Buck Clayton, Milt Hinton, and Trummy Young
Milt Hinton with an arm thrown around Buck Clayton and an arm thrown around Trummy Young.
Buck Clayton, Nat Pierce, Harry Edison, and Jean-Pierre Vignola
Buck Clayton seated outside of a restaurant, possibly in France, Quebec or Switzerland, with Nat Pierce, Harry "Sweets" Edison and Jean-Pierre Vignola; everyone looking forward at the camera.
Buck Clayton, Oleg Lundstrem, and George Avakian
Buck Clayton, center, with Oleg Lundstrem and George Avakian leaning in for the photo and all staring directly ahead at the camera.
Buck Clayton, Pee Wee Russell and Vic Dickenson
Pee Wee Russell playing clarinet with Buck Clayton and Vic Dickenson talking nearby with their instruments in hand.
Buck Clayton, Pierre Artis, and Hugues Panassié
Buck Clayton showing something in a notebook to Pierre Artis with Hugues Panassié seated in front of them at a formal function; all in suits.
Buck Clayton, Raymond Ré, and Sir Charles Thompson on the streets in Geneva, Switzerland
Buck Clayton standing with Raymond Ré and Sir Charles Thompson in front of a record store; Geneva, Switzerland.
Buck Clayton, Sammy Kaye, Art Carney, and Tommy Dorsey at a union meeting
Buck Clayton (2nd from left), Sammy Kaye (4th from left, looking down), Art Carney (6th from left, looking down), and Tommy Dorsey (7th from left), standing with an unidentified group of people behind...
Buck Clayton, Zoot Sims, and an unidentified man
Buck Clayton standing with Zoot Sims (middle) and an unidentified white man (possibly Steve Voce?) in a denim jacket.
Buck Clayton, Zoot Sims, and Cutty Cutshall
Buck Clayton in rehearsal with Zoot Sims, saxophone, and Cutty Cutshall, trombone.
Buck Clayton. Joe Turner. Feel so fine!
"Buck Clayton/Joe Turner: feel so fine".
Buck Clayton's fingers threaded around his trumpet
Buck Clayton's fingers threaded around his trumpet.
Buck Clayton's first professional band
Portrait of the Red Mill Dance Hall Band (Buck Clayton's first professional band) Buck Clayton, trumpet; Theodore Cruz, alto saxophone; Pete Kinard, tenor saxophone; Ronald Wharton, guitar, banjo; La...
Buck Clayton's hands
Buck Clayton's hands beside a music manuscript and a bottle of 1982 bottle of Chateau Cantenac Brown wine, likely Margeaux, France.
Buck Clayton's wedding
Gladys "Derb" Henderson and Buck Clayton's being married at Paramount Studios; Hollywood, California; Surrounded by actors, musicians, and the Cotton Club Chorus Line.
Buck having a laugh
Buck Clayton seated with a trumpet and laughing while in France.
Buck holding grandbaby Dawn
Buck Clayton holding granddaughter Dawn Rachael Parrott, about 2 years old.
Buck in a recording session
Buck Clayton on trumpet in a recording studio with Jimmy Butts, Dexter Gordon, J.C. Heard, Danny Barker and Charlie Parker
Buck in Warsaw
Buck Clayton speaking to an unidentified man (off-camera) in Warsaw, Poland; he poster above is advertising the 15th Traditional Jazz Competition.
Buck playing trumpet
Buck Clayton playing trumpet next to an unidentified drummer who's face is covered at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.
Buck playing trumpet
Dramatically lit portrait of Buck Clayton playing trumpet at a venue in Washington D.C.