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"Pee Wee" Hunt and Kenny Sargent

Image

Casa Loma Orchestra band leaders "Pee Wee" Hunt and Kenny Sargent wearing dark suits and smiling. Hunt is standing on the left wearing glasses and...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

"Wingy" Manone and Nappy Lamare

Image

Nappy Lamare playing guitar and "Wingy" Manone playing trumpet in a studio with microphones in the background and foreground. Lamare is looking back...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

"Wingy" Manone's Band

Image

A group photo of "Wingy" Manone's Band in a recording studio. Seated (left to right) are Nappy Lamare, "Wingy" Manone, and Matty Matlock. Standing...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Abe Lyman

Image

Headshot of Abe Lyman looking to the side and smiling. Lyman is wearing a white suit jacket and tie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

African-American band members looking at sheet music

Image

An unidentified band of African American Musicians, possibly the "Sensationals," gathered among their instruments, looking at the sheet music for "Are...

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Anson Weeks

Image

Publicity photo of Anson Weeks from the side. Weeks is standing with one leg raised and leaning forward while resting one hand on his knee. Weeks is...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Artie Shaw

Image

Artie Shaw photographed from the side sitting at a desk and using a typewriter. Shaw is looking down at the typewriter and holding his hands over the...

Date Published
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Ben Pollack

Image

Headshot of Ben Pollack looking to the side and smiling. Pollack is wearing a black suit jacket and patterned tie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Meroff

Image

Headshot of Benny Meroff turning forward and looking to the side while smiling. Meroff is wearing a light colored suit and dark tie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Meroff caricature

Image

Illustration of Benny Meroff conducting. Meroff is holding a conducting baton in one hand and pointing up with the other. The illustration is an...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Strong

Image

Publicity photo of Benny Strong looking to the side with a neutral expression. Strong is wearing a pinstripe suit and checkered tie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Billy Eckstein at the Apollo

Image

Billy Eckstine on stage at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Billy Eckstein on stage

Image

Billy Eckstine singing into a microphone at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Bob Strong

Image

Headshot of Bob Strong looking to the side and smiling. Strong is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Bob Strong and his saxophone

Image

Publicity photo of Bob Strong resting a saxophone on one leg up on a chair. Strong is looking forward and smiling, wearing a patterned suit jacket.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Bob Strong with his saxophone

Image

Publicity photo of Bob Strong playing a saxophone while looking to the side. Strong is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Bobby Hackett

Image

Publicity photo from the side of Bobby Hackett playing trumpet. Hackett is wearing a suit and tie. A photo caption reads: Glen Gray and the Casa Loma...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Bobby Hackett

Image

Headshot of Bobby Hackett looking to the side with a neutral expression while a holding trumpet. Hackett is wearing a tuxedo and bowtie. The photo...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Boyce Brown playing saxophone

Image

Boyce Brown looking down while seated and playing saxophone during a performance or rehearsal. Brown is wearing a dark jacket, vest, and tie. An...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Coleman Hawkins playing saxophone

Image

Coleman Hawkins playing saxophone; J.C Heard on drums with unidentified trumpet player.

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Count Basie and his orchestra

Image

Count Basie and his orchestra performing on stage. Basie is standing in front of musicians conducting. Orchestra musicians are seated at music shells...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Count Basie Orchestra members in performance

Image

Count Basie Orchestra members in performance including (left) Buddy Tate, Earle Warren, and Jack Washington playing saxophone; Freddie Green playing...

Date Published
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Count Basie Orchestra members in performance

Image

Count Basie Orchestra members in performance on stage. Musicians shown include Earle Warren, Jack Washington, and Lester Young playing saxophone...

Date Published
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Count Basie playing with Benny Goodman

Image

Angled photo of Count Basie playing piano with Benny Goodman playing clarinet. Goodman is standing over Basie and looking forward. Studio equipment is...

Date Published
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dale Shroff with Louie Kuhn's Orchestra

Image

Headshot of Dale Shroff looking forward and smiling. Shroff is wearing a white tuxedo and black bowtie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

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  • Jazz musicians

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (77)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (15)
  • Jay McShann Collection (4)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (2)
  • Brian Thurn Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (96)
  • posters (1)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (96)
  • Gelatin silver prints (96)
  • Portrait photographs (80)
  • Publicity photographs (64)
  • Group portraits (31)
  • Snapshots (22)
  • Drawings (2)
  • Caricatures (1)
  • Concert posters (1)
  • Illustrations (1)
  • Lithographs (1)
  • Posters (1)
  • Promotional photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1931-1940 (74)
  • 1941-1950 (11)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (34)
  • Men, White (25)
  • Jazz musicians, White (24)
  • African American men (22)
  • Trumpet players (19)
  • Saxophonists (16)
  • Pianists (12)
  • Conductors (Music) (11)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (8)
  • Band leaders (7)
  • Clarinetists (7)
  • Jazz singers (6)
  • Big bands (5)
  • Piano (4)
  • Trombonists (4)
  • Violinists (4)
  • Double bass (3)
  • Double bassists (3)
  • Guitarists (3)
  • Musical instruments (3)
  • African American women (2)
  • African American women jazz singers (2)
  • Audiences (2)
  • Band directors (2)
  • Male singers (2)
  • Saxophone (2)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (2)
  • Women jazz musicians (2)
  • African American band directors (1)
  • African American fraternal organizations (1)
  • African American women composers (1)
  • Banjoists (1)
  • Banners (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Composers (1)
  • Corncobs (1)
  • Crutches (1)
  • Drum set (1)
  • Euphonium (1)
  • Fezzes (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Masks (1)
  • Older women (1)
  • Organists (1)
  • Postcards (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Trombone (1)
  • Trumpet (1)
  • Vibraphonists (1)
  • Women's clothing (1)
  • Women pianists (1)
  • (-) Jazz musicians (99)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (1)
  • New York (N.Y.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Spanier, Muggsy, 1906-1967 (4)
  • Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 (3)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (3)
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (3)
  • Hackett, Bobby (3)
  • King, Wayne, 1901-1985 (3)
  • McShann, Jay (3)
  • Strong, Bob, 1902-1976 (3)
  • Warren, Earle (3)
  • Anderson, Bernard, 1919-1997 (2)
  • Brown, Les, 1912-2001 (2)
  • Brown, Walter, -1956 (2)
  • Dexter, Dave (2)
  • Eckstine, Billy (2)
  • Edison, Harry, 1915-1999 (2)
  • Gray, Glen, 1906-1963 (2)
  • Hines, Earl, 1903-1983 (2)
  • Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000 (2)
  • Kirby, John, 1908-1952 (2)
  • Manone, Wingy (2)
  • Meroff, Benny, 1901-1973 (2)
  • Millinder, Lucky (2)
  • Page, Walter (2)
  • Ramey, Gene (2)
  • Sargent, Kenny (2)
  • Washington, Jack, 1910-1964 (2)
  • Young, Snooky (2)
  • Bailey, Buster (1)
  • Bailey, Pearl (1)
  • Baird, Taswell (1)
  • Beneke, Tex (1)
  • Berigan, Bunny, 1908-1942 (1)
  • Brown, Boyce, 1910-1959 (1)
  • Bruce, Harold (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Brunis, George, 1900-1974 (1)
  • Busse, Henry, 1894-1955 (1)
  • Butterfield, Billy, 1917-1988 (1)
  • Clayton, Simeon Oliver (1)
  • Coleman, Joe (Musician) (1)
  • Davis, Wild Bill, 1918-1995 (1)
  • De Lange, Eddie (1)
  • Denis, Michel (Drummer) (1)
  • Doriz, Dany (1)
  • Elman, Ziggy (1)
  • Fergenson, Harold (1)
  • Garber, Jan (1)
  • Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986 (1)
  • Gould, Bud (1)
  • Green, Freddie, 1911-1987 (1)
  • Harris, Phil, 1904-1995 (1)
  • Hawkins, Coleman (1)
  • Heard, J. C. (James Charles), 1917-1988 (1)
  • Hudson, Dean, 1913-1991 (1)
  • Hudson, Will (1)
  • Hunt, Pee Wee (1)
  • Jackson, John (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Johnson, James P. (James Price), 1894-1955 (1)
  • King, Henry (Conductor) (1)
  • Klein, Manny, 1908-1994 (1)
  • Lamare, Nappy (1)
  • Lyman, Abe, 1897-1957 (1)
  • Mabane, Bob (1)
  • Mares, Paul, 1900-1949 (1)
  • Marsala, Joe, 1907-1978 (1)
  • Martin, Freddy, 1906-1983 (1)
  • Miller, Glenn, 1904-1944 (1)
  • Minor, Orville (1)
  • Nelson, Skip (1)
  • Nolan, Bill (Drummer) (1)
  • Noone, Jimmie, 1895-1944 (1)
  • Norris, Al (1)
  • Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955 (1)
  • Pollack, Ben (1)
  • Sanders, Joe, 1896-1965 (1)
  • Savitt, Jan (1)
  • Shanahan, Richard (1)
  • Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004 (1)
  • Sheffield, Leslie, 1910- (1)
  • Shroff, Dale (1)
  • Singleton, Zutty, 1898-1975 (1)
  • Smith, Willie, 1910-1967 (1)
  • Stacy, Jess, 1904-1995 (1)
  • Stone, Eddie (Singer) (1)
  • Strong, Benny, 1911- (1)
  • Tate, Buddy (1)
  • Teagarden, Jack, 1905-1964 (1)
  • Tompkins, Eddie (1)
  • Tompkins, Tommy Red (1)
  • Tough, Dave (1)
  • Trumbauer, Frank (1)
  • Wachsteter, George, 1911-2004 (1)
  • Wallichs, Glenn (1)
  • Weeks, Anson, 1896-1969 (1)
  • Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967 (1)
  • Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981 (1)
  • Wilson, Gerald, 1918-2014 (1)
  • Young, Lester, 1909-1959 (1)
  • Young, Trummy (1)

Date Published

  • 1935 (67)
  • 1931 (18)
  • 1949 (1)
  • (-) 1940 (99)

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