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SC/JPMC. Jazz and Popular Music Collections

 Record Group Term
Identifier: SC/JPMC
Collections of historical materials documenting 20th century and 21st century jazz and popular music.

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Berklee Oral History Project interview collection, 1998-present

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-011
Scope and Contents In 1998, the Stan Getz Library at Berklee College of Music established an oral history program devoted to documenting the lives of musicians who have made significant contributions to the music world as well as the Berklee College of Music community. The oral history project aims to chronicle the rich and diverse history of Berklee and Boston music from those who have lived, shaped and defined it. The interviewees discuss their time spent at Berklee College of Music; their performances in...
Dates: 1998-present; Majority of material found within 2005 - 2020

Collection of early rock and roll 78 RPM records, 1948-1953

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-039
Scope and Contents

The 78 RPM records in this collection are of unknown provenance and were selected for addition to the Archives for their rarity. They highlight early hits in rock and roll music, such as "Sixty Minute Man" and "Rocket 88," both of which are contenders for the first rock and roll record ever recorded. Each record has a four-digit number attached. These are catalog numbers, which were used both to track sales through distributors and for in-house accounting.

Dates: 1948-1953

Donald Bacon papers, 1970-1997

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-002
Scope and Contents The Donald Bacon papers represent the work of a journalist and photographer who documented the jazz scene in New England over an approximately twenty-five year period; 1970-1997. The collection includes a significant collection of incoming correspondence (he received) and outgoing correspondence (he sent) to jazz musicians, agents and other individuals. A highlight of the collection is a group of thirty-one letters and cards Bacon received from the French jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli...
Dates: 1970-1997

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

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-021
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of multi-track audio recordings (both masters and production copies) and the multi-track recorders modified by Ed Williams to produce them (required for playback). These recordings are complemented by copies of both of Ruth Williams’ books of photographs documenting decades of the New England jazz scene as well as bound indices for the recordings.

Dates: 1984-2006

Franklin McGinley collection on Duke Ellington, 1936-1999

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-004
Scope and Contents Memorabilia created by Franklin McGinley for and by Duke Ellington, including a scrapbook, additional clippings, and various commemorative materials. The scrapbook, presumably put together by McGinley, documents the rise of swing music and Duke Ellington and includes autographs by Ellington and other musicians of the period. The remaining loose materials document Ellington's posthumous legacy, with the majority of the clippings consisting of obituaries or coverage of Duke Ellington’s...
Dates: 1936-1999; Majority of material found within 1936 - 1976

Norm Nathan interview collection, 1950s-1970s

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-029
Scope and Contents

Selected audio interviews with notable jazz performers, collected from "Sounds in the night" hosted by Norm Nathan and broadcast on WHDH radio in Boston from the late 1950s into the 1970s.

Dates: 1950s-1970s

Stan Getz Library popular music serials collection, 1921-1971

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-033
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of rare popular music serials compiled by Berklee's Stan Getz Library under the guidance of former Dean of Learning Resources Gary Haggerty. The extent of the collection is approximately 511 issues spanning the years 1929 - 1971 and featuring the following titles: The Broadside, Broadside (Boston), Broadside (NY), Jazz, Jazz and Pop, Jazz Quarterly, and Metronome. An internal itemized list is available upon request.

Dates: 1921-1971

Woody Herman big band charts collection, 1946-1988

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-042
Scope and Contents The Woody Herman big band charts collection contains charts and scores used by Woody Herman's Thundering Herd. While the majority of the collection came to Berklee from the University of Houston, documentation within the collection also shows that some individual pieces were acquired at different points in time by members of the Berklee College of Music Ensemble Department.Composers and arrangers represented in the collection include Alan Broadbent, Tony Klatka, Gary Anderson,...
Dates: 1946-1998