Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Description
This collection focuses on the time that Bettye Miller and Milt Abel spent together as musicians, and as husband and wife. The couple was nationally known in the jazz community and performed together in cities all over the country.
Member of
LaBudde Special Collections
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Portrait of Bettye Miller

Portrait photograph of Bettye Miller in an off-the-shoulder dress. Turned slightly to the right of the photo.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Portrait of Bettye Miller at the piano

Portrait photograph of Bettye Miller seated at a piano with her hand pressing down keys. Looking at the camera.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Portrait of Bettye Miller

Portrait photograph of Bettye Miller in an off-the-shoulder dress. Looking over her shoulder to the left of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0072.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel. Miller is standing in front of her piano and Abel is holding his bass beside her. Both looking at the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0077.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Promotional photo of Betttye Miller playing piano and Milt Abel behind her playing bass. The image has been tilted to the left.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0078.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Promotional image of Bettye Miller

Promotional image of Bettye Miller wearing a white gown and holding a small piano on a tray in one outstretched hand. A spray of stars is behind her. The main image is an illustration with a photograph of her head.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0079.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Holiday promotional image of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Holiday promotional image of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel. Miller is wearing a white gown and holding a small piano on a tray in one outstretched hand. A spray of stars is behind her. Only a photograph of Abel's head is shown beside Miller represented with an illustrated body and photograph head.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0080.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Holiday promotional image of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Holiday promotional image of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel. Miller is wearing a white gown and holding a small piano on a tray in one outstretched hand. A spray of stars is behind her. Only a photograph of Abel's head is shown beside Miller represented with an illustrated body and photograph head. The image has a thick white border around it.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0081.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Holiday promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Holiday promotional photo of Bettye Miller playing piano with Milt Abel playing bass behind her. The image has been tilted back to the left for effect. A banner reads "Merry Christmas". Includes inset photo of Terry Basso, drummer.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0082.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Holiday photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Holiday photo of Bettye Miller playing piano while facing the camera and Milt Abel playing bass behind her. A sign on the back of the piano reads "Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!"
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0083.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller Trio receiving a copy of their album

Members of the Bettye Miller Trio (Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and Terry Basso) behind the desk of an unidentified white man receiving their album "A Jazz Piano Heatwave". The desk includes a full ashtray and the color comics section from the Kansas City Star showing Dick Tracey as the first comic.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0084.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller Trio posing for a photo with their album

Members of the Bettye Miller Trio (Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and Terry Basso) behind the desk of an unidentified white man posing for a photo with their album "A Jazz Piano Heatwave". The desk includes the color comics section from the Kansas City Star showing Dick Tracey as the first comic.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0085.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller signing a copy of her album

Bettye Miller autographing her LP while holding against the shoulder of an unidentified white man. Five other unidentified white men are line up behind Miller and watching.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0086.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller, Terry Basso, and Milt Abel with large group

Betty Miller with Terry Basso and Milt Abel posing for a picture with a large group of other performers. One group is wearing black and white striped outfits. On a table at the center of the group is a young girl holding up a dress decorated with LPs and musical notes and the label name Foremost.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0087.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller with three others at a club

Bettye Miller in a light colored dress with long gloves and smoking a cigarette seated at a table in an unidentified club with an unidentified woman and two men. Other club patrons can be seen in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0088.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067