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Clarinetist Collection

The clarinetist, Benny Goodman, was a legendary American musician whose talent and passion for his instrument captivated audiences throughout the 20th century

Background imageClarinetist Collection: The Carol Singers, 1893 (oil on canvas)

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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: BENNY GOODMAN (1909-1986). American clarinetist. Photograph, 20th century

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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Cimeter, Clarinet, Clarion, Clothes-wringer, Coal-scuttle, Coffee-mill, Coffee-pot, Coffer-dam

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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Advertising card for Davies, photographer, Portland, Oregon (chromolitho)

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)

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Sousa, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

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.

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

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

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

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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Ou peut on être mieux... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Ou peut on être mieux... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ou peut on etre mieux... 19th century. Musicians of Paris. Ou peut-on etre mieux qu'au sein de sa famille? ['Where can one be better than in the bosom of one's family

Background imageClarinetist Collection: A Country Dance in the Hedebo District, Zealand, 1855. Creator: Julius Exner

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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Joe Mooney, Gaeton (Gate) Frega, and Andy Fitzgerald, Eddie Condon's, N.Y. 1947

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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Peanuts Hucko, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Mar. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Peanuts Hucko, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Mar. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Peanuts Hucko, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Mar. 1947

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Joe Mooney, Andy Fitzgerald, Gaeton (Gate) Frega, and Jack Hotop... N.Y. ca. Dec

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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Joe Mooney, Andy Fitzgerald, Gaeton (Gate) Frega, and Jack Hotop...N.Y. ca. Dec. 1946

Portrait of Joe Mooney, Andy Fitzgerald, Gaeton (Gate) Frega, and Jack Hotop...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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Chubby Jackson, Conte Candoli, and Emmett Carls, Esquire Club...Long Island, N.Y. 1947

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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: 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. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Benny Goodman, 400 Restaurant, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Pee Wee Russell, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Pee Wee Russell, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Pee Wee Russell, New York, N.Y. 1946

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

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

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

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

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

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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Une noce en procession, 1844. Creators: Eugène Louis Vasselin, Hippolyte Bellangé

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)

Background imageClarinetist Collection: 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. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Benny Goodman, 400 Restaurant, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Background imageClarinetist Collection: 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. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Benny Goodman, 400 Restaurant, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Background imageClarinetist Collection: 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. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Benny Goodman, 400 Restaurant, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Fess Williams and Freddie Moore...Gottlieb's office party, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y

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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Johnny Hodges, Rex William Stewart...Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Joe Marsala, 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Joe Marsala, 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Joe Marsala, 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Joe Marsala, Adele Girard, and Toots Thielemans, 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948

Portrait of Joe Marsala, Adele Girard, and Toots Thielemans, 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Joe Marsala, 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Joe Marsala, 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Joe Marsala, 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Toots Thielemans, Adele Girard, and Joe Marsala, Onyx, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948

Portrait of Toots Thielemans, Adele Girard, and Joe Marsala, Onyx, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Sol (Solomon) Yaged, Jimmy Jones(?), and John (O.) Levy(?), Jimmy Ryan's... N.Y. 1946

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

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

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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Harry Carney, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Harry Carney, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Harry Carney, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Benny Goodman, Leonard Bernstein, and Max Hollander, Carnegie Hall, New York, 1946

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

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

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

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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Gregorio Delgado, Renaissance Ballroom, New York, N.Y. ca. July, 1947

Portrait of Gregorio Delgado, Renaissance Ballroom, New York, N.Y. ca. July, 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Gregorio Delgado, Renaissance Ballroom, New York, N.Y. ca. July, 1947

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

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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Sol (Solomon) Yaged, Joe Thomas, and Rex William Stewart, Pied Piper, N.Y. 1947

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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Fess Williams and Freddie Moore...Gottlieb's office party, Jamaica, Queens, NY, ca

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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Jerry Wald, Gordon MacRae, Mel Tormé, Marion Hutton...Saturday Teentimers Show, NY

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

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

Portrait of Cecil (Xavier) Scott, Ole South, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Cecil (Xavier) Scott, Ole South, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1946

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

Portrait of Pee Wee Russell and Linda Keene, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Pee Wee Russell and Linda Keene, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. 1946

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Pee Wee Russell, Dave Tough, and Max Kaminsky, 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

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

Portrait of Albert Nicholas and Rudi Blesh, Riverboat on the Hudson, N.Y. ca. July 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Albert Nicholas and Rudi Blesh, Riverboat on the Hudson, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Micky Folus, Danny Polo, Billy Exiner, Vahe (Tak) Takvorian...Eddie Condon's, N.Y

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

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

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

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Tony Parenti, 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. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Tony Parenti, Jimmy Ryan's (Club), New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946

Background imageClarinetist Collection: Portrait of Tony Parenti, 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. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Tony Parenti, Jimmy Ryan's (Club), New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946



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The clarinetist, Benny Goodman, was a legendary American musician whose talent and passion for his instrument captivated audiences throughout the 20th century. In this captivating photograph from the era, we catch a glimpse of Goodman's artistry as he effortlessly plays his clarinet, showcasing his mastery of the instrument. Moving back in time to 1847, we encounter a wood engraving depicting Christmas carolers. Amongst them is an English clarinetist who adds a melodious touch to their festive tunes. The image transports us to a bygone era filled with joyous melodies and harmonious gatherings. Fast forward to 1982 at the Capital Radio Jazz Festival in Knebworth where Benny Goodman takes center stage once again. Captured by Denis Williams, this photograph immortalizes Goodman's performance as he mesmerizes the crowd with his soulful notes and impeccable technique. London, 1964 brings together two renowned musicians - Humphrey Lyttleton and Buck Clayton - both skilled clarinetists themselves. Brian Foskett's snapshot captures their camaraderie as they share their love for jazz music through their instruments on stage at Wood Green. Another talented artist emerges in Brian Foskett's lens in 1966: Edmond Hall. With his expressive playing style and unique sound, Hall leaves an indelible mark on the jazz scene during that period. Foskett's photograph allows us to witness Hall's passion for music firsthand. Stepping into John E. Dumont's world circa 1897, we encounter another clarinetist caught in action. The Clarionet Player exudes elegance and grace as he immerses himself in creating beautiful melodies that transport listeners to distant lands filled with enchantment. Artistic imagination takes flight when insects come alive through lithography while playing musical instruments—a whimsical depiction that showcases how even nature can appreciate the beauty of music created by talented clarinetists.