Playing with Harry Sheppard's band
Buck Clayton performing with Harry Sheppard's band; Harry Sheppard, vibraphone, Joe Kane (?), piano and unidentified drummer and double bassist.
Portrait of Buck Clayton at age 21
Portrait of Buck Clayton wearing a suit.
Randy Sandke playing trumpet
Trumpet player, likely Randy Sandke, with James Chirillo, guitar, Dennis Mackrel, drums, Doug Lawrence, Jerry Dodgion, Joe Temperley, saxes, and other members of the Swingin' Dream Band performing.
Recording session with Jimmy Rushing and Coleman Hawkins
Jimmy Rushing, Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins, unidentified African American man (partly out of frame), and possibly Urbie Green and Danny Bank (backs to camera), in a recording studio in New York...
Recording the soundtrack
Buck Clayton, Harry James and a group of unidentified musicians performing in a recording studio in Hollywood, California, likely as part of the soundtrack for The Benny Goodman Story.
Recording the soundtrack
Publicity photo of Buck Clayton and a group of unidentified musicians performing in a recording studio in Hollywood, California, likely as part of the soundtrack for The Benny Goodman Story.
Recording the soundtrack
Publicity photo of Buck Clayton and a group of unidentified musicians performing in a recording studio in Hollywood, California, likely as part of the soundtrack for The Benny Goodman Story.
Recording the soundtrack
Publicity photo of Buck Clayton and a group of unidentified musicians performing in a recording studio in Hollywood, California, likely as part of the soundtrack for The Benny Goodman Story.
Recording the soundtrack
Publicity photo of Buck Clayton, Harry James and a group of unidentified musicians performing in a recording studio in Hollywood, California, likely as part of the soundtrack for The Benny Goodman...
Red Richards in the studio
Red Richards seated in a sound studio with a microphone hanging just to his left.
Red Richards playing piano and singing
Red Richards playing piano and singing into a microphone.
Restroom break
Buck Clayton coming out of the men's room with Buddy Tate and Nat Pierce heading that way.
Roy Eldridge and Coleman Hawkins talking in the green room
Roy Eldridge speaking with Coleman Hawkins in the green room; New York.
Roy Eldridge and Maxine Sullivan
Roy Eldridge, seated, with Maxine Sullivan standing next to him.
Roy Eldridge and others
Roy Eldridge, Jonah Jones, Rex Stewart and Trummy Young performing on stage in New York.
Roy Eldridge with Jim Maxwell and others
Roy Eldridge speaking into a microphone with Jimmy Maxwell, trumpet, and unidentified musicians on clarinet and trombone.
Roy Eldridge with Jim Maxwell and others
Roy Eldridge speaking into a microphone with Jimmy Maxwell playing trumpet and an unidentified white male clarinetist.
Sarah Vaughan singing
Sarah Vaughan singing into a microphone with unidentified African American male bassist behind her.
Sax player
An unidentified African American male saxophone player standing, smiling, with his saxophone.
Scene from The Benny Goodman Story
Publicity photo of a scene from the film where Steve Allen (as Benny Goodman) is speaking with Hy Averback (as manager Willard Alexander); also seen are Buck Clayton and, possibly, Buddy Ray...
Shadows
Sam Woodyard, drums, Walter Page, bass, and Buck Clayton, trumpet, performing on stage with Clayton throwing a large and striking shadow against a wall.
Shaking hands with Woody Herman
Woody Herman shaking hands with Buck Clayton; both wearing coats and Herman is holding a large envelope in one hand.
Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow and others
Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow, clarinets, Jack Butler, trumpet, and Wilbur DeParis, trombone.