Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett seated behind Sonny Greer's drum set while playing and looking forward. An unidentified musician sits in the background.
Close-up photograph from below of Sidney Bechet wearing a striped suit and playing saxophone.
Publicity photo of Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett wearing a suit and playing drums on stage. Catlett is looking forward while tossing one drum stick in the air and hitting a cymbal with the other stick.
Sir Charles Thompson playing piano, Jimmy Butts playing bass, Dexter Gordon playing saxophone on the left, Buck Clayton playing trumpet, J.C. Heard playing drums, and Charlie Parker playing saxophone...
Publicity photo of jazz bandleader and singer, Skinnay Ennis seated, facing forward while smiling, and resting his arm on a chair. Evans is wearing a herring bone jacket and striped tie.
Slim Gaillard sitting at a studio table with pen and paper looking down at a KLAC microphone. Gaillard is wearing a light suit jacket and dark collared shirt.
Exterior photograph of Smalls Paradise nightclub located in Harlem, New York. Unidentified people are standing in front of the building.
As everyone knows, jungle warfare is tough, grinding, and wearing on the soldier. But the U.S. Army man can never be kept permanently depressed, as in this photo of his lighter moments show. It's jive...
Sonny Greer, Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett, Willie Smith, and Albert Casey, all recording artists for Capitol Records, standing around a drum set in Los Angeles studio. Greer is wearing a pinstripe suit...
Headshot of Spike Jones looking forward and smiling. Jones is wearing a light jacket with dark stripes and a black tie.
Publicity photo of Spike Jones leaning on percussion equipment and holding mallets in one hand. Jones is wearing a tuxedo and black bowtie.
Spike Jones sitting in the "Spike Jones Special" racer as Helen Greco and a crowd look on during a promotional event in San Francisco, California (from photo caption).
An unidentified man in military uniform smiling and standing next to Spike Jones who is looking down at papers he is throwing in the air. Jones is wearing a back suit and patterned tie.
Spike Jones turning to the side and looking down while smiling. Jones is holding a record with both hands and wearing a tweed jacket.
Spike Jones playing drums with an unidentified musician in the background. Jones is sitting at a drum set with cymbals in front. Jones is wearing a pinstripe suit and smiling.
Spike Jones playing a novelty percussive instrument while looking up and holding a large hat in the air. Jones is wearing a novelty suit with a large checkered pattern.
Publicity photo of Spike Jones in a 3/4 turn, holding a straw hat in the air and smiling. Jones is wearing a black suit and patterned tie.
Stacey Smith holding a trumpet and singing into a Capitol Records microphone.
Stan Kenton sitting at the piano in a recording studio next to a pile of music. Kenton is looking to the side and holding a cigarette in one hand and a bottle of coke in the other.
Stan Kenton sitting at the piano in a recording studio next to a pile of music and an ashtray. Kenton is looking to the side with one arm on the piano.
Stan Kenton looking up while writing music at the piano in a Capitol Records studio in Hollywood, California. Kenton is wearing a pinstripe suit.
Stan Kenton photographed from above sitting on a carpeted platform on a studio floor with a double bass behind him. Kenton is wiping his head with a small rag and looking forward, wearing a light suit...
Stan Kenton sitting on a carpeted platform on a studio floor with a double bass behind him. Kenton is holding his head with one arm and looking up, wearing a light suit jacket and floral print tie.
Stan Kenton sitting behind a piano looking at papers on an outdoor stage. Microphones and loudspeakers are in the background. Kenton is wearing a trench coat and striped tie.
Publicity photo of Stan Kenton leaning on the front of a piano and smiling. Kenton is wearing a light colored suit and black tie.
