Bam Brown, Zutty Singleton, Dick Powell, and Slim Gaillard
Bam Brown, Zutty Singleton, Dick Powell, and Slim Gaillard laughing and talking in a recording studio. Brown is holding a double bass and shaking hands with Powell. Singleton is looking forward and...
Bob Haggart and Frank Trumbauer
Double bassist Bob Haggart and saxophonist Frank Trumbauer looking over music in a recording studio. Haggart and Trumbauer are both looking down at a music stand behind a Capitol Records microphone.
Dave Brubeck playing piano
Unidentified white man (possibly Chris Brubeck) playing upright bass and Dave Brubeck looking down and laughing while playing piano. Brubeck is wearing a patterned shirt.
Ed Garland playing bass
Ed Garland facing forward and looking down while playing bass in the studio. Garland is wearing a white collared shirt and suspenders.
Eddie Safranski playing bass
Eddie Safranski playing bass on stage with the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Safranski is leaning forward and smiling. Only one other musician is partly seen.
Elmer James playing double bass
Elmer James playing double bass and looking to the side over the piano. James is wearing a double breasted suit.
Gene Ramey
Gene Ramey playing double bass on stage while looking down and smiling. Ramey is wearing a dark colored suit and tie.
Hank Wayland
Frederick (Hank) Wayland leaning forward and looking down while playing double bass. Wayland is wearing a white shirt, suspenders, and a black bowtie.
Jack Lesberg
Jack Lesberg, Eddie Condon's solid-rocking bass player, shown as he appears in t he March of Time film, "Night Club Boom," has been featured with numerous other big-time bands, and is a familiar star...
John Kirby playing bass
John Kirby looking to the side and playing bass. Kirby is wearing a checkered suit and black tie.
John Simmons
John Simmons playing double bass in a rehearsal studio. Simmons is looking to the side and is wearing a checkered shirt.
Ray Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, and Dizzy Gillespie
Ray Brown playing bass, Ella Fitzgerald singing into a microphone, and Dizzy Gillespie looking at Fitzgerald from the side during an outdoor performance.
Red Callender playing bass
Angled photograph of Red Callender looking up while playing bass on a stage with other unidentified players. Callender is wearing a dark suit.
Tommy Potter and Charlie Parker
Tommy Potter playing double bass and Charlie Parker playing saxophone. Potter is close to the camera and Parker appears in between Potter and the neck of his instrument.