774 results for: Smith, A. J.
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Fred Skinner Trio at the New China Pheasant, Seattle, 1947
Seattle's New China Pheasant, a roadhouse near Boeing Field, served jazz as well as food, with two floor shows nightly. Here, the Fred Skinner Trio plays onstage, with Mattie Watson on drums, Elaine Smith on sax, and Skinner himself on piano. The poster on the wall promotes upcoming shows by sisters Vivian and Dorothy Dandridge and by Fred Skinner.
ID Number:2014.49.002.008.0024
Date:1947
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Group of friends around table at a nightclub, Seattle, 1947
This photo shows five people seated at a nightclub table, with dancers in the background. Programs held by the couples reads "Second Annual Open Golf Tournament." First on the left is Roberta Fair, third from the left is Ruby Dandridge, and fourth from the left is "Lum" Honeysuckle. The others are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.002.008.0026
Date:1947
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Cab Calloway double exposure, Seattle, 1947
This double exposure shows two superimposed images of Cab Calloway singing into a microphone on stage during a Seattle performance.
ID Number:2014.49.002.008.0027
Date:1947
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Trumpet player, Seattle. June 9, 1952
Here, an unidcentified trumpet player poses with his trumpet, in a room that has been identified as jazz pianist Oscar Holden's home in Seattle. The Holden's home was the scene of monthly jam sessions. Handwritten on negative page: 6-9-52
ID Number:2014.49.002.009.0028
Date:1952
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Louis Armstrong and band performing at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, January 29, 1949
On January 29, 1949, trumpeter Louis Armstrong and his band played at Seattle's Civic Auditorium. Here, Armstrong (right) plays with clarinetist Barney Bigard. Handwritten on negative page: Louis Armstron & band 1-29-49
ID Number:2014.49.002.010.0030
Date:1949
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Earl Hines playing piano at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, January 29,1949
Earl Hines, of Louis Armstrong's band, plays the piano at the Civic Auditorium at 321 Mercer St. January 29,1949. Handwritten on negative page: Louis Armstrong & band 1-29-49
ID Number:2014.49.002.010.0031
Date:1949
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Dizzy Gillespie and his orchestra performing at the Senator Ballroom, Seattle, February 19, 1949
On February 19, 1949, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and his orchestra played at Seattle's Senator Ballroom. Here, Gillespie plays, accompanied by bass and the rest of the orchestra. His big band bebop style was new to Seattle musicians. Handwritten on negative page: Dizzy Gillespie 2-19-49
ID Number:2014.49.002.011.0034
Date:1949
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Dizzy Gillespie's orchestra, Seattle, February 19, 1949
Unidentified members of Dizzy Gillespie's orchestra perform at the Civic Auditorium at 321 Mercer St on February 19, 1949. Handwritten on negative page: Dizzy Gillespie 2-19-49
ID Number:2014.49.002.011.0035
Date:1949
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Earl "Fatha" Hines playing piano, January 29, 1949
Earl "Fatha" Hines played piano with Louis Armstrong's jazz orchestra. Here, perched on a Coca Cola crate and bentwood chair, Hines plays the piano as an unidentified woman looks on. Handwritten on negative page: Louis Armstrong & band 1-29-49
ID Number:2014.49.002.012.0036
Date:1949
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Duke Ellington and Al Hibbler, 1947
Blind singer Al Hibbler joined Duke Ellington's band in 1943. Here, Ellington has his hands on Hibbler's shoulders as he sings for the audience. Handwritten on individual negative sleeve: Duke & band 8-22-47
ID Number:2014.49.002.012.0038
Date:1947