Published
May-1967
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Buck Clayton directing the Reno Club Band at the 1984 Kool Jazz Festival

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Buck Clayton on stage with a group of musicians and two unidentified men (likely: Hank Jones, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Philly Jo Jones, drums...

Date Published
June-30-1984
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton listening to the band at the 1984 Kool Jazz Festival

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Buck Clayton on stage with a group of musicians (likely: Hank Jones, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Philly Jo Jones, drums; Eddie Jones, bass; Curtis...

Date Published
June-30-1984
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Eddie Baker's New Breed Orchestra

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Eddie Baker's New Breed Orchestra; includes Baker (piano), Herman Walder (saxophone, first row, far right), Ahmad Alaadeen (sax, first row, far left)...

Date Published
1980
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Eddie Baker's New Breed Orchestra

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Eddie Baker's New Breed Orchestra; includes Baker (piano), Herman Walder (saxophone, first row, far right), Ahmad Alaadeen (sax, first row, far left)...

Date Published
1980
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Eddie Baker's New Breed Orchestra

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Eddie Baker's New Breed Orchestra includes Eddie Baker (piano), Herman Walder (saxophone, first row, far right), Ahmad Alaadeen (sax, first row, far...

Date Published
1980
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen 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 with Eddie Baker, leader of the New Breed Orchestra

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Jay McShann with his back to the camera speaking with Eddie Baker, leader of the New Breed Orchestra at the International Association of Jazz Record...

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

Jimmy Johnson and his band

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Jimmy Johnson and His Band against a wall mural; drum is also painted with a nature scene.

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Saxophonist soloing with the Warren Durrett orchestra

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Unidentified white man playing tenor saxophone with the Warren Durrett orchestra, standing and playing in front of two microphones. Warren Durrett...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett performing with trumpet player and woman singer

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Warren Durrett seated at the piano, lid halfway open with music scores resting under the lid. A microphone is in front, and an unidentified white...

Date Published
1949
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection
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  • Big bands
  • Pianists

Member of

  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (3)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (3)
  • Jay McShann Collection (2)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (2)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (11)

Genres

  • Group portraits (11)
  • Snapshots (8)
  • Black & white photographs (6)
  • Gelatin silver prints (6)
  • Color photographs (5)
  • Publicity photographs (3)
  • Portrait photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • 1971-1980 (3)
  • 1941-1950 (2)
  • 1981-1990 (2)
  • 1961-1970 (1)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (11)
  • African American jazz musicians (9)
  • Double bassists (7)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (7)
  • Saxophonists (7)
  • Trumpet players (7)
  • Trombonists (6)
  • Guitarists (5)
  • African American men (4)
  • Jazz musicians, White (4)
  • Men, White (4)
  • African American guitarists (2)
  • Band directors (2)
  • Jazz singers (2)
  • Piano (2)
  • African American women (1)
  • Banjoists (1)
  • Double bass (1)
  • Drum set (1)
  • Musical instruments (1)
  • Saxophone (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • Woodwind instrument players (1)
  • (-) Big bands (11)
  • (-) Pianists (11)

Subjects, People

  • Baker, Eddie, 1927- (4)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (3)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (2)
  • Durrett, Warren (2)
  • Fuller, Curtis, 1934- (2)
  • Green, Freddie, 1911-1987 (2)
  • Jones, Eddie (2)
  • Jones, Hank, 1918-2010 (2)
  • Jones, Philly Joe (2)
  • McShann, Jay (2)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (1)
  • Eicher, Greg (1)
  • Jacquet, Illinois (1)
  • Johnson, James P. (James Price), 1894-1955 (1)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (1)
  • Thomas, Joe, 1909-1986 (1)
  • Wess, Frank, 1922-2013 (1)

Events

  • IAJRC Convention (1985 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • Kool Jazz Festival (1984 : New York, N.Y.) (2)

Date Published

  • 1980 (3)
  • 1984-06-30 (2)
  • 1985-08-16 (2)
  • 1931 (1)
  • 1940 (1)
  • 1945 (1)
  • 1949 (1)
  • 1950 (1)
  • 1967-05 (1)

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