Between takes
Buck Clayton seated in a recording studio; Vic Dickenson (in a hat) and another, unidentified white man, are in the foreground.
Buck Clayton looking at Ed Koch
Buck Clayton, grinning and looking to his left at a smiling Ed Koch. Outside at an unidentified venue.
Buck Clayton recording with Jimmy Rushing
Jimmy Rushing and Buck Clayton (and possibly Urbie Green on trombone) in a recording studio in New York.
Buck Clayton with Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, and Joe Bushkin
Jackie Gleason seated with Buck Clayton, Joe Bushkin, Art Carney, and others; Embers Club, New York City.
Buck Clayton with jazz students
Buck Clayton watching as jazz students practice their instruments and one African American woman sings in New York City.
Buck Clayton with the WOV DJ, Fred Robbins
Buck Clayton seated with a WOV disc jockey, Fred Robbins with the WOV microphone between them.
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.
Jazz fan sitting at Crawdaddy Room in New York City
A fan seated at the Crawdaddy Room; New York City.
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...
Unidentified man speaks to an audience
An unidentified white man speaks to an audience (white men and women) at the Concert Party at the Irving Center, New York.
Waiting to perform
Jackie Williams, Dicky Wells, Buck Clayton, Buddy Tate, and an unidentified white male pianist wait on stage. At the Concert Party at the Irving Center, New York.
Working with a jazz class
Buck Clayton watching as jazz students practice during class, including one African American woman singing, in New York City.
Zoot Sims causes Budd Johnson to laugh
Zoot Sims makes Budd Johnson, looking at each other, laugh as they stand on stage, holding their saxophones, Buck Clayton's right side visible. At the Concert Party at the Irving Center, New York.