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Saxophone Collection

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Instruments

Instruments
1923: Musical instruments belonging to the Savoy Orpheans Band, including saxophones, trumpets and a trombone. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Adolphe Sax - Inventor Of The Saxophone

Adolphe Sax - Inventor Of The Saxophone
(Original Caption) Sax, Adolphe - Inventor of the saxophone. Caricature, undated. BPA2# 1585

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Gene Krupa And Sextet

Gene Krupa And Sextet
(Original Caption) Gene Krupa and sextet, 1940's photo

Background imageSaxophone Collection: The Dorsey Bros. Playing Sax, Trombone

The Dorsey Bros. Playing Sax, Trombone
(Original Caption) Tommy Dorsey playing the trombone and Jimmy Dorsey playing the saxophone. Seated photograph. Movie still from "The Fabulous Dorseys." A United Artists picture

Background imageSaxophone 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 imageSaxophone Collection: Saxophonist Holding Saxophone

Saxophonist Holding Saxophone
(Original Caption) "Harry Carney Featured with Duke Ellington And His Orchestra." Undated photograph

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Portrait Of Jazz Musician Woody Herman

Portrait Of Jazz Musician Woody Herman
(Original Caption) Portrait of American Jazz musician, Woody Herman, seated and posing with his saxophone. Undated photo circa 1940s

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Irving Selzer and His Cafe Boulevard Orchestra

Irving Selzer and His Cafe Boulevard Orchestra
Irving Selzer and his Cafe Boulevard Orchestra playing for a radio broadcast on Newark, New Jersey station WJZ

Background imageSaxophone 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 imageSaxophone 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 imageSaxophone Collection: Fireman'S Saxophone Band

Fireman'S Saxophone Band
(Original Caption) Fireman's saxaphone band, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Photograph, 1925

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Tiger in cage playing saxophone

Tiger in cage playing saxophone
(Original Caption) 1/29/25-Los Angeles, California: Duke, the jungle tiger trained by George Carresello, famous animal trainer, playing the saxophone

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Jazz band playing to babies (6-11 months)

Jazz band playing to babies (6-11 months)
Jack Pettis, Harold Rehring, Donald Bryan and Leonard Kavash, the Bernie Jazz artist, tried to entertain Mary Mahoney, Patricia McGahan, Florence Mahoney and Charles Douglas

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Woman Playing a Saxophone

Woman Playing a Saxophone
A member of a jazz band in a Viennese night cafe

Background imageSaxophone 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 imageSaxophone Collection: Jazz Musicians in Jam Session

Jazz Musicians in Jam Session
(Original Caption) Recently a group of famous band leaders got together for a jam session at the Manhattan Center in New York City

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Louis Armstrong and Jazz Combo Playing

Louis Armstrong and Jazz Combo Playing
American jazz musicians Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, Coleman Hawkins, Barney Bigard (l to r) during a concert

Background imageSaxophone Collection: The Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra Performing

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

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Earl Hines Conducting His Orchestra

Earl Hines Conducting His Orchestra
(Original Caption) Earl "Fatha" Hines conducting his orchestra during a 1940 session. Photograph

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Coleman Hawkins Holding Saxophone

Coleman Hawkins Holding Saxophone
Musician Coleman Hawkins holding a saxophone and wearing a suit in the 1940's

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Doris Duke, Joe Castro, and Big Jay McNeeley at Birdland

Doris Duke, Joe Castro, and Big Jay McNeeley at Birdland
Heiress Doris Duke and companion Joe Castro (far right) are serenaded at Birdland jazz club by Big Jay McNeeley (sitting on left)

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Musicians Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond

Musicians Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond
(Original Caption) Picture shows musicians Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond performing together. Undated photo circa 1940s. BPA2# 2644

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Tommy Dorsey's Saxophone Section

Tommy Dorsey's Saxophone Section
(Original Caption) 5/7/1940- Maestro Dorsey's five-man saxophone section is strutting its stuff here in a test pressing. The boys do a lot of blowing to make a recording

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Eugene Ormandy Standing with Musicians

Eugene Ormandy Standing with Musicians
(Original Caption) 11/15/1940- Philadelphia, PA- Eugene Ormandy, who recently signed a five-year contract to conduct the Philadelphia Symphony Orchastra (he was co-conducting with Leopold Stokowski)

Background imageSaxophone 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 imageSaxophone Collection: All American Jazz Band Performing Concert

All American Jazz Band Performing Concert
The All American Jazz Band, featuring several prominent musicians, performs at the Metropolitan Opera House

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Racially Integrated Dance Party

Racially Integrated Dance Party
(Original Caption) 6/9/1944-The Southern California sun is shining outside, but these gators and girl friends are in the groove and out of this world. (Original Caption)

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Duke Ellington And Band

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

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Tommy Dorsey Playing With His Band

Tommy Dorsey Playing With His Band
(Original Caption) Picture shows band leader, Tommy Dorsey, playing the saxophone with his band during a rehearsal. Undated photo circa 1940s

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Band Leader Tommy Dorsey In Rehearsal

Band Leader Tommy Dorsey In Rehearsal
(Original Caption) dorsey; tommy big band leader, Tommy Dorsey, holding a saxophone during a rehearsal with his band. Undated photo circa 1940s

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Swing Band Leader Larry Elgart

Swing Band Leader Larry Elgart
(Original Caption) Pictue shows Swing Band leader, Larry Elgart, playing the saxophone with his band, The Manhattan Swing Orchestra. Undated photo circa 1960s

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Minstrel Performer Holding Saxophone

Minstrel Performer Holding Saxophone
(Original Caption) Minstrel performer holding saxophone. Photo Sommer Phil. Ca. 1900

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Charlie Parker Practicing for International Jazz Festival

Charlie Parker Practicing for International Jazz Festival
Saxophonist Charlie Parker practices in his dressing room before performing at the International Jazz Festival of 1949 in Paris

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Max Roach, Charlie Parker and Sven Bolheim Laughing

Max Roach, Charlie Parker and Sven Bolheim Laughing
Swedish drummer Sven Bolheim (l) enjoys the playful interaction between Max Roach (c) and saxophonist Charlie Parker. The men are in Paris for the International Jazz Festival

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Jazz Musicians Performing At Birdland

Jazz Musicians Performing At Birdland
Trumpeter Max Kaminsky, saxophonist Lester Young, trumpeter "Hot Lips" Page, alto saxophonist Charlie Parker

Background imageSaxophone Collection: The Benny Goodman Sextet Practicing

The Benny Goodman Sextet Practicing
The Benny Goodman Sextet gets together for a jam session

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Crowd At Ebbets Field With Instruments

Crowd At Ebbets Field With Instruments
(Original Caption) 8/14/1951-New York, NY: Brooklyn Dodgers music depreciation Day at Ebbets Field. Where Musicians with instuments get in free

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Drummer Saxophonist And Accordionist

Drummer Saxophonist And Accordionist
(Original Caption) 8/14/1951-New York, NY: Brooklyn Dodgers music depreciation Day at Ebbets Field. Where Musicians with instuments get in free

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Tuba Player With Gate Keeper At Stadium

Tuba Player With Gate Keeper At Stadium
(Original Caption) 8/14/1951-New York, NY: Brooklyn Dodgers music depreciation Day at Ebbets Field. Where Musicians with instuments get in free

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Charlie Parker Holding Saxophone

Charlie Parker Holding Saxophone
(Original Caption) Charles "Yardbird" Parker, Jazz Musician. 1955

Background imageSaxophone Collection: High School Students Dancing at Prom

High School Students Dancing at Prom
Students of Horace Greeley High School dance the night away to a live band at their prom

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Little Richard On Stage

Little Richard On Stage
(Original Caption) 7/18/1956-Toronto, Canada: The chap at left above is "Little Richard

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Bill Haley & His Comets at a Rehearsal

Bill Haley & His Comets at a Rehearsal
Bill Haley & His Comets rehearse at the Dominion Theatre in London, where they will open their British tour

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Bill Haley and His Comets Rehearsing

Bill Haley and His Comets Rehearsing
(Original Caption) 2/6/57- LONDON: "Don't just play-Do something! "That's the advice Bill Haley gives to his "Comets"

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Closeup Of Jazz Musician Gerry Mulligan

Closeup Of Jazz Musician Gerry Mulligan
(Original Caption) 4/28/57-London, England: Closeup of American jazz star Gerry Mulligan, rehearsing on his baritone sax at London's Festival Hall

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Robot Band

Robot Band
These robots can play any tune requested by an audience, according to their creator, Didier Jouas Poutrel

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Scene From Some Like It Hot

Scene From Some Like It Hot
(Original Caption) As members of the all-girl orchestra, Curtis and Lemmon get in tune with Marilyn Monroe here

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Marilyn Monroe with Actors in Costume

Marilyn Monroe with Actors in Costume
(Original Caption) As members of the all-girl orchestra, Curtis and Lemmon get in tune with Marilyn Monroe here

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Jazz Saxophonist Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley

Jazz Saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
(Original Caption) 3/27/1962-Julian "Cannonball" Adderly. Jazz Musician (Alto Saxophonist and Combo leader). Photograph by Bruno of Hollywood and New York City

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Sonny Rollins and Rahsaan Roland Kirk Playing Horns for Mayor

Sonny Rollins and Rahsaan Roland Kirk Playing Horns for Mayor
(Original Caption) 4/27/1962- New York, NY: New York's Mayor Robert Wagner tunes his left ear into the saxophone warblings of Sonny Rollins (left) and Roland Kirk

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Saxophonist Sonny Rollins on London Street

Saxophonist Sonny Rollins on London Street
Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins plays on a street in London's Soho district before his British debut

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Sonny Liston Playing Sax for Ingemar Johansson

Sonny Liston Playing Sax for Ingemar Johansson
(Original Caption) 4/22/67-Stockholm, Sweden- One former heavyweight champion, Sonny Liston (right), plays a little tune for another ex-champ, Sweden's Ingemar Johansson

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Joao Gilberto And Stan Getz, Musicians

Joao Gilberto And Stan Getz, Musicians
(Original Caption) Left to Right: Joao Gilberto (1931 - 2019) plays his guitar and Stan Getz on saxophone. Both are appearing in the Rainbow Grill in Rockefeller Center. Photograph filed in 1972

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Benny Carter Plays Saxophone on Stage

Benny Carter Plays Saxophone on Stage
(Original Caption) 06/28/1975-New York, NY: Benny Carter shown during musical tribute to Mahlia Jackson as part of the Newport Jazz Festival here at Carnegie Hall

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Gerry Mulligan Holding Saxophone

Gerry Mulligan Holding Saxophone
(Original Caption) 6/25/1982-Gerry Mulligan, Jazz musician, with saxophone. BPA 2 #2633

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Jazz Musicians At Gracie Mansion

Jazz Musicians At Gracie Mansion
Jazz musicians Lionel Hampton, on the vibraphone, and Stan Getz, playing the saxophone, perform at the ten day Kool Jazz Festival at Gracie Mansion in New York

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Illustration of saxophone

Illustration of saxophone

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Oboe and saxophone with music sheets, (B&W)

Oboe and saxophone with music sheets, (B&W)

Background imageSaxophone Collection: Instruments

Instruments
1923: Musical instruments belonging to the Savoy Orpheans Band, including saxophones, trumpets and a trombone. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)


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