Warren Durrett Collection

Description
Durrett was a big band leader, composer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Kansas City. Collection contains a series of musician headshots, musicians performing (including Durrett's orchestra), and personal photographs.
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LaBudde Special Collections
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Warren Durrett and his orchestra, with singer Julie Turner

Warren Durrett standing to the right of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bowtie, in front of a piano with a sign reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Seated next to him is singer Julie Turner in a dress. Two microphones are in front of the band, standing in suits and bowties in rows behind stands, playing their instruments. Most musicians (all white men) behind the first row are partially or fully obscured. Trombone and double bass visible in second row. In front row: alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, tenor saxophone.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-096.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Warren Durrett orchestra performing for a crowd

Warren Durrett orchestra (white men) performing in rows behind music stands. Back row: two violins, double bass, four trumpets. Middle row: two violins, drums, four trombones. Front row: two violins, three saxophones. Solo clarinet standing in front, performing into a microphone. The performance is at an event, and white men (some with skinny ties) and white women are conversing and mingling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-105.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Warren Durrett and his Orchestra

Warren Durrett, standing in a tuxedo in front of a piano with a sign that reads "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Singer Julie Turner seated next to him in a dress and heels. To the right, the band (all white men) is seated in rows with their instruments in white jackets and black pants, with black and white bow ties. In the back row: double bass, drums, three trombones. In front of the trombonists: three trumpets. In the front: alto saxophone, clarinet, two alto saxophones, and tenor saxophone seated off to the side. They are all on stage in front of a large curtain, and a microphone is in front of the band.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-001.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Warren Durrett and his Orchestra

Warren Durrett, standing in a tuxedo in front of a piano with a sign that reads "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Singer Julie Turner seated next to him in a dress and heels. To the right, the band (all white men) is seated in rows with their instruments in white jackets and black pants, with black and white bow ties. In the back row: double bass, drums, three trombones. In front of the trombonists: three trumpets. In the front: alto saxophone, clarinet, two alto saxophones, and tenor saxophone seated off to the side. They are all on stage in front of a large curtain, and a microphone is in front of the band.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-002.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Postcard for the Warren Durrett Orchestra with Julie Turner

Promotional postcard. On left, headshot of Julie Turner with text below: "Julie Turner, vocalist." On right, headshot of Warren Durrett with name below. Text between them reads "Distinctive Dinner or Dance Music," and text below reads "Warren Durrett Orchestra."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-017.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Julie Turner headshot

Headshot of Julie Turner in a dress, looking towards camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-032.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Warren Durrett headshot

Headshot of Warren Durrett in tuxedo and bowtie, wearing glasses.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-067.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059