Watching Eubie Blake play piano on his 89th birthday
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Eubie Blake playing piano (facing the right) with Jo Jones, Tyree Glenn, Maxine Sullivan, Billy Taylor, and Bill Bolcom gathered around him watching while celebrating his 89th birthday at the Oversea Jazz Club; Tyree Glenn is holding his trombone and a banner with the name of the club can be partly seen behind the group and a clarinet is lying on the space above the piano's keyboard.
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Text on photo: Eubie Blakes' 89th birthday party Oversea Jazz Club, N.Y.C. 2/7/72; Joe Jones, Tyree Glenn, Maxine Sullivan, Eubie, Billy Taylor, Bill Bolcom; 2 copies. Gelatin silver print.
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