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After hours session

Image

Publicity photo of Steve Allen (as Benny Goodman on clarinet) with Gene Krupa (drums), Buck Clayton (trumpet), George Duvivier (bass), Teddy Wilson...

Date Published
1955
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Benny Goodman

Image

Headshot of Benny Goodman facing forward and looking to the side. Goodman is wearing glasses and a black tuxedo and bowtie.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Goodman and an unidentified man at the Palladium

Image

Benny Goodman seated at a dining table at the Palladium in Hollywood, California, speaking with an unidentified white man. Goodman is holding a...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Goodman and clarinet

Image

Publicity photo of Benny Goodman seated and holding a clarinet across his chest with both hands. Goodman is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie without...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Goodman playing clarinet

Image

Benny Goodman playing clarinet, eyes closed; photo taken from in front and slightly below.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Benny Goodman playing clarinet

Image

Benny Goodman facing slightly to the side against a wall, wearing a tweed jacket, and playing clarinet with the bell up in a publicity photo for...

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

Benny Goodman posing with his clarinet

Image

Headshot of Benny Goodman seated and looking forward while smiling. Goodman is holding a clarinet up in on arm and is wearing glasses and a black...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Bob Ousley with saxophonist in a recording studio

Image

Bob Ousley seated , playing the clarinet, with an unidentified white man playing saxophone to his left. A clarinet and a flute are on the floor in...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Buck Clayton and Mezz Mezzrow in Paris

Image

Mezz Mezzrow and Buck Clayton performing in front of a crowd in Paris, France.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton and Pee Wee Russell

Image

Buck Clayton watching Pee Wee Russell play clarinet.

Date Published
May-1968
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton Benny Morton and others

Image

Buck Clayton, trumpet with: Benny Morton, Jack Butler, Mezz Mezzrow, Max Kaminsky, Eddie Barefield, Cliff Jackson with microphone and the man seated...

Date Published
1946
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton playing in an ensemble during Dick Gibson's Jazz Party

Image

An unidentified African American male clarinetist with Coleman Hawkins, sax; Buck Clayton, trumpet; likely Urbie Green, trombone; and Gus Johnson...

Date Published
September-1968
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton playing on stage with Pee Wee Russell

Image

Buck Clayton playing trumpet on stage with Pee Wee Russell and unidentified white male bass player seen.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton playing with Eddie Condon's band

Image

Buck Clayton performing in a club with Eddie Condon's Band; seen are Eddie Condon, guitar, Leonard Gaskin, bassist, Herbie Hall, clarinet, likely...

Date Published
August-29-1959
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton solo during filming

Image

Publicity photo of Buck Clayton performing a trumpet solo during filming for The Benny Goodman Story; Steve Allen (as Benny Goodman) is standing at...

Date Published
1955
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton with ensemble on stage

Image

Trummy Young[?], Sidney Bechet, Buck Clayton, Dicky Wells[?], Benny Morton, George Wettling, Pops Foster, Joe Marsala, Max Kaminsky and an...

Date Published
1945
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton with jazz ensemble during Dick Gibson's Jazz Party

Image

An unidentified African American male clarinetist and pianist with Coleman Hawkins, sax; Buck Clayton, trumpet; likely Urbie Green, trombone; Gus...

Date Published
September-1968
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton with Mike White's Imperial Jazz Band

Image

Buck Clayton with members of the Mike White Imperial Jazz Band at the Basin Street Club; Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Members are: Mike White (cornet)...

Date Published
January-1959
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton with Zoot Sims and others

Image

Al Cohn, Buck Clayton, Zoot Sims, Budd Johnson and Buddy Tate performing together.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton, Mezz Mezzrow and Big Chief Russell Moore performing

Image

Buck Clayton playing trumpet with Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow, clarinet and probably Big Chief Russell Moore (Pima, or Akimel O'odham, tribe member) on...

Date Published
1953
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton, Pee Wee Russell and Vic Dickenson

Image

Pee Wee Russell playing clarinet with Buck Clayton and Vic Dickenson talking nearby with their instruments in hand.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton, Raymond Ré, and Sir Charles Thompson on the streets in Geneva, Switzerland

Image

Buck Clayton standing with Raymond Ré and Sir Charles Thompson in front of a record store; Geneva, Switzerland.

Date Published
1966
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Claude Bolling, Maxim Saury, Alain Bouchet, and Jacques Médecin

Image

Jacques Médecin standing behind a microphone with Maxime Saury and Alain Bouchet.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Danny Polo playing clarinet

Image

Danny Polo, wearing a dark suit and striped tie, playing clarinet. In the foreground is a trumpet being played by a musician not shown in the photo.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Ed Dix playing Dixieland clarinet

Image

Ed Dix (far left) plays clarinet with three unidentified white male musicians in a Dixieland band. They're all wearing straw hats with a decorative...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Ed Dix Collection

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Member of

  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (30)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (9)
  • Jay McShann Collection (5)
  • Ed Dix Collection (3)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (3)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (2)
  • Betty Crow Collection (1)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (54)

Genres

  • Group portraits (43)
  • Black & white photographs (41)
  • Gelatin silver prints (41)
  • Snapshots (32)
  • Portrait photographs (14)
  • Color photographs (13)
  • Publicity photographs (12)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (9)
  • 1971-1980 (6)
  • 1991-2000 (4)
  • 1981-1990 (3)
  • 1951-1960 (2)
  • 1931-1940 (1)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (53)
  • Men, White (53)
  • African American jazz musicians (35)
  • African American men (34)
  • Trumpet players (33)
  • Trombonists (21)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (14)
  • Pianists (14)
  • Saxophonists (11)
  • Clarinet (10)
  • Double bassists (9)
  • Piano (7)
  • Audiences (6)
  • Big bands (6)
  • Microphone (5)
  • Actors (4)
  • Trombone (4)
  • African American women (3)
  • Band leaders (3)
  • Conductors (Music) (3)
  • Guitarists (3)
  • Jazz singers (3)
  • Musical instruments (3)
  • Double bass (2)
  • Jazz ensembles (2)
  • Saxophone (2)
  • Women, White (2)
  • Akimel O'odham (1)
  • Automobiles (1)
  • Bands (Music) (1)
  • Banners (1)
  • Buildings (1)
  • Camera operators (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Cornet players (1)
  • Dance (1)
  • Dancers (1)
  • Drum set (1)
  • Flute (1)
  • Flute players (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Jazz audiences (1)
  • Long hair (1)
  • Mayors (1)
  • Motion picture cameras (1)
  • Music stores (1)
  • Native American men (1)
  • Parties (1)
  • Pima Indians (1)
  • Sound--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Sound studios (1)
  • Trumpet (1)
  • (-) Clarinetists (54)
  • (-) Jazz musicians, White (54)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Vail (Colo.) (2)
  • Geneva (Switzerland) (1)
  • Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) (1)
  • Kansas City (Kan.) (1)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)
  • Topeka (Kan.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (23)
  • Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986 (7)
  • Mezzrow, Mezz, 1899-1972 (6)
  • Allen, Steve, 1921-2000 (5)
  • McShann, Jay (5)
  • Green, Urbie (4)
  • Russell, Pee Wee (4)
  • Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959 (3)
  • Butler, Jack, 1909- (3)
  • Kaminsky, Max, 1908-1994 (3)
  • Bouchet, Alain (Trumpeter) (2)
  • Dix, Ralph Edward, 1929-2020 (2)
  • Durrett, Warren (2)
  • Eldridge, Roy, 1911-1989 (2)
  • Hawkins, Coleman (2)
  • Johnson, Budd (2)
  • Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000 (2)
  • Maxwell, Jim, 1917-2002 (2)
  • Moore, Russell, 1912-1983 (2)
  • Morton, Benny (2)
  • Saury, Maxim (2)
  • Wettling, George, 1907-1968 (2)
  • Arnett, Ian (1)
  • Barefield, Eddie, 1909-1991 (1)
  • Bartram, Peter (Double bassist) (1)
  • Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983 (1)
  • Bolling, Claude (1)
  • Bowman, Priscilla (1)
  • Buckner, Milt (1)
  • Cates, Opie, 1909-1987 (1)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (1)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (1)
  • Cohn, Al (1)
  • Condon, Eddie, 1905-1973 (1)
  • Cutshall, Cutty (1)
  • De Paris, Wilbur (1)
  • Dickenson, Vic (1)
  • Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956 (1)
  • Duvivier, George (1)
  • Foster, Pops, 1892-1969 (1)
  • Freeman, Bud, 1906-1991 (1)
  • Gaskin, Leonard (1)
  • Getz, Stan, 1927-1991 (1)
  • Glenn, Roger (1)
  • Glenn, Tyree (1)
  • Hall, Herb, 1907-1996 (1)
  • Halliday, Ian (1)
  • Hamilton, Jeff (1)
  • Herman, Woody, 1913-1987 (1)
  • Hill, Bud (1)
  • Jackson, Cliff, 1902-1970 (1)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (1)
  • King, Wayne, 1901-1985 (1)
  • Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973 (1)
  • Marsala, Joe, 1907-1978 (1)
  • McGhee, Charles E. (1)
  • Médecin, Jacques (1)
  • Noone, Jimmie, 1938- (1)
  • Ousley, Bob (1)
  • Parenti, Tony, 1900-1972 (1)
  • Patke, Steve, 1951-2005 (1)
  • Peplowski, Ken (1)
  • Polo, Danny (1)
  • Rè, Raymond (1)
  • Reuss, Allan (1)
  • Richards, Red (1)
  • Schroeder, Gene (1)
  • Sedric, Gene, 1907-1963 (1)
  • Sims, Zoot (1)
  • Snow, Mike (Pianist) (1)
  • Sullivan, Maxine, 1911-1987 (1)
  • Sutton, Ralph, 1922-2001 (1)
  • Tate, Buddy (1)
  • Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010 (1)
  • Thompson, Sir Charles, 1918- (1)
  • Wells, Dicky, 1907-1985 (1)
  • White, Mike (Cornet player) (1)
  • Wilson, Teddy, 1912-1986 (1)
  • Yaged, Sol (1)
  • Young, Trummy (1)

Events

  • Harbor Island Jam Session (1)
  • Topeka Jazz Festival (Topeka, Kan.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1945 (8)
  • 1981 (6)
  • 1955 (5)
  • 1971 (5)
  • 1980 (5)
  • 1990 (5)
  • 1941 (4)
  • 1951 (4)
  • 1960 (4)
  • 1961 (4)
  • 1970 (4)
  • 1946 (3)
  • 1950 (3)
  • 1991 (3)
  • 1968-09 (2)
  • 1980-12 (2)
  • 2000 (2)
  • 1935 (1)
  • 1940 (1)
  • 1944 (1)
  • 1945-08-03 (1)
  • 1953 (1)
  • 1959-01 (1)
  • 1959-08-29 (1)
  • 1966 (1)
  • 1968-05 (1)
  • 1972-02-11 (1)
  • 1980-04 (1)
  • 1984 (1)
  • 1995 (1)
  • 1998-02-22 (1)

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