John Falter's Jazz Portraits         In the Studio

Falter's work in the studio included prints and paintings based on his on-the-spot jazz sketches. These studio works are more polished and refined than the live drawings, yet still remain more expressive than the straightforward illustration style typically associated with Falter's magazine work. James P. Johnson John Falter oil on board Acknowledged as the father of stride piano playing, James P. Johnson also arranged and composed. Donor: John P. Falter Collection 10,645-4569   Jack Teagarden John Falter oil on board Many critics considered Jack Teagarden the finest of all jazz trombonists during his time. Donor: John P. Falter Collection 10,645-4568   Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong John Falter oil on canvas, 1975 Donor: John P. Falter Collection 10,645-31   Recently when the late Louis Armstrong marched over to the other side to be one of the saints, we were once again reminded that there are but a few of them left. The innovators who grew up with jazz, the men who stuck to the roots of this American expression of music.   -- John Falter   "Pee Wee" Russell John Falter oil on board Pee Wee Russell (Charles Ellsworth) played clarinet and saxophones. Many musicians considered him the greatest and most original jazz clarinetist ever. Donor: John P. Falter Collection 10,645-4570

NSHS Home Virtual Exhibits Introduction Colorado Jazz Party World's Greatest Jazz Band    Lou Stein & Carl Fontana    Vic Dickenson    Ed Hubble    Bobby Wilber & Bud Freeman    Ralph Sutton Jazz in Action    Cliff Leeman    Gus Johnson & Budd Johnson    Willie "the Lion" Smith    Benny Carter    Teddy Wilson    Dick Hyman    John Mince    Clark Terry & Zoot Simms In the Studio Pee Wee Erwin of Falls City Odessa Jazz Party 1    Kai Winding, Milt Hinton, Bert Ellis, Ross Tompkins    Bucky Pizzarelli    Jack Lesberg Odessa Jazz Party 2    Stan Wrightsman, Skeets Herfurt, "Wild Bill" Davison