Warren Durrett Collection

Portrait of Warren Durrett looking off to the right, leaning with his elbow resting.

Promotional postcard. On left, headshot of Marilyn Maye with text below: "Marilyn Mayes [sic] - vocals." On right, headshot of Warren Durrett , holding a pipe, with name below. Text above them reads...

Headshot of Rose Marie Allen, face looking towards camera and resting on hands, which are overlapped and resting on a cloth on a seatback.

Headshot of Rose Marie Allen in a dark dress in front of a dark background, wearing earrings, a necklace, and a bracelet. Her hands are up towards her face, which looks pensive.

Two unidentified white men in a recording studio, one behind a microphone with a mallet playing a glockenspiel that rests on a piano, the other playing a small drum kit with a kick drum, snare drum...

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

Headshot of Warren Durrett in suit and tie.

Low-angle shot of Warren Durrett seated at the piano in a recording studio, four unidentified white men behind him singing into two microphones that hang in front of them.

High-angle shot of Warren Durrett seated at the piano in a recording studio, four unidentified white men behind him singing into two microphones that hang in front of them.

Piano-level shot of Warren Durrett seated at the piano in a recording studio, four unidentified white men behind him singing into two microphones that hang in front of them.

High-angle shot of Warren Durrett seated at the piano in a recording studio, four unidentified white men behind him, one holding a cigarette. Two microphones hang in front of them.

Low-angle shot of Warren Durrett seated at the piano in a recording studio, four unidentified white men behind him, one holding a cigarette. Two microphones hang in front of them, another microphone...

High-angle shot of a recording studio setup. In foreground, unidentified white man with mallet is playing glockenspiel, which is resting on a piano lid. A microphone is to the left, and another...

Two unidentified white women and Warren Durrett seated in a boat. A bucket and a tackle box are in the boat, and the second woman is holding up an oar. Past the water behind them, there are three...

Warren Durrett (back to the camera) with his orchestra (all white men) in a recording studio. Musicians are seated (except auxiliary percussion) in two rows behind music stands. Back row instruments...

Warren Durrett in a suit and tie, conducting band members (white men) in a recording studio. The band members are seated in a row at music stands, and are, from left to right: three saxophones...

Headshot of Warren Durrett in tuxedo and bowtie, wearing glasses. Text below reads: "WARREN DURRETT."

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, seated and leaning back on some large rocks, head turned towards the camera. He is wearing a sweater over a collared shirt, and is holding a pen in his right hand, with a notepad on...

Overhead shot of recording studio. In back left, Patty Tucker, unidentified white man, Marilyn Maye, Carol Johnston, and another unidentified white man are singing at a music stand. In front of them...

Portrait of Warren Durrett with alto saxophone wearing suit and tie, looking downward.

Portrait of Warren Durrett with alto saxophone wearing suit and tie, looking downward.

Warren Durrett in a suit and tie, standing outside next to an unidentified white woman, perhaps his sister, who is wearing a coat. Trees and a house are visible in the background.

Unidentified older white woman, perhaps Durrett's mother, in a coat and glasses, standing outside and turned towards Durrett. Trees are visible in the distance.