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Bettye Miller and Milt Abel performing together

Image

Bettye Miller, piano, with Milt Abel, bass, performing on stage together. Miller has a microphone set up near her face and she's looking into the...

Date Published
1961
1970
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 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 playing on stage

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a stage and leaning over toward Milt Abel playing double bass. An unidentified African American man is on drums behind...

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

Bettye Miller playing on stage

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a stage and facing the right of the photo. Milt Abel is playing double bass and an unidentified African American man is...

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

Bettye Miller singing and playing piano

Image

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

Bob Haggart playing bass

Image

Bob Haggart playing bass in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; a microphone is set up in front of him.

Date Published
July-1989
Member of
Jay McShann 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

Image

"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

Image

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

Curtis Peagler and others at the Blue Note

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Clora Bryant, Curtis Peagler (saxophone), Rickey Woodard (saxophone), Dinky Morris (saxophone) and an unidentified double bassist on stage at the Blue...

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

Dinky Morris and Jeannie Cheatham on stage

Image

Dinky Morris, in a red vest and matching hat, playing soprano saxophone on stage in front of a microphone; behind is an unidentified bassist and...

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

Doc Cheatham playing trumpet

Image

"Doc" Cheatham on stage playing trumpet in front of a microphone and using a mute; behind him an unidentified drummer playing a blue set of drums and...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Eddie Cleanhead Vinson and unidentified bassist on stage

Image

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

Jay McShann and unidentified bassist playing on a river boat

Image

Jay McShann and unidentified white male bassist playing on an unidentified river boat; photo taken from McShann's side and the bassist is behind him...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann gesturing from his piano

Image

Jay McShann seated at the piano and gesturing toward someone with one hand while looking at the audience; Bob Haggart can be partly seen behind him...

Date Published
July-1989
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann on stage with Jimmy Cheatham and unidentified bassist

Image

Jay McShann playing piano on stage with a cigarette in his mouth; Jimmy Cheathm in white has his back to the camera and an unidentified African...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann performing with bassist Brian Harmon

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Jay McShann playing piano with microphone nearby; behind McShann is bassist Brian Harmon; unknown venue.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann performing with bassist Brian Harmon

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Jay McShann playing piano with microphone nearby; behind McShann bassist Brian Harmon is only partially seen; unknown venue.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

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Member of

  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (14)
  • Jay McShann Collection (14)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (13)

Types

  • photographs (41)

Genres

  • Snapshots (36)
  • Group portraits (34)
  • Color photographs (24)
  • Black & white photographs (17)
  • Gelatin silver prints (17)
  • Portrait photographs (7)
  • Promotional photographs (2)
  • Publicity photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (15)
  • 1951-1960 (13)
  • 1971-1980 (6)
  • 1991-2000 (4)
  • 1961-1970 (3)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (39)
  • Double bassists (38)
  • Jazz musicians (37)
  • Piano (32)
  • African American men (28)
  • Pianists (28)
  • Musical instruments (24)
  • Drum set (19)
  • Jazz musicians, White (18)
  • Men, White (17)
  • African American women (15)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (15)
  • Saxophone (9)
  • Saxophonists (9)
  • Porches (8)
  • Trombone (5)
  • Trombonists (5)
  • Women pianists (5)
  • Audiences (4)
  • Jazz singers (4)
  • Trumpet players (4)
  • African American band directors (3)
  • African American women jazz singers (3)
  • Band directors (3)
  • Signs and signboards (3)
  • Women jazz musicians (3)
  • African American women musicians (2)
  • Big bands (2)
  • Hats (2)
  • Masters of ceremonies (2)
  • Trumpet (2)
  • Autographs (1)
  • Awnings (1)
  • Bands (Music) (1)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Cigarettes (1)
  • Clarinet (1)
  • Clarinetists (1)
  • Gesture (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Hair ornaments (1)
  • Hearing aids (1)
  • Long hair (1)
  • Mutes (Music) (1)
  • Smoking (1)
  • Sound--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Tambourine (1)
  • Trees (1)
  • Women jazz singers (1)
  • (-) Double bass (41)
  • (-) Microphone (41)

Subjects, People

  • McShann, Jay (12)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (12)
  • Brown, Corky (8)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (8)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (8)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (6)
  • Copeland, Calvin (Cubby) (3)
  • Crump, Bob (3)
  • Evans, Jerry (Musician) (3)
  • Harmon, Brian (Musician) (3)
  • Lee, Gene (3)
  • Legge, Jimmy (3)
  • Riding, Albert (Eggie) (3)
  • Shareef, Museyf (3)
  • Shepard, Elvin (3)
  • Bryant, Clora, 1927- (2)
  • Callender, Red (2)
  • Gunther, Paul (2)
  • Haggart, Bob (2)
  • Morris, Dinky (2)
  • Peagler, Curtis (2)
  • Adderley, Nat, 1931-2000 (1)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (1)
  • Cheatham, Doc (1)
  • Harris, John, 1935 January 15- (1)
  • Hawkins, Marshall (1)
  • Hughes, Terry (Drummer) (1)
  • Johnson, Lew (1)
  • Packer, John (Bassist) (1)
  • Spaits, Gerald (1)
  • Vinson, Eddie (1)
  • Woodard, Rickey (1)

Events

  • Harbor Island Jam Session (1)

Date Published

  • 1951 (10)
  • 1960 (10)
  • 1981 (7)
  • 1990 (6)
  • 1971 (4)
  • 1980 (4)
  • 1989-06 (4)
  • 1959 (3)
  • 1961 (2)
  • 1970 (2)
  • 1989-07 (2)
  • 1991 (2)
  • 2000 (2)
  • 1965-04-11 (1)
  • 1980-04 (1)
  • 1980-12 (1)
  • 1982-06 (1)
  • 1984 (1)
  • 1986-06 (1)
  • 1997-04-28 (1)
  • 1999-04-17 (1)

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