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Title: Portrait of Count Basie
Created: January 1, 1981
Type: Graphite Print
Description: Graphite print of Count Basie with cigar in his right hand. Letterpress text beneath image: "c1983 ITI PRODUCTIONS - Count Basie" Inscribed in image: "love from Count Basie - [illegible signature] 81"
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Piano, Publicity photographs

Title: Portrait of Duke Ellington
Created: May 1, 1973
Type: Photographs
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Duke Ellington in cap and gown. Letterpress text beneath image: "Duke Ellington / Honorary Doctor of Music / Columbia University, May 1973 - Fantasy"
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Piano, Publicity photographs

Title: Portrait of Roberta Flack
Created: January 1, 1972
Type: Photographs
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Roberta Flack at the piano in front of a microphone. Letterpress text beneath image: "ROBERTA FLACK - ATLANTIC RECORDS - ATLANTIC"
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Singers, 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 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 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: Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald
Created: January 1, 1940
Type: Photographs
Description: Head shot of Ella Fitzgerald. 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, Publicity photographs

Title: Portrait of James Crawford
Created: January 1, 1940
Type: Photographs
Description: Portrait of James Crawford playing the drums. Letterpress text beneath image: "Percussion / JAMES CRAWFORD - EXCLUSIVE / VOCALION RECORDING / ARTISTS - Personal Direction / HAROLD F. OXLEY / 17 East 49th Street / New York City"
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Publicity photographs

Title: Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald
Created: January 1, 1940
Creator: Bruno
Type: Photographs
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Ella Fitzgerald singing. Letterpress text beneath image: "ELLA FITZGERALD / And Her Famous Orchestra - PERSONAL MANAGEMENT / GALE AGENCY, INC. / 48 WEST 48th STREET / NEW YORK CITY" Inscribed in image: "BRUNO / Hollywood / NYC"
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Jazz vocals, Publicity photographs

Title: Group portrait of Cootie Williams and his sextette
Created: January 1, 1940
Type: Photographs
Description: Cootie Williams (center, in front of microphone) and his sextette play. Inscribed on bass drum: "Cootie Williams" Letterpress text beneath image: "COOTIE WILLIAMS / AND HIS FAMOUS SEXTETTE - PERSONAL MANAGEMENT / GALE INC. / 48 WEST 48th STREET / NEW YORK CITY"
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Trumpet, Publicity photographs

Title: Portrait of Louis Armstrong and Dick Powell
Created: January 1, 1938
Type: Photographs
Description: Dick Powell stands beside music stand with his hands in the pockets of his bathrobe. Louis Armstrong plays the trumpet. Letterpress text beneath image: "LOUIS ARMSTRONG and Dick Powell while / on the set at Warner Bros. Making "Going / Places" - Direction / JOE GLASER / R C A Building 30 Rockefeller Plaza / New York N.Y."
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Trumpet, Jazz in motion pictures, Publicity photographs

Title: Portrait of Irene Daye
Created: January 1, 1930
Creator: Bloom
Type: Photographs
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Irene Daye. Letterpress text beneath image: "IRENE DAYE Vocalist / Featured With / GENE KRUPA'S Orchestra - COLUMBIA RECORDING - MANAGEMENT / MCA / MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA / LONDON NEW YORK CHICAGO BEVERLY HILLS SAN FRANCISCO CLEVELAND DALLAS" Inscribed in image: "Bloom"
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Jazz vocals, Publicity photographs

Title: Portrait of Cab Calloway
Created: January 1, 1930
Creator: Kriegsmann, James J.
Type: Photographs
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Cab Calloway standing with hands in his pockets. Letterpress text beneath image: "CAB CALLOWAY / and his Cotton Club / Orchestra - MILLS ARTISTS, Inc., / 1619 BROADWAY / N. Y. C." Inscribed in image: "James J Kriegsmann / N.Y."
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Jazz vocals, Publicity photographs

Title: Portrait of Gene Krupa
Created: January 1, 1930
Type: Photographs
Description: Half-length portrait of Gene Krupa sittting with folded arms resting on the arm of a sofa chair. Letterpress text beneath image: "GENE KRUPA / And His Orchestra - COLUMBIA RECORDING - MANAGEMENT / MCA / MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA / LONDON NEW YORK CHICAGO BEVERLY HILLS SAN FRANCISCO CLEVELAND DALLAS"
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Percussion, 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 Les Hite and the Cotton Club Orchestra
Created: January 1, 1930
Type: Photographs
Description: 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"
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Guitar, Piano, Double bass, Percussion, Publicity photographs

Title: Portrait of Earl Hines
Created: January 1, 1930
Creator: Bloom
Type: Photographs
Description: Half-length portrait of Earl Hines standing with hands behind his back. Letterpress text beneath image: "EARL HINES 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, Publicity photographs

Title: Portrait of Benny Goodman
Created: January 1, 1930
Creator: Popsie
Type: Photographs
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Benny Goodman holding clarinet. Letterpress text beneath image: "BENNY GOODMAN / And His Orchestra - Associated Booking Corp. / JOE GLASER, President / NEW YORK, CHICAGO, HOLLYWOOD" Inscribed in image: ""POPSIE" / =N.Y.="
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Clarinet, Publicity photographs

Title: Portrait of Gene Krupa
Created: January 1, 1930
Creator: Seymour, Maurice
Type: Photographs
Description: Portrait of Gene Krupa playing drum set. Right hand holding stick is raised above his head. Inscribed in image: "Gene Krupa / Ace Drummer Man / 100% Slingerland / "Radio Kings"- Maurice Seymour / [casc---o]?"
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Percussion, 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

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