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"'Tiny Hill' America's Biggest Band Leader"

Image

Publicity photo of Tiny Hill leaning forward and looking up to the side while smiling. Hill is wearing a light colored jacket and tie. A caption reads...

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

Al Goodman

Image

Al Goodman facing slightly to the side and smiling while holding his arms out in a conducting pose. Goodman is wearing a white tuxedo and black bowtie...

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

Al Goodman

Image

Headshot of Al Goodman looking forward with a solemn expression. Goodman is wearing a tuxedo and white tie.

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

Al Goodman conducting

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A low angle photograph of Al Goodman conducting next to a CBS microphone with music on a stand below. Goodman has both arms raised and a baton pointed...

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

Alice Hammond Goodman, Benny Goodman, Mannie Sacks, and Art Ford in WNEW studio

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Benny Goodman (second from left) takes over the mike from Art Ford, emcee of the WNEW "Milkman's Matinee" show, to start the ball rolling on "Benny...

Date Published
July-24-1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

André Previn

Image

Headshot of André Previn looking to the side with a neutral expression. Previn is wearing a light colored suit jacket and patterned tie.

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

Axel Stordahl

Image

Axel Stordahl looking forward and holding his arms up to conduct. Stordahl is wearing a pinstripe suit and patterned tie.

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

Benny Carter playing saxophone in rehearsal

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Benny Carter facing forward and looking to the side while playing saxophone, possibly in a rehearsal. In the background are several musicians playing...

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

Benny Carter seated by his instruments

Image

Benny Carter seated, holding music, and looking up while talking. At his feet are a trumpet, saxophone, and clarinet on stands.

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

Benny Carter sitting and playing saxophone

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Benny Carter sitting on a stool or bench and playing saxophone. Carter is facing to the side and looking up.

Date Published
1943
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Carter wearing white suit

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Headshot of Benny Carter at an angle looking forward. Carter is wearing a white suit and black tie while holding a saxophone across his chest with one...

Date Published
1948
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Carter wearing white suit

Image

Publicity photo of Benny Carter leaning forward and looking to the side. Carter is wearing white suit and black tie.

Date Published
1948
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Carter wearing wool suit

Image

Benny Carter seated and looking forward while smiling. Carter is wearing a wool suit and holding a saxophone across his chest with one hand.

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

Benny Goodman

Image

Angled headshot of Benny Goodman leaning on one arm and looking forward. Goodman is wearing glasses and a herringbone jacket and checkered tie.

Date Published
January-23-1947
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Goodman

Image

Benny Goodman leaning forward while seated and smiling. Goodman is wearing glasses, a herringbone jacket, and checkered tie.

Date Published
January-23-1947
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Goodman

Image

Headshot of Benny Goodman leaning to the side and smiling. Goodman is wearing a striped suit and no glasses.

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

Benny Goodman and an unidentified man at the Palladium

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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 boarding bus

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Photo of Benny Goodman wearing a pinstripe suit and boarding a bus glued to a piece of paper. The caption on the paper reads: Swinging with Benny...

Date Published
July-15-1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Goodman holding a pipe

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Benny Goodman looking to the side and getting ready to smoke a pipe. Goodman is wearing a sweater vest.

Date Published
January-23-1947
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Goodman holding clarinet

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Benny Goodman holding a clarinet under one arm and holding music up in the other. Goodman is standing in a living room with furniture and a shelf with...

Date Published
January-23-1947
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Goodman holding clarinet

Image

Benny Goodman seated and looking down. Goodman is holding a clarinet with both hands on his lap and wearing glasses, a collared shirt, suspenders, and...

Date Published
1979
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Goodman holding clarinet

Image

Benny Goodman standing against a wall and holding a clarinet up in both hands while looking down and smiling. Goodman is wearing glasses, a plaid...

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

Benny Goodman holding reeds and clarinet

Image

Benny Goodman sitting in a cushioned chair and holding reeds to compare while also holding a clarinet by his side. Goodman is wearing glasses and a...

Date Published
January-23-1947
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Goodman looking through music

Image

Benny Goodman holding a clarinet in one hand while looking through a stack of music on a stand. Goodman is wearing glasses and a sweater vest.

Date Published
January-23-1947
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Goodman playing clarinet

Image

Benny Goodman looking down while playing clarinet. Goodman is wearing glasses and a sweater vest.

Date Published
January-23-1947
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

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  • Conductors (Music)
  • 1941-1950

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (165)
  • Paul Creston Collection (6)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (2)
  • Ted Malone Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (173)
  • Graphics (1)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (173)
  • Gelatin silver prints (173)
  • Portrait photographs (167)
  • Snapshots (88)
  • Publicity photographs (83)
  • Group portraits (57)
  • Caricatures (1)
  • Clippings (1)
  • Illustrations (1)

Time Periods

  • 1931-1940 (1)
  • (-) 1941-1950 (174)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (126)
  • Men, White (41)
  • Clarinetists (29)
  • Trumpet players (28)
  • Saxophonists (27)
  • Jazz musicians, White (26)
  • Composers (19)
  • African American jazz musicians (9)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (9)
  • African American men (7)
  • Fathers and daughters (6)
  • Jazz singers (6)
  • Violinists (6)
  • Actors (4)
  • Actresses (4)
  • Pianists (4)
  • Dogs (3)
  • Saxophone (3)
  • Singers (3)
  • Women, White (3)
  • African American women (2)
  • Choral conductors (2)
  • College students (2)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (2)
  • Male singers (2)
  • Microphone (2)
  • Musicians (2)
  • Cellists (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Choirs (Music) (1)
  • Comedians (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (1)
  • Orchestra (1)
  • Symphonies (1)
  • Triangle (Musical instrument) (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Women jazz singers (1)
  • (-) Conductors (Music) (174)

Subjects, Geographic

  • New York (N.Y.) (4)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (2)
  • Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986 (39)
  • James, Harry, 1916-1983 (17)
  • Butterfield, Billy, 1917-1988 (9)
  • Dexter, Dave (7)
  • Martin, Freddy, 1906-1983 (7)
  • Raeburn, Boyd, 1913-1966 (7)
  • Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967 (7)
  • Carter, Benny (6)
  • Beneke, Tex (5)
  • McIntyre, Hal, -1959 (5)
  • Shaffer, Lloyd (5)
  • Dorsey, Jimmy, 1904-1957 (4)
  • Grable, Betty, 1916-1973 (4)
  • Sherwood, Bobby (4)
  • Como, Perry, 1912-2001 (3)
  • Cugat, Xavier, 1900-1990 (3)
  • Goodman, Al, 1890-1972 (3)
  • Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967 (3)
  • Cates, Opie, 1909-1987 (2)
  • Holmes, D. A. (Mrs.) (2)
  • Lane, Lillian (2)
  • Lunceford, Jimmie (2)
  • Nemo, Peter (2)
  • Noble, Ray, 1903-1978 (2)
  • O'Connor, Pat (Vocalist) (2)
  • Rose, David, 1910-1990 (2)
  • Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977 (2)
  • Ward, Helen, 1916-1998 (2)
  • Abravanel, Maurice, 1903-1993 (1)
  • Barbirolli, John, 1899-1970 (1)
  • Canova, Judy, 1913-1983 (1)
  • Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-1981 (1)
  • Case, Russ, 1912-1964 (1)
  • Crosby, Bob, 1913-1993 (1)
  • Daily, Pete (1)
  • Daley, Cass (1)
  • Dennis, Matt, 1914-2002 (1)
  • Derwin, Hal (1)
  • Desmond, Johnny (1)
  • De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy Gard), 1896-1950 (1)
  • Dorn, Philip, 1905-1975 (1)
  • Dragon, Carmen (1)
  • Edwards, Joan, 1919-1981 (1)
  • Erickson, Pat (1)
  • Ford, Art (1)
  • Garber, Jan (1)
  • Gluskin, Lud (1)
  • Golschmann, Vladimir, 1893-1972 (1)
  • Goodman, Alice Hammond (1)
  • Goossens, Eugene, 1893-1962 (1)
  • Hatch, William A. (1)
  • Hayton, Lennie, 1908-1971 (1)
  • Heidt, Horace, 1901-1986 (1)
  • Henderson, Fletcher, 1897-1952 (1)
  • Hill, Tiny (1)
  • Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951 (1)
  • Morrow, Buddy (1)
  • Noone, Jimmie, 1895-1944 (1)
  • Norman, Gene (1)
  • Ormandy, Eugene, 1899-1985 (1)
  • Peck, Bob, 1928- (1)
  • Pingitore, Mike (1)
  • Previn, André, 1929- (1)
  • Reisman, Leo, 1897-1961 (1)
  • Richards, Johnny (1)
  • Sacks, Mannie (1)
  • Shore, Dinah, 1917-1994 (1)
  • Spitalny, Phil, 1890-1970 (1)
  • Stordahl, Axel (1)
  • Sylvern, Hank (1)
  • Thomas, Joe, 1909-1986 (1)
  • Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957 (1)
  • Trotter, John Scott (1)
  • Vallée, Rudy, 1901-1986 (1)
  • Warnow , Mark (1)
  • Wylie, Allan (1)
  • Young, Victor, 1900-1956 (1)

Date Published

  • 1945 (117)
  • 1941 (88)
  • 1950 (30)
  • 1947-01-23 (25)
  • 1946 (5)
  • 1943 (4)
  • 1948 (3)
  • 1944 (2)
  • 1945-02-12 (2)
  • 1905-04-26 (1)
  • 1939 (1)
  • 1942-11 (1)
  • 1943-03-20 (1)
  • 1945-07-03 (1)
  • 1945-10-09 (1)
  • 1946-03-01 (1)
  • 1946-07-15 (1)
  • 1946-07-24 (1)
  • 1947-08-06 (1)
  • 1949 (1)
  • 1950-04-13 (1)
  • 1979 (1)

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