The Mutual Musicians Foundation: The Tradition Jams On
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Jazztet + One
Kansas City Jazztet + One in the MMF lounge. Left to right: (back row) Marcellus Lee, Oliver Todd, Gary Nelson. (Front row) 1st Ben Kynard, 3rd Elmer Price.
Jazztet + One
Kansas City Jazztet + One in the MMF lounge. Left to right: (back row) Marcellus Lee, Oliver Todd, Gary Nelson. (Front row) 1st Ben Kynard, 3rd Elmer Price.
Musicians in tuxes
Group shot of musicians in tuxedos. Left, Jimmy McConnell.
Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson playing the soprano saxophone. A veteran of the territorial bands, Johnson played with the George E. Lee band. During the 1950s, Johnson served as musical director for Atlantic records.
Bobby Stafford
Bobby Stafford, Larverne Barker and unknown alto saxophonist (Earl “Bang Bang” Jackson ?) on stage.
Buddy Tate
Left to right: Buddy Tate, Roy Searcy and Claude “Fiddler” Williams.
Idiomatics
Publicity shot of the Idiomatics, with Jackie Anderson on bass.
Marcellus Lee
Portrait of Marcellus Lee.
L.C. “Speedy” Huggins
Portrait of L.C. “Speedy” Huggins.