Stafford James collection, 2001-2005 (inclusive).

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Stafford James collection, 2001-2005 (inclusive).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/606007135

Stafford James, bassist and composer. James' career started in the 1970s and he plays classical and jazz music. He is unique because he plays the melodies, thereby making the bass the lead instrument. The Stafford James papers contain compact discs, press kits, and scores.

1.5 linear ft. (1 box)

University of Chicago Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7780910

University of Chicago Library

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University of Chicago. Chicago Jazz Archive

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Founded in 1976, the University of Chicago Library's Chicago Jazz Archive initially sought to preserve materials documenting the birth and early growth of jazz in Chicago. In partnership with the Jazz Institute of Chicago the collections grew significantly. Collections now detail more than eight decades of Chicago jazz life and history. Recordings, publications, photographs, articles, posters, programs, ticket stubs, and other ephemera of musicians, clubs, record companies, and jazz...

James, Stafford

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Stafford James was born in Evanston, Illinois, in 1946. Stafford James lives with his wife, Claudine, in Paris, France. From the description of Stafford James collection, 2001-2005 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 606007135 Stafford James was born in Evanston, Illinois, in 1946. He entered the Air Force in 1965. When he was stationed in Biloxi, he bought a bass but was refused lessons because it was inappropriate for a white man ...