The Cotton Club Orchestra plays on a stage. Club patrons are visible in the background. Inscribed on bass drum: "OB" Letterpress text beneath image: "LES HITE - COTTON CLUB / ORCHESTRA - HOLLYWOOD / CALIFORNIA"
Head and shoulders portrait of Chico Hamilton behind drum set. Letterpress text beneath image: "CHICO HAMILTON - Recording exclusively for / IMPULSE RECORDS"
Portrait of Cozy Cole playing the drums. Letterpress text beneath image: "CAB CALLOWAY Featuring / COZY COLE ALL AMERICAN DRUMMER - MILLS ARTISTS, Inc., / 1619 BROADWAY / N. Y. C." Inscribed on bass drum: "COZY" Inscribed in image: "MINERS[?]"
Half-length portrait of Gene Krupa sittting with folded arms resting on the arm of a sofa chair. Letterpress text beneath image: "GENE KRUPA / And His Orchestra - COLUMBIA RECORDING - MANAGEMENT / MCA / MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA / LONDON NEW YORK CHICAGO BEVERLY HILLS SAN FRANCISCO CLEVELAND DALLAS"
Portrait of Gene Krupa playing drum set. Right hand holding stick is raised above his head. Inscribed in image: "Gene Krupa / Ace Drummer Man / 100% Slingerland / "Radio Kings"- Maurice Seymour / [casc---o]?"
Quarter-length portrait of Gene Krupa surrounded by different varieties of drums, including a snare and tom tom. Letterpress text beneath image: "GENE KRUPA / And His Orchestra - COLUMBIA RECORDING / MANAGEMENT / MCA / MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA / LONDON NEW YORK CHICAGO BEVERLY HILLS / SAN FRANCISCO CLEVELAND DALLAS ATLANTA" Inscribed in image: "Bloom / CHICAGO"
Quarter-length portrait of Tiny Bradshaw. Letterpress text beneath image: "TINY BRADSHAW And His Orchestra - PERSONAL MANAGEMENT / GALE AGENCY, INC. / 48 WEST 48th STREET / NEW YORK CITY"
Group portrait of bandleader / drummer Spike Jones, Felix Grant, Jackson Weaver and unidentified men. Felix Grant, second from the right on the last row; WMAL's Jackson Weaver, last person on the right in the front row; Spike Jones, third person from the left on the front row wearing a checkered suit. Inscribed in image: "To / Felix Grant / In / Sincere appreciation / Spike Jones"
