Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

The Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection was donated to LaBudde Special Collections by Clayton's wife, Patricia. The collection, which spans from 1928 to Clayton’s death in 1991, contains material related to the jazz composer/arranger/trumpeter’s personal and professional life.

Items in Collection: 1,747

Topics

Asian American History & Representation

Black History & Representation

Civil Rights

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

1 - 6 of 6 items

Mezz Mezzrow and Buck Clayton performing in front of a crowd in Paris, France.

Date Published

1961

1970

Buck Clayton, trumpet with: Benny Morton, Jack Butler, Mezz Mezzrow, Max Kaminsky, Eddie Barefield, Cliff Jackson with microphone and the man seated on the far left is Milt Buckner.

Date Published

1946

Buck Clayton playing trumpet with Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow, clarinet and probably Big Chief Russell Moore (Pima, or Akimel O'odham, tribe member) on trombone behind Buck and not clearly seen, in Zürich...

Date Published

1953

Mezz Mezzrow, Buck Clayton, Gene Sedric, Red Richards and Big Chief Moore performing on stage.

Date Published

1951

1960

Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow, clarinets, Jack Butler, trumpet, and Wilbur DeParis, trombone.

Date Published

1946

Mezz Mezzrow performing with Sidney Bechet and Jack Butler.

Date Published

1946

Digital Collections

Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton and Mezz Mezzrow in Paris

Buck Clayton Benny Morton and others

Buck Clayton, Mezz Mezzrow and Big Chief Russell Moore performing

Mezz Mezzrow playing clarinet

Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow and others

Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow, Jack Butler

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