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Tolton Rosser Directs the Birmingham Heritage Band
Dr. Tolton Rosser directs the Birmingham Heritage Band at the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame's 1998 induction ceremony, Birmingham, Alabama.
Poster: Erskine Hawkins and the Birmingham Heritage Band (1990, Los Angeles)
Promotional poster for Erskine Hawkins with the Birmingham Heritage Band, Los Angeles Convention Center, June 30, 1990.
Paul Bascomb Photo Postcard
Paul Bascomb postcard, stamped 1965. Caption on back of card: “PAUL BASCOMB … Born in Birmingham, Ala. Attended Alabama State College and originated the ‘Bama State Collegians’ Band and the famous Erskine Hawkins Band. His brother, Dud Bascomb, is a…
Newman Terrell with the Birmingham Heritage Band
In addition to the Birmingham Heritage Band, Newman Terrell performed with the Bama State Collegians and the Fess Whatley orchestra. In the 1950s -- with Birmingham musicians Walter Miller and Melvin Caswell -- Terrell relocated to Liberia, Monrovia,…
Jimmy Colvin
Birmingham saxophonist Jimmy Colvin
Jimmy Chappell Orchestra
Jimmy Chappell Orchestra at the Pickwick Club, Birmingham, Alabama.
Courtesy Carol Clarke.
Courtesy Carol Clarke.
Industrial High School Band, 1930-1931
Industrial High School Band, 1930-1931. Band director John T. “Fess” Whatley at far right.
Industrial High School Band, 1920s
Bandleader John T. "Fess" Whatley stands at far left in the center row. Many of Whatley's students would go on to professional careers as jazz musicians.
Frank Adams Band, 1950s
Frank Adams Band at a Birmingham Nightclub, 1950s. Left to right are Ivory "Pops" Williams. Selena Mealings, Frank Adams, and Martin Barnett.
Fess Whatley’s Sax-o-Society Orchestra, 1940s
Fess Whatley’s Sax-o-Society Orchestra, c. 1940s.
Erskine Hawkins and the Birmingham Heritage Band, Function at the Junction, 1988 (4 Photos)
Erskine Hawkins performs with the Birmingham Heritage Band at the annual Function at the Junction in Ensley, Alabama, July 23, 1988. Amos Gordon conducts in the band. Henry Blankenship sings.
Begun in 1985 in Ensley's Tuxedo Junction Park, the…
Begun in 1985 in Ensley's Tuxedo Junction Park, the…
Chuck and Arthur Clarke in Navy Band, WWII
Brothers Charles ("Chuck") and Arthur ("Babe" or "Bayboy") Clarke perform with the Men of the Great Lakes Experience Navy Band, World War II. Like musicians across the country -- including many Birmingham jazz players -- the Clarke brothers found a…
Arthur Doyle (2)
Free jazz saxophonist Arthur Doyle, Birmingham, Alabama, 2000.
Photo by Craig Legg, courtesy Craig Legg.
Photo by Craig Legg, courtesy Craig Legg.
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, First Inductees, 1978
Inaugural inductees to the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Birmingham, Alabama, 1978. From left to right: Sammy Lowe (trumpeter, arranger), Erskine Hawkins (trumpeter, bandleader), Frank Adams (reeds, educator), Amos Gordon (reeds, educator), Haywood…
Advertisement for Fess Whately's Saxo-Society Orchestra
Advertisement for Fess Whately's Saxo-Society Orchestra of Industrial High School, circa 1930: "A Neat Appearing Group of Men that Will Grace Any Function."
Tags: Banjo; Birmingham Jazz; Birmingham, Alabama; Calvin Ivory; Curley Parrish; Dance Band; Drums; Fess Whatley; Industrial High School; jazz; Jefferson County, Alabama; Julian Curley Parrish; Local 733; Orchestra; Sax-o-Society Orchestra; Saxophone; Trombone; Trumpet; Tuba; Walter Blythe; Wilson Driver