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Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra

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Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra posing on stage for a group photo. Fourteen musicians are wearing light colored suits and a dark handkerchief...

Date Published
1930
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Moten's Kansas City Orchestra

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Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra sitting in front of a curtain and holding instruments. Nine musicians are sitting and looking forward, wearing...

Date Published
1927
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Count Basie

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Promotional photo of Count Basie seated at the piano.

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

George E. Lee Orchestra

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Group photo of the George E. Lee Orchestra featuring an unidentified man playing trombone, Thurston "Sox" Moppins playing trombone, Bob Garner playing...

Date Published
1926
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Jelly Roll Morton's Orchestra advertisement

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Jelly Roll Morton's Orchestra. 209 West 131st Street, New York City. Auduben 3-0424. Originator of Jazz, Stomp, Swing. Victor Artist. World's greatest...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Memphis Slim

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Jazz pianist Memphis Slim's head and shoulders are visible and he does not smile as he holds a microphone across his chest with his right hand and...

Date Published
1929
1931
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Print illustration of Erskine Butterfield

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Print illustration featuring a profile drawing of Erskine Butterfield head looking down at keys. Two large hands are drawn playing the keys with...

Date Published
1925
1930
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Publicity photo of Erskine Butterfield

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Publicity photo of Erskine Butterfield seated at a piano with one arm on the keys and one arm in the air while facing the camera and smiling...

Date Published
1925
1930
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Unidentified woman singer with nine member jazz band

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Promotional photo of unidentified female singer with nine member jazz band.

Date Published
1924
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Walter Page's Blue Devils band

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Walter Page's Blue Devils band posing for a photo in the recording studio of radio station KFJF in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. From left to right: Oran...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Walter Page's Blue Devils Orchestra

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Walter Page's Blue Devils posing for a photo at radio station KFJF in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Musicians shown from left to right are Oran "Lips" Page...

Date Published
1928
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
  • Clear selected
  • African American jazz musicians
  • 1921-1930

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (7)
  • Brian Thurn Collection (2)
  • Betty Crow Collection (1)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (11)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (9)
  • Gelatin silver prints (9)
  • Portrait photographs (9)
  • Publicity photographs (8)
  • Group portraits (5)
  • Snapshots (3)
  • Color photographs (1)
  • Photomechanical prints (1)

Time Periods

  • (-) 1921-1930 (11)

Subjects

  • Pianists (3)
  • Jazz musicians (2)
  • African American men (1)
  • African American women jazz singers (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (1)
  • Keyboard players (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Trumpet players (1)
  • (-) African American jazz musicians (11)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)
  • Oklahoma City (Okla.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Butterfield, Erskine, 1913-1961 (2)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (1)
  • Lee, George E. (1)
  • Lee, Julia, 1902-1958 (1)
  • Memphis Slim (1)

Date Published

  • 1930 (5)
  • 1921 (2)
  • 1925 (2)
  • 1924 (1)
  • 1926 (1)
  • 1927 (1)
  • 1928 (1)
  • 1929 (1)
  • 1931 (1)
  • 1995 (1)
  • 2000 (1)

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