Manuel's Original Orchestra
Beverly, Massachusetts
Photograph attributed to Leland O. Tilford
Otis A. Manuel founded Manuel’s Black and White Orchestra in Beverly in 1916. Otis played trumpet with jazz greats like Duke Ellington and Count Basie and was well known around the North Shore for his orchestra.
Banjo - Johnny Slavin
Bass - Cindy Manuel
Drums - Walter Pichard
Trumpet - Otis Manuel
Trombone - David Manuel
Saxophone - Pop Andrews (old)
Saxophone - George Bancroft (new)
Violin - Maxie Baker
Piano - George Richie
c. 1917
Citation: The Salem News Historic Photograph Collection,
Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts