Jazz -- History and criticism
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Berklee Office of Public Information collection by Alma Berk, 1934-2007
Berklee Oral History Project interview collection, 1998-present
Don George papers
This collection is primarily comprised of musical manuscripts, photographs, a draft of Sweet Man: The Real Duke Ellington, and other personal effects belonging to lyricist Don George.
Ed and Ruth Williams collection on Boston jazz, 1984-2004
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.
Jazz in the Classroom recordings and scores, 1958-1976
Jeff Friedman papers, 1916-1999
This collection is comprised of 3 boxes containing notes, papers, and teaching materials compiled by long-time Berklee faculty member Jeff Friedman. It is believed these materials were primarily used to support his class on Duke Ellington, and it is likely that some of the items were passed down to him by his predecessor, Herb Pomeroy. The bulk of the materials are scores, but also include articles, a few recordings, articles, and other ephemera by or about Duke Ellington.
Norm Nathan interview collection, 1950s-1970s
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.
Stan Getz Library popular music serials collection, 1921-1971
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.