Buck Clayton, Howard Alden, and Dan Barrett
Buck Clayton standing with his arms around Howard Alden and Dan Barrett.
Buck Clayton, Howard Alden, and George Van Eps
Buck Clayton standing behind a seated Howard Alden with his guitar case, and George Van Eps, also with an instrument case; taken on the porch of a building in rocking chairs.
Buck Clayton, Humphrey Lyttelton and friends
Buck Clayton, Humphrey Lyttelton, Steve Voce and four others in London, England.
Buck Clayton, Humphrey Lyttelton and others
Humphrey Lyttelton with Bud Freeman, Sinclair Traill, Buck Clayton, Hon. Gerald Lascelles, two unidentified white men and two dogs in Paris, France.
Buck Clayton, Jimmy Skidmore, and Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton, back turned and holding trumpet; Buck Clayton, left hand on his face, standing next to Jimmy Skidmore who is holding a tenor saxophone and looking directly at Humphrey.
Buck Clayton, John Hammond, and Flip Phillips
Buck Clayton, John Hammond, and Flip Phillips standing together on a sidewalk, with John's arms around both Buck and Flip.
Buck Clayton, Max Jones, and possibly Betty Jones
Buck Clayton seated in a dressing room with Max Jones and a woman, likely Betty Jones; both Jones and the woman have glasses of wine in hand.
Buck Clayton, Mezz Mezzrow and Big Chief Russell Moore performing
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...
Buck Clayton, Michel Boujat and Felix Debrit's mother
Buck Clayton with Michel Boujat; Felix Debrit's mother is standing in the background in Berne, Switzerland.
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, Norene Tate performing with Mary Lou Williams in the background
Norene Tate speaking into a microphone on stage with Buck Clayton pointing at the crowd. Mary Lou Williams and unidentified white man in the background.
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, 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, 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's birthday party with the band
Buck Clayton (background, center) seated with a group of friends, fans, and band members. Trombonist, John Darville seated on far left, facing camera with legs crossed and hands clasped around knee...
Buck playing trumpet in the studio
Buck Clayton on trumpet with Sir Charles Thompson on piano and others in the room.
Buck working with two young jazz guitarists
Buck Clayton seated and working with two young jazz guitarists (one African American man, one white man) in New York City.
Buck, Henri and Charles in Geneva
Buck Clayton with Henri Chaix and Sir Charles Thompson standing on the street in Geneva, Switzerland.
Buck, Henri and Charles in Geneva
Buck Clayton standing with Henri Chaix and Sir Charles Thompson outside in Geneva, Switzerland; a sign on the building behind them reads, in part, "Noverraz L'Huillier"
Buck's French American Band performing
Members of Buck's French American Band performing on stage in Paris, France.
Buddy Tate and bag
Buddy Tate in a plaid jacket at an outdoor restaurant's counter with his bag between straw dispensers; unidentified white man in a tank-top with a bottle of something undoubtedly alcoholic behind him.
Buddy Tate and others
Sitting with their luggage are (from left to right): Buddy Tate, Eddie Durham, Haywood Henry, Mel Wanzo, Pinky Williams and Curtis Fuller.