Leonard Feather Papers 1900-1999 1935-1990

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Leonard Feather Papers 1900-1999 1935-1990

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv98547

Leonard Feather was a British journalist, jazz critic,producer, composer, and pianist. The collection contains his personalpapers.

approximately 129.0 cubic feet

University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6382210

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Feather, Leonard, 1914-1994

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Composer, producer, pianist, and jazz journalist Leonard Geoffrey Feather was born in London, UK, on September 13, 1914. In the 1930s, he arranged, composed, and produced jazz sessions, and began to write about jazz for print media. He moved to New York City in 1935 and worked with Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington, establishing his reputation in various fields of jazz. He wrote for famous jazz journals and various books on jazz, and was particularly influential in promoting B...