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Warren Durrett and his orchestra at Crown Center Hotel

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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 front of the band is a woman in a red dress and heels, and a man in a tuxedo and bow tie. Band members (white men and women, with one African American man) are in rows, with male members wearing red jackets and black bow ties, and female members wearing black dresses. Standing in the back row: four violins, four trumpets with mutes. In the middle row: two violins, double bass, drums, four trombones. Front row: clarinet, three flutes, bass clarinet. Additional instruments (alto saxophones, baritone saxophone, clarinet) next to front row performers. Printed text below the photo reads: "The Warren Durrett Orchestra of Kansas City, One of the Nation's Fine Dance Bands for 1979 - 1980, For Private Parties." Taken at the Crown Center Hotel.
Date Published
1978-12-01
Subjects
Big bands
Band directors
Jazz musicians, White
African American jazz musicians
Jazz musicians
Jazz singers
Men, White
African American men
Women, White
Time Periods
1971-1980
Subjects, Geographic
Kansas City (Mo.)
Notes

December 1, 1978

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : color print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-009.tif
Genres
Color photographs
Group portraits
Publicity photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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