Coleman Hawkins sitting on wooden steps and assembling his saxophone while smoking a cigarette. Hawkins is looking up and to the side, wearing a pinstripe suit and fedora.
Coleman Hawkins sitting and playing saxophone while looking down. Hawkins is wearing a dark suit and fedora.
Coleman Hawkins standing against a wall, playing saxophone, and looking to the side. Hawkins is wearing a pinstripe suit and fedora.
Coleman Hawkins sitting on a couch, looking up and to the side while smiling. Hawkins is holding a saxophone on his lap and wearing a pinstripe suit and fedora.
Coleman Hawkins sitting on wooden steps with one arm resting on his lap and his head resting on his hand. Hawkins is wearing a pinstripe suit and fedora with a saxophone on his lap.
Publicity photo of Count Basie facing forward, wearing tweed jacket, and raising his arms up.
Count Basie and Art Tatum sitting at a piano together in front of a stage curtain. Basie is holding a cigarette in one hand and looking down. Tatum is looking up and smiling.
Count Basie and Dave Dexter sitting on a table against a wall. Dexter is wearing a light colored suit and handing an envelope to Basie, who is wearing a pinstripe suit and holding a cigarette.
Count Basie and Glenn Wallichs standing against a studio wall and smiling. Basie is wearing a light colored suit and looking to the side. Wallichs is wearing a dark colored suit and looking forward.
Publicity photo from the side of Count Basie playing piano while looking down and smiling. Basie is wearing a tuxedo.
Count Basie shaking hands with Joe Belford at the Roseland Ballroom. Basie is smiling and looking up. Belford is wearing a pinstripe suit and patterned tie.
Count Basie laughing and holding a cake with Mickey Mouse. Basie is facing forward with the cake facing outward. The cake has icing made to look like piano keys. Both are in front of a bandstand with...
Count Basie smiling and shaking hands with Mickey Mouse. Both are facing forward and standing in front of a bandstand.
Publicity photo of Count Basie seated at the piano and turning toward the camera. Basie is wearing a tweed jacket.
Publicity photo from the side of Count Basie seated at white piano. Basie is placing his hands on the keys and looking up, turning away from the piano.
Publicity photo from the side of Count Basie seated at a white piano. Basie is placing his hands on the keys and turning his head forward.
Count Basie against a wall facing forward, wearing a tuxedo and bowtie, and smiling.
Count Basie Orchestra members in performance including (left) Buddy Tate, Earle Warren, and Jack Washington playing saxophone; Freddie Green playing guitar, and Walter Page playing double bass. All...
Count Basie Orchestra members in performance. Walter Page is playing bass and looking forward, Freddie Green is playing guitar and looking down, Herschel Evans is playing saxophone and looking out...
Count Basie Orchestra members in performance. Herschel Evans is playing saxophone and looking forward, Jo Jones is playing drums and looking down, and Earl Warren is playing saxophone, slightly out of...
Count Basie Orchestra members in performance. Benny Morton, Dan Minor, and Eddie Durham are playing trombone in the front row. Harry "Sweets" Edison, and Wilbur "Buck" Clayton are playing trumpet in...
Count Basie seated at the piano during a performance and smiling at the camera. An unidentified musician stands behind Basie.
Headshot of Count Basie facing forward, holding microphone, and smiling at camera. Basie is wearing a tweed jacket.
Dave Dexter, Andy Kirk, and an unidentified man standing together drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes. Dexter is wearing a vest and looking forward. Kirk is standing in the center looking to the...
Backstage in Hollywood in 1944, Count Basie approves an article written by Dave Dexter, Jr., who has carefully followed the Basie career from 1936 through 1968. Like the friendly, gracious Count...
