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Warren Durrett standing in front of a piano to the left of his orchestra in a suit and bowtie, with an unidentified white woman singer in front of the band at a microphone. The band members (white men) are in red suit jackets and black pants and bowties, organized in three rows behind stands, with the last row standing. Back row: five trumpets with mutes. Middle row: drums, four trombones. Front row: Three saxophones (second obscured by singer), clarinet, saxophone. Other instruments (bass clarinet, saxophone, flute, clarinet) on floor by front row performers. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-075.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett standing in front of a piano to the left of his orchestra in a suit and bowtie in a conducting stance, with a white woman singer in a black dress seated in front him. The band members (all white men) are in red suit jackets and black pants and bowties, organized in three rows behind stands, with the last row standing. Back row: five trumpets with mutes. Middle row: drums, four trombones. Front row: Three saxophones, clarinet, saxophone. Other instruments (bass clarinet, saxophone, flute, clarinet) on floor by front row performers. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-076.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett conducting his orchestra on a makeshift stage. The band members (all white men) are wearing dark red jackets and black pants and bowties, and are standing in three rows behind music stands. Back row: four trumpets. Middle row: four trombones (fourth obscured by another band member). Front row: double bass, saxophone, clarinet, three saxophones. Lights point down onto the band and three microphones in front of the band, with a stage lamp pointing upwards at one of them. A sign on the wall behind the band reads: "WDAF 6[obscured] RADIO."
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-077.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett standing to the left of his orchestra (one African American man, the rest white men), looking at an unidentified white woman vocalist who is standing at a microphone in front of the band. Band members are in suits and bowties, in three rows behind stands, last row standing. Back row: double bass, four trumpets. Middle row: drums, four trombones. Front row: four saxophones, bass clarinet. Behind the band are plants, chandeliers, and windows.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-078.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Three unidentified white men standing behind and Patty Tucker (standing on a short box) and Marilyn Maye in a studio. They are behind a microphone and a music stand, likely recording vocals for a jingle, with a second music stand to the side at a lower height. A white man dressed in a suit and tie stands to the right, holding what appears to be a stop watch in one hand, and a script in the other, looking down towards the script. Another microphone is behind him, and a television is mounted on the wall to the far right.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-079.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Patty Tucker, two unidentified white men, Marilyn Maye, and another unidentified white man in a recording studio. The first four are staring at a music stand with a microphone in front of it, while a separate microphone hangs in front of the man on the right, who is holding sheet music in his hand.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-080.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Carol Johnston, Marilyn Maye, Patty Tucker, and two unidentified white men in a recording studio. The three women are looking at music on a music stand, and one of the men, in a suit and tie, is looking at the other man, who is standing at a microphone. The man at the microphone is staring at a sheet of paper in his hand, and he has a cigarette in his other hand.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-081.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Unidentified white woman at a microphone in a recording studio, staring toward the camera, with a sheet of paper in her hand. In the background, Carol Johnston, Marilyn Maye, and an unidentified white man (mostly obscured), and Patty Tucker (mostly obscured, standing on a short box), are behind another microphone and a music stand. The man is holding sheet music in his hand.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-082.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
An unidentified white man speaking into a microphone, holding a paper in his hand. In the background, Carol Johnston, Marilyn Maye, and a second unidentified white man (mostly obscured) stand behind a music stand and a second microphone.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-083.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Carol Johnston, Marilyn Maye, Patty Tucker, and an unidentified white man in a recording studio, singing in front of a music stand. Two other unidentified white men stand to the right behind a microphone, and one man is staring at paper he is holding in his hand.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-084.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Marilyn Maye, an unidentified white man in a bowtie, Patty Tucker, another unidentified white man, and an unidentified white woman in a recording studio, singing in front of a music stand, with two microphones hanging in front of them.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-085.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Side-angle photograph of Marilyn Maye, an unidentified white man in a bowtie, Patty Tucker, another unidentified white man, and an unidentified white woman in a recording studio, singing in front of a music stand, with two microphones hanging in front of them.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-086.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Carol Johnston, Marilyn Maye, an unidentified white man, and Patty Tucker in a recording studio, singing in front of a music stand.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-087.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Low-angle shot of Warren Durrett seated at the piano in a recording studio, four unidentified white men behind him, one holding a cigarette. Two microphones hang in front of them, another microphone visible in the background.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-088.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
High-angle shot of Warren Durrett seated at the piano in a recording studio, four unidentified white men behind him, one holding a cigarette. Two microphones hang in front of them.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-089.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Piano-level shot of Warren Durrett seated at the piano in a recording studio, four unidentified white men behind him singing into two microphones that hang in front of them.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-090.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
High-angle shot of Warren Durrett seated at the piano in a recording studio, four unidentified white men behind him singing into two microphones that hang in front of them.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-091.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Low-angle shot of Warren Durrett seated at the piano in a recording studio, four unidentified white men behind him singing into two microphones that hang in front of them.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-092.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Two unidentified white men in a recording studio, one behind a microphone with a mallet playing a glockenspiel that rests on a piano, the other playing a small drum kit with a kick drum, snare drum, and hi-hats. To the right, another microphone, a large speaker, a reel-to-reel recorder, and a lamp. Other equipment is visible in the background and in a space above the musicians, including cameras, ladders, extra reels, and a record sleeve.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-093.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett (back to the camera) with his orchestra (all white men) in a recording studio. Musicians are seated (except auxiliary percussion) in two rows behind music stands. Back row instruments are unclear, four trombones in front row. To the right: drums, auxiliary percussion (maracas). There is fabric on the back wall (likely for soundproofing), and other items (microphones, ladder, television) around the band.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-094.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
High-angle shot of a recording studio setup. In foreground, unidentified white man with mallet is playing glockenspiel, which is resting on a piano lid. A microphone is to the left, and another microphone and a chair are in front of him. Further back, an unidentified white man is playing guitar, seated, at a music stand, with another microphone in front of him. Another unidentified white man is playing guitar, standing, and Warren Durrett is seated at a piano to the right, with an ashtray for cigarettes on the piano lid. Behind the musicians, there is a third piano, a turntable, a Gibson amplifier, another amplifier, and two more microphones. Assorted cables are strewn throughout the studio.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-095.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-096.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Overhead shot of recording studio. In back left, Patty Tucker, unidentified white man, Marilyn Maye, Carol Johnston, and another unidentified white man are singing at a music stand. In front of them are instrumentalists (all white men): drums (played with brushes), flute, and double bass. Warren Durrett is at the piano to the right. There are many microphones throughout the room, and industrial lights hanging from the ceiling. A projection screen is on a wall to the right, above a keyboard. Chairs and turntables are to the back right, and there is another piano at the bottom right. Resting on the piano lid are numerous items, such as a clarinet, an instrument case, and an ashtray with cigarettes.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-097.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett in a suit and tie, conducting band members (white men) in a recording studio. The band members are seated in a row at music stands, and are, from left to right: three saxophones, clarinet, another saxophone. There are microphones hanging in front of the performers, and items at the wall behind them, including a speaker, a television, and tubular bells.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-098.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett playing piano with a Hammond Solovox attachment at LaSalle Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. Also playing, to the left of Durrett: Bob Wells (drums), John Brentari (bass), and Jimmy Van Asdell (trumpet/leader). There are short dividing walls between the performance area and small square tables with chairs. At the bottom of the photo, an unidentified white woman is seated at one of the tables, with money, glasses, and an ashtray resting on the table. Curtains and window blinds hang on the wall behind the band, and there are two microphones in front of the band.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-099.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett performing at an upright piano with his orchestra. A saxophone is resting above the keyboard, and the hammers and strings of the piano are exposed. A sign reading "Warren Durrett and His Orchestra" sits on top. An unidentified white man is standing at a microphone and singing, and an unidentified white woman is seated behind him. Behind them, the band is performing, seated behind stands in two rows. Back: trumpet, drums, double bass. Front: four saxophones. There is a curtain behind the band, and brick walls elsewhere. There is a large American flag and an electric fan by the band, and a lamp in front of the drummer.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-100.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Solo white male clarinetist performing at a microphone on stage in front of the rest of the Warren Durrett orchestra. The rest of the performers (white men) are seated in two rows behind stands, in front of a large curtain. Back row: double bass, drums, four performers (second obscured) of unknown instruments, trombone. Front row: an unidentified white woman singer, three saxophones.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-101.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Low-angle shot of an unidentified white woman vocalist seated on stage with Warren Durrett orchestra. Some band members (all white men) are around her: double bass, drums, electric guitar with amplifier, saxophone. A curtain hangs behind the stage.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-102.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Low-angle shot of an unidentified white woman singer and an unidentified white man with his arm around her waist, both singing into a microphone in front of the Warren Durrett orchestra. The band (all white men) is seated in two rows behind stands. Back: drums, electric guitar and amplifier, trumpet, two unclear, and trombone. Front: three saxophones. A curtain hangs behind the stage.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-103.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett at an upright piano on a stage, staring intently to the right. A hat is on top of the piano, and the hammers and strings of the piano are exposed. A small piece of paper is right above the keyboard. A few instrument cases are behind and to the right of the piano. A curtain hangs at the back of the stage.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-104.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-105.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Unidentifie white woman singing in front of a microphone in front of the Warren Durrett orchestra (all white men). Durrett is visible on the left, playing the piano. A music stand is to the right, and behind the singer is an elevated platform, on which there is a musician playing double bass. There is an ornately carved pillar by the bassist.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-106.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett seated at the piano, performing with his orchestra (white men in photo). Scores rest on top of the piano lid, along with a sign reading "Warren Durrett and His Orchestra." Standing in the background at a music stand is a performer on double bass, and two other faces are visible back to the right.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-107.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Unidentified white woman vocalist seated next to the piano and to the Warren Durrett orchestra. Warren Durrett is standing in front of the orchestra at a microphone. The performers (all white men) are in three rows behind music stands. Back row: three trumpets, one with mute. Second row: double bass, drums, electric guitar and amplifier, two trombones with mutes. Front row: two saxophones, two unclear (obscured by Durrett). A large curtain hangs behind the band.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-108.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Unidentified white woman singer in dress at microphone in front of Warren Durrett orchestra. Members of the band (all white men) are visible in rows behind her, behind music stands. In the back row: electric guitar and two trombones. Front row: clarinet, saxophone, and unclear instruments (dark/obscured). A woman in the audience is turned, facing the stage.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-109.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Unidentified white woman vocalist seated next to the piano and to the Warren Durrett orchestra. Durrett is at the piano, with music scores and a lamp on the piano lid, along with a sign reading "Warren Durrett and His Orchestra." The band (all white men) is in rows behind music stands. Back row: three trumpets. Middle: Double bass, drums, electric guitar and amplifier, two trombones. Front: two saxophones, and unclear. A large curtain hangs behind the band.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-110.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett seated at the piano, lid halfway open with music scores resting under the lid. A microphone is in front, and an unidentified white woman is seated to the right in a polka-dot dress, turned towards Durrett and laughing. Behind Durrett and the piano is an unidentified white man playing the trumpet with a mute, and three unidentified white men, seated, laughing, one with his hand to his forehead. A table is back to the left, with a tablecloth and upside-down glass resting on it, and curtains hang in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-111.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett performing at the piano with his orchestra, with an unidentified white woman singer seated to the right in a polka dot dress. Band members (all white men) are performing in suits and striped bowties behind them: trombone with mute, trumpet with mute, two clarinets, flute, bass clarinet, double bass, and drums. Saxophones are visible on the floor next to some of the wind players. A microphone is in front of everyone, and a large curtain is behind the band.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-112.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett performing at the piano with his orchestra, with an unidentified white man in a suit and an unidentified white woman in a polka-dot dress singing at a microphone at the front of a stage. Band members (all white men in photo) are performing in suits and striped bowties behind them: trumpet, saxophones, double bass, and drums. A curtain hangs behind the band.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-113.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett Orchestra performing in front of a backdrop with painted musical instruments on it. Durrett is standing to the left, playing a saxophone, with a woman seated to the right, partially obscured by a man standing in front of the band. The band is playing behind stands that say "W.D." and there is a bassist, drummer, guitarist, saxophonists, trombonists, and trumpet players. All people in the photograph are white. Likely held at the University of Kansas City.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-162.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett performing on saxophone with his orchestra, standing next to the piano. A back row of band members is standing, including bass, trumpets, and trombones. Seated in front of them are saxophonists. A woman in a dress is seated in front of the band, and there are couples dancing on the floor.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-163.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett standing in a suit in front of his orchestra. To the left is a woman in a dress standing at a microphone. The band members are behind stands that read "W.D." There is a bassist, guitarist, and a drummer in the back, and saxophonists seated in front of them.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-164.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett with sunglasses and rolled up sleeves, seated at the piano, performing outside. A man is standing in the background, and there are trees behind him.
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-165.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett Orchestra (all white men in the photo) standing and performing at their music stands reading "WD". There is a piano at the left, a bassist, and a row with Warren Durrett and four other men playing saxophone, obscuring the row of musicians behind them. They are on a wooden platform stage, with an American flag on the wall behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-166.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett standing and smiling, giving thumbs up in front of a small wooden outbuilding with the number 3 above the door. He is in a field with tall grass, trees, and houses in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-167.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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
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
Warren Durrett's orchestra, seated in rows behind stands on an elevated stage in front of a large curtain. Band members (all white men) are playing their instruments and wearing black suits with striped bow ties. In the back row: two trumpets, and a double bass off to the right. In front of them: two trombones and drums. In the front: four saxophones. In front of them to the right are four white people singing into a microphone, from left to right: an unidentified man with glasses, wearing a black suit and a bow tie; an unidentified woman in a dress; Warren Durrett in a white tuxedo and bow tie; and another unidentified man with glasses, a black suit, and a bow tie. To the right is a piano with an empty chair in front of it (likely these four are the Four Noteables).
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File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-003.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett standing on stage at the Pla-Mor Ballroom in front of a microphone in a white suit with a bow tie. Seated to the right is singer Marilyn Maye in a dress, in front of a piano with a sign on it reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." The band (all white men) is seated behind stands in rows with their instruments in black suits and bow ties. In the back row: three trumpets. In the middle: three trombones, drums, and double bass (to the right, behind the piano). Front row: four saxophones, with additional instruments (bass clarinet, another saxophone, flute, two clarinets) next to the stands. Printed text in the border below the photo reads: "The Warren Durrett Orchestra."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-004.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett standing on a stage at the Pla-Mor Ballroom in a black jacket and gray pants, next to a Steinway & Sons piano with a chair in front of it. Seated to the right is singer Laura Webb in a shirt and long floral skirt. A man (probably a band member) is partially obscured behind Durrett, and his orchestra (all white men) is seated in rows with instruments behind stands to the right. In the back row: three trumpets. In the middle row: drums, two trombones. Front row: tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, two baritone saxophones. A clarinet and additional saxophone are next to the baritone saxophonist on the right. Behind the band is a large curtain and a banner hanging that reads: "Warren Durrett Orchestra."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-005.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett standing to the right of his orchestra in a room in a country club, next to a microphone, wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, in front of a piano with partially obscured sign reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Seated in front of the band is a white woman in a long dress and heels. The band members (white men, and one African American man) are playing instruments in black tuxedos and bow ties. Five trumpets stand in back to the left, four trombones stand in back to the right. Drums seated in front of them. Seated in front of them behind stands: three saxophones, clarinet, and another saxophone. Additional instruments (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone) to the left of the musicians.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-006.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in front of the band is a woman in a red dress and heels, and a man in a tuxedo and bow tie. Band members (white men and women, with one African American man) are in rows, with male members wearing red jackets and black bow ties, and female members wearing black dresses. Standing in the back row: four violins, four trumpets with mutes. In the middle row: two violins, double bass, drums, four trombones. Front row: clarinet, three flutes, bass clarinet. Additional instruments (alto saxophones, baritone saxophone, clarinet) next to front row performers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-007.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in front of the band is a woman in a dress and heels, and a man in a tuxedo and bow tie. Band members (white men and women, with one African American man) are in rows, with male members wearing jackets and black bow ties, and female members wearing black dresses. Standing in the back row: four violins, four trumpets with mutes. In the middle row: two violins, double bass, drums, four trombones. Front row: clarinet, three flutes, bass clarinet. Additional instruments (alto saxophones, baritone saxophone, clarinet) next to front row performers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-008.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in front of the band is a woman in a red dress and heels, and a man in a tuxedo and bow tie. Band members (white men and women, with one African American man) are in rows, with male members wearing red jackets and black bow ties, and female members wearing black dresses. Standing in the back row: four violins, four trumpets with mutes. In the middle row: two violins, double bass, drums, four trombones. Front row: clarinet, three flutes, bass clarinet. Additional instruments (alto saxophones, baritone saxophone, clarinet) next to front row performers. Printed text below the photo reads: "The Warren Durrett Orchestra of Kansas City, One of the Nation's Fine Dance Bands for 1979 - 1980, For Private Parties." Taken at the Crown Center Hotel.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-009.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in front of the band is a woman in a red dress and heels, and a man in a tuxedo and bow tie. Band members (white men and women, with one African American man) are in rows, with male members wearing red jackets and black bow ties, and female members wearing black dresses. Standing in the back row: four violins, four trumpets with mutes. In the middle row: two violins, double bass, drums, four trombones. Front row: clarinet, three flutes, bass clarinet. Additional instruments (alto saxophones, baritone saxophone, clarinet) next to front row performers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-010.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo, blue shirt, and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in front of the band is a woman in a black dress and heels. Band members (white men and women) are in rows, with male members wearing red jackets and black bow ties, and female members wearing black dresses. Standing in the back row: four violins, four trumpets with mutes. In the middle row: two violins, double bass, drums, four trombones. Front row: four flutes and bass clarinet. Additional instruments (alto saxophones, baritone saxophone) next to front row performers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-011.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra (white men and women) in a tuxedo, blue shirt, and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in front of the band is a woman in a black dress and heels. Band members are in rows, with male members wearing red jackets and black bow ties, and female members wearing black dresses. Standing in the back row: four violins, four trumpets with mutes. In the middle row: two violins, double bass, drums, four trombones. Front row: four flutes and bass clarinet. Additional instruments (alto saxophones, baritone saxophone) next to front row performers. Printed text below image reads: "The Warren Durrett Orchestra of Kansas City, One of the Nation's Fine Dance Bands for 1981 - 1982, For Private Parties." Taken at the Crown Center Hotel.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-012.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in front of the band is a white woman in a red dress and heels. Band members (white men and women, with one African American man) are in rows, with male members wearing red jackets and black bow ties, and female members wearing black dresses. Standing in the back row: three violins, five trumpets with mutes. In the middle row: two violins, drums, four trombones. Front row: electric bass, four flutes and bass clarinet. Additional instruments (alto saxophones, baritone saxophone) next to front row performers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-013.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in front of the band is a white woman in a dress and heels. Band members (white men and women, with one African American man) are in rows, with male members wearing jackets and bow ties, and female members wearing black dresses. Standing in the back row: three violins, five trumpets with mutes. In the middle row: two violins, drums, four trombones. Front row: electric bass, four flutes and bass clarinet. Additional instruments (alto saxophones, baritone saxophone) next to front row performers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-014.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in front of the band is a white woman in a red dress and heels. Band members (white men and women, with one African American men) are in rows, with male members wearing red jackets and black bow ties, and female members wearing black dresses. Standing in the back row: three violins, five trumpets with mutes. In the middle row: two violins, drums, four trombones. Front row: electric bass, four flutes and bass clarinet. Additional instruments (alto saxophones, baritone saxophone) next to front row performers. Printed text below the photo reads, "The Warren Durrett Orchestra of Kansas City, One of the Nation's Fine Dance Bands for 1983 - 1984, for Private Parties." Taken at the Crown Center Hotel.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-015.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Photo of Warren Durrett in a black suit and tie, surrounded by the members of his orchestra (all white) in light colored suits. They are standing on the ground next to a Trans World Airlines airplane. Printed text below the photo reads "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year," with an illustration of a bow and pine needles.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-016.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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
Promotional postcard. On left, headshot of Marilyn Maye with text below: "Marilyn Mayes [sic] - vocals." On right, headshot of Warren Durrett , holding a pipe, with name below. Text above them reads "Warren Durrett Orchestra, Distinctive Dinner or Dance Music."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-018.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Promotional postcard. Photo from waist up of Warren Durrett and two unidentified white men in black jackets and patterned ties, and Laura Webb wearing a light-colored coat. Text below reads "The Four Noteables, featured Vocal Group with Warren Durrett and his orchestra."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-019.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Promotional photograph from the torso up of the Four Noteables. Warren Durrett (left) , an unidentified white man (center), and Jim Hammer (right) in black jackets and patterned ties, and Laura Webb wearing a light-colored coat. Text below reads: "The Four Noteables, featured with Warren Durrett and his orchestra."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-020.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Headshot of Laura Webb, printed text below reads "Laura Webb, featured with Warren Durrett and his orchestra."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-021.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Headshot of Marilyn Maye wearing an embroidered dress and earrings, looking up and away to the left.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-022.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Headshot of Marilyn Maye wearing an embroidered dress and earrings, with her hands up towards her face, while she looks down and away to the right.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-023.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Full-body portrait of Marilyn Maye in a dark embroidered dress and heels, smiling with her arms folded in front of her torso.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-024.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Headshot of Marilyn Maye wearing an embroidered dress and earrings, looking towards t he camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-025.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett in a jacket and a patterned sweater, leaning back on a fireplace mantle with a cigarette in his mouth. Two figurines of women are on the ends of the mantle, the wall is coated in leaf-patterned wallpaper, and there is a painting of flowers above the fireplace.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-169.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett in a suit and tie, walking down the street in front of a shop on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia. To the left is an unidentified white man walking in the other direction in a suit and a hat.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-170.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett in a winter coat and gloves, crouching down in the snow, in front of trees and houses.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-171.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett seated at the piano, smiling. Behind him is a trombone with a bass to the right, and a curtain in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-172.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Headshot of Warren Durrett in a tuxedo jacket and bowtie. Everything besides his face is slightly out of focus.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-174.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett in a tuxedo seated at a piano with the lid propped open, hammers visible. Curtains and painted flowers and trees are on the wall behind him.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-175.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Man in a suit standing and speaking on stage with a card in his hand, held out towards Warren Durrett, who is standing in a suit and bowtie with an award cradled in his left arm. They are on a stage behind a microphone, and behind them are wooden chairs, a piano, and a drum kit on a riser, with curtains in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-176.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Warren Durrett in a suit and bowtie, standing on stage, grabbing an award from a man with his left hand, and shaking the man's right hand. They are behind a microphone, and behind them to the left is a man clapping, holding paper, and another man to the right, almost entirely obscured. There is a chair and a piano on stage, and a drum get on risers, with curtains in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-177.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Studio photograph of an unidentified white woman and man, exposed from torso up, white elsewhere. The woman is wearing a dress with a flower, and the man is wearing a suit and tie. They are both wearing glasses and looking at the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-178.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Nell Weesner, smiling, with curly hair, in dark clothing with a brooch in front of a light backdrop.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-180.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Dorothy Morris looking stern, in a coat, backlit from above left, in front of a dark studio backdrop.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-181.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Izedore Crose, smiling, head cocked slightly, with long curly hair, in front of a grey studio backdrop.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-182.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Ruth Anne Gay in a dress with shoulder length wavy hair, face cocked to the right, in front of a photo studio backdrop.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-183.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Headshot of an unidentified white man in Navy hat and uniform, smiling, looking off slightly towards the left, in front of a light studio backdrop.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-184.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
31st Regiment Band in uniform, standing in four rows, on the steps of a large brick building with columns, holding their instruments. Back row: sousaphone; five trombones; another sousaphone. Second row from top: two men, unclear which instruments; three French horns; one saxophone; one more unclear. Third row from top: unclear; five clarinets; unclear (oboe?). Front row: Milo Durrett, holding a conductor's baton; six trumpets; R.J. Bieber, holding a walking staff. On the ground in front of them is a Bass drum with attached cymbal and a snare drum, with sticks and a beater. Writing beneath the band, on the image itself, reads: "Milo A. Durrett / Master Technical Sergeant / Conductor. 3st Regiment Band Parris Island South Carolina. Tech. Sgt. R.J. Bieber / Ass't. Leader."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-185.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
Contact sheet with ten images, numbered: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 (10 crossed out), 12 (11 crossed out), 12A. 3: Woman with fists clenched, singing into a microphone, in front of the Warren Durrett Orchestra, seated and playing their music behind stands. 4: Warren Durrett at the piano with sheet music, a lamp, and a sign reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." 5: Woman seated next to the piano, in front of the trombone section of the Warren Durrett Orchestra, one player standing. 6: Photo from behind of Warren Durrett seated at the piano, playing, facing his orchestra members. 7: Saxophone section (five members) standing up at their music stands and playing 8: Saxophone section standing up at their music stands and playing, with Warren Durrett and a microphone off to the left. 9: Close shot of saxophone section standing up at their music stands and playing. 11: Trumpet section (five members) seated at their stands and playing with mutes, bass player to the left. 12: Close shot of trumpet section seated at their stands and playing with mutes, bass player to the left. 12A: Clarinetist standing and playing, saxophonist seated to the right, woman singer and another player seated to the left.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-186.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
