Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Description
Claude "Fiddler" Williams (22 February 1908 - 25 April 2004), violinist and guitarist, was born Claude Gabriel Williams in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Williams enjoyed a great deal of well-deserved acclaim in the twilight of his long jazz career.
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LaBudde Special Collections
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Marcus Belgrave closes his eyes as he plays his trumpet

Marcus Belgrave, from his right side, leans back in the chair in a barista bar, Columbine's Champagne Cellar at the Harlequin Café, 8047 Agnes, Detroit, Michigan (8045 Agnes), closes his eyes, and blows into his silver trumpet. He wears a fedora hat. The date, "4 13 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Band warms up

In Columbine's Champagne Cellar at the Harlequin Café, 8047 Agnes, Detroit, Michigan (8045 Agnes), Marcus Belgrave, trumpet, faces away from the camera and obscures Dan Pliskow, double bass, as the band warms up. Claude "Fiddler" Williams, fiddle, and Spencer Barefield, jazz guitar, are seated as they warm up. A few audience members are seated at small round tables with tablecloths near the performers' area. Oriental rugs hang on the wall behind the band as decoration. The date, "4 13 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Spencer Barefield and Claude "Fiddler" Williams prepare to perform

Spencer Barefield, jazz guitarist, looks seriously at a piece of music from his music stand that he holds in his hands, as he sits in a barista bar, Columbine's Champagne Cellar at the Harlequin Café, 8047 Agnes, Detroit, Michigan (8045 Agnes), next to Claude "Fiddler" Williams, preparing to perform. Claude has his fiddle under his chin and his bow raised ready to play. The date, "4 13 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Dan Pliskow and Spencer Barefield perform in a barista bar

Dan Pliskow, double bass, sits on a tall stool and plucks the string of his bass as he sits next to a baby grand piano that has no lid in a barista bar, Columbine's Champagne Cellar at the Harlequin Café, 8047 Agnes, Detroit, Michigan (8045 Agnes). Spencer Barefield, jazz guitar, looks down at his music on a music stand as he sits in a chair and plays. Claude "Fiddler" Williams, sits at a small round table with a tablecloth near the performance area. His fiddle and bow sit on the top of the table. An oriental rug hangs on the wall behind Dan as a decoration. The date, "4 13 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-044.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Spencer Barefield indicates where he will perform next

Spencer Barefield, jazz guitarist, smiles as he stands outside the Harlequin Café, 8047 Agnes, Detroit, Michigan (8045 Agnes), in the evening. He holds out his hand toward the name and logo of the café painted on the window front. The address of the café is printed on the awning over the doorway. The date, "4 13 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Blanche Williams and Sherman Sharpe, Jr. of the Harlequin Café

Blanche Williams stands among the restaurant's tables with the chef of the Harlequin Café, 8047 Agnes, Detroit, Michigan (8045 Agnes). A wall decorated with photographs is behind them. The date, "4 13 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Claude "Fiddler" Williams plays in the performance tent

Ahmad Alaadeen, saxophone, stands with his back to the camera under the performance tent in the left foreground of the photograph. Across the stage, Claude "Fiddler" Williams plays his fiddle for the other musicians. To his left is Gerald Dunn holding his saxophone and next to Gerald is Bobby Watson also holding his saxophone. There are other musicians standing in the circle of people but they are obscured by others. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Ahmad Alaadeen, Gerald Dunn, Bobby Watson, Tyrone Clark and Chris Clarke play

Ahmad Alaadeen is nearly out of the left side of the photograph in the foreground playing a soprano saxophone and wearing a fedora hat. A trumpet can be seen in front of Ahmad and just above Claude "Fiddler" Williams' head. Claude smiles as he is seated holding his fiddle, neck up, on his lap. He also wears a fedora hat. Gerald Dunn is standing beside Claude playing a saxophone. Bobby Watson stands next to and in front of Gerald playing an alto saxophone and wearing a fedora hat. Tyrone Clark stands sideways to the camera playing the double bass. Chris Clarke is seated at an electric piano. All are under a performance tent with open sides. A couple of audience members stand at the edges of the tent. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Gerald Dunn, Tyrone Clark, and Chris Clarke play inside a performance tent

Lisa Henry, jazz singer, is mostly out of the left side of the photograph clapping her hands to the music of Gerald Dunn playing the tenor saxophone, Tyrone Clark playing the double bass, and Chris Clarke playing the keyboard in the performance tent with open sides. Eddie Saunders, saxophone, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Bobby Watson, saxophone, and Stan Kessler, trumpet, look on. An audience stands on bleachers outside of the tent on the right side of the photograph. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Lisa Henry and the band perform

Eddie Saunders sits and plays a baritone saxophone while Tyrone Clark stands and plays double bass and Chris Clarke sits plays the keyboard. Tyrone and Chris are mostly out of the right side of the photograph. Lisa Henry, jazz singer, is possibly singing with her back to the camera. Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Bobby Watson and Gerald Dunn, saxophone, and Stan Kessler, trumpet, sit or stand in the performance tent with open sides listening. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Lisa Henry sings as Eddie Saunders and Ida McBeth look at each other

Lisa Henry, jazz singer, closes her eyes and grins as she sings into a microphone she holds in her right hand. Ida McBeth, jazz singer, sits on a tall stool and looks away from the camera to look at Eddie Saunders, saxophone. Eddie stands and looks back at Ida with his right hand resting on her back. Claude "Fiddler" Williams is seated as he plays the fiddle at the back of the tent with open sides. Stan Kessler, trumpet, is seated beside and behind Claude watching the performance. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Unidentified jazz singer performs in the tent

An unidentified African American male jazz singer holds the microphone to his mouth with his right hand inside a festival tent with open sides. The jazz singer's body mostly obscures Eddie Saunders, saxophone, and Claude "Fiddler" Williams, fiddle. He wears an American Jazz Museum sweatshirt. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Eddie Saunders is surprised by Lisa Henry as Ida McBeth looks on

Eddie Saunders, holding a saxophone, opens his mouth in surprise at Lisa Henry, jazz singer, who is mostly obscured by Ida McBeth, jazz singer. Ida sits on a tall stool looking away from the camera. Claude "Fiddler" Williams is seated toward the back of the tent with open sides playing his fiddle. Stan Kessler, trumpet, is seated next to Claude. Bobby Watson, saxophone, stands farthest to the right side of the photograph playing his saxophone into a microphone. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Claude "Fiddler" Williams performing with the Statesmen of Jazz

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performing on stage with an incarnation of the Statesmen of Jazz with Jane Jarvis, seated at the piano on the farthest left side of the photograph. Joe Wilder playing flugelhorn to Claude's left. Bill Wurtzel playing guitar and mostly obscured by Joe Wilder. Earl May seated as he plays a double bass. And Benny Powell playing trombone on the farthest right side of the photograph. The date, "10 12 '99," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147
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Claude "Fiddler" Williams performing with the Statesmen of Jazz

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performing on stage with an incarnation of the Statesmen of Jazz with Jane Jarvis, seated at the piano on the farthest left side of the photograph. Joe Wilder playing flugelhorn to Claude's left. Bill Wurtzel playing guitar and mostly obscured by Joe Wilder, Earl May's double bass, and Benny Powell playing trombone on the farthest right side of the photograph wearing a colorful cap. The date, "10 12 '99," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0147