Clarinet Collection

Illustration, jazz band, six men wearing bow ties and waistcoats playing trumpet, trombone, drums, clarinet, banjo and double bass, front view

Various musical instruments

A black and white still life image of a brass clarinet

The Dixieland Jazz Band, c. 1919 Date: c.1919

Corno Di Bassetto
The CORNO DI BASSETTO (sometimes called the Bassett Horn) is virtually an alto clarinet

The Eddie Condon All Stars in concert, Colston Hall, Bristol, 1957
The Eddie Condon All Stars on stage at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1957

Henri Farny Clarinets
Three clarinets by Henri Farny, from the Wurlitzer catalogue

One-Man-Band - With all his complicated apparatus and his collecting box stuck on the end of his clarinet, the one-man-band makes a return to Cardiff - 13th March 1948

Clarinet. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan. Museum of Musical Instruments

The Carol Singers, 1893 (oil on canvas)
7076453 The Carol Singers, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Spittle, William M (1858-1917); Private Collection

Acker Bilk, Dorking Halls, Dorking, Surrey, 2012. Artist: Brian O Connor
Acker Bilk, Dorking Halls, Dorking, Surrey, 2012

Enrico Tomasso and Acker Bilk, Dorking Halls, Dorking, Surrey, 2012

Clarinet, 19th Century
CLARINET - showing open & closed holes and keys, with cross-section of the mouthpiece Date: late 19th century

JAM SESSION, 1947. Jam session at a Hollywood studio: Les Paul, guitar; Joe Venuti, violin, Wingy Manone, trumpet; Candy Candido, bass; Jess Stacy, piano; Jerry Wald, clarinet; Abe Lyman, drums

BENNY GOODMAN (1909-1986). American clarinetist. Photograph, 20th century

Clarinet accessories, Wurlitzer
Everything to keep a clarinet happy and tuneful including reeds, mouthpieces and cleaners

Neil Benson with Mike Durhams jazz band the West Jesmond Rhythm Kings in action on September 5, 1996

Benny Goodman, Capital Radio Jazz Festival, Knebworth, 1982. Creator: Denis Williams
Benny Goodman, Capital Radio Jazz Festival, Knebworth, 1982

Troops in Bridport, Devon, are entertained in a mobile theatre. Picture taken 27th March 1941

A bandsman of the South Staffordshire Regiment seen here rehearsing with a boy soldier at the Regimental Training Depot. 15th September 1939

Lease-end entertainment. These British boys on an American ships going to the British beaches were entertained by the yankees during the voyage. 8th June 1944

Acker Bilk rehearses "Stranger on the Shore"with the full backing of the Royal
Acker Bilk rehearses " Stranger on the Shore" with the full backing of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Stanley Black. September 1967

One-Man-Band - Hes a rare artiste these days, and one of the few in Wales who make music - and a living - touring small towns and villages with his strange contraption

American clarinetist Benny Goodman seen here rehearsing for a Albert Hall concert at Londons St Pancras Town Hall September 1971

Acker Bilk playing at a West End Jazz Club. February 1962

American clarinetist Benny Goodman seen here rehearsing for a Albert Hall concert at Londons St Pancras Town Hall Musical Instrument Clarinet September 1971 © Mirrorpix

Army Band August 1970 Clarinet player John Lake (20) of the 1st. Battalion Parachute Regiment from lightwater Surrey

Large German Military Brass Band in all its glory! Date: circa 1909

Humphrey Lyttleton, Wood Green, London, 1964. Creator: Brian Foskett
Humphrey Lyttleton, Wood Green, London, 1964

Humphrey Lyttleton and Buck Clayton, Wood Green, London, 1964. Creator: Brian Foskett
Humphrey Lyttleton and Buck Clayton, Wood Green, London, 1964

Edmond Hall, 1966. Creator: Brian Foskett
Edmond Hall, 1966. Hall (1901-1967) was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader who worked extensively with many top performers as both a sideman and bandleader

B? Bass Clarinet, 1895. Creator: Unknown
B? Bass Clarinet, 1895. From " The Musical Educator Vol. 4" edited by John Greig, M.A. Mus. Doc. [Caxton Publishing Company, Limited, London, 1895]

Oboe and Clarinette engraving 1881
Le Monde Physique par Amedee Guillemin - Paris / Librairie Hachette et Cie 1881

A couple of the Middle Ages dance to the sound of the clarinet (invented in the 18th century)
FLO4677216 A couple of the Middle Ages dance to the sound of the clarinet (invented in the 18th century) - Lithography from an illustration by J.E

Cimeter, Clarinet, Clarion, Clothes-wringer
8650090 Cimeter, Clarinet, Clarion, Clothes-wringer, Coal-scuttle, Coffee-mill, Coffee-pot, Coffer-dam, Cold-chisel, Collision, Conductor, Copybook (engraving) by German School

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Advertising card for Davies, photographer, Portland, Oregon (chromolitho)
8677687 Advertising card for Davies, photographer, Portland, Oregon (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for Davies, photographer)

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Sousa, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Sousa, 1918. Shows composer and conductor John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) conducting a band in a street, probably in New York City

The Adoration of the Shepherds, c1550 (?). Creator: Cremona
The Adoration of the Shepherds, c1550 (?)

Interior with musicians, 1723-1760. Creator: Nicolaas Aartman
Interior with musicians, 1723-1760

Ou peut on être mieux... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ou peut on etre mieux... 19th century. Musicians of Paris

A Country Dance in the Hedebo District, Zealand, 1855. Creator: Julius Exner
A Country Dance in the Hedebo District, Zealand, 1855. Traditional dance in Denmark

Portrait of Joe Mooney, Gaeton (Gate) Frega, and Andy Fitzgerald, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Portrait of Joe Mooney, Andy Fitzgerald, Gaeton (Gate) Frega, and Jack Hotop, Decca studio, New York, N.Y. ca. Dec. 1946

Portrait of Joe Mooney, Andy Fitzgerald, Gaeton (Gate) Frega, and Jack Hotop, Decca studio, New York, N.Y. ca. Dec. 1946

Portrait of Chubby Jackson, Conte Candoli, and Emmett Carls, Esquire Club, Valley Stream, Long Island, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1947

Portrait of Jerry Gray, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Jerry Gray, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938

Portrait of Benny Goodman, 400 Restaurant, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Portrait of Joe Mooney and Andy Fitzgerald, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Portrait of Mezz Mezzrow, Albert Nicholas, and Sy Sinclair, New York, N.Y. ca. Jan. 1947

Portrait of George Lewis and Bunk Johnson, Stuyvesant Casino, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Une noce en procession, 1844. Creators: Eugène Louis Vasselin, Hippolyte Bellangé
Une noce en procession, 1844. Wedding procession. The figures are by Hippolyte Bellange (1800-1866)

Portrait of Benny Goodman, 400 Restaurant, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Portrait of Benny Goodman, 400 Restaurant, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Portrait of Benny Goodman, 400 Restaurant, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Portrait of Fess Williams and Freddie Moore, William P. Gottlieb's office party, Jamaica, Queens, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948

Portrait of Johnny Hodges, Rex William Stewart, Adele Girard, Harry Carney, Barney Bigard, and Joe Marsala, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Portrait of Tony Parenti, Wild Bill Davison, and Eddie Condon, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Portrait of Sol (Solomon) Yaged, Jimmy Jones(?), and John (O.) Levy(?), Jimmy Ryan's (Club), New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Jerry Wald and Alberta Grusd, New Yorker Hotel, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Harry Carney, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946

Portrait of Benny Goodman, Leonard Bernstein, and Max Hollander, Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of George Brunis and Tony Parenti, Jimmy Ryan's (Club), New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946

Portrait of Buddy De Franco, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Buddy De Franco, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Gregorio Delgado, Renaissance Ballroom, New York, N.Y. ca. July, 1947

Portrait of Sidney Bechet, 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Sidney Bechet, 1938

Portrait of Sol (Solomon) Yaged, Joe Thomas, and Rex William Stewart, Pied Piper, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Fess Williams and Freddie Moore, William P. Gottlieb's office party, Jamaica, Queens, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948

Portrait of Jerry Wald, Gordon MacRae, Mel TormU, Marion Hutton, and Jerry Jerome, Saturday Teentimers Show, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Cecil (Xavier) Scott, Ole South, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1946

Portrait of Pee Wee Russell and Linda Keene, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Pee Wee Russell, Dave Tough, and Max Kaminsky, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Albert Nicholas and Rudi Blesh, Riverboat on the Hudson, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Micky Folus, Danny Polo, Billy Exiner, Vahe (Tak) Takvorian, and Al Langstaff, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1947

Portrait of Tony Parenti and Wild Bill Davison, Jimmy Ryan's (Club), New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946

Portrait of Tony Parenti, Jimmy Ryan's (Club), New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946

Portrait of Abe Most, Pete Ponti, Sid Jacobs, and Jimmy Norton, Hickory House, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Portrait of Abe Most, Pete Ponti, Sid Jacobs, and Jimmy Norton, Hickory House, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Portrait of Joe Mooney and Andy Fitzgerald, Dixon's Steak House(?), New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1946

Portrait of Mezz Mezzrow in his office, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946

Portrait of Joe Marsala and Tommy Potter, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Portrait of Joe Marsala and Adele Girard, Hickory House, New York, N.Y. 1946

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The clarinet, a versatile and enchanting instrument, has been an integral part of various musical genres throughout history. From the early days of jazz to classical symphonies, its soulful melodies have captivated audiences worldwide. In a black and white still life image, a brass clarinet stands proudly among other musical instruments. Its elegant curves and intricate keys hint at the skill required to master this beautiful woodwind. Transporting us back in time, we catch a glimpse of The Dixieland Jazz Band in 1919. Their lively tunes fill the air as the clarinet takes center stage alongside trumpets, trombones, drums, banjos, and double basses - creating an unforgettable harmony that defined an era. But it doesn't stop there; enter the Corno Di Bassetto - another member of the clarinet family with its unique deep tones adding depth to orchestral compositions. And who can forget the One-Man-Band? With his complicated apparatus and collecting box attached to his instrument's end, he mesmerizes passersby with his multi-instrumental talent. Even young prodigies like fifteen-year-old Helen Shapiro find solace in this remarkable instrument while filming "Its Trad Dad. " Her youthful passion resonates through each note she plays on her trusty clarinet. An illustration transports us once again into a vibrant jazz band scene from yesteryears. Six men donning bow ties and waistcoats play their hearts out on trumpet, trombone, drums, banjo, double bass - but it is the sweet sound of the clarinet that steals our attention. Traveling further back in time brings us face-to-face with a 19th-century masterpiece: The Clarinet. A relic from bygone years reminding us of its enduring legacy across centuries. A jam session at a Hollywood studio captures legendary musicians coming together for an unforgettable performance in March 1947.