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3. Hamiet Bluiett with saxophone Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: 1977 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
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8. Malachi Favors with face painted Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: 1975 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
9. Jack DeJohnette plays electric piano during a seminar Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: 1974 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
10. Frank Clayton playing double bass with Karl Berger Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: 1973 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
11. Art Farmer playing a trumpet Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: 1971 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
12. Red Garland with sunglasses on Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: 1971 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
13. Victoria Spivey wearing a sweater seated at a piano with a microphone next to her and a guitar laying on top of the piano Creator: Sh. Date: April 9, 1971 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
14. Jack De Johnette drums on stage for Miles Davis at Rutgers Jazz Festival, 1969 Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: 1969 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
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16. James Moody with saxophone Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: 1968 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
17. Paul Chambers with double bass Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: June 5, 1966 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
18. Ray Charles, wearing sunglasses and singing into a microphone Creator: Ray, Bill. Date: May 7, 1966 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
19. Drummer Rashied Ali plays tenor sax in the study of Archie Shepp Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: 1965 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
20. Portrait of Marion Brown Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: 1965 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
21. Sunny Murray laughing Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: 1965 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
22. Portrait of Skip James, wearing a hat while holding a napkin in his hand Creator: Marshall, Jim, 1936-2010. Date: 1964 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
23. Album cover photo of Brooks Berry & Scrapper Blackwell Creator: Rosenbaum, Art. Date: 1963 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
24. Jimmy Reed with guitar on stage with masked sitting people Creator: Withers, Ernest C., 1922-2007. Date: 1961 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
25. Portrait of Lightnin' Hopkins, singing and playing a guitar Creator: LaVere, Stephen C. Date: 1960 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
26. Randy Weston with sunglasses and sheet music Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: 1960 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
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28. Portrait of Little Junior Parker Creator: Withers, Ernest C., 1922-2007. Date: 1958 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
29. Mugshot of Bukka White at the Shelby County Penal Farm Creator: LaVere, Stephen C. Date: 1952 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
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31. Beale Streeters : Earl Forest, Billy Duncan, Bobby Bland and Johnny Ace at WDIA Studios, Memphis, early 1950's Creator: Withers, Ernest C., 1922-2007. Date: 1950s Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
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34. Roscoe Gordon with rooster on shoulder grabbing record from Sam Phillips Creator: Withers, Ernest C., 1922-2007. Date: 1950s Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
35. Portrait of Roy Brown, African American musician Creator: Kriegsmann, James J. Date: December 1, 1948 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
36. Lead Belly, shown from the back, playing for an audience Creator: Knopf, Hans. Date: 1941 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
38. Josh White, Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie performing at Cafe_ Society in New York City Creator: Delta Haze Coporation. Date: 1940s Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
39. King Biscuit Time : KFFA, Helena, Arkansas, early 1940's, Sonny Boy Williamson, Sam Anderson & Robert Jr. Lockwood Creator: Gladin, Ivey. Date: 1940s Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
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41. Louis Barre Band, including Lester Young on tenor saxophone, recording in the Columbia Records Studio Date: 1940 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
42. Picture of Billie Holiday wearing a dress seated on a chair with Sonny White, Lawrence Lucie, John Williams, Kermit Scott, Jimmy Powell, Harold Doc West dressed in suits and hats standing around her Date: 1940 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
43. Clyde Bernhardt, pseudonym Ed Barron, with trombone Creator: Van Der Zee, James, 1886-1983. Date: 1937 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
44. Portrait of Louis Armstrong in a suit playing a trumpet Date: 1935 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
45. King Oliver & his Harlem Syncopators Creator: Van Der Zee, James, 1886-1983. Date: March 1931 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
46. Signed picture of Don Redman conducting for Alice Creator: Apeda Studio (New York, N.Y.) Date: 1931 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
47. Signed picture of Layton and Johnstone Creator: Georges, S. Date: April 1930 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
49. An African American man with a hat standing holding drumsticks with his left arm raised with a drum set behind him, two microphones to his right and the neck of a guitar showing on his left Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
50. African American men singing into microphones, one playing a guitar Creator: Flerlage, Raeburn. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
51. African American musicians Creator: Kriegsmann, James. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
52. African Americans playing piano, guitar and double bass Creator: DeVigne, Gaston. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
53. Alice Coltrane playing the piano with man in the background Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
54. Andrew Cyrille playing a drum set, while wearing headphones Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
55. Anthony Braxton with saxophone in front of microphone Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
56. Archie Shepp with saxophone Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
57. Art Davis playing a double bass, while wearing sunglasses Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
58. Arthur Blythe playing saxophone Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
59. Benny Carter with saxophone Creator: Apeda Studio (New York, N.Y.) Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
60. Billy Harper playing a saxophone Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
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62. Blind Snooks Eaglin : LP cover photo for That's all right Creator: Oster, Harry. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
63. Booker Little in sunglasses Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
64. Booker T. Williams playing saxophone Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
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68. Charles Brackeen with saxophone Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
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70. Chick Webb on drum set Creator: Apeda Studio (New York, N.Y.) Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
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72. Chris White with double bass in front of posters Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
73. Cliff Jarvis on drum set Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
74. Close up of Pharoah Sanders' face Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
75. Coleman Hawkins holding saxophone Creator: Kriegsmann, James J. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
76. Coleman Hawkins playing saxophone, with men playing trumpet and drums behind him, all on a stage Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
77. Crazy Ben Bryant and Rockanares, performing at the Cabana Club Creator: Mercury Record Corporation. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
78. David Fathead Newman with saxophone Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
79. Dewey Redman playing saxophone Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
80. Dexter Gordon with saxophone Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
81. Don Cherry with cornet Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
82. Don Gardner Trio, including Jimmy Smith on organ Creator: DeVigne, Gaston. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
83. Don Pullen at piano Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
84. Donald Byrd on drum set in front of posters Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
85. Duke Ellington and his orchestra Creator: William Morris Agency. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
86. Eddie Harris with saxophone Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
87. Eddie South playing a violin on a stage in front of a microphone Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
88. Edgar Bateman playing a drum set, with a double bass in the background Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
89. Elvin Jones on drums Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
90. Eric Dolphy with saxophone in front of a person Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
91. Ernie Fields conducting his orchestra Creator: Bjurstrom, Scotty. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
92. Erskin Hawkins and his orchestra Creator: Apeda Studio (New York, N.Y.) Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
93. Florida A&M University Marching Band, practicing on a football field Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
94. Frank Foster playing saxophone Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
95. Frank Lowe with saxophone Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
96. Furry Lewis outside with guitar Creator: LaVere, Steve. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
97. Grachan Moncur III playing trombone Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
98. Harold Vick playing a saxophone on stage, with other men on several instruments, with an audience in the background Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
99. Headshot of Booker T. Ervin with glasses Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
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