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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 3 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

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

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-039
Abstract

Collection of five early rock and roll 78 rpm records, highlighting the early years of rock and roll and R&B music in the United States.

Dates: 1948-1953
Found in: Berklee Archives

Woody Herman big band charts collection, 1946-1988

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-042
Abstract

Collection of charts and scores used by Woody Herman and his various big bands, originally compiled by Woody Herman and later used, expanded, and maintained by the Berklee College of Music Ensemble department. Composers and arrangers include Alan Broadbent, Alf Clausen, Tony Klatka, and Dave Lalama, among others. Many of the charts in this collections are originals with added pencil annotations.

Dates: 1946-1998
Found in: Berklee Archives