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 - 5 of 5 items

Studio shot with Dicky Wells on trombone, Buck Clayton, likely Earle Warren, and an unidentified African American clarinet player.

Date Published

1961

1970

Buddy Tate, Budd Johnson and Earle Warren on sax with Vic Dickenson on trombone in the background.

Date Published

1976-09-13

Harry Edison on trumpet with Jimmy Knepper on trombone during a recording session.

Date Published

1976-09-13

Buck Clayton, Stan Getz (tenor sax), Gene Krupa (drums), George Duvivier (bass) and Urbie Green (trombone) performing in a recording studio; Hollywood, California; likely as part of the soundtrack for...

Date Published

1955

Vic Dickenson with his trombone, reviewing sheet music.

Date Published

1976-09-13

Digital Collections

Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton, Dicky Wells and others

Buddy Tate, Budd Johnson and Earle Warren

Harry Edison and Jimmy Knepper playing

In a recording studio

Vic Dickenson

Types (Collection)

Genres (Collection)

Subjects (Collection)

Subjects, People (Collection)