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Ben Webster plays

Image

Ben Webster playing saxophone with Buck Clayton in his military uniform seated behind him along with Leonard Gaskin, Tiny Grimes, and an unidentified...

Date Published
1944
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Jazz saxophonist, possibly Coleman Hawkins

Image

A close up photograph of possibly Coleman Hawkins, eyes closed, blowing into the saxophone, only reed and neck of saxophone shown.

Date Published
1944
1958
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Sammy Kaye receiving prize

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Sammy Kaye receiving a prize from a Signal Oil executive. Kaye is looking down and smiling while the unidentified executive wearing a pinstripe suit...

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
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  • Saxophonists

Member of

  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (2)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (3)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (3)
  • Gelatin silver prints (3)
  • Group portraits (2)
  • Portrait photographs (2)
  • Snapshots (2)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (2)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (3)
  • African American jazz musicians (2)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Soldiers (1)
  • Trumpet players (1)
  • (-) Saxophonists (3)

Subjects, People

  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (1)
  • Gaskin, Leonard (1)
  • Grimes, Tiny, 1916-1989 (1)
  • Hawkins, Coleman (1)
  • Kaye, Sammy, 1910-1987 (1)
  • Webster, Ben, 1909-1973 (1)

Date Published

  • 1958 (1)
  • (-) 1944 (3)

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