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Jazz -- History and criticism

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Berklee College of Music Stan Getz Library popular music serials collection, 1930s-1970s

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-033
Abstract

Approximately 511 issues of rare popular music periodicals compiled by Berklee College of Music's Stan Getz Library, featuring the following titles: The Broadside, Broadside (Boston), Broadside (NY), Jazz, Jazz and Pop, Jazz Quarterly, and Metronome.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1930s-1970s
Found in: Berklee Archives

Berklee Office of Public Information collection by Alma Berk, 1934-2007

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-013
Abstract

Materials collected and organized by Alma Berk during her tenure as Chief Public Affairs Officer (1959-1994), including press clippings and releases, photographs, institutional reports, files on faculty and students, promotional materials, college publications and curricular material, and other records documenting the college's first 50+ years.

Dates: 1934-2007
Found in: Berklee Archives

Berklee Oral History Project interview collection, 1998-present

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-011
Abstract This collection comprises the audiovisual recordings and associated transcripts of interviews conducted by the Berklee Oral History Project, an ongoing program first launched in 1998 to chronicle the rich and diverse history of Berklee and the Boston music scene from those who have lived, shaped and defined it. Interviews are made available online to the public ...
Dates: 1998-present; Majority of material found within 2005 - 2024
Found in: Berklee Archives

Don George papers, 1940s-1980s

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-024
Abstract

Musical manuscripts, photographs, book drafts, and other personal materials belonging to lyricist Don George (1909-1987).

Dates: 1940s-1980s
Found in: Berklee Archives

Ed and Ruth Williams collection on Boston jazz, 1984-2004

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-021
Abstract

This collection comprises the work of sound engineer Ed Williams and photographer Ruth Williams, who together documented the New England jazz scene for over 15 years. Materials include multi-track audio recordings of live performance and related indices by Ed Williams; photograph books by Ruth Williams; and a Yamaha audio workstation.

Dates: 1984-2006
Found in: Berklee Archives

Jazz in the Classroom recordings and scores, 1958-1976

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-053
Abstract This collection comprises the original vinyl recordings and printed study scores for the Jazz in the Classroom series produced from 1958-1976. The educational series featured music composed, arranged, and performed by Berklee students to demonstrate jazz writing and performance techniques and to showcase the outstanding students of the day. The fully digitized collection is available ...
Dates: 1958-1976
Found in: Berklee Archives

Jeff Friedman papers, 1916-1999

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-020
Abstract

Notes, papers, and teaching materials---including scores, articles, recordings, and other ephemera--by or about Duke Ellington compiled by Jeff Friedman (BCM '79), guitarist and professor of Jazz Composition.

Dates: 1916-1999; Majority of material found within 1995 - 1999
Found in: Berklee Archives

Norm Nathan interview collection, 1950s-1970s

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-029
Abstract

Recordings of selected interviews with notable jazz performers from disc jockey and talk show host Norm Nathan's radio shows, primarily "Sounds in the Night," broadcast on WHDH in Boston.

Dates: 1950s-1970s
Found in: Berklee Archives