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The Robert Peck Donation came to the Archive as part of the Jazz Institute of Chicago Don DeMicheal Archives Collection. The Peck Collection is a large one; the finding aid will be done in sections and made available as the donation is processed.

Finding aid Key:

h.w.= handwritten
n.d. = no date
[year]= year established by using info given on item, calendar, and independent info such as dates of death from Grove.

Series I Jazz Venue Ephemera

BOX 1 Jazz Venue Ephemera other than Red Arrow

(Alphabetical by venue name)

• 3 Deuces 222 South Wabash, Chicago
  1. Postcard from Catherine Jacobson announcing resumption of Sunday afternoon Jazz concerts at the 3 Deuces "original house of jazz" starting Sept. 26th. Danny Alvin and Phil Dooley named. Postmarked Sept. 25, 1948.

• 7006 Club 7006 North Glenwood Avenue (1 block north of Morse, west of the L tracks.
  1. Postcard "George Zack is Back at the 7006 Club." Postmarked June 17, 1946.

• The Bamboo Room 936 N. Rush St.Chicago
  1. Postcard for opening of the Bamboo Room with Georg Brunis and his Dixieland Jazz Band Tuesday May 19, 1959

• The BeeHive 1503 E. 55th Street Chicago
  1. Mailing/flyer for concert Sunday February 15 [1948.] Bertha "Chippie" Hill, Art Hodes, Baby Dodds, Doc Evans and his Dixieland Band, "Studs" Terkel, M.C. "All proceeds to benefit the National Negro College Fund."

• The Blue Note, Madison at Dearborn Chicago
  1. Postcard for Louis Armstrong "Coming -- Right Off The Cover of Time Magazine to the Blue Note One Week Only Starting Monday April 11th" Jack Teagarden, Barney Bigard, Arvell Shaw, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Big Sid Catlett, Velma Middleton. Postmarked April 7, 1949

  2. Postcard for "Gala Spring Festival Week One Week Only Starting April 25 Maxine Sullivan, Dock [sic]Evans, Harry Bellefonte, Slim Gillard [sic] Trio" Postmarked April 21,1949

  3. Postcard for Dizzy Gillespie starting May 2d. Postmarked April 28, 1949.

  4. Postcard for Charlie Ventura and Slim Gaillard Quartet. Postmarked May 19 1949

  5. Postcard for Slim Gallard Quartet. Postmarked June 3, 1949

  6. Postcard for George Shearing and Slim Gaillard. Postmarked August 8, 1949

  7. Postcard for Duke Ellington "Coming October 17th For Two Weeks Only" postmarked October 13, 1949.

  8. Postcard for Lionel Hampton "For 2 weeks only coming November 21st" and "one week only coming December 5th Count Basie" Postmarked November 19, 1949.

  9. Postcard for Erroll Garner plus the Bluenote Dixielanders (Art Hodes, PeeWee Russell and Chippi [sic] Hill) "Coming February 17th for 2 Weeks Only" Postmarked Feb 15, 1950.

• Butterfield Firehouse Rte 56 1/2 mi. west of Rte. 83, Villa Park, IL.
  1. Postcard for the Butterfield Firehouse, featuring Bob Scobey and the Frisco Jazz Band, plus Clancy Hayes, Toni Lee Scott, and Dave Black, dated May 18, postmarked 1958.

  2. Postcard for the Butterfield Firehouse, featuring Franz Jackson and the Dixieland All-Stars on January 25, postmarked 1959.

  3. Postcard for the Butterfield Firehouse, featuring Jack Teagarden on April 12 [1959].

  4. Postcard for the Butterfield Firehouse, featuring the Dukes of Dixieland on August 2, postmarked 1959.

  5. Postcard for the Butterfield Firehouse, featuring George Lewis and the New Orleans Stompers on October 25, 1959. Postmarked 1959.

  6. Postcard for the Butterfield Firehouse, featuring Jack Teagarden on Nov.22, postmarked 1959.

  7. Postcard for the Butterfield Firehouse, featuring the Dukes of Dixieland on March 20, 1960.

  8. Postcard for the Butterfield Firehouse, featuring The Salty Dogs on April 24, 1960.

  9. Postcard for the Butterfield Firehouse, featuring the Dukes of Dixieland on October 16, 1960.

  10. Postcard for the Butterfield Firehouse, featuring Muggsy Spanier on October 30, 1960.

  11. Postcard for the Butterfield Firehouse, featuring Jack Teagarden on April 23, postmarked 1961.

• Cafe Continental 44 E. Walton at Rush
  1. Postcard announcing Bob Scobey's Band with Toni Lee Scott and Dave Black, Freddy Morgan's Idiots, and Art Hodes Band. n.d., probably late 1950's.

  2. Postcard announcing Bob Scobey's Frisco Jazz Band 7 nights a week: Clancy Hayes, Toni Lee Scott, Dave Black, Rich Matteson, Ron Di Fillips, Jim Beebe, and Brian Shanley. n.d., probably late 1950's.

  3. Postcard announcing "Mr. Tailgate Trombone Man!" Georg Brunis and his Dixieland Jazzband one night only Saturday May 2, 1959. Postmarked April 30, 1959.

• Clarite Club 2606 N. Clarke Street
  1. Postcard announcing Georg Brunis and his Dixieland All Stars: Nappy Trotpier (trumpet), Floyd Bean (piano), Stu Horton (Clarinet) and Bill Pheiffer (Drums). Postmarked Jan. 14, 1960.

  2. Postcard announcing Georg Brunis and his Dixieland All Stars, no personnel list. Postmarked Feb. 4, 1960

• Club Basin Street 6971 N. Western Avenue Chicago IL
  1. Business card for Club Basin Street "Home of Drummer Man Danny Alvin and his Kings of Dixieland." n.d.

  2. Postcard announcing a Salute to Danny Alvin "Chicago's Top Dixieland Jazz Man" hand corrected to read "Jazz Men." Monday December 1, 1958. Georg Brunis, Freddie Wacker, Jr., Art Hodes, Bill Johnson."Benefit session for hospitalized Drummerman Danny Alvin." Postmarked Nov. 27, 1958.

  3. Postcard announcing Mardi Gras at the Club Basin Street, Monday Feb. 2, 1959. Danny Alvin's Stephany Label Dixieland Band, Del Lincoln (ct), Ray Daniel (cl), Floyd O'Brien (tr), Joe Johnson (p) and Booker T. Washington (dr).

• Downbeat Club
  1. Postcard from Gail Roberts' Downbeat Club, featuring Bob Ballard's Dixieland All-Stars, postmarked March 2, 1961.

• Elmhurst Rotary Club
  1. Postcard for Elmhurst Rotary Club concert held at York H.S. Gym, St. Charles Rd., Elmhurst Wed. Jan. 13, 1960. Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra plus the Gus Allen - Bob Newton Dixieland Band. n.d.

• Friar's Inn and New Friar's Inn, Wabash and Van Buren
  1. Postcard size item, no postmark. "Friar's Inn Wabash and Van Buren Phone Wabash 6815. M.J. Fritzel." n.d., probably early 1920's.

  2. Postcard size item, no postmark. "New Friar's Inn, Wabash Ave. and Van Buren St. Telephone Wabash 1834. Management M.J. Fritzel." n.d. [Mentions Meritt Brunies and his orchestra, which played there 1923-1926 --Grove]

• Gaffer's Jazz Club 60 E. South Water Street (between Michigan and Wabash)
  1. Postcard for Gaffer's Jazz Club, featuring Bud Freeman & band, starting September 9, postmarked September 7, 1949.

  2. Postcard-size advertisement for Gaffers Jazz Club, featuring Danny Alvin's Alley Cats. Danny Alvin, drums-vocals, Lee Collins, trumpet; Jimmy James, trombone; Darnell Howard, clarinet; Don Ewell, piano. Guest star Big Bill Broonzy guitar. Sunday October 2 [1949]

• Glenbard Firehouse Highland & Roosevelt Rds, Lombard, IL
  1. Postcard announcing "Jass at the Firehouse" featuring Minneapolis band Doc Evan's "Audio Phile" Recording Band with the fabulous "Knockie Parker" on piano. Saturday June 30th. Postmarked June 26, 1956.

  2. Handwritten index card with notes about benefit concert for Del Lincoln to be held at the Glenbard Firehouse 4pm Sunday, arranged by Gus Allen, John Pope and Buck Miller. Artists listed are "Gus Allen, Russ Phillips, Bill Price "Firehouse Band" -- Red Arrow Band Sid Dawson etc. -- Alvin's band from Tom Tom [club] Jack Loett's Band from Brass Rail [club] and members of Hodes -- Salty Dogs -- and other bands. Also Georg Brunies -- Floyd O' Brien -- Harry Graves (formerly of Jazz Ltd. [club])." n.d.

• Glen Ellyn American Legion Post 3, Glen Ellyn, IL
  1. Postcard for "A Concert in Dixieland Jazz" at the Legion Clubhouse, Sunday June 14 featuring Gus Allen and Bob Newton with the Firehouse All Stars. n.d., probably 1950s.

• Hi Note, 450 N. Clark at Illinois
  1. Postcard for The Hi Note, featuring the Max Miller Trio with Buddy Nichols on bass and Earl Backus on guitar, starting January 28, postmarked January 29, 1949.

• Harlem Lounge 3800 S. Harlem Avenue
  1. Postcard for The Harlem Lodge, featuring Johnny Lane and his Famous Dixieland Band starting June 29, 1956. Personnel given as Johnny Lane, (cl); Del Lincoln, (ct); Mel Grant, (p); Marty Nichols,(tr); Doc Cenardo, (dr). Postmarked June 2?, 1956.

• Hot Club of Chicago, Moose Lodge, 1016 N. Dearborn St., Chicago IL
  1. Issue of Hot Club of Chicago News, November 1946. Mentions debut of Mezz Mezzrow's book Really the Blues, closing of Dave Bell's Session Record Shop 11/46; Lee Collins and Bunk Johnson sessions, Bunk at Orchestra Hall, Fletcher Henderson planned for a November 17, 1946 Hot Club session featuring Lee Collins on trumpet and Freddy Flynn on drums. Contains a listing of the Board of Directors which includes Squirrel Ashcroft.

  2. Ticket stubs (4) for the Hot Club of Chicago's second jazz concert, featuring Darnell Howard's New Orleans Stompers on January 13, 1946.

  3. Membership card in the Hot Club of Chicago for Peck, expiring 12/46 and signed by Kay [Catherine] Jacobson.

  4. Postcard for the Hot Club of Chicago, featuring Darnell Howard's New Orleans Stompers on January 13, postmarked January 7, 1946. Personnel given as Lee Collins, tp; Preston Jackson, tb; Darnell Howard, cl; Little Brother Montgomery, p; Lonnie Johnson, g; John Lindsay, b; Tubby Hall, dr.

  5. Postcard for the Hot Club of Chicago, featuring Jack Teagarden's Big Eight on February 17, postmarked February 14, 1946. Personnel given as Charlie Teagarden, tp; Sterling Rose, tp; Jack Teagarden, tb; Bud Jacobson, cl; Jack Gardner, p; Dick McPartland, g; Jim Lannigan, b; Johnny Craig, dr.

  6. Postcard for the Hot Club of Chicago's "Battle of the Bands," featuring George Zack's Windy City Five and Floyd Bean's Toddlin' Town Quintet on March 17, postmarked March 11, 1946. Personnel for Windy City Five given as Johnny Mendel, tp; Bob McCracken, cl; George Zack,p; Pat Pattison, b; "Hey Hey" Humphreys, dr. Personnel for Toddlin' Town Quintet given as Bill Stapleton, ct; Boyce Brown, sax; Floyd Bean, p; Jack Fonda, b; Lew Finnerty, dr.

  7. Postcard for the Hot Club of Chicago, featuring Roy Eldridge's All-Stars on April 14, postmarked April 8, 1946. Personnel given as Roy Eldridge, tp; Ned Jones, as; Eddy Johnson, ts; Rozelle Gayle, p; Rodney Richardson, b; Hilliard Brown, dr.

  8. Postcard for the Hot Club of Chicago, featuring "The Background of Jazz," a lecture by Frank Marshall Davis. h.w. addition "Ernest Borneman Modernist vs. Moldy Fig" on May 5, postmarked May 1, 1946.

  9. Postcard for the Hot Club of Chicago, tribute to Pat Pattison, featuring Doc Evans' Dixieland Jazzband with Bud Jacobson on May 19, postmarked May 13, 1946.

  10. Postcard for the Hot Club of Chicago, featuring a lecture by Frank Marshall Davis on June 2, 1946. Postmarked May 31, 1946.

  11. Postcard for the Hot Club of Chicago, featuring Bud Freeman assisted by Tut Soper, p; Carl Rinker, tp; John Mueller, tu; Bud Jacobson,cl; Dick McPartlant [sic], bj; Frank Rullo, dr on August 11, 1946.Postmarked Aug. 6, 1946.

  12. Postcard for the Hot Club of Chicago, featuring a lecture by Cy Shain on September 8, 1946.Postmarked Sept. 5, 1946.

  13. Postcard for the Hot Club of Chicago, featuring Bunk Johnson and his band with Don Ewell on September 22, postmarked September 17, 1946.

  14. Postcard for the Moose Lodge (1016 N. Dearborn), featuring a "New Orleans Dance" with Bunk Johnson and his New Orleans Band on October 4, 1946. Postmarked Oct. 2, 1946.

  15. Postcard for the Hot Club of Chicago, "Holiday Jazz Concert" featuring Jimmy McPartland "vs." Eddie Danders on December 15, postmarked December 7, 1946.

  16. Postcard for the Hot Club of Chicago, featuring Albert Ammons' Rhythm Kings and Lee Collins' New Orleans Band on February 9, 1947.

  17. Postcard for the Hot Club of Chicago, featuring Lil Armstrong and the Hot Club Rhythm Kings on March 16. Personnel given as John Mendell, Jack Goss, Earl Murphy, Wally Gordon, Mel Grant. Postmarked March 9, 1947

  18. Postcard for the Hot Club of Chicago, "Easter Parade of Jazz Stars" featuring Mama and Jimmy Yancey plus Bertha "Chippie" Hill's 57th Street Ramblers. Ramblers personnel: Bill Ogletree, tp; Mike Walker, cl; John Ewing, tb; Chas. Carrington, p; Pops Johnson, b; Pork Chops, dr. on Easter Sunday April 6, 1947. "Cabaret Style." Postmarked April 2, 1947.

• Hunt Club 6613-15 Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn IL Marty and Rose Hetzel, Props.
  1. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring The Salty Dog's [sic] from Perdue University on November 22, postmarked November 16, 1953.

  2. Postcard-size advertisement for The Hunt Club, featuring The Salty Dog's [sic] on December 13,[1953].

  3. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring The Salty Dog's [sic] on February 21, 1954.

  4. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring The Salty Dogs on March 28, postmarked March 24, 1954.

  5. Form letter from The Hunt Club, dated April 1954, outlining upcoming events for May.

  6. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring The Salty Dogs on April 11, postmarked April 7, 1954.

  7. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring The Salty Dogs on April 25, postmarked April 21, 1954.

  8. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring The Salty Dogs on May 23, postmarked May 19, 1954.

  9. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring a Band of Old Timers, including George Mitchell, Al Wynn, and Jasper Taylor on June 20, 1954.Postmarked June 16, 1954.

  10. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring The Salty Dogs on July 11, postmarked July 7, 1954. Personnel listed as Muggsy Smith, tp; Jim Snyder, tb; Frank Chace, cl; Cooper, John, p; Paul Scroggins, tu; Dick Karner, dr; handwritten addition: Dick Mushlitz, bj

  11. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring The Salty Dogs on July 25, postmarked July 21, 1954.

  12. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring The Salty Dogs on July 30, postmarked July 27, 1954.

  13. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring The Salty Dogs on January 9, 1955. Postmarked January 5, 1955.

  14. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring The Salty Dogs on January 23, 1955. Postmarked January 19, 1955.

  15. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring The Salty Dogs on February 13 and George Lewis and his World Famous New Orleans Band on February 18-22, postmarked February 9, 1955.

  16. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring The Dixie Stompers on March 13, 1955.Postmarked March 9, 1955.

  17. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring The Salty Dogs on March 20, postmarked March 15, 1955.

  18. Postcard for the Hunt Club, featuring The Salty Dogs on Sundays in May, postmarked April 27, 1955.

  19. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring the Salty Dog Dixieland Jazz Band with Darnell Howard on May 15, postmarked May 13, 1955.

  20. Postcard for The Hunt Club's fifth anniversary celebration, featuring The Purple Tones on May 27-28, The Salty Dogs with Darnell Howard on May 29 and starting again June 1, postmarked 1955.

  21. Postcard for The Hunt Club, Darnell Howard on Wed, Thurs, Fri. & Sat. n.d.; postmarked June 9, 1955.

  22. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring Al Wynn's Bucktown Six on October 9, 1955.

  23. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring Al Wynn's Bucktown Six on October 16 [h.w.change to 23], 1955.

  24. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring Turk Murphy's Frisco Jazz Band, postmarked October 28, 1955.

  25. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring Turk Murphy's Frisco Jazz Band, postmarked December 13, 1955.

  26. Postcard for The Hunt Club, featuring George Lewis and his Great Band in March and April, postmarked March 23, 1956.

  27. Postcard-sized advertisement for The Hunt Club, featuring John Lucas and his Blue Blowers Dixieland Jazz Band. n.d., probably mid -1950's.

  28. Four pages typewritten radio announcements for the Hunt Club. n.d., probably mid-1950's.

• Jazz Ltd. 11 East Grand Avenue, Chicago IL Bill Reinhardt, sole owner
  1. Postcard for opening of Jazz Ltd., featuring Doc Evans' Band, featuring Danny Alvin, Munn Ware and Don Ewell starting June 11, 1947.

• Ray Colomb's Jazzville, U.S.A. 2535 West 95th (near Western), Evergreen Park, IL
  1. Postcard for Georg Brunis and his Dixieland Band opening Wed. October 7th, 1959. Postmarked Oct. 2, 1959.

• Kimball Hall, 306 S. Wabash, Chicago IL
  1. Postcard for Kimball Hall, featuring Mezz Mezzrow on December 1, postmarked November 21, 1946.

  2. Postcard for Kimball Hall, featuring the Gold Award Jazzmen on May 12, 1946. Personnel given as Red Norvo, vb; Chubby Jackson, b; Bill Harris, tb; Flip Phillips, ts; Ralph Burns, p; Sonny Berman, tp; Billy Bauer, gt; Don Lamond, dr.

  3. Postcard notice for the Kimball Hall concert, advising of a date change to May 11 for the Gold Award Jazzmen, postmarked May 9, 1946.

• Mother Blues, 1305 N. Wells Street Chicago IL
  1. Postcard/ticket to a Tribute to Lester "Pres" Young on Sunday March 20, 1966. "In Person: Yusef Lateef, Bunky Green, Jay Peters, Harold Jones, and many guest artists." Postmarked March 9, 1966.

• The Normandy Restaurant and Lounge, 1110 Lawrence Avenue (next to the Aragon)
  1. Flyer inaugurating Dixieland at the Normandy starting Tues. Sept. 20 [year established by calendar as either 1949 or 1955]. featuring the Gold Coast Dixie Lander's [sic]. Pencilled note on back gives personnel: Jim Clark, ct; Marty Nichols, tb; Chuck Hedges, cl; Dave Remington, p; Howie Agster, dr.

• Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Dr., Chicago IL
  1. Postcard for Duke Ellington & Orchestra Concert Sun. January 20, 3pm & 8pm. 1946. Sponsored by DownBeat.

• Orchestra Hall, 216 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL
  1. Postcard for Kid Ory and his Original Creole Jazz Band with Bertha "Chippie" Hill, Lonnie Johnson and Jimmy Yancey. Monday May 3. Postmarked April 19, 1948.

• Dixieland Lane in Orchard Twin Bowl, 9444 Skokie Blvd. One block south of Old Orchard Shopping Center.
  1. Large postcard: Opening Sept. 23d at 8pm Georg Brunis and his Dixieland All-Stars. "Under the personal supervison of Mrs. Danny Alvin." postmark illegible. probably mid 1950's.

• Riverside-Brookfield H.S., 1st & Forest Aves, Riverside IL.
  1. Postcard for concert Tues. Feb. 3 featuring Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra and Franz Jackson and his Original "Jass" All-Stars. Postmarked Jan. 19, 1959.

• The Sabre Room of Dynell Springs 8900 West 95th Street, Oak Lawn, IL
  1. Postcard for The Sabre Room, featuring The Salty Dogs on March 21, 1954. No postmark.

  2. Postcard for The Sabre Room, featuring The Salty Dogs on April 4, 1954.Postmarked March 31, 1954.

  3. Postcard for The Sabre Room, featuring The Salty Dogs on April 18, 1954.Postmarked April 14, 1954.

  4. Postcard for The Sabre Room, featuring The Salty Dogs on May 2, 1954. Postmarked April 28, 1954.

  5. Postcard for The Sabre Room, featuring The Salty Dogs on May 16, 1954. postmarked May 12, 1954.

  6. Postcard for The Saber [sic] Room, featuring The Salty Dogs on January 30, postmarked January 26, 1955.

  7. Postcard for The Saber [sic] Room, featuring The Salty Dogs on February 27, 1955. Postmarked Feb. 22, 1955.

• Tom Tom Lounge 5413 Irving Park Rd
  1. Handwritten postcard for The Tom Tom Lounge, featuring Danny Alvin & his Kings of Dixieland, postmarked November 29, 1955.

  2. Postcard for The Tom-Tom Lounge, featuring Danny Alvin's Kings of Dixieland, postmarked January 23, 1956. Personnel given as Danny Alvin, dr; Dean Whitaker, ct; George Brunis, tb; Charley Clark, cl; Hal Benson, p.

  3. Business cards (2) for the Tom Tom Lounge, with Ed Hollasch and Dean Whitaker listed along with address and phone number. Reverse of one card has h.w. note: "Now in my 31st week. Thanks for your patronage. Danny Alvin. Starting July 1st Jazz concerts every other Sunday 7-12pm."

• Twin Terrace Cafe 3 North Clark St. Chicago IL.
  1. Postcard from the Twin Terrace Room, featuring the New Orleans Wanderers on March 23.. Personnel given as Lee Collins, tp; Preston Jackon, tb; Oliver Alcorn, cl; Bill Johnson, b; Little Brother Montgomery, p; Pork Chops, dr; Bertha "Chippie" Hill, vocals, plus Lil Armstrong, "famed piano stylist." Postmarked March 5, 1947.

  2. Postcard for the Twin Terrace Cafe, featuring Bunk Johnson and his Dixieland Band on April 27. Don Ewell, p; Lonnie Johnson, g & vocals;. Bob McCracken, cl; Ed Schaefer, tb; Bill Johnson, b; Freddy Flynn, dr; Bertha "Chippie" Hill and Lovie Austin. postmarked April 24, 1947.

  3. Postcard for the Twin Terrace Cafe, featuring Bunk Johnson and his Dixieland Band on May 11. Personnel given as; Don Elwell, p; Bob McCracken, cl; Ed Schaefer, tb; Jack Goss, bj; Bill Andre, dr; Lonnie Johnson, gt & vocals. postmarked May 9, 1947.

  4. Postcard for Twin Terrace Cafe, featuring Art Hodes and his Blue Note Jazzmen on Sunday October 19. Personnel given as Edmond Hall, cl; Lee Collins, tp; Ed Schaefer, tb; Earl Murphy, b; Bill Page, dr; Jack Goss, g; Lonnie Johnson, intermission guitar & blues singing. Postmarked October 1, 194? [1947.]

• Uptown Players Theater 1225 N. LaSalle, Chicago, IL
  1. Postcard for a series of Jazz Musicales on the 1st and 3d Sundays in July and August. Card is for the first concert on July 1, 1945, featuring Bud Jacobson's Jungle Kings. Personnel given as Bud Jacobson, reeds; Volly De Faut, cl; Johnny Mendel, tp; Warren Smith, tb; Tut Soper, p; Jack Goss, g ; Jim Lannigan, b; Lou [Lew] Finnerty, dr. Postmarked June 24, 1945.

  2. Flyer for Second Annual Big Horn JazzFest '73, May 25-28 1973. Postmarked May 11, 1973.

• Ephemera from New York Clubs
  1. Membership cards (7) for Milt Gabler's Sunday Swing Club at Jimmy Ryan's Place (New York).

  2. Postcard for Eddie Condon's Jazz Concerts at Town Hall on April 29 and May 13, no year.

  3. Program for The Onyx, featuring Billie Holiday, Cozy Cole Trio and others starting May 27, no year.

  4. Postcard from "The Savoy: The World's Most Beautiful Ballroom. Intersectional Classic New York vs Chicago The Chicago Rhythm of Earl Hines & his Orch. Benny Carter & his New York Orchestra. Al Cooper's Savoy Sultans & their Jump Rhythm. Sunday Oct. 22" [Al Cooper was in residence at the NYC Savoy.]

  Box 2 Red Arrow Jazz Club Materials

  1. Press release from Pinnacle Recordings [Franz Jackson's own label] for the LP "A Night at Red Arrow" with Franz Jackson and the Original Jass All-Stars;" no date.

  2. Ticket for the Red Arrow Jazz Club, featuring Arthur Logan Folk Singers plus Franz Jackson Band, dated July 3, n.d.

  3. Promotional fliers (2) for the Red Arrow Jazz Club announcing the formation of the Chicago Jazz Band. Photo of club exterior.

  4. Postcard with photo of a band playing at the Red Arrow?, captioned "The Very Finest in Dixieland Music." Possibly Johnny Lane and his Famous Dixieland Band.

Compiled Feb.6,1998 by Deborah L. Gillaspie, Curator, Chicago Jazz Archive.

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