Clayton on stage
Buck Clayton playing a muted trumpet with an unidentified drummer on stage.
Clayton's Imperial Four
Studio photo of the members of Simeon O. Clayton's Imperial Four turned to the left and facing forward.
Claytons with Joe Lewis
Buck and Pat Clayton seated at a restaurant dining table with boxer Joe Louis.
Close-up of Buck Clayton in a felt hat beside his trumpet's mouthpiece
A close up of Buck Clayton, wearing a felt hat and holding a trumpet so only the mouthpiece is in the photograph next to his left cheek.
Close-up of Buck Clayton wearing a light-colored fedora hat
A close-up of Buck Clayton wearing a light-colored fedora hat.
Close-up of Buck Clayton's face
A very close-up photograph of Buck Clayton's face.
Close-up of Buck Clayton's face and trumpet mouthpiece
Close-up of Buck Clayton's face and the mouthpiece of his trumpet.
Close-up photograph of Buck Clayton smiling while wearing a beret
A close-up photograph of Buck Clayton smiling while wearing a beret.
Close-up photograph of Buck Clayton wearing a beret
A close-up photograph of Buck Clayton wearing a beret and a turtleneck sweater.
Close-up portrait of Art Farmer playing trumpet
Art Farmer on trumpet.
Coaching a jazz class
Buck Clayton coaching jazz students in New York City.
Coaching a jazz singer
Buck Clayton and an unidentified African American female student singing into a microphone during a jazz class, with two African American male trumpet players behind them, in New York City.
Coffee with Buck
Buck Clayton having coffee with Buddy Tate and an unidentified woman; Pierre Boyer is just entering the photo from the left; in Nantes, France.
Coleman Hawkins and Buck Clayton performing at the Newport Jazz Festival
Coleman Hawkins, playing his saxophone with smiling eyes toward the trombonist next to him (only the trombone is visible) and Buck Clayton playing his trumpet with his eyes closed at the 1956 Newport...
Coleman Hawkins playing saxophone
Coleman Hawkins on stage playing saxophone with an unidentified bass player in New York.
Coleman Hawkins playing saxophone
Coleman Hawkins on stage playing saxophone with Roy Eldridge, trumpet and unidentified bassist and pianist in New York.
Coleman Hawkins playing saxophone
Coleman Hawkins playing saxophone; J.C Heard on drums with unidentified trumpet player.
Conducting
Buck Clayton conducting group of musicians. Musicians on the first row, from left to right are Haywood Henry, Pinky Williams, Earle Warren, Preston Love, Buddy Tate and Eddie Durham on the second row...
Connecticut Governor William O'Neill with Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton with Connecticut Governor O'Neil; Hartford, Connecticut, posted on a holiday card from Harry Lichtenbaum.
Conversing in Warsaw
Buck Clayton speaking to an unidentified man in Warsaw, Poland.
Cootie Williams playing trumpet
Cootie Williams playing a trumpet with mute; facing slightly to the left, eyes closed.
Count Basie
Portrait of Count Basie from the shoulders up; looking upwards and to the right; wearing a suit and tie.
Count Basie and Nancy Elliott
Count Basie seated with a cigarette in front a dressing room mirror in which Nancy Elliott can also be seen taking the photo.