Buck Clayton posing with a group of Japanese women
Buck Clayton standing with an unidentified group of Japanese women wearing traditional kimonos in Tokyo.
Buck Clayton posing with friends
Buck Clayton standing with Jean Clayton, Jack Medlock, Mary Bledsoe and Leon Stafford.
Buck Clayton practicing the trumpet
Buck Clayton practicing on trumpet.
Buck Clayton profile holding his trumpet
A profile of Buck Clayton standing, in a checked suit, polka dot ascot and shirt, and holding a trumpet; "Buck Clayton" printed on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Buck Clayton publicity photo
Publicity photo of Buck Clayton on trumpet in upper left vignette and with cigarette in his left hand in lower right vignette.
Buck Clayton ready for cold weather
Buck Clayton, leaning against a column, wearing a heavy winter coat and hat, holding a shopping bag.
Buck Clayton ready for the camera shot
Buck Clayton standing in front of the pool with his camera around his neck and out of its case.
Buck Clayton ready for winter
Buck Clayton wearing an Irish-type cap and a winter coat.
Buck Clayton ready to eat
Buck Clayton holding a pot of food (just what is anyone's guess).
Buck Clayton receiving a hug and an award from the New Jersey Jazz Society
Buck Clayton receiving a hug and an award from New Jersey Jazz Society.
Buck Clayton receiving a kiss
Buck Clayton, wearing a fedora, receiving a kiss on the cheek from an unidentified person; Paris.
Buck Clayton receiving an award
Buck Clayton receiving a silver beverage set as an award from and unidentified man. Three people are standing behind them near a microphone on a table.
Buck Clayton receiving applause
Buck Clayton receiving applause in St. Peter's Church during a Duke Ellington stamp ceremony; New York.
Buck Clayton receiving New Jersey Jazz Society award
Buck Clayton and three unidentified men holding New Jersey Jazz Society awards.
Buck Clayton receiving the first copy of his autobiography from Alyn Shipton
Music publisher, Alyn Shipton hands Buck Clayton the first copy of Buck's autobiography in an envelope. They sit, turned toward each other, on a bench inside the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York.
Buck Clayton recording session
Buck Clayton on trumpet in a recording studio with Sir Charles Thompson, Jimmy Butts, Dexter Gordon, J.C. Heard, Danny Barker and Charlie Parker.
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 relaxing at a party
Buck Clayton grinning and seated at the bar, drink in hand, during a party.
Buck Clayton relaxing with fans
Buck Clayton, holding his fedora on his knee, seated outside on a bench in the middle of a group of unidentified people.
Buck Clayton scrunches his face as he plays the trumpet
Buck Clayton scrunches his face as he perform on stage with Jackie Williams and an unidentified pianist. At the Concert Party at the Irving Center, New York.
Buck Clayton seasoned performer
Buck Clayton, looking tired, seated with a trumpet, likely in Cleveland, Ohio.
Buck Clayton seated at a table with, from left to right, Red Richards, Russell "Big Chief" Moore, an unidentified girl, Buster Bailey, Kansas Fields
Buck Clayton seated at a table with, from left to right, Red Richards, Russell "Big Chief" Moore, an unidentified girl, Buster Bailey, Kansas Fields.
Buck Clayton seated on a bench
Buck Clayton seated on a park bench likely in New York City with an envelope on his lap, kissing his thumb and index finger on his left hand, wearing a fedora.