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

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Buck Clayton on stage with a group of musicians and two unidentified men (likely: Hank Jones, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Philly Jo Jones, drums; Eddie Jones, bass; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Frank...

Date Published

1984-06-30

Buck Clayton on stage with a group of musicians (likely: Hank Jones, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Philly Jo Jones, drums; Eddie Jones, bass; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Illinois Jacquet, tenor saxophone...

Date Published

1984-06-30

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...

Date Published

1955

An unidentified band (African American men with one white man) with an African American man holding a guitar at a microphone.

Date Published

1931

1940

Digital Collections

Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton directing the Reno Club Band at the 1984 Kool Jazz Festival

Buck Clayton listening to the band at the 1984 Kool Jazz Festival

Scene from The Benny Goodman Story

Unidentified band

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