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Ben Webster plays

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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

Buck Clayton, Sammy Kaye, Art Carney, and Tommy Dorsey at a union meeting

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Buck Clayton (2nd from left), Sammy Kaye (4th from left, looking down), Art Carney (6th from left, looking down), and Tommy Dorsey (7th from left)...

Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Sir Charles Thompson, Jimmy Butts, Dexter Gordon, Buck Clayton, J.C. Heard, and Charlie Parker

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Sir Charles Thompson playing piano, Jimmy Butts playing bass, Dexter Gordon playing saxophone on the left, Buck Clayton playing trumpet, J.C. Heard...

Date Published
September-04-1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
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  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991
  • 1941-1950

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 (3)
  • Snapshots (2)
  • Negatives (1)

Time Periods

  • (-) 1941-1950 (3)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (3)
  • Jazz musicians (3)
  • Trumpet players (2)
  • African American men (1)
  • Band directors (1)
  • Celebrities (1)
  • Comedians (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Soldiers (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • New York (N.Y.) (2)

Subjects, People

  • Butts, Jimmy, 1917- (1)
  • Carney, Art, 1918-2003 (1)
  • Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956 (1)
  • Gaskin, Leonard (1)
  • Gordon, Dexter, 1923-1990 (1)
  • Grimes, Tiny, 1916-1989 (1)
  • Heard, J. C. (James Charles), 1917-1988 (1)
  • Kaye, Sammy, 1910-1987 (1)
  • Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955 (1)
  • Thompson, Sir Charles, 1918- (1)
  • Webster, Ben, 1909-1973 (1)
  • (-) Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (3)

Date Published

  • 1944 (1)
  • 1945-09-04 (1)

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