Warren Durrett Collection

Headshot of Warren Durrett in suit jacket and tie, wearing glasses, sporting a mustache and sideburns.

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 seated in chairs in the bed of a truck as part of a float. A banner on the side of the truck reads: "Dance Every Nite / Warren Durrett Orchestra / Riverside," and a sign above...

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, in a silver suit jacket, seated at the piano with his orchestra, in a large auditorium, with rows of empty seats in the background. The band (all white men) is on a stage with risers...

Warren Durrett standing in front of a piano to the left of his orchestra in a suit and bowtie in a conducting stance, with a white woman singer in a black dress seated in front him. The band members...

Warren Durrett standing in front of a piano to the left of his orchestra in a suit and bowtie, with an unidentified white woman singer in front of the band at a microphone. The band members (white men...

Warren Durrett conducting his orchestra on a makeshift stage. The band members (all white men) are wearing dark red jackets and black pants and bowties, and are standing in three rows behind music...

Warren Durrett Orchestra (all white men in the photo) standing and performing at their music stands reading "WD". There is a piano at the left, a bassist, and a row with Warren Durrett and four other...

Warren Durrett standing to the left of his orchestra (one African American man, the rest white men), looking at an unidentified white woman vocalist who is standing at a microphone in front of the...

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...

Warren Durrett performing at an upright piano with his orchestra. A saxophone is resting above the keyboard, and the hammers and strings of the piano are exposed. A sign reading "Warren Durrett and...

Warren Durrett seated at the piano, performing with his orchestra (white men in photo). Scores rest on top of the piano lid, along with a sign reading "Warren Durrett and His Orchestra." Standing in...

Warren Durrett seated at the piano, lid halfway open with music scores resting under the lid. A microphone is in front, and an unidentified white woman is seated to the right in a polka-dot dress...

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...

Warren Durrett at an upright piano on a stage, staring intently to the right. A hat is on top of the piano, and the hammers and strings of the piano are exposed. A small piece of paper is right above...

Warren Durrett, standing to the far left, performing on saxophone with his orchestra, all wearing light suits and long ties, with an unidentified white woman vocalist seated in front. The band members...

Warren Durrett's orchestra (all white men), performing in dark red suit jackets with black pants and bowties, with Warren Durrett seated off to the side at the piano in a silver suit jacket. Four band...

Warren Durrett's orchestra, seated in rows behind stands on an elevated stage in front of a large curtain. Band members (all white men) are playing their instruments and wearing black suits with...

Headshot of Warren Durrett in suit and tie with a pipe in his mouth, one hand holding the other end.

Unidentified white woman vocalist seated next to the piano and to the Warren Durrett orchestra. Durrett is at the piano, with music scores and a lamp on the piano lid, along with a sign reading...

Unidentified white woman vocalist seated next to the piano and to the Warren Durrett orchestra. Warren Durrett is standing in front of the orchestra at a microphone. The performers (all white men) are...