Bassist Keter Betts, clarinetist and owner of Blues Alley Tommy Gwaltney, guitarist Steve Jordan and unidentified trumpet player play on stage. Inscribed in image: "Tommy Gwaltney - orig. / owner of Blues Alley / Keter Betts -Bass"
Pianist Oscar Peterson, drummer Ed Thigpen and bassist Ray Brown perform. Four unidentified men are on the stage in the background. Inmates sitting on bleachers and a high wall connected to a guard tower are visible in the background.
Group portrait of bassist Keter Betts, flutist Frank Albright, vocalist Ann Read, guitarist Charlie Byrd and M.C. of WMAL TV's "Jazz Recital" program Felix Grant.
The Cotton Club Orchestra plays on a stage. Club patrons are visible in the background. Inscribed on bass drum: "OB" Letterpress text beneath image: "LES HITE - COTTON CLUB / ORCHESTRA - HOLLYWOOD / CALIFORNIA"
Group portrait of participants in WMAL TV's "Jazz Recital"program. Felix Grant and guitarist Charlie Byrd, front row; saxophonist Buck Hill and bassist Keter Betts, second row far right.
Musicians perform on stage surrounded by audience. Clockwise: Pianist Herbie Hancock, drummer Tony Williams, bassist Ron Carter, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, guitarist George Benson, and saxophonist Dexter Gordon.