Collection, ca. 1958-1999 (bulk 1958-1985).

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Collection, ca. 1958-1999 (bulk 1958-1985).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50918726

The collection contains lead sheets to compositions by Liston as well as manuscript scores and parts to many of her arrangements for other composers. It contains numerous arrangements for Randy Weston. Also included are musical arrangements and lead sheets dating from Liston's time as an educator in Jamaica.

44 boxes.

Columbia College Chicago

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SNAC Resource ID: 7633750

Columbia College Chicago

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Weston, Randy, 1926-2018

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Randy Weston was born on April 6, 1926 to Vivian and Frank Weston in Brooklyn, New York. He studied classical piano as a child and was raised in an atmosphere thick with sounds and ideas of modern jazz. Among his childhood friends and neighbors were bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik and drummers Al Harewood and Max Roach; it was at Max Roach's house that Weston would encounter George Russell, Miles Davis, and Charlie Parker. His father owned a small restaurant in Brooklyn, which was a hangout for many l...

Liston, Melba.

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Melba Liston (1926-1999) was a jazz composer, arranger, trombonist, and educator. She played in many bands, including those of Count Basie, Dexter Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie, Randy Weston, and Quincy Jones. Liston wrote arrangements for many jazz composers, including Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, and Mary Lou Williams. From the description of Collection, ca. 1958-1999 (bulk 1958-1985). (Columbia College Chicago). WorldCat record id: 50918726 ...