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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Carol Johnston, Marilyn Maye, Patty Tucker, and three men in a recording studio

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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-084.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Warren Durrett Orchestra performing at the American Royal Coronation Ball

Warren Durrett, in a silver suit jacket, seated at the piano with his orchestra, in a large auditorium, with rows of empty seats in the background. The band (all white men) is on a stage with risers and a painted backdrop resembling a brick wall with three small bell towers. An unidentified white woman vocalist is seated in front of the piano looking in Durrett's direction. The band members are wearing dark red suits and black bowties, and are in rows behind music stands. Back row: three trumpets, double bass, drums, saxophone, clarinet, three saxophones. Front row: three trombones, percussion (conga), six uncertain (likely violins). A second piano is in front of the band, and ornate wired furniture is in front of the piano. There are plants and flowers in the bottom left corner of the image, in front of the stage.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-074.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Patty Tucker, Marilyn Maye, Carol Johnston, and others in a recording studio

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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-081.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Patty Tucker, Marilyn Maye, Carol Johnston, and others in a recording studio

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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-082.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Marilyn Maye, Patty Tucker, and others in a recording studio

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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-085.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Marilyn Maye, Patty Tucker, and others in a recording studio

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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-086.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Jimmy Tucker and His Orchestra

Jimmy Tucker Orchestra performing on stage in front of a large curtain. Band members (all white men) behind stands in two rows. Back row: flugelhorn, drums, double bass. Front row: baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, guitar (Jimmy Tucker; his stand has his name and a caricature of his face), Howie Becker on piano.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-073.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Warren Durrett and others performing in a recording studio

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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-095.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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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 playing in a recording studio, with Marilyn Maye and others

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.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Warren Durrett directing musicians in a recording studio

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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-098.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Warren Durrett performing in a quartet at LaSalle Hotel

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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-099.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Warren Durrett performing with his orchestra

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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-100.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Two men performing on glockenspiel and drums in a recording studio

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.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Warren Durrett directing his orchestra in a recording studio

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.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-094.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059