A bass player stands in the corner of the Mutual Musicians Foundation wearing a straw hat and looking down at the bass. Luqman Hamza sits at the piano...
Jay McShann, grinning, and Ahmad Alaadeen, smiling, stand side-by side during a reception for McShann's honorary doctorate from the University of...
Dr. John, one of the national acts to perform at the Kansas City Spirit Festival, wearing a fedora, sits at a piano fitted with a microphone and looks...
Publicity reproduction of a painting featuring portraits of Jeannie Cheatham, Sippie Wallace, and "Big Mama" Thornton arranged against a background of...
Publicity photo of Duke Ellington looking forward and smiling while standing against a wall with hands in his pockets. Ellington is wearing a tuxedo...
Headshot of Duke Ellington looking up and smiling. Ellington is wearing a white suit that nearly fades into the background.
Headshot from above of Duke Ellington holding clasped hands and looking up.
Headshot of Duke Ellington looking to the side. Ellington is wearing a dark suit and tie.
Angled headshot of Duke Ellington looking to the side and smiling. Ellington is wearing a checkered jacket and tie.
An angled headshot of Duke Ellington looking to the side and smiling. Ellington is wearing a checkered jacket and striped tie.
Al Jarvis and Duke Ellington seated at a table looking at music. Jarvis is holding the music in his hand.
Duke Ellington stands next to an unidentified African American man. There are ropes holding the structure behind them.
Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington looking up, holding music, and smiling. Ellington is wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Strayhorn is wearing a striped tie...
Dave Dexter and Duke Ellington sitting at a table with KLAC microphones before a broadcast of "Can You Tie That." Dexter is leaning forward and...
Duke Ellington and Dave Dexter looking at music on piano in studio. Dexter is leaning over Ellington who is wearing a pinstripe suit and seated at the...
Dave Dexter standing over Duke Ellington while leaning forward and looking down. Ellington is sitting at the piano wearing a pinstripe suit and...
Publicity photo from the side of Duke Ellington sitting at the piano with hands on the keys. Ellington is wearing a tuxedo.
Duke Ellington sitting at the piano and looking up while smiling. Ellington is wearing a tweed jacket and tie.
Side photograph of Duke Ellington conducting. Ellington is wearing a jacket and holding both arms up.
Headshot of Duke Ellington turning slightly to the side and looking forward while smiling. Ellington is wearing a tuxedo with white tie.
Mirror reflection of Duke Ellington sitting in a green room. Ellington is sitting backwards on a piano bench looking forward and smiling.
A side photograph of Duke Ellington playing piano in front of crowd outdoors.
A low angle photograph from the side of Duke Ellington playing piano in a studio. Ellington is looking up and to the side.
A photograph from the side of Duke Ellington sitting at the piano with hands on the keys and smiling.
Duke Ellington sitting at a piano, facing away and to the side. Ellington is wearing a suit and wide-brimmed hat.
