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At the Cheatham Jam Session

Image

Jimmy Cheatham (trombone), Jim Zollar, Dinky Morris (saxophone), Jimmy Noone Jr. (clarinet), unidentified, Billy (harmonica), in a row at a Cheatham...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

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

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

Close up of Jay McShann playing an electronic piano and singing

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Close up of Jay McShann singing and playing an electronic piano outdoors at the 2004 Western Maryland Blues Festival.

Date Published
March-2004
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Doctors singing

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White male doctors singing "Side by Side" dedicated to the 20 year honorees at the Children's Mercy Hospital Staff Awards Ceremony at Crown Center...

Date Published
February-09-1974
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Dorothy Donegan playing piano

Image

Dorothy Donegan playing piano; only part of her hands and the piano are seen; she's facing to the right and wearing a green-striped dress.

Date Published
1971
1980
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

Frank Sinatra recording with the Charioteers

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Frank Sinatra standing third from left with the vocal group The Charioteers behind a CBS microphone. James Sherman is playing piano. The other...

Date Published
May-16-1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Jack Wheaton playing piano

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Jack Wheaton playing piano with a microphone set up near him; playing and speaking at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the...

Date Published
September-26-2009
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jay McShann and Ironman Harris on stage

Image

Jay McShann, and Ironman Harris performing on stage at an unidentified venue with Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham albums displayed in the foreground.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann and Joe Williams performing on stage in Japan

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Jay McShann playing piano and looking over at Joe Williams at the microphone on stage at the Budweiser Newport Jazz Festival in Madarao, Japan.

Date Published
August-1989
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann and Oliver Jones on stage

Image

Two pianos on stage with Jay McShann on the left and Oliver Jones (likely) on the right; both with microphones.

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

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Member of

  • Jay McShann Collection (91)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (42)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (12)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (3)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (1)
  • GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (140)

Genres

  • Snapshots (130)
  • Color photographs (106)
  • Group portraits (75)
  • Portrait photographs (74)
  • Black & white photographs (43)
  • Gelatin silver prints (43)
  • Promotional photographs (4)
  • Publicity photographs (3)
  • Slides (1)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (66)
  • 1991-2000 (28)
  • 1971-1980 (20)
  • 2001-2010 (18)
  • 1951-1960 (14)
  • 1961-1970 (3)
  • 1941-1950 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (138)
  • Pianists (132)
  • Jazz musicians (130)
  • African American men (107)
  • Men, White (36)
  • Musical instruments (36)
  • Double bass (32)
  • Double bassists (30)
  • Women pianists (28)
  • Jazz musicians, White (27)
  • African American women (23)
  • African American women jazz singers (23)
  • Drum set (23)
  • Audiences (19)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (18)
  • Women jazz musicians (17)
  • Trombonists (14)
  • Saxophone (11)
  • Saxophonists (11)
  • Signs and signboards (11)
  • Hats (10)
  • Trombone (10)
  • Jazz singers (9)
  • African American women musicians (8)
  • Porches (8)
  • Sound--Equipment and supplies (8)
  • Electronic piano (6)
  • African American band directors (5)
  • Band directors (5)
  • Bands (Music) (5)
  • Clarinet (5)
  • Clarinetists (5)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (5)
  • Eyeglasses (5)
  • Guitar (4)
  • Guitarists (4)
  • Shelving for books (4)
  • Singers (4)
  • Awnings (3)
  • Sansevieria trifasciata (3)
  • Trees (3)
  • Trumpet players (3)
  • Women, White (3)
  • Alcoholic beverages (2)
  • Balconies (2)
  • Big bands (2)
  • Cigarettes (2)
  • Fans (Machinery) (2)
  • Flowers (2)
  • Hospitals--Employees (2)
  • Lighting, Architectural and decorative (2)
  • Masters of ceremonies (2)
  • Music-halls (2)
  • Recreational vehicles (2)
  • Smoking (2)
  • Sound studios (2)
  • Tambourine (2)
  • Trumpet (2)
  • Academic libraries (1)
  • African American composers (1)
  • African American teenage girls (1)
  • Autographs (1)
  • Award presentations (1)
  • Bandages and bandaging (1)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (1)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (1)
  • Beer bottles (1)
  • Berets (1)
  • Cameras (1)
  • Chairs (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Dinners and dining (1)
  • Drag queens (1)
  • Drag shows (1)
  • Drinking glasses (1)
  • Entertainers (1)
  • Flags (1)
  • Gay bars (1)
  • Gay men (1)
  • Gesture (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Gospel musicians (1)
  • Gospel singers (1)
  • Harmonica (1)
  • Harmonica players (1)
  • Hearing aids (1)
  • Jackets (1)
  • Laughter (1)
  • Lists (1)
  • Long hair (1)
  • Male singers (1)
  • Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian (1)
  • Pens (1)
  • Percussionists (1)
  • Petunias (1)
  • Photographers (1)
  • Physicians (1)
  • Reference books (1)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (1)
  • River boats (1)
  • Scores (1)
  • Screens (1)
  • Sheet music (1)
  • Slides (Photography) (1)
  • Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.) (1)
  • Stage lighting--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Stands (Furniture) (1)
  • Sunglasses (1)
  • Television specials (1)
  • Tents (1)
  • Vases (1)
  • Women jazz singers (1)
  • (-) Microphone (150)
  • (-) Piano (150)

Subjects, Community

  • LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • White gay men (1)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (1)
  • Nice (France) (1)
  • Solana Beach (Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • McShann, Jay (90)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (38)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (20)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (12)
  • Brown, Corky (8)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (4)
  • Boss, Bob (4)
  • Noone, Jimmie, 1938- (4)
  • Copeland, Calvin (Cubby) (3)
  • Crump, Bob (3)
  • Evans, Jerry (Musician) (3)
  • Gunther, Paul (3)
  • Harmon, Brian (Musician) (3)
  • Harris, John, 1935 January 15- (3)
  • Lee, Gene (3)
  • Legge, Jimmy (3)
  • Riding, Albert (Eggie) (3)
  • Shareef, Museyf (3)
  • Shepard, Elvin (3)
  • Sutton, Ralph, 1922-2001 (3)
  • Williams, Joe, 1918-1999 (3)
  • Johnson, Lew (2)
  • Morris, Dinky (2)
  • Mullins, Reverdy, 1921-2007 (2)
  • Adderley, Nat, 1931-2000 (1)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (1)
  • Anderson, Raymond (Doctor) (1)
  • Arnold, Skip (1)
  • Bowman, Priscilla (1)
  • Bryant, Clora, 1927- (1)
  • Callender, Red (1)
  • Carter, Benny (1)
  • Coolsbe, Beth (1)
  • Daniels, Howard (1)
  • Donegan, Dorothy (1)
  • Galloway, Jim (1)
  • Grover, Terry (1)
  • Haggart, Bob (1)
  • Harris, Gene, 1933-2000 (1)
  • Hawkins, Marshall (1)
  • Hughes, Terry (Drummer) (1)
  • Jackson, Edward (Vocalist) (1)
  • Jefferson, Carl E. (1)
  • Jones, Oliver, 1934- (1)
  • McPartland, Marian (1)
  • Packer, John (Bassist) (1)
  • Pakula, Sidney (1)
  • Patton, Wanda (1)
  • Peagler, Curtis (1)
  • Seely, Clark (1)
  • Sherman, Jimmy (1)
  • Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998 (1)
  • Spaits, Gerald (1)
  • Taylor, Joyce (Singer) (1)
  • Thornton, Big Mama (1)
  • Vinson, Eddie (1)
  • Wallace, Sippie (1)
  • West, George (Doctor) (1)
  • Wheaton, Jack (1)
  • Williams, Billy, 1910-1984 (1)
  • Williams, Ira (Vocalist) (1)
  • Woodard, Rickey (1)
  • Zollar, James (1)

Events

  • Budweiser Newport Jazz Festival (1989 : Madarao, Japan) (11)
  • Museum of Making Music's Annual Gala (7th : 2009 : Carlsbad, Calif.) (10)
  • Western Maryland Blues Festival (2004) (6)
  • Harbor Island Jam Session (4)
  • Oslo Jazz Festival (1992 : Oslo, Norway) (2)
  • Cheatham Jam Session (1)
  • Jazzboat Festival (1990) (1)
  • Jazz City International Jazz Festival (1989 : Edmonton, Alta.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1981 (24)
  • 1990 (20)
  • 1991 (17)
  • 2000 (16)
  • 1989-08 (11)
  • 1951 (10)
  • 1960 (10)
  • 1971 (10)
  • 1980 (10)
  • 2009-09-26 (10)
  • 1989-06 (8)
  • 1990-02 (6)
  • 2004-03 (6)
  • 1984 (5)
  • 1959 (3)
  • 1961 (3)
  • 1970 (3)
  • 1993-03 (3)
  • 1974-02-09 (2)
  • 1980-12 (2)
  • 1982 (2)
  • 1982-06 (2)
  • 1985 (2)
  • 1992-08 (2)
  • 1945-05-16 (1)
  • 1959-11 (1)
  • 1971-01 (1)
  • 1973-12-06 (1)
  • 1975-01-01 (1)
  • 1975-12-31 (1)
  • 1976 (1)
  • 1979-08 (1)
  • 1980-04 (1)
  • 1981-03-08 (1)
  • 1983 (1)
  • 1984-07 (1)
  • 1986-06 (1)
  • 1988-03-05 (1)
  • 1989 (1)
  • 1989-02-20 (1)
  • 1989-07 (1)
  • 1990-09 (1)
  • 1990-10 (1)
  • 1992 (1)
  • 1992-03 (1)
  • 1995 (1)
  • 1996 (1)
  • 1996-10-16 (1)
  • 1997-04-28 (1)
  • 1999-04-17 (1)
  • 2003-05-20 (1)
  • 2004-07 (1)

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