Warren Durrett Collection

Man in glasses and a button up shirt playing a trumpet in a recording studio. Everything behind him is out of focus.

Trumpet player seated in a recording studio, with his instrument on his lap. He has glasses, a mustache, and a button-up shirt, and he is staring down to the left.

Man in a patterned shirt and man in a striped shirt and a visor standing in a recording studio with their arms resting on a large equipment case. There are microphones behind them, in front of the...

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...

Two unidentified white men standing and facing each other in a recording studio. The man on the right is wearing a thinly striped shirt and a tie with pens clipped inside his pocket, and he is holding...

Warren Durrett standing at a podium, looking down at his musical score in a recording studio, next to a speaker. There are two trombonists to the left, and an isolation booth behind them. There is...

Warren Durrett standing at a podium with his sheet music, in the middle of his orchestra in a recording studio. There are microphones and music stands and a large number of musicians looking at their...

Warren Durrett by a podium, a microphone, and a speaker in a recording studio, looking at two men to his right, one in a button up sweater, and the other, an older gentleman. There is a man seated to...

Warren Durrett smiling in a recording studio, looking at a speaker. There is an older man to the right, and a woman back to the left. There are microphone stands in the background, and acoustic panels...

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...

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...

Warren Durrett listening to an older man in a striped shirt who is speaking to him with his hands on what appears to be a speaker. They are in a recording studio.

Warren Durrett standing and embracing someone in a recording studio. A man is seated and playing saxophone to the right, and three other people are standing further right. Two band members are seated...

Row of members of the Warren Durrett Orchestra performing in a recording studio. There are from closest to furthest: two saxophones, two trombones, and three trumpets. There is a podium to the right...

Warren Durrett Orchestra seated in folding metal chairs in a recording studio. Saxophones are visible in the front and left, trombones in the back right, and trumpets mostly obscured to the left of...

Warren Durrett Orchestra seated in folding metal chairs in a recording studio. Saxophones are visible in the front and left, trombones in the back right, and trumpets mostly obscured to the left of...

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 in a suit and a white tie, eyes closed, head cocked slightly to the left, with a reflection in his glasses and the background out of focus.