Warren Durrett Collection

Jean Michaels in a button up coat and long pants, with a flower in her hair, seated next to Warren Durrett, in a jacket, long pants, and tie, with one arm on his knee and the other around Jean. They...

Portrait of Warren Durrett in suit and tie with glasses in his hands.

An unidentified white male tenor saxophone player for the Warren Durrett Orchestra performing at a music stand in front of a microphone, for the 1946 University of Kansas City Convocation. A clarinet...

Headshot of Warren Durrett in tuxedo and bowtie, with square cuff links, and hands clasped.

Headshot of Warren Durrett in suit and tie.

Warren Durrett standing on a stage at the Pla-Mor Ballroom in a black jacket and gray pants, next to a Steinway & Sons piano with a chair in front of it. Seated to the right is singer Laura Webb in a...

Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in...

Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in...

Warren Durrett standing on stage at the Pla-Mor Ballroom in front of a microphone in a white suit with a bow tie. Seated to the right is singer Marilyn Maye in a dress, in front of a piano with a sign...

Warren Durrett and Ruth Anne Gay seated at opposite ends of a dinner table at the Penguin Room at the Hotel Continental. There are plates of food including bread rolls, bowls, water glasses...

Side portrait of Warren Durrett in a tuxedo and bowtie, sitting at a piano with a Hammond Solovox attachment and looking in the distance.

Side portrait of Warren Durrett in a tuxedo and bowtie, sitting at a piano with a Hammond Solovox attachment and looking towards the camera. Text below left reads: "Warren Durrett and His Orchestra,"...

Side portrait of Warren Durrett in a tuxedo and bowtie, sitting at a piano with a Hammond Solovox attachment and looking towards the camera.

Warren Durrett seated at piano with lid propped open in tuxedo and bowtie. Large curtains directly behind him, and there is wallpaper on the wall to the back left with trees and plants. Text below...

Warren Durrett seated at piano with lid propped open in tuxedo and bowtie. Large curtains directly behind him, and there is wallpaper on the wall to the back left with trees and plants.

Warren Durrett seated at piano with lid propped open in tuxedo and bowtie. Large curtains directly behind him, and there is wallpaper on the wall to the back left with trees and plants.

Warren Durrett in a winter coat and gloves, crouching down in the snow, in front of trees and houses.

Portrait of Warren Durrett in suit and tie with a pipe in one hand.

Warren Durrett standing in a light suit and tie, one hand on the piano lid and the other up to his face. He is partially obscured by a drum set, out of focus, and a few audience member faces are dimly...

Warren Durrett Orchestra performing in front of a backdrop with painted musical instruments on it. Durrett is standing to the left, playing a saxophone, with a woman seated to the right, partially...

Warren Durrett performing on saxophone with his orchestra, standing next to the piano. A back row of band members is standing, including bass, trumpets, and trombones. Seated in front of them are...

Warren Durrett Orchestra (all white) performing behind music stands for the 1946 University of Kansas City Convocation. In the back is a guitarist. In the middle row are three trumpet players, and in...

Three unidentified white male saxophonists of the Warren Durrett Orchestra performing behind music stands for the 1946 University of Kansas City Convocation. There are tall windows on the wall next to...

Warren Durrett Orchestra (all white men in photo) performing behind music stands for the 1946 University of Kansas City Convocation. In the back is a drummer and a guitarist. In the middle row are...

Warren Durrett playing piano with a Hammond Solovox attachment at LaSalle Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. Also playing, to the left of Durrett: Bob Wells (drums), John Brentari (bass), and Jimmy Van Asdell...