Artist Publicity Photos

Group portrait of Andy Kirk and his orchestra
Andy Kirk conducts his orchestra from a raised platform as they surround him and point their horns upwards in his direction. Letterpress text beneath image: "ANDY KIRK / And His Orchestra - Direction / JOE GLASER / R C A Building 30 Rockefeller Plaza / New York N.Y.", Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:38:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b01f053-001display.jpg: 11358 bytes, checksum: b32b8a1a4d560941a0b5f2e83d1461c9 (MD5) b01f053-001master.tif: 22450262 bytes, checksum: e3ec68ab0812abf14c783196a4141d17 (MD5) b01f053-001thumb.jpg: 9273 bytes, checksum: ed4998185bb25c77d124fdf9d8236f69 (MD5) manifest.xml: 5328 bytes, checksum: e9322f43389b16ebc6db439f1c757867 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-10-01, Mary Lou Williams plays the piano.
Group portrait of Buddy Johnson and his orchestra
Buddy Johnson and his orchestra play. Letterpress text beneath image: "BUDDY JOHNSON / HIS PIANO AND HIS ORCHESTRA - PERSONAL MANAGEMENT / GALE AGENCY, INC. / 48 WEST 48th STREET / NEW YORK CITY", Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:39:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b01f049-001display.jpg: 11358 bytes, checksum: 748f69ab610db18dbec1cf0f6d331a48 (MD5) b01f049-001master.tif: 23478062 bytes, checksum: 6e809317b67bd7ab611d57f31c185e5e (MD5) b01f049-001thumb.jpg: 11518 bytes, checksum: 3bf942427d5bb6c48de46f04b430a8ed (MD5) manifest.xml: 5332 bytes, checksum: 52d67c05aed6ecaf8694a292271bd1ec (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-10-01, Purvis Henson [?] plays the tenor (first saxophone on the left).
Group portrait of Eddie Tompkins, Willie Smith, Joe Thomas
Eddie Tompkins, holding trumpet, and Willie Smith, holding clarinet, surround microphone. Joe Thomas looks on. Letterpress text beneath image: "Tompkins, Smith, Thomas - EXCLUSIVE / VOCALION RECORDING / ARTISTS - Personal Direction / HAROLD F. OXLEY / 17 East 49th Street / New York City", Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:38:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b01f064-001display.jpg: 11358 bytes, checksum: 2377b2d9517b7ffb6db84ed96c2e4ede (MD5) b01f064-001master.tif: 23826752 bytes, checksum: bc6070bc5399bd2af4d2aa392b08078d (MD5) b01f064-001thumb.jpg: 9888 bytes, checksum: 988b7177eff3c9b0bde9df4cf9339efb (MD5) manifest.xml: 5341 bytes, checksum: 386fce48e180191e0ef364a950e19d80 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-10-01, The musicians pictured are members of Jimmie Lunceford's orchestra.
Group portrait of Ella Fitzgerald and her orchestra
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", Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:36:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b01f033-001display.jpg: 11358 bytes, checksum: f924ce77e9280df36665b6fdd19f3db4 (MD5) b01f033-001master.tif: 23526537 bytes, checksum: 7b8810a1b4121ef0b062588342717028 (MD5) b01f033-001thumb.jpg: 10732 bytes, checksum: 70abae95fd614ae831ae943f79de5b0f (MD5) manifest.xml: 5334 bytes, checksum: 820561cf61df51603a75c7fe0c46eae1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-10-01
Group portrait of Louis Jordan and his orchestra
Louis Jordan conducts his orchestra with his left hand and holds soprano saxophone in his right hand. Letterpress text beneath image: "LOUIS JORDAN / And His Orchestra - MANAGEMENT / GENERAL AMUSEMENT CORP. / New York, Chicago, Hollywood, London" Inscribed in image: "Bloom / CHICAGO", Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:38:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b01f052-001master.tif: 23092390 bytes, checksum: 15f6a446e8c9e2915c40efd111fa0304 (MD5) b01f052-001display.jpg: 11358 bytes, checksum: 77597499522ac18e317a16979b8545ed (MD5) b01f052-001thumb.jpg: 11315 bytes, checksum: 7aa7879c80db5fcdb595bc708789c433 (MD5) manifest.xml: 5331 bytes, checksum: 489a5acce7c60d18421ec05c5b171adc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-10-01, Unidentified trumpet player, bassist, drummer and pianist pictured.
Group portrait of Lucky Millinder and band
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.", Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:38:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b01f069-001display.jpg: 11358 bytes, checksum: bf4ceae00eded5d2b18ee758bd4989dd (MD5) b01f069-001master.tif: 23552412 bytes, checksum: 533a080a0ec0df12e9ff3f27d02792c7 (MD5) b01f069-001thumb.jpg: 11854 bytes, checksum: 63f3087a4d7230cb988557369c2362aa (MD5) manifest.xml: 5325 bytes, checksum: 863374f72bcedaf77e9679786f3763f3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-10-01, Tenor saxophonist Bull Moose Jackson is the first saxophone on the first row.
Group portrait of Mary Lou Williams, Pha Terrell and Andy Kirk and his orchestra
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", Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:40:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b01f108-001display.jpg: 11358 bytes, checksum: 418f37919f16dbd0a082d211d67b6476 (MD5) b01f108-001master.tif: 23022796 bytes, checksum: 2115b8c8a57e072ea7c63849d429100b (MD5) b01f108-001thumb.jpg: 10930 bytes, checksum: 74d534d221bda958569082b388cbcded (MD5) manifest.xml: 5363 bytes, checksum: f06edb7056f50c2e8288a4ee25119fd1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-10-01, First row: band leader Andy Kirk, pianist Mary Lou Williams and vocalist Pha Terrell in front of microphone labeled "NBC". Second Row L to R: Ted Brinson, guitar; Booker Collins [?], bass; Ben Thigpen [?] (Ed Thigpen's father), drums; Theodore Donnelly [?], trombone; Dick Wilson, alto saxophone; John Williams, alto saxophone; John Harrington, saxophone; unidentified baritone saxophone player. Trumpets L to R: Earl Thompson, Paul King, Harry 'Big Jim' Lawson.
Group portrait of Snookum Russell and his orchestra
Snookum Russell plays the piano with his orchestra. Earl 'Fatha' Hines stands behind microphone at far right. Letterpress text beneath image: "Snookum Russell and his Orchestra / Is congratulated by / EARL (FATHER) HINES - Personal and Exclusive Management / FERGUSON BROS. AGENCY, INC. / 328 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis 2, Ind. / Indianapolis - New York - Washington - Hollywood", Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:37:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b01f083-001display.jpg: 11358 bytes, checksum: 0eda92122a96e74f6763cb658e4612a3 (MD5) b01f083-001master.tif: 23351912 bytes, checksum: df4724d0489264dc5e8098215e072b8c (MD5) b01f083-001thumb.jpg: 9765 bytes, checksum: a2d38386350ac8b0c64a8c151ae39082 (MD5) manifest.xml: 5334 bytes, checksum: 5ee215e9a16801ba03311f60e9d0cb37 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-10-01, J.J. Johnson [?], second trombone player from the left. Fats Navarro [?], second trumpet from the left.
Group portrait of the Lunceford Quartette
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", Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:38:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b01f063-001display.jpg: 11358 bytes, checksum: 14f641d4e66cbed475a9922d0afe60bd (MD5) b01f063-001master.tif: 23851890 bytes, checksum: 0be2cca5588660e657baa5b1bf9f1b12 (MD5) b01f063-001thumb.jpg: 10512 bytes, checksum: 4565935267121ec8c0ad4b88eac97343 (MD5) manifest.xml: 5324 bytes, checksum: 071cac2aa7477e80f2b855a34764e428 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-10-01