NCSA Jazz Ensemble [sound recording]. 2005.

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...

Rollins, Sonny

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Jazz composer and saxophonist Sonny Rollins was born on September 7, 1930 in New York City. His parents, immigrants from the U.S. Virgin Islands, raised him in Manhattan's central Harlem and Sugar Hill neighborhoods. Rollins received his first alto saxophone at seven years old; and was heavily influenced by saxophonist Charlie Parker by the time he enrolled at Edward W. Stitt Junior High School. Rollins switched to tenor saxophone, and was mentored by pianist Thelonious Monk.Upon graduating from...

Jones, Thad

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Paich, Marty

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Menza, Don

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NCSA Jazz Ensemble.

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Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993

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Dizzy Gillespie (born John Birks Gillespie, October 21, 1917, Cheraw, South Carolina - January 6, 1993 Englewood, New Jersey) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer. He joined his first professional band in 1935. In the 1940s Gillespie became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz....

Swenson, Robert, 1910-1996

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Weiner, Andy

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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 ...

Calvert, Travis.

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Poindexter, Justin

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Barbash, Eddie

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Sizemore, Chris, 1977-

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Tomaro, Mike

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Mendelson, Manny

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Mossman, Michael Philip

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Hunter Blair, Peter, 1912-1982

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Rudkin, Ron

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Blondel, Emile.

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Owens, Sam, 1989-

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Johnson, J.J., 1924-2001

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Harris, Matt.

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Jarvis, Jeff

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Vaughn, Austin.

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Donnelly, Robert A.

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