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Machito: A Latin Jazz Legacy
- Created by
- Ortiz, Carlos, Puerto Rican, 1947 - 2008
- Subject of
- Machito, Cuban American, 1908 - 1984
- Puente, Tito, American, 1923 - 2000
- Barretto, Ray, American, 1929 - 2006
- Gillespie, Dizzy, American, 1917 - 1993
- Gordon, Dexter, American, 1923 - 1990
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- polyester film
- Dimensions
- Duration (Reel 1): 24 Minutes
- Length (Film): 850 Feet
- Duration (Reel 2): 28 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1000 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Machito: A Latin Jazz Legacy
- Description
- 16mm film on two reels (ab). A documentary profile of Cuban bandleader Frank "Machito" Grillo and a history of Latin jazz in the United States, with a focus on New York City, and the history of Cuban music in general, with footage from New York City and Cuba. Features Machito himself, as well as interviews with Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon and Ray Barretto. The film includes performances, film clips, still photographs and newsreel material.
- Cultural Place
- Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, New York, North and Central America
- Collection title
- DC Public Library Film Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- motion pictures (information artifacts)
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Composers (Musicians)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Film
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Musical films
- Salsa (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.55.67.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Icarus Films, ©1987. Permission required for use.
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Photograph of a jazz-art society poster
- Created by
- African Jazz-Arts Society and Studios, American, founded 1956
- Designed by
- Brath, Elombe, American, 1936 - 2014
- Photograph by
- Yearwood, Lloyd W., American, 1925 - 2011
- Subject of
- Lincoln, Abbey, American, 1930 - 2010
- Abu, Jimmy, American
- Pucho and His Latin Soul Brothers, 1959 - 1973
- Oluoju and Her Souls of the Earth
- Date
- 1962; printed 1996
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 5 13/16x 4 in (14.8 x 10.2 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of a poster for "Naturally '62." The poster is printed in black ink on off-white paper and its heading reads: [the African jazz-art society / presents / Naturally ‘62 / cocktail sip, fashionette & coiffure show starring / lovely models displaying the Natural hair style]. The performers included on the poster are: Pucho and his Latin-Jazz Sextet, Oluoju and her Souls of the Earth, Jimmy Abu, and Abbey Lincoln. Along the bottom is text reading [Poster Design: Cecil Brathwaite]. The back of the photograph has a typed inscription reading [This is a copy from the original. Copied by Lloyd Yearwood 2/96].
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Black is Beautiful
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- chromogenic color prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.150.3.43.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Lloyd W. Yearwood
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The Show-Down vol. 1 no. 9
- Published by
- Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935
- Edited by
- Cathrell, Sally J. Jr., American, 1913 - 1981
- Written by
- Dancer, Maurice
- Subject of
- Moses, Ethel, American, 1904 - 1982
- Date
- September 1936
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 11 5/16 × 8 13/16 × 1/16 in. (28.8 × 22.4 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 11 5/16 × 17 7/16 × 1/4 in. (28.8 × 44.3 × 0.7 cm)
- Description
- The Show-Down magazine, volume 1, number 9. The front cover is green with navy print and features a blue tinted image of Ethel Moses against a light blue background. Moses is depicted from the shoulders up. Her head is turned and she looking up to the left corner of the image. She wears a plaid coat over a white blouse and dark jacket. The main cover line is centered along the bottom fourth of the front cover and reads ["The Green Pastures" / Sensational Masterful Screen Production]. The date and price are printed along the bottom edge of the front cover and reads, [September – 1936] on the left and [Fifteen Cents] on the right. The masthead is centered in the top third of the front cover, and reads, [THE / SHOW-DOWN]. A horizontal blue line extends from either side of the word [THE]. The text, [SHOW-DOWN], is in large, block lettering patterned with vertical white stripes. The interior pages are white and green with black text and black-and-white images. The back cover is blank. This magazine issue is fifteen (15) pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Hollywood (Film)
- Jazz (Music)
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Mass media
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.76
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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The Show-Down vol. 1 no. 10
- Published by
- Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935
- Edited by
- Cathrell, Sally J. Jr., American, 1913 - 1981
- Written by
- Lawrence, Neil
- Subject of
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Date
- October 1936
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 11 1/4 × 8 13/16 × 1/16 in. (28.6 × 22.4 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 11 1/4 × 17 1/2 × 3/16 in. (28.6 × 44.4 × 0.4 cm)
- Description
- The Show-Down magazine, volume 1, number 10. The front cover is green with navy print and features a blue tinted, circular image of Ethel Waters against a blue background. Waters is depicted from the neck up. Her head is turned and she is looking towards the right side of the image. She wears a white fur stole. The main cover line is centered along the bottom fourth of the front cover and reads, [Beginning - / "Dark Ghetto" / by Neil Lawrence]. The date and price are printed along the bottom edge of the front cover and reads, [October - 1936] on the left and [Fifteen Cents] on the right. The masthead is centered in the top third of the front cover, and reads, [THE / SHOW-DOWN]. A horizontal blue line extends from either side of the word [THE]. The text, [SHOW-DOWN], is in large, block lettering patterned with vertical white stripes. The interior pages are white and green with black text and black-and-white images. The back cover is features an advertisement for Norton & Margot’s Dance Studio. This magazine issue is fourteen (14) pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Actors
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Literature
- Mass media
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.77
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Flyer Advertising an Evening with Angela Davis
- Created by
- The Davis, Angela Legal Defense Fund, American, founded 1972
- New York Committee to Free Davis, Angela, American, founded 1971
- Subject of
- Davis, Angela, American, born 1944
- Madison Square Garden, American, founded 1968
- Butler, Jerry Jr., American, born 1939
- Carmen McRae, American, 1920 - 1994
- Seeger, Pete, American, 1919 - 2014
- Davis, Ossie, American, 1917 - 2005
- Barretto, Ray, American, 1929 - 2006
- Cyril Philip
- Date
- July 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This flyer advertises a celebratory benefit event with Angela Davis. The flyer is white with black text and features an illustration of Angela Davis on the top right. The flyer reads [THE ANGELA DAVIS LEGAL DEFENSE FUND / Presents / A VICTORY / CELEBRATION / THURSDAY-JUNE 29- 7:30 P.M. / An Evening / with / Angela Davis / BENEFIT FOR ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS]. Performers are listed as [RAY BARRETTO / JERRY BUTLER / CARMEN MCCRAE / PETE SEEGER / VOICES OF EAST HARLEM / OSSIE DAVIS, M.C.]. Additional information about the event, ticket pricing, and where to buy tickets is printed underneath the illustration and text. The back of the flyer is blank except for two handwritten notes. On top, in graphite text, handwriting reads [M30669-1]. The date, [JULY 1972] is handwritten in blue in the bottom corner.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- East Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Nuyorican Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Black power
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Music
- Politics
- Prisons
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.135
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Stone Soul
- Recorded by
- Mongo Santamaría, Cuban American, 1917 - 2003
- Published by
- Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper and cardboard, vinyl
- Dimensions
- Record: 11 13/16 × 1/16 in. (30 × 0.2 cm)
- Cover: 12 3/8 × 12 3/8 × 1/8 in. (31.4 × 31.4 × 0.3 cm)
- H x W (Sleeve): 11 15/16 × 12 in. (30.3 × 30.5 cm)
- Description
- Long-playing record and album cover with sleeve. Album cover front features a color image of a place setting with food on a floral tablecloth. At the top center is brown and red text with the album name, artist, and tracks [MONGO/SANTAMARIA/STONE SOUL/CLOUD NINE/LOVE CHILD/STONED SOUL PICNIC/SEE-SAW/SON-OF-A-PREACHER MAN/LITTLE GREEN APPLES/HITCHCOCK RAILWAY/WHO'S MAKING LOVE]. Record features a red-orange center with black and white text throughout. Side One [COLUMBIA/MONGO SANTAMARIA/STONE SOUL/CS 9780 SIDE 1/XSM 139369/1. SEE-SAW -D. Covay - S. Cropper-/2. SON-OF-A-PREACHER MAN -J. Hurley - R. Wilkins-/3. LOVE CHILD/-D. Richard - P. Sawyer - F. Wilson - R. D. Taylor-/4. WHERE WE ARE -R. Grant-/5. HITCHCOCK RAILWAY/-D. L. Dunn - T. L. McCashen-/"360 SOUND" STEREO "360 SOUND"/"COLUMBIA", MARCAS REG. PRINTED IN U.S.A.]. Side Two [COLUMBIA/MONGO SANTAMARIA/STONE SOUL/CS 9780 SIDE 1/XSM 139369/1. STONED SOUL PICNIC -L. Nyre-/2. WHO'S MAKING LOVE/-H. Banks - B. Crutcher - D. Davis - R. Jackson-/3. THE NOW GENERATION -W. Allen-/5. CLOUD NINE/-N. J. Whitfield - B. Strong-/"360 SOUND" STEREO "360 SOUND"/"COLUMBIA", MARCAS REG. PRINTED IN U.S.A.]. The record also includes an inner sleeve with care instructions on the front and advertisements for other albums on the back.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- record covers
- long-playing records
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.154.12a-c
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Columbia. Permission required for use.
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Mongo Santamaria, 1979
- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- Mongo Santamaría, Cuban American, 1917 - 2003
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 9 1/8 in. (34.8 x 23.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. (35.3 x 24.8 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of jazz percussionist Mongo Santamaria performing at a concert in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Santamaria sits behind a drum with his right hand raised playing it. He wears a light colored suit jacket, dress shirt, and necklace. The elbow and fingers of another person's crossed arms are visible in front of Santamaria.
- Place captured
- Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Composers (Musicians)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
- Object number
- 2012.164.145
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
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Photograph of Princess Orelia and Pedro with the "Cuban Congo Dancers"
- Photograph by
- Kriegsmann, James J., 1909 - 1994
- Subject of
- Benskina, Princess Orelia, Panamanian American, 1911 - 2002
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Owned by
- Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999
- Date
- ca. 1938
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 1/2 × 9 5/16 in. (19 × 23.6 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image Princess Orelia and four (4) men in costumes with conga drums. Orelia is depicted lying on her side, on the floor, with her head and shoulders raised off of the ground. She is wearing a white feathered costume and has a flower in her hair, tucked behind her proper right ear. The men are crouched behind her. Each man is wearing a loin cloth, beaded necklaces, and feathered headdresses. Each man's face is painted in a different style of light and dark geometric designs. Three (3) of the men are playing drums, while the fourth has his arms crossed over his chest. Near the top center of the image is an inscription in black ink that reads, [To "Laurie" / You'll always be remembered / & best wishes always / Sincerely / "Orelia & Pedro" / 44]. A signature printed in the negative in the bottom right corner reads, [James J. Kriegsmann, / NY.] A handwritten inscription in black ink in the top left corner of the back of the image reads, [770 St. Mik. Ave / N.Y.C. / #76. Ed. 410737.].
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Music
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.30
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Flyer advertising a concert featuring Raphy Leavitt y La Selecta
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Leavitt, Raphy, Puerto Rican, 1948 - 2015
- Palmieri, Eddie, American, born 1936
- Miranda, Ismael, Puerto Rican, born 1950
- Machito and Graciela, Cuban American, 1944 - 1975
- Machito, Cuban American, 1908 - 1984
- Típica 73, American, 1973 - 1982
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This flyer advertises a concert featuring Raphy Leavitt y La Selecta. The flyer is pink with black white and orange text and features photographs of Eddie Palmieri, La Selecta, Ismael Miranda, Machito & Graciela, and La Tipicia 73. The flyer reads [ACT 1 / The most / beautiful / room in the world / PROUDLY PRESENTS / DIRECT FROM / PUERTO RICO / RAPHY LEAVITT / Y LA SELECTA / ONE NIGHT / ONLY / SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22 VETERANS DAY EVE 5PM-4AM / FEATURING / EDDIE PALMIERI / RAPHY LEAVITT Y LA SELECTA]. Below the photographs, text reads [EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION / GEORGE VIDAL and his "AFRO-CUBAN REVUE"]. The back of the flyer is blank except for the text written in the bottom right corner that reads [OCT 22, 1972].
- Place used
- New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Nuyorican Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.281
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Flyer advertising an evening of jazz at NYU Loeb Student Center
- Created by
- Kleinsinger, Jack, American
- Subject of
- Williams, Tony, Americans, 1945 - 1997
- Barretto, Ray, American, 1929 - 2006
- Fortune, Sonny, American, born 1939
- Soloff, Lew, American, 1944 - 2015
- Gómez, Eddie, Puerto Rican, born 1944
- Wilkins, Jack, American, born 1944
- Martínez, Edy, Colombian, born 1940
- Wicks, Patti, American, 1945 - 2014
- New York University, American, founded 1831
- Date
- March 17, 1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This flyer announces an evening of jazz at NYU Loeb Student Center put on by Jack Kleinsinger Presents Highlights in Jazz!. The flyer is dark pink with black letters. The top of the flyer reads: [Jack Kleinsinger Presents / Highlights in Jazz!]. [Wednesday / Mar.17th, 8pm / ACCENT / ON PERCUSSION] is typed in large bolded font in the center of the page. The names of the performers are listed below the title. Location and ticket information are given at the bottom of the flyer. The black of the flyer is blank except for text handwritten in the center that reads [1976].
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Nuyorican Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.90
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph of a female dancer in costume performing on stage
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Curbelo, José, Cuban American, 1917 - 2012
- Date
- 1942-1959
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 15/16 × 9 13/16 in. (20.1 × 24.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.7 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a female dancer in costume performing on stage. She is depicted in profile, facing a man who is hanging from the trunk of a partially depicted, fake, palm tree on the left side of the image. She is wearing a satiny bikini lined with sequins, elbow length white gloves, and a long feather plume in her hair. Her arms are raised above her head and her body is pushed up against the man’s proper left leg. The man is depicted with his arms wrapped around the trunk of the palm tree. His knees are raised, his feet are off of the ground, and the proper right side of his face is pressed against the tree trunk. He wears an expression of comical fear on his face. He is wearing a light collared shirt, medium toned tie, dark pants, and dark suspenders. In the mid-ground, on the right side of the image, is a man in a medium toned suit and tie, holding a microphone, and looking towards the dancer and the man hanging from the tree trunk. In the background are four bandstands with seated musicians behind them. The block text on each bandstand reads, [JOSE / CURBELO], with a graphic of a grand piano between the first and last names. An inscription in blue ink, written in the center of the image reads, [To my baby LaurE / All my love / (part of it anyway) / [---?]ni]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.138
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Photographic print of Tito and Paquito D'Rivera inscribed to Dizzy Gillespie
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Gillespie, Dizzy, American, 1917 - 1993
- Subject of
- D'Rivera, Tito, Cuban
- D'Rivera, Paquito, Cuban American, born 1947
- Date
- 1950s, signed 1986
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 9 3/4 x 7 9/16 in. (24.8 x 19.2 cm)
- H x W (Image): 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph mounted on an album page. The photograph features Tito D'Rivera in a white jacket with bow tie and conductor's baton. His hand is on the shoulder of his young son, Paquito D'Rivera. Paquito is wearing a white suit and is holding a saxophone. The photograph is inscribed across the front.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Child musicians
- Children
- Composers (Musicians)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Fatherhood
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker
- Object number
- 2012.172.7.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Photographic print of five jazz musicians
- Photograph by
- Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- ca. 1958
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 6 1/2 × 8 9/16 in. (16.5 × 21.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of five jazz musicians in the midst of a performance. They are positioned in a semi-circle; the man to the far left plays the conga drum. To the right of the congo player, are a man playing the piano, a man playing a drum kit, a man playing a saxophone, and a man playing bongo drums. The man playing the bongos is "Bongo" Kenny and smokes as he plays. The back of the photograph has two barcode stickers and a pink post-it.
- Place depicted
- Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
- Object number
- 2014.302.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
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Flier advertising concert featuring Willie Colon, Eddie Bastian and Hector Lavoe
- Designed by
- Rosario, Charlie, American
- Subject of
- El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican, founded 1962
- Colón, William, American, born 1950
- Lavoe, Héctor, Puerto Rican, 1946 - 1993
- Rey, Fausto, Dominican, born 1951
- Bastian, Eddie, Dominican
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This flier advertises a concert featuring Willie Colon, Hector Lavoe and Eddie Bastian from the El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. The flier is white with green and red text. The flier reads [EL GRAN COMBO / DIRECT FROM PUERTO RICO / SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23 / AT THE FABULOUS / TROCADERO BALLROOM / 179 DYCKMAN STREET / WEST MANHATTAN--UPTOWN / WILLIE COLON / And His Orchestra / featuring Hector La Voe / EDDIE BASTIAN / and His 12 Piece Band / from Santo Domingo / EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION / FAUSTO REY / CONINUOUS MUSIC FROM 9 P.M. TO 4 A.M. / FOR INFORMAITON AND RESERVATION PLEASE CALL / 454-3530 or LO 9-0700 / ESTA POR EL LIBRO / poster design/ charlie rosario]. On the left of the flier is a large illustrated book with a green cover and illustrations of men and women's faces in orange. The back of the flier is blank except for the text written at the bottom that reads [SEPT 1972].
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Dominican Republic, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Nightlife
- Salsa (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.279
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Dizzy Gillespie - on conga drums - Convention Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. - 1980
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Gillespie, Dizzy, American, 1917 - 1993
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8497pixels × 6830pixels
- Description
- This image depicts the musician Dizzy Gillespie playing a set of conga drums. Seated behind the drums, with another drum set behind him, Gillespie wears a light colored suit and button down shirt. He has a large pendant around his neck. His eyes closed, and his head turned to the viewer's right, he plays the drum with his left hand.
- Place depicted
- Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
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Photograph of Jim Europe's 369th Infantry Harlem Hellfighters Brass Band
- Created by
- Ellis, Harry C., American, 1857 - ca. 1928
- Subject of
- Europe, James Reese, American, 1881 - 1919
- 369th Infantry Regiment, American, 1913 - 1945
- American Red Cross, American, founded 1881
- Date
- ca. 1918
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 9/16 x 6 13/16 in. (11.6 x 17.3 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of the famous 369th infantry's brass band performing at the American Red Cross Hospital Number 5, in Paris, France. The band is performing outdoors, seated in chairs arranged in a half circle around leader Jim Europe. An audience of other soldiers are scattered throughout the image, some lounge on the grass in the foreground and others stand behind the band in the background.
- Place captured
- Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Band (Music)
- Jazz (Music)
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Marching bands (Music)
- Military
- Photography
- Ragtime (Music)
- World War I
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.57.39
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Autographed program for a Louis Armstrong tour in Australia and New Zealand
- Printed by
- J. E. Jenkins & Co. Ltd., New Zealander
- Commissioned by
- Harry M. Miller, Australian, born 1934
- Subject of
- Armstrong, Louis, American, 1901 - 1971
- Armstrong, Lucille, American, 1914 - 1983
- Brown, Jewel, American
- Cano, Eddie, American, 1927 - 1988
- Date
- ca. 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- closed: 11 3/16 × 8 3/4 × 1/8 in. (28.4 × 22.2 × 0.3 cm)
- open: 11 3/16 × 17 7/16 × 1/8 in. (28.4 × 44.3 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- A paperback program for a Louis Armstrong tour in Australia and New Zealand. The front cover is blue with a close-up image of Louis Armstrong's face, while playing the trumpet. Black text at the top right corner of the front cover reads “HARRY M. MILLER PRESENTS.” Large white text at the top of the front cover reads “LOUIS ARMSTRONG.” The program has 22 pages and contains articles, black and white images and advertisements. Articles include biographies of Louis Armstrong, his band the All Stars, Lucille Armstrong, Jewel Brown and Eddie Cano. There is also an article about Armstrong's international travel and reputation as "Ambassador Satchmo." The last page of the program is signed by Louis Armstrong in the top right corner. The back cover is an advertisement for Pan American World Airways.
- Place used
- Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania
- Australia, Oceania
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- programs
- Topic
- Composers (Musicians)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- International affairs
- Jazz (Music)
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker
- Object number
- 2014.3.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Dizzy Gillespie - Convention Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. - 1980
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Gillespie, Dizzy, American, 1917 - 1993
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8147pixels × 6596pixels
- Description
- This image depicts Dizzy Gillespie sitting behind a drum set. Wearing a light colored suit, Gillespie sits leaning forward, forearms leaning on the two drums in front of him, and speaks into the microphone in front of him. He wears a wrist watch on his left wrist and a large pendant on a chain around his neck. Although he faces forward, his eyes glance obliquely to the viewer's right.
- Place depicted
- Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston