Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Description

The Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection was donated to LaBudde Special Collections by Clayton's wife, Patricia. The collection, which spans from 1928 to Clayton's death in 1991, contains material related to the jazz composer/arranger/trumpeter's personal and professional life.

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LaBudde Special Collections

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Count Basie performing

Count Basie seated at a piano. Likely Jo Jones on drum set behind Count Basie.

Type: Image

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Collection Identifier: MS-0015

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Emmet Berry and Ed Lewis performing with the Basie Band

Emmet Berry and Ed Lewis performing with Basie Band.

Type: Image

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Collection Identifier: MS-0015

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Buck Clayton holding his trumpet

Buck Clayton holding a trumpet.

Type: Image

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Collection Identifier: MS-0015

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Freddie Green

Close up photograph of Freddie Green with head stock of guitar covering part of his face.

Type: Image

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Collection Identifier: MS-0015

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Jazz saxophonist, possibly Coleman Hawkins

A close up photograph of possibly Coleman Hawkins, eyes closed, blowing into the saxophone, only reed and neck of saxophone shown.

Type: Image

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Collection Identifier: MS-0015

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Buck Clayton publicity photo

Publicity photo of Buck Clayton on trumpet in upper left vignette and with cigarette in his left hand in lower right vignette.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-1534.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0015