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Big Joe Turner performing

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Big Joe Turner performing at a show. He is playing piano while looking up toward a microphone. He is wearing a suit and closing his eyes while smiling...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Bob Campbell playing drums

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Bob Campbell playing drums. He is holding drum sticks in both hands and looking up while playing. He is wearing a jacket and is in front of a blank...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Bobby Watson at an unidentified venue

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Bobby Watson performing at an unidentified venue. He is playing saxophone on stage in front of an unidentified bass player. Watson is wearing a...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Charles "Crook" Goodwin smoking a cigar

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Charles "Crook" Goodwin smoking a cigar. He is wearing a suit and sitting while looking at the camera.

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Count Basie at 12th Street and Vine

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Count Basie standing at 12th Street and Vine in Kansas City, Missouri. He is standing in front of street signs and is smiling while holding a...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis on stage

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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis standing on a stage while holding a saxophone. He is looking down and is resting one hand on a piano.

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Eddie Baker preparing to play trombone

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Eddie Baker preparing to play trombone. He is holding the trombone near his face while looking forward. He is wearing a wool jacket.

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Gus Johnson playing drums

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Gus Johnson playing drums at an unidentified event. He is wearing a suit and looking to the side while playing drums.

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow 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

Jay McShann smiling

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Jay McShann smiling while looking to the left. He is in front of an unidentified man in back. McShann is possibly sitting at a piano. A microphone on...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jimmy McConnell sitting

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Jimmy McConnell sitting in front of a bookshelf. He is wearing a pinstripe suit and is smiling while looking forward. A vase of flowers is on top of...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jimmy Witherspoon singing

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Jimmy Witherspoon singing into a microphone on stage. He is wearing a suit and looking to the right. Unidentified musicians are playing behind him.

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jo Jones playing drums

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Jo Jones playing drums. He is wearing a dark suit and looking down at his drum set. Stage lights are shining brightly in the background.

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Murl Johnson holding a drum

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Murl Johnson holding a drum while sitting. He is wearing a dress shirt and tie, looking forward and smiling. Other unidentified musicians are standing...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

One and Only Bobby Moore

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Publicity photo of Bobby Moore. He is wearing a black tuxedo with a white bow tie. He is looking forward and smiling while resting his hands in front.

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Paul Quinichette at the Mutual Musicians Foundation lounge

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Paul Quinichette performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation lounge in Kansas City, Missouri. He is playing tenor saxophone into a microphone held...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Roy Searcy at Papa Nick's Cellar Lounge

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Roy Searcy performing at Papa Nick's Cellar Lounge in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. He is playing piano while looking up with his eyes closed. A...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Roy Searcy sitting at a piano

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Roy Searcy sitting at a piano. He is wearing a black suit and is looking up while smiling. The piano is against a wall with wooden panels.

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection
  • Clear selected
  • African American jazz musicians
  • Portraits

Member of

  • Betty Crow Collection (18)

Types

  • photographs (18)

Genres

  • Color photographs (18)
  • Snapshots (17)
  • Portrait photographs (2)
  • Publicity photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1971-1980 (5)
  • 1981-1990 (4)
  • 1941-1950 (3)
  • 1951-1960 (3)
  • 1961-1970 (2)
  • 1931-1940 (1)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (18)
  • Photographs (18)
  • Keyboard players (5)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (4)
  • Saxophonists (4)
  • Jazz singers (3)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • (-) African American jazz musicians (18)
  • (-) Portraits (18)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (2)
  • 18th and Vine District (1)

Subjects, People

  • Searcy, Roy (2)
  • Baker, Eddie (1)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (1)
  • Campbell, Bob (Musician) (1)
  • Davis, Eddie, 1922-1986 (1)
  • Goodwin, Charles (Vocalist) (1)
  • Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000 (1)
  • Johnson, Murl (1)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (1)
  • McConnell, Jimmy (1)
  • McShann, Jay (1)
  • Moore, Bobby, 1930-2006 (1)
  • Quinichette, Paul (1)
  • Turner, Joe, 1907-1990 (1)
  • Walder, Herman (1)
  • Watson, Robert, 1953- (1)
  • Witherspoon, Jimmy (1)

Date Published

  • 1995 (18)
  • 2000 (18)

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