Left to right: Dave Dexter, wearing a pinstripe suit; jazz critic, Leonard Feather; Benny Carter, wearing a light suit and talking into a microphone; and Milt Gabler, record producer; all seated at a...
Dave Dexter, Nat King Cole, and Al Jarvis on a broadcast of "Can You Tie That" KLAC radio program in Los Angeles, California. Dexter and Cole are sitting at a table with microphones and water pitchers...
Dave Dexter, Nat King Cole, and Al Jarvis, unidentified white man, seated in a recording studio with two other unidentified white men and an unidentified white woman. Dexter, far left, is facing...
Dave Dexter helping Nellie Lutcher up from her seat at the piano during an episode of "This Is Your Life" honoring Lutcher. Ralph Edwards is standing behind Dexter and Milt Buckner is sitting behind...
Dave Dexter, host Ralph Edwards, Nellie Lutcher, and Milt Buckner on an episode of "This Is Your Life" honoring Lutcher. Dexter is speaking to Edwards with hands out and looking down. Edwards is...
Sharon Pease, Sugar Chile Robinson, and Dave Dexter at the piano. Pease is sitting on the piano bench and looking at music on the piano. Robinson is looking forward and playing the piano. Dexter is...
Dave Dexter, Sugar Chile Robinson, and Sharon Pease sitting at a piano. Dexter is on the left, looking to the side. Robinson is in the center, looking forward and smiling. Pease is on the right...
Dean Martin and Nat King Cole standing shoulder to shoulder and looking to the side. Martin is laughing with his hand extended out. Both are wearing dark suits and light ties.
The Delta Rhythm Boys singing in front of a microphone. From left to right: Clinton Holland, Traverse Crawford, Harry Lewis, and Otho Gaines.
Dizzy Gillespie playing piano with two unidentified men standing and looking at him. Gillespie is looking down at the piano with both hands on the keys.
Doug Parker, Joe Grady, an unidentified women, and Billy Eckstine sitting around a table with an overhead microphone for a radio broadcast of the "950 Club" on WPEN. An unidentified woman stands...
Al Jarvis and Duke Ellington seated at a table looking at music. Jarvis is holding the music in his hand.
Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington looking up, holding music, and smiling. Ellington is wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Strayhorn is wearing a striped tie.
Dave Dexter and Duke Ellington sitting at a table with KLAC microphones before a broadcast of "Can You Tie That." Dexter is leaning forward and looking to the side. Ellington is looking forward and...
Duke Ellington and Dave Dexter looking at music on piano in studio. Dexter is leaning over Ellington who is wearing a pinstripe suit and seated at the piano.
Dave Dexter standing over Duke Ellington while leaning forward and looking down. Ellington is sitting at the piano wearing a pinstripe suit and looking to the side.
Duke Ellington performing with his Orchestra including Ellington conducting with his back to the camera (mostly out of frame), Barney Bigard playing tenor sax, Johnny Hodges playing alto sax, Ben...
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra featuring Ellington playing piano, Ray Nance playing violin, Rex Stewart playing trumpet, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton playing trombone, Harry Carney playing clarinet...
Publicity photo of Duke Ellington and his Orchestra with all members playing and looking up at Ellington at top of photo. Ellington is holding his arms out and looking up.
Duke Ellington playing piano while smoking a cigarette with Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton holding a trombone while looking forward and Johnny Hodges playing saxophone.
Earl Hines, Count Basie, and Dave Dexter standing around a radio (or possibly a phonograph) looking down at a record in Dexter's hand at Basie's birthday celebration.
Earl Hines, Count Basie, and Dave Dexter with an unidentified group in a music hall. Hines is standing sixth from left, wearing a suit jacket and smiling. Basie is standing third from right, wearing a...
Ed Flynn, wearing a light suit and tie, and Benny Carter, wearing a tuxedo, seated on a couch. Dave Dexter is crouched next to Carter wearing a pinstripe suite and smiling.
Eddie Miller holding a saxophone, Barney Bigard (clarinetist) standing in back wearing a sweater jacket, Shorty Sherock holding a trumpet and looking down, Nick Fatool seated at the drums (behind...
Eddie Miller playing tenor saxophone, Les Robinson playing alto saxophone, Barney Bigard playing clarinet, and Shorty Sherock playing trumpet during a studio rehearsal.
