NCSA Jazz Ensemble [sound recording]. 1986.

Coltrane, John William, 1926-1967

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John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes and was at the forefront of free jazz. He led at least fifty recording sessions and appeared on many albums by other musicians, including trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk. Over the course of his career, Coltrane's music took on an increasingly spiritual dimension. He remain...

Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

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Richard Rodgers, composer and producer, was born in New York on June 28, 1902. He composed his first song, My Auto Show Girl when he was fourteen years old. (This is included in the collection Box 16, Folder 6) In 1918 Rodgers met his first professional partner, Lorenz Hart. Together they presented their first hit show, The Garrick Gaieties in 1925. In 1929 Rodgers and Hart appeared in a two-reel autobiographical short, Masters of Melodyproduced by Paramount-Famous-Lasky Corp. and written and di...

Jones, Thad

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Strayhorn, Billy, 1915-1967

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William "Billy" Strayhorn was born in Dayton, Ohio on November 29, 1915. He spent part of his childhood in Hillsborough, North Carolina. His family eventually moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he studied classical music at the Pittsburgh Musical Institution. At the age of 23, he submitted a musical composition titled "Something to Live For" to Duke Ellington, who subsequently recorded it with Strayhorn as the pianist. Strayhorn worked as the pianist in Mercer Ellington's orchestra for ...

Giuffre, Jimmy

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Barduhn, Dave

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NCSA Jazz Ensemble.

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Taylor, Mark, 1950-

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Andreas, Mike.

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Carmona, Damon.

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Holmes, Jeff

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Murrell, Christine, 1874-1933

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Wall, Lee, 1957-

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Dill, Scott.

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Mayfield, Gray

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Foster, Frank, 1928-2011

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Frank B. Foster III is a saxophonist, flutist, big band leader, educator, and Grammy Award-winning jazz composer and arranger, professionally active in music since the 1940s. From the description of Frank Foster papers, 1930-2009 and undated, bulk 1950s-2009. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 647801488 Mont Calm Farms might possibly have been in Montgomery County, Pa. From the description of Shooting record at Mont Calm Farms [manuscript], 1932-1945....

Farwell, Douglas

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Jones, Quincy, 1933-....

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An impresario in the broadest and most creative sense of the word, Quincy Jones' career has encompassed the roles of composer, record producer, artist, film producer, arranger, conductor, instrumentalist, television producer, record company executive, magazine founder and multi-media entrepreneur. As a master inventor of musical hybrids, he has shuffled pop, soul, hip-hop, jazz, classical, African and Brazilian music into many dazzling fusions, traversing virtually every medium, including record...

Pivetta, Federico.

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Simons, Seymour, 1896-1949

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Marks, Gerald

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Boyd, Ned.

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Walter, Doug

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Foster, Frank, 1928-2011

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Frank B. Foster III is a saxophonist, flutist, big band leader, educator, and Grammy Award-winning jazz composer and arranger, professionally active in music since the 1940s. From the description of Frank Foster papers, 1930-2009 and undated, bulk 1950s-2009. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 647801488 Mont Calm Farms might possibly have been in Montgomery County, Pa. From the description of Shooting record at Mont Calm Farms [manuscript], 1932-1945....

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 ...

Rudkin, Ron

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Dorham, Kenny, 1924-1972

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