Jazz Ensemble [sound recording]. 2001.

Porter, Cole, 1891-1964

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Cole Porter was born in Peru, Indiana on June 9, 1891. As a boy he took lessons in piano and violin, and began writing songs while in prep school. He attended Yale College (Class of 1913), where he composed fight songs that are still used today. After graduating, he went on to Harvard Law School, but he had little interest in law and soon began studying music instead. Porter would later complete his musical education at the Schola Cantorum in Paris. Porter's first Broadway show, See America F...

Jones, Thad

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Herman, Woody, 1913-1987

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Giuffre, Jimmy

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NCSA Jazz Ensemble.

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Burns, Ralph, 1922-2001

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Ralph Burns (born June 29, 1922 Newton, Mass. - died Nov. 29, 2001, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He studied at the New England Conservatory in 1938-1939 where, in his own words, he learned about jazz by transcribing arrangements from records. Burns also worked in the big band led by Charlie Barnet, who recorded his piece "The Moose" in 1943. Later in 1943 he joined Woody Herman, and played an important role in the band's rhythm section from December ...

Robertson, David P.

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Mintzer, Bob

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Hunter Blair, Peter, 1912-1982

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Fischer, Clare

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McConnell, Robert L., 1939-

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Rob McConnell was born in London ON, 14 Feb. 1935. The collection is the work of a preeminent Canadian jazz composer and arranger. It represents the original score materials on which his big band performances, recorded on 17 CD albums, were based. From the description of Rob McConnell papers 1967-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 225154303 ...

West, Jeff

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Mercer, Johnny

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Johnny Mercer (1910-1976) was born John H. Mercer in Savannah, Georgia, the son of George Anderson Mercer. He was educated in Savannah public schools and at Woodberry Forest School in Virginia. He worked with his father in the real estate loan business before heading to New York in 1929 with the Savannah Town Theater group for a National Little Theater contest. He remained in New York to try for a stage career. He became a well-known lyricist and moved to California, where he produced many hit s...

Tristano, Lennie

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Yang, Caini, 1974-

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Puente, Tito

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Band leader. From the description of Autograph card signed : [n.p.], 1994. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270913279 ...

Weiner, Andy

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Jobim, Antonio Carlos

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Wolpe, Dave

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Prima, Louis, 1910-1978

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Rudkin, Ron

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Wolf, Tommy, 1925-1979

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Akiyoshi, Toshiko, 1929-

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