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Warren Durrett and his Orchestra

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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 shirt and long floral skirt. A man (probably a band member) is partially obscured behind Durrett, and his orchestra (all white men) is seated in rows with instruments behind stands to the right. In the back row: three trumpets. In the middle row: drums, two trombones. Front row: tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, two baritone saxophones. A clarinet and additional saxophone are next to the baritone saxophonist on the right. Behind the band is a large curtain and a banner hanging that reads: "Warren Durrett Orchestra."
Date Published
1949-05-16
Publisher
Montgomery Foto, Kansas City
Subjects
Big bands
Band directors
Jazz musicians, White
Jazz musicians
Jazz singers
Women, White
Men, White
Time Periods
1941-1950
Subjects, Geographic
Kansas City (Mo.)
Notes

May 16, 1949

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

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-005.tif
Genres
Black & white photographs
Gelatin silver prints
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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