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Cecil Leeson and Paul Creston

Image

Cecil Leeson and Paul Creston wearing dark suits and smiling at camera.

Date Published
1965
1970
Member of
Paul Creston Collection

Dexter Gordon sitting in a folding chair

Image

Dexter Gordon sitting in a folding chair. He is holding a saxophone and resting it on his leg. Gordon is wearing a white suit and hat. Gordon's name...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Eddie Shaw and "The Wolf Gang"

Image

Eddie Shaw, blues saxophone player and singer, smiles at the camera as he stands and holds two saxophones. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Date Published
1966
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

George Salisbury, Dean Stringer, and Bill Trumbauer

Image

George Salisbury playing piano in a studio with Dean Stringer holding a saxophone, Bill Trumbauer holding a trumpet, and several unidentified white...

Date Published
1960
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Herman Walder at an unidentified venue

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Herman Walder performing at an unidentified venue. Walder is holding a saxophone in one hand while moving forward on a stage. He is wearing a suit...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Ira Sullivan

Image

Publicity photo of Ira Sullivan sitting on a chair and playing saxophone with his eyes closed. Sullivan is wearing a white shirt and pants.

Date Published
1965
1970
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Jesse Price Band at an unidentified venue

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Jesse Price Band performing at an unidentified venue. From left to right: Franz Bruce holding a saxophone, Jesse Price playing drums, Laverne Barker...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Joe Henderson

Image

Publicity phots of Joe Henderson facing forward and looking to the side. Henderson has a large beard and is wearing a dark jacket, carrying a...

Date Published
1961
1965
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

John Coltrane

Image

Publicity photo of John Coltrane seated and looking down while holding a flute in his hands and a saxophone on his lap. Birth and death dates printed...

Date Published
1967
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

John Coltrane

Image

Angled publicity photo from the side of John Coltrane playing saxophone. Coltrane is wearing a dark suit, looking down, and squeezing his eyes closed.

Date Published
1961
1965
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Johnny Griffin

Image

Headshot of Johnny Griffin smiling and facing forward. Griffin is wearing a dark collared shirt.

Date Published
1961
1965
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

On stage at the Colony Club

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Unidentified female impersonator in a bright green dress and matching earrings on stage at the Colony Club (likely) in Kansas City; she's in front of...

Date Published
October-1967
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Promotional photo of "The 3 Pros"

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Promotional photograph of "The 3 Pros," Sonny, Bob, Rashi. They're posing with instruments and all are wearing suits.

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

Promotional photo of Jerry Willis

Image

Promotional photograph of Jerry Willis holding his saxophone and looking over to the left of the photo.

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

Promotional photo of Louis Jordan and Dottie Smith

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Promotional photo of Louis Jordan and Dottie Smith. The text reads "Louis Jordan's Tympany '5'" and "Dottie Smith".

Date Published
1966
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Publicity photo of Cecil Leeson

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Autographed publicity photo of Cecil Leeson.

Date Published
1965
1970
Member of
Paul Creston Collection

Saxophonist Bob Wilson and two others

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Saxophonist Bob Wilson (right) holding his saxophone with an unidentified pianist in a plaid jacket seated behind him along with another unidentified...

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

Unidentified man on sax

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An unidentified man playing a saxophone. The man is looking down and closing his eyes.

Date Published
1961
1965
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Unidentified musicians at an unidentified venue

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Unidentified musicians playing at an unidentified venue. Three men are playing drums, singing, and playing saxophone on a stage. They are wearing...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection
  • Clear selected
  • Saxophonists
  • 1961-1970

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (7)
  • Betty Crow Collection (4)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (4)
  • Paul Creston Collection (2)
  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (1)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (19)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (14)
  • Gelatin silver prints (14)
  • Portrait photographs (11)
  • Snapshots (8)
  • Publicity photographs (7)
  • Group portraits (6)
  • Color photographs (5)
  • Slides (1)

Time Periods

  • 1951-1960 (1)
  • (-) 1961-1970 (19)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (12)
  • Jazz musicians (8)
  • African American men (6)
  • Men, White (4)
  • Photographs (4)
  • Jazz musicians, White (3)
  • Saxophone (3)
  • Composers (2)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (2)
  • Pianists (2)
  • Portraits, Group (2)
  • African American guitarists (1)
  • African American musicians (1)
  • African American women (1)
  • African American women musicians (1)
  • Bands (Music) (1)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (1)
  • Blues musicians (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Drag queens (1)
  • Drag shows (1)
  • Gay bars (1)
  • Gay men (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Jazz singers (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Portraits (1)
  • Singers (1)
  • Trumpet players (1)
  • (-) Saxophonists (19)

Subjects, Community

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

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (1)

Subjects, People

  • Coltrane, John, 1926-1967 (2)
  • Leeson, Cecil (2)
  • Barker, LaVerne (1)
  • Brown, Sonny (1)
  • Bruce, Franz, 1916-1997 (1)
  • Creston, Paul, 1906-1985 (1)
  • Gordon, Dexter, 1923-1990 (1)
  • Griffin, Johnny, 1928-2008 (1)
  • Henderson, Joe, 1937-2001 (1)
  • Jordan, Louis, 1908-1975 (1)
  • Price, Jesse, 1909-1974 (1)
  • Salisbury, George, 1918-1986 (1)
  • Shaw, Eddie, 1937-2018 (1)
  • Smith, Dottie (Vocalist) (1)
  • Stringer, Dean (1)
  • Sullivan, Ira (1)
  • Trumbauer, Bill, 1923-1978 (1)
  • Walder, Herman (1)
  • Williams, Robert (Musician) (1)
  • Willis, Jerry (Musician) (1)
  • Wilson, Bob (Saxophonist) (1)

Date Published

  • 1961 (7)
  • 1965 (7)
  • 1970 (6)
  • 1995 (4)
  • 2000 (4)
  • 1966 (2)
  • 1960 (1)
  • 1967 (1)
  • 1967-10 (1)

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