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- Title
- Ella Fitzgerald in front of bus at the Lorton Jazz Festival, Lorton, VA, September 1964
- Created
- September 1, 1964
- Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Vocalist Ella Fitzgerald stands in front of bus. The circular logo on bus reads "District of Columbia Department of Corrections." Smiling bus driver and seated inmates are visible in the background.
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- United States, Jazz vocals, Jazz festivals, Jails - Virginia, Jails, Prisoners
- Title
- Group Portrait of Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing and Helen Humes
- Created
- January 1, 1940
- Creator
- Bloom
- Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Jimmy Rushing, Count Basie and Helen Humes look through full-stick open piano. Letterpress text beneath image: "COUNT BASIE / And His Orchestra - XXXX / Exclusive Management / WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY / INC/ NEW YORK CHICAGO LONDON HOLLYWOOD" Inscribed in image: "Bloom / Chicago"
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- United States, Piano, Jazz vocals, Publicity photographs
- Title
- Group portrait of Ella Fitzgerald and her orchestra
- Created
- January 1, 1940
- Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Ella Fitzgerald sings and Eddie Barefield plays the clarinet in front of orchestra. Letterpress text beneath image: "ELLA FITZGERALD / And Her Famous Orchestra - PERSONAL MANAGEMENT / GALE AGENCY, INC. / 48 WEST 48th STREET / NEW YORK CITY"
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- United States, Jazz vocals, Big bands -- United States, Publicity photographs
- Title
- Group portrait of Lucky Millinder and band
- Created
- January 1, 1940
- Creator
- Moss Photo
- Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Lucky Millinder stands in front of his band with his right hand in a fist. His musicians are shaking hands with each other. Music stands inscribed with the letters "L M." Letterpress text beneath image: "LUCKY MILLANDER & BAND / Doing the Famous "Hello Bill" Number - GALE AGENCY, INC. / 48 WEST 48th STREET / NEW YORK CITY / MOSS PHOTO, N.Y."
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- United States, Jazz vocals, Big bands -- United States, Publicity photographs
- Title
- Group portrait of Mary Lou Williams, Pha Terrell and Andy Kirk and his orchestra
- Created
- January 1, 1930
- Creator
- Conner, Gordon
- Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Andy Kirk conducts his orchestra. Letterpress text beneath image: "MARY LOU WILLIAMS and PHA TERRELL / featured with / ANDY KIRK and His Orchestra - Direction / JOE GLASER / R. C. A. Building 30 Rockefeller Plaza / New York, N. Y." Inscribed in image: "GORDON / CONNER / [?----]LAND"
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- United States, Piano, Jazz vocals, Big bands -- United States, Publicity photographs
- Title
- Group portrait of the Lunceford Quartette
- Created
- January 1, 1930
- Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Gerald Wilson, James 'Trummy' Young, Eddie Tompkins, and Willie Smith sing into microphone while guitarist Al Norris plays. Letterpress text beneath image: "LUNCEFORD QUARTETTE / Wilson, Young, Tompkins, Smith / Guitarist, Al Norris - EXCLUSIVE / VOCALION RECORDING / ARTISTS - Personal Direction / HAROLD F. OXLEY / 17 East 49th Street / New York City"
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- United States, Big bands -- United States, Jazz vocals, Publicity photographs
- Title
- Group portrait of the Swingle Singers and the Modern Jazz Quartet
- Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Group portrait of the Swingle Singers and the Modern Jazz Quartet. Letterpress text beneath image: "THE SWINGLE SINGERS AND THE MODERN JAZZ QUARTET: / Two of the most inventive of the contemporary jazz aggregations are seen above in Paris recently where they / jointly recorded a new LP for the Philips label entitled, "Encounter"."
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- United States, Jazz vocals, Publicity photographs
- Title
- Interview with Al Hibbler / interviewed by Felix Grant, April 23, 1968
- Created
- January 1, 1968
- Creator
- Hibbler, Al, 1915-
- Contributor
- Grant, Felix E., 1918-1993
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Description
- Al Hibbler discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant.
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- Interviews, Jazz vocals
- Title
- Interview with Arthur Prysock, / interviewed by Felix Grant, May 15, 1981
- Created
- January 1, 1981
- Creator
- Prysock, Arthur
- Contributor
- Grant, Felix E., 1918-1993
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Description
- Arthur Prysock discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Prysock is featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant.
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- Interviews, Jazz vocals
- Title
- Interview with Bob Wilber and Pug Horton / interviewed by Felix Grant, August 28, 1981
- Created
- January 1, 1981
- Creator
- Wilber, Bob
- Contributor
- Grant, Felix E., 1918-1993, Horton, Pug, 1932-
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Description
- Bob Wilber and Pug Horton discuss their careers with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Wilber is featured playing clarinet and alto saxophone on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant. Horton is featured singing on one excerpt.
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- Interviews, Clarinet music (Jazz), Saxophone music (Jazz), Jazz vocals
- Title
- Interview with Bobby Short / interviewed by Felix Grant, March 31, 1978
- Created
- January 1, 1978
- Creator
- Short, Bobby
- Contributor
- Grant, Felix E., 1918-1993
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Description
- Bobby Short discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Short is featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant.
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- Interviews, Jazz vocals
- Title
- Interview with Bull Moose Jackson / interviewed by Felix Grant, ca. 1969
- Created
- January 1, 1969
- Creator
- Jackson, Bull Moose, 1919-
- Contributor
- Grant, Felix E., 1918-1993
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Description
- Bullmoose Jackson discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Lou Rawls, T-Bone Walker, Lil Green and Ray Charles are featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant.
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- Interviews, Jazz vocals, Saxophone music (Jazz)
- Title
- Interview with Cab Calloway and Chris Calloway / interviewed by Felix Grant, June 17, 1981
- Created
- January 1, 1981
- Creator
- Calloway, Cab, 1907-
- Contributor
- Grant, Felix E., 1918-1993, Calloway, Chris
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Description
- Cab Calloway discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Calloway is featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant. Calloway's daughter Chris is present in the studio and speaks frequently.
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- Interviews, Jazz vocals
- Title
- Interview with Cab Calloway / interviewed by Felix Grant, August 14, 1978
- Created
- January 1, 1978
- Creator
- Calloway, Cab, 1907-
- Contributor
- Grant, Felix E., 1918-1993
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Description
- Cab Calloway discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Calloway is featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant.
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- Interviews, Jazz vocals
- Title
- Interview with Carol Sloane / interviewed by Felix Grant, 1966
- Created
- January 1, 1981
- Creator
- Sloane, Carol
- Contributor
- Grant, Felix E., 1918-1993
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Description
- Carol Sloane discusses her career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Sloane is featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant.
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- Interviews, Jazz vocals
- Title
- Interview with Carrie Smith / interviewed by Felix Grant, July 1, 1981
- Created
- January 1, 1981
- Creator
- Smith, Carrie
- Contributor
- Grant, Felix E., 1918-1993
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Description
- Carrie Smith discusses her career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Smith is featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant.
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- Interviews, Jazz vocals
- Title
- Interview with Clancy Hayes / interviewed by Felix Grant, September 12, 1967
- Created
- January 1, 1967
- Creator
- Hayes, Clancy
- Contributor
- Grant, Felix E., 1918-1993
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Description
- Clancy Hayes discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Hayes is featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant.
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- Interviews, Banjo music, Jazz vocals
- Title
- Interview with Clea Bradford / interviewed by Felix Grant, May 15, 1981
- Created
- January 1, 1981
- Creator
- Bradford, Clea
- Contributor
- Grant, Felix E., 1918-1993
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Description
- Clea Bradford discusses her career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Bradford is featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant.
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- Interviews, Jazz vocals
- Title
- Interview with Dakota Staton / interviewed by Felix Grant, May 5, 1978
- Created
- January 1, 1978
- Creator
- Staton, Dakota
- Contributor
- Grant, Felix E., 1918-1993
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Description
- Dakota Staton discusses her career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Staton is featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant.
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- Interviews, Jazz vocals
- Title
- Interview with Dave Frishberg and Bob Dorough / interviewed by Felix Grant, April 16, 1984
- Created
- January 1, 1984
- Creator
- Frishberg, Dave
- Contributor
- Grant, Felix E., 1918-1993, Dorough, Bob
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Description
- Dave Frishberg and Bob Dorough discuss their careers with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Frishberg and Dorough are featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant.
- Subject
- Jazz musicians -- Interviews, Piano music (Jazz), Jazz vocals, Popular music -- United States