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Bandleader Collection

Background imageBandleader Collection: Jimmy And Tommy Dorsey

Jimmy And Tommy Dorsey
(Original Caption) 6/12/1957- New York, NY: Jimmy Dorsey dies

Background imageBandleader Collection: All-Black Military Band Performing

All-Black Military Band Performing
(Original Caption) Auteuil, France-World War I: Jim Europe and his all Black Military Band at Auteuil, France. Photograph

Background imageBandleader Collection: Fred Waring Leading Band To Play

Fred Waring Leading Band To Play
Fred Waring leading his band to play

Background imageBandleader Collection: Tommy Dorsey Playing the Trombone

Tommy Dorsey Playing the Trombone
(Original Caption) Half length photograph of Tommy Dorsey playing the trombone. Undated photograph

Background imageBandleader Collection: Cab Calloway, American Bandleader and Singer

Cab Calloway, American Bandleader and Singer
Composer, bandleader, and singer Cab Calloway holding his conductor's baton. He is wearing a tuxedo. Undated publicity still

Background imageBandleader Collection: Glenn Miller Photograph

Glenn Miller Photograph
(Original Caption) Portrait of Glenn Miller. Undated photoraph

Background imageBandleader Collection: Woody Herman & His Band Recording

Woody Herman & His Band Recording
(Original Caption) Woody Herman, Columbia Records star, leads the "Herd" as they make another hit recording in the Columbia Studios

Background imageBandleader Collection: Benny Goodman At Microphone W/Clarinet

Benny Goodman At Microphone W/Clarinet
(Original Caption) Jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman at the microphone. He is shown in a 3/4-length, low-angle view, holding his clarinet under his arm

Background imageBandleader Collection: Count Basie And Musicians Board Plane

Count Basie And Musicians Board Plane
(Original Caption) Leaving this afternoon for a six-week concert tour of Scandinavia, Spain, France and Belgium was the 18-member orchestra of Count Basie

Background imageBandleader Collection: Benny Goodman & Martha Tilton Performing

Benny Goodman & Martha Tilton Performing
(Original Caption) Manhattan Beach, NY- Martha Tilton and Benny Goodman are settling down in New Yrok this fall

Background imageBandleader Collection: Jimmy Dorsey Playing The Saxophone

Jimmy Dorsey Playing The Saxophone
(Original Caption) Jimmy Dorsey playing the saxaphone. Three-quarter length seated photograph. Undated publicity still, released thru United Artists

Background imageBandleader Collection: Cab Calloway Holding Baton

Cab Calloway Holding Baton
(Original Caption) Cabell "Cab" Calloway (1907-1994), American singer and bandleader. "Delightfully Dangerous." Undated photograph

Background imageBandleader Collection: Cab Calloway In Double Exposure Photo

Cab Calloway In Double Exposure Photo
(Original Caption) Cabell "Cab" Calloway (1907-1994), American singer and bandleader. Double-exposure undated photograph

Background imageBandleader Collection: Spike Jones, Damaso Perez Prado W/Instrum

Spike Jones, Damaso Perez Prado W/Instrum
(Original Caption) Bandleader/Comedian Spike Jones with bandleader Damaso Perez Prado. Undated photograph from the INP print file. Credit: Bettmann-UPI

Background imageBandleader Collection: L Ball and D Arnaz Wave From Their Train

L Ball and D Arnaz Wave From Their Train
(Original Caption) Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz arrive at Grand Central Station for the opening of their new movie "Forever Darlings." Undated photograph

Background imageBandleader Collection: Tommy Dorsey; Head And Shoulders

Tommy Dorsey; Head And Shoulders
(Original Caption) Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956). Born in Shenandoah, PA. Renowned for his sweet-toned insturmental style. His work hovered between jazz and dance music

Background imageBandleader Collection: Count Basie

Count Basie
(Original Caption) Publicity handout of Count Basie (1904-1984), pianist and composer one of outstanding organizers of big bands and jazz history

Background imageBandleader Collection: Benny Goodman Posing W/Brass Instruments

Benny Goodman Posing W/Brass Instruments
(Original Caption) Portrait of American Jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman (1909-1986)

Background imageBandleader Collection: Glenn Miller Posing With Trombone

Glenn Miller Posing With Trombone
(Original Caption) Portrait of bandleader Glenn Miller posing with his trombone. Undated photograph, circa 1940's

Background imageBandleader Collection: Count Basie and His Orchestra

Count Basie and His Orchestra
Famous big-band and jazz composer and leader, Count Basie, directing his orchestra on stage

Background imageBandleader Collection: Glenn Miller And His Orchestra Perform

Glenn Miller And His Orchestra Perform
(Original Caption) Bandleader Glenn Miller and his orchestra perform for the Chesterfield Radio Show, circa 1940-41

Background imageBandleader Collection: Duke Ellington in Radio Station with Records

Duke Ellington in Radio Station with Records
(Original Caption) Duke Ellington (1889-1974), bandleader, composer and arranger, has his hands full as he tries role of disc jockey. Photograph

Background imageBandleader Collection: Artie Shaw Playing Clarinet With Band

Artie Shaw Playing Clarinet With Band
(Original Caption) Artie Shaw playing clarinet, from the movie "Dancing Co-Ed."

Background imageBandleader Collection: Cab Calloway With His Band

Cab Calloway With His Band
Cab Calloway (1907- ), American singer and bandleader, leads his band at a CBS station

Background imageBandleader Collection: Duke Ellington Seated at the Piano

Duke Ellington Seated at the Piano
(Original Caption) Duke Ellington (Edward Kennedy; 1889-1974), American composer and arranger, at the keyboard. Half-length photograph, 1910's

Background imageBandleader Collection: James Europe

James Europe
(Original Caption) 1919-- James R. Europe, band leader, 369th Colored Infantry. Photo depicts a Europe in winter uniform standing alone, baton in hand. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBandleader Collection: Swing Session with Jazz Band

Swing Session with Jazz Band
A smiling female bandleader conducts for her swing band as she sits atop a piano

Background imageBandleader Collection: Warren G. Harding Playing Tuba

Warren G. Harding Playing Tuba
After learning he has been selected as the Republican Party's candidate for President, Warren G. Harding joins the band at his home in Marion, Ohio, playing the tuba

Background imageBandleader Collection: King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band

King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
Joe "King" Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band pose in their studio in Chicago, ca. 1922

Background imageBandleader Collection: Performing on Brighton Beach

Performing on Brighton Beach
(Original Caption) 7/18/1922-Brooklyn, NY: Miss Dorothy Jardon was the featured member of musical favorites who appeared at the Brighton Beach Pavillion recently

Background imageBandleader Collection: Flapper Dancing on Jazz Band's Piano at Brighton Beach

Flapper Dancing on Jazz Band's Piano at Brighton Beach
(Original Caption) Jazz Band and Flapper. Benny Krueger's band plays on the beach at Brighton Beach in Brooklyn as girl dances on the piano

Background imageBandleader Collection: Irving Selzer Playing Outside in New York

Irving Selzer Playing Outside in New York
(Original Caption) 1/25/1924-New York, NY: Photo shows Irving Selzer and his Cafe Boulevard Orchestra performing

Background imageBandleader Collection: Jazz Orchestra Playing in Venetian Pool

Jazz Orchestra Playing in Venetian Pool
(Original Caption) 2/28/26-Coral Gables, Florida: In the beautiful Venetian Pool at Coral Gables, Fla

Background imageBandleader Collection: The Glenn Miller Orchestra

The Glenn Miller Orchestra
A movie still of the Glenn Miller Orchestra in their appearance during the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade

Background imageBandleader Collection: Benny Goodman Posing With Clarinet

Benny Goodman Posing With Clarinet
(Original Caption) Portrait of American bandleader and clarinetist Benny Goodman. He is shown seated, holding his clarinet. Undated photograph

Background imageBandleader Collection: Bandleader Glenn Miller and Singer Ray Eberle

Bandleader Glenn Miller and Singer Ray Eberle
Bandleader Glenn Miller playing his trumpet with Ray Eberle as the featured singer. Undated photograph

Background imageBandleader Collection: Count Basie

Count Basie
(Original Caption) Publicity portrait of legendary jazz musician Count Basie. The Count is shown here seated, with his arms crossed, holding a cigarette. Undated photograph

Background imageBandleader Collection: Bandleader Stan Kenton

Bandleader Stan Kenton
(Original Caption) USA: Musician and Capitol Records recording artist, Stan Kenton

Background imageBandleader Collection: Clarinetist Benny Goodman and Band in Concert

Clarinetist Benny Goodman and Band in Concert
(Original Caption) Benny Goodman (1909-1986), American clarinetist and band leader, in concert. Undated photograph

Background imageBandleader Collection: Duke Ellington and His Band

Duke Ellington and His Band
Duke Ellington with Ivie Anderson and his famous band as they arrived to perform in a new Paramount motion picture

Background imageBandleader Collection: Fred Waring And Lane Sisters

Fred Waring And Lane Sisters
Band leader Fred Waring directs his orchestra as the Lane Sisters sing

Background imageBandleader Collection: Benny Carter with Daughter

Benny Carter with Daughter
(Original Caption) 6/6/1935-Benny Carter Negro orchestra leader, left for Europe on the S.S.Majestic recently with his little daughter Joyce, 4.However

Background imageBandleader Collection: Cab Calloway and Dancing Couples

Cab Calloway and Dancing Couples
Cab Calloway leads the band at the New Year's celebration of 1937 at the Cotton Club

Background imageBandleader Collection: Cab Calloway Leads Orchestra at New Year's Ball

Cab Calloway Leads Orchestra at New Year's Ball
American bandleader and singer Cab Calloway leads an orchestra during a New Year's Ball at the Cotton Club in New York, 1937. | Location: Cotton Club, New York, New York, USA

Background imageBandleader Collection: The Earl Hines Orchestra

The Earl Hines Orchestra
(Original Caption) The Earl Hines Orchestra of 1938. Photograph

Background imageBandleader Collection: The Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra Performing

The Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra Performing
Jimmie Lunceford leads his band as they perform

Background imageBandleader Collection: Goodman and Krupa Playing Together

Goodman and Krupa Playing Together
Swing band leader and clarinetist Benny Goodman and drummer Gene Krupa play swing for jitterbugging

Background imageBandleader Collection: Benny Goodman Greeting Audience at Paramount Theater

Benny Goodman Greeting Audience at Paramount Theater
(Original Caption) 1/29/1938-New York, NY- This sensational scene in the Paramount Theater is duplicated at every performance of Benny Goodman's swing band

Background imageBandleader Collection: Radio Jazz Broadcast with Tommy Dorsey

Radio Jazz Broadcast with Tommy Dorsey
(Original Caption) 3/17/1938-Philadelphia

Background imageBandleader Collection: Benny Goodman Playing at the Waldorf Astoria

Benny Goodman Playing at the Waldorf Astoria
(Original Caption) 10/26/1938-New York, NY: Benny Goodman at the Empire Room in the Waldorf-Astoria

Background imageBandleader Collection: Band Leader Glenn Miller

Band Leader Glenn Miller
(Original Caption) Portrait of American bandleader Glenn Miller. Photograph, 1939

Background imageBandleader Collection: Skinnay Ennis Performing with Orchestra

Skinnay Ennis Performing with Orchestra
(Original Caption) 1939: Bandleader Skinnay Ennis, with his orchestra, in concert

Background imageBandleader Collection: Man Directs Children Playing Instrument

Man Directs Children Playing Instrument
(Original Caption) 5/8/1939-New York, NY: The famed Kaspar Quads of Passaic, NJ, who will celebrate their third birthday tomorrow, May 9th, are shown getting a swing lesson from Raymond Paige

Background imageBandleader Collection: Bull in a China Shop

Bull in a China Shop
A "bull in a china shop" became a reality, when orchestra leader Fred Waring led a bull through a china shop in New York City, December 12, 1939

Background imageBandleader Collection: Band Leader Glen Miller

Band Leader Glen Miller
(Original Caption) 12/31/1939: A portrait shot of world famous orchestra/band leader, Glenn Miller wearing a tuxedo

Background imageBandleader Collection: Freddy Martin /Orchestra Play; Dancing

Freddy Martin /Orchestra Play; Dancing
(Original Caption) Freddy Martin and his orchestra playing in a crowded hotel room in the 1940's. People dancing. Photograph

Background imageBandleader Collection: Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra

Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra
(Original Caption) 1940-Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra, 1940. Photograph

Background imageBandleader Collection: Bandleader Glenn Miller in Army Uniform

Bandleader Glenn Miller in Army Uniform
(Original Caption) Portrait of American bandleader Glenn Miller (1904-1944), a trombonist who put together one of the most successful "Big Bands" and became a leader of a U.S

Background imageBandleader Collection: Harry James with Coast Guard Cadets

Harry James with Coast Guard Cadets
(Original Caption) Orchestra leader and trumpeter Harry James plays his trumpet for two admiring young coast guard cadets, Jennie Dietz and Mary Alice Swain. Undated photograph, circa 1940's

Background imageBandleader Collection: Jimmy Dorsey At The Hollwood Canteen

Jimmy Dorsey At The Hollwood Canteen
(Original Caption) 1940's Hollywood, CA: Jimmy Dorsey playing at the Hollywood Canteen

Background imageBandleader Collection: Count Basie Playing Piano

Count Basie Playing Piano
(Original Caption) New York, NY: Portrait of (William) Count Basie, jazz musician and bandleader, at the piano during a jam session at the Manhattan Center in the 1940's. Undated photograph

Background imageBandleader Collection: Bandleader Tommy Dorsey

Bandleader Tommy Dorsey holds his trombone as he poses for a portrait

Background imageBandleader Collection: Glenn Miller Band Performing

Glenn Miller Band Performing
(Original Caption) New York: Bandleader Glenn Miller and his orchestra performing for the Chesterfield Radio Show, ca. 1940-1941. People stop dancing to listen to female singer. Undated photo

Background imageBandleader Collection: Bandleader Glenn Miller and Marion Hutton

Bandleader Glenn Miller and Marion Hutton
4/30/1940- Picture shows bandleader Glenn Miller with Marion Hutton

Background imageBandleader Collection: Tommy Dorsey with Engineer in Studio

Tommy Dorsey with Engineer in Studio
(Original Caption) 5/7/1940-New York

Background imageBandleader Collection: Lucille Ball Holds Desi Arnaz

Lucille Ball Holds Desi Arnaz
(Original Caption) 11/1940: Desi Arnaz and his bride, Lucille Ball

Background imageBandleader Collection: Count Basie, Richard Wright at Recording Session

Count Basie, Richard Wright at Recording Session
(Original Caption) 11/24/1940-Richard Wright (r) and Count Basie at recording session where Basie band recorded music by Clinton R. Brewer, a convict who has been in prison since 1931

Background imageBandleader Collection: Tommy Dorsey and the Pied Pipers

Tommy Dorsey and the Pied Pipers
Tommy Dorsey (left) readies his vocal quintet, the Pied Pipers, for a song. Dorsey was both a famous trombonist and a bandleader who established a 22-member dance-music orchestra

Background imageBandleader Collection: Ed Sullivan and Will Bradley Posing

Ed Sullivan and Will Bradley Posing
(Original Caption) 4/17/1941- Ed Sullivan (L), noted Broadway and Hollywood columnist

Background imageBandleader Collection: Benny Goodman Crowns Queen at Dance

Benny Goodman Crowns Queen at Dance
(Original Caption) 5/31/1941-New York, NY- Madison Square Garden, scene of past "crownings" -- in more ways than one -- of the champions of sport, is the scene of another crowning

Background imageBandleader Collection: Louis Bellson Orchestra in Concert

Louis Bellson Orchestra in Concert
(Original Caption) 6/1941-Photo shows the Louis Bellson Orchestra in concert at The Strand Theater, June 1941

Background imageBandleader Collection: Edwin Mcarthur And Benny Goodman

Edwin Mcarthur And Benny Goodman
(Original Caption) 7/11/41-Philadelphia

Background imageBandleader Collection: Harry James At Microphone With Trumpet

Harry James At Microphone With Trumpet
(Original Caption) Portrait of jazz bandleader Harry James, circa 1942. He is shown standing at a CBS microphone, holding his trumpet under his arm

Background imageBandleader Collection: Lionel Hampton's Trumpeter in a Zoot Suit

Lionel Hampton's Trumpeter in a Zoot Suit
Jazz Band Leader, Lionel Hampton, draws an alteration markings on the jacket of his trumpeter. The jacket will be altered into a Zoot Suit, which became popular in the early 1940s

Background imageBandleader Collection: Benny Goodman and Frank Sinatra Switching Roles

Benny Goodman and Frank Sinatra Switching Roles
Frank Sinatra plays Benny Goodman's clarinet and wears his glasses, while Goodman steps up to the microphone and sings

Background imageBandleader Collection: Count Basie Seated at Piano

Count Basie Seated at Piano
(Original Caption) 1943-Count Basie (portraying himself) and his band prepare to get into the swing of things at the Harlem block party. From the movie "Top Man."

Background imageBandleader Collection: Duke Ellington and Band

Duke Ellington and Band
Duke Ellington and his band, featured in the 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical Cabin in the Sky

Background imageBandleader Collection: Count Basie Playing Piano

Count Basie Playing Piano
(Original Caption) Portrait of Count Basie at the piano. Photograph, September, 1943

Background imageBandleader Collection: Count Basie and His Orchestra

Count Basie and His Orchestra
(Original Caption) Count Basie at the piano and his band at a New York City engagement

Background imageBandleader Collection: Tommy Dorsey Signing an Autograph

Tommy Dorsey Signing an Autograph
(Original Caption) 11/28/1944-Los Angeles, CA- Tommy Dorsey signs an autograph book for an unidentified woman, who smiles at the successful end to her hunt

Background imageBandleader Collection: Duke Ellington And Band

Duke Ellington And Band
Duke Ellington leads his jazz band, circa 1945. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBandleader Collection: Bandleader Harry James and His Adoring Fans

Bandleader Harry James and His Adoring Fans
(Original Caption) 8/18/1945- picture shows band leader, Harry James, holding a microphone with two girls on either side looking at him lovingly

Background imageBandleader Collection: Artie Shaw And Ava Gardner

Artie Shaw And Ava Gardner
(Original Caption) 10/19/1945-Hollywood, CA: Actress Ava Gardner, former wife of Mickey Rooney, is seen with her new husband, bandleader Arite Shaw

Background imageBandleader Collection: Canada Lee And Louis Jordan Look At Prog

Canada Lee And Louis Jordan Look At Prog
(Original Caption) 6/6/1946-New York, NY: Canada Lee, right, actor, and Louis Jordan, bandleader, look over the program for the premiere of Jordan's latest film



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