The 375th Army Service Forces Band (Buck Clayton, seated, far right) posing with all their instruments in New York.
Al Casey, Dave Dexter, Horace Henderson, and Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett sitting shoulder to shoulder against a studio wall. All are leaning forward and looking up.
Al Jarvis looking at music with Duke Ellington. Jarvis is holding music for "We'll Be Together Again" and looking down while Ellington looks at the music and smiles.
Andy Kirk and his Twelve Clouds of Joy posing on stage for a photo. Musicians include Mary Lou Williams at the piano, John Harrington holding a saxophone, Ben Webster holding a saxophone, Pha Terrell...
Armed Forces Radio Service group photo featuring Bill Moore Four performing in studio. The saxophonist stands center singing into a microphone with several musicians to the side and in background
Armed Forces Radio Service group photo featuring Bill Moore Four performing in studio. Six musicians stand in a studio holding their instruments and facing the piano.
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...
Bam Brown, Zutty Singleton, Oscar Levant, and Slim Gaillard standing shoulder to shoulder. All are wearing dark suits and smiling. Gaillard is holding a paper with "Cement Mixer" printed on it.
Ed Garland playing bass, Barney Bigard playing clarinet, Dave Dexter looking down and smiling, Zutty Singleton (drummer) looking to the side and smiling, Norman Bowden playing trumpet, Bud Scott...
Ed Garland playing bass, Barney Bigard playing clarinet, Dave Dexter looking down and smiling, Zutty Singleton (drummer) standing and grinning, Norman Bowden playing trumpet, Bud Scott (guitarist)...
Bud Scott playing guitar, Ed Garland playing bass, Shorty Haughton playing trombone, Barney Bigard playing clarinet, Fred Washington seated and playing piano, Norman Bowden playing trumpet, and Zutty...
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra posing on stage for a group photo. Fourteen musicians are wearing light colored suits and a dark handkerchief. Moten is wearing a black suit and holding a...
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra sitting in front of a curtain and holding instruments. Nine musicians are sitting and looking forward, wearing black tuxedoes.
Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday sitting and looking over music. Holiday is wearing a jacket with a shoulder patch and a white hair wrap. Ellington is holding music and a pencil, wearing a plaid...
Billie Holiday straightening a tie for Louis Armstrong in a publicity photo shoot in Hollywood, California. Armstrong is holding a trumpet in his hands and grinning with closed eyes. Holiday is...
Billie Holiday, Dave Dexter, Al Jarvis, an unidentified man, and Duke Ellington sitting at a studio table with KFW microphones. Holiday is wearing a coat and hair wrap, looking to the side. Dexter...
Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, and Dave Dexter looking over music on the piano. Ellington is sitting at the piano, wearing a pinstripe suit. Holiday is wearing a coat and hair wrap, looking down...
Publicity photo of Cabo Frio featuring members Terrence Bruce, Glen Cummings, Joey Santora, George Sessum, and Chris Kendrick facing forward, smiling, and holding their instruments.
Capitol Baseball Team posing for group photo wearing uniform shirts and caps with the letter 'C'. Dave Dexter is standing third from left in the back row with hands clasped together. Nat King Cole is...
The Capitol International Jazzmen posing in a studio for a group photo. Coleman Hawkins is wearing a suite and fedora, holding a saxophone in both hands. John Kirby is wearing a suit and holding his...
Charles "Cootie" Williams playing trumpet on stage into a microphone in front of an unidentified musician. Williams is wearing a light colored suit and patterned tie.
Charles "Cootie" Williams photographed from the side playing trumpet in a recording studio, into a Capitol Records microphone, with unidentified musicians. Williams is leaning to the side and closing...
Charles "Cootie" Williams playing trumpet in a recording studio, into a Capitol Records microphone, with unidentified musicians. Williams is leaning to the side and closing his eyes, wearing a striped...
Coleman Hawkins sitting on a sofa smiling and looking up at Dave Dexter who is sitting on the arm of the couch with legs crossed. Hawkins is wearing a pinstripe suit and holding a saxophone on his lap...
Coleman Hawkins and Dave Dexter sitting on wooden steps. Hawkins is wearing a pinstripe suit and holding a saxophone in his lap while looking forward and to the side. Dexter is looking forward and...
