Lester Young / Charlie Parker birthday broadcast: WKCR FM radio program

Item data

Title

Lester Young / Charlie Parker birthday broadcast: WKCR FM radio program

Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Names

Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Schaap, Phil (Host)
Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955 (Instrumentalist)
Young, Lester, 1909-1959 (Instrumentalist)
Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955 (Interviewee)
Lester Young Trio (Performer)
WKCR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.) (Broadcaster)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1990-08-28

Table Of Contents

Streaming file 1, side a: I love Paris [excerpt] (0:00-7:20) -- Phil Schaap introduces the previous song, the program schedule, and the next songs (7:21-9:21) -- I found a new baby [studio recording] (Lester Young Trio) (9:22-13:34) -- Back to the land [studio recording] (Lester Young Trio) (13:41-17:41) -- Schaap gives a biography of Lester Young, his musical career, and his involvement with music producer Norman Granz (17:42-24:12) -- I can't get started (Lester Young Trio) (24:13-29:19) -- Midnight symphony (Lester Young, and others) [excerpt, ends abruptly] (29:20-31:54) -- Recording silence (31:55-36:40) |||| Streaming file 2, side b: Unidentified jazz song [excerpt] (0:00-8:40) -- Fine and mellow [excerpt] (Billie Holiday, Lester Young, and others) (8:41-12:41) -- I'll remember April (Charlie Parker, and others) (12:42-20:49) -- Phil Schaap introduces the previous song, the program schedule, and gives a biography of Charlie Parker (20:50-27:44) -- excerpt from an interview with Charlie Parker [ends abruptly] (27:45-31:53)

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1672

Subjects

Granz, Norman, 1918-2001
Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955
Young, Lee
Young, Lester, 1909-1959
Jazz musicians

Genres

Music
Spoken Word
Radio Programs
Interviews

Notes

Content: Title, location, and date provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original container and audition.
Content: Handwritten note taped to original container: "Jazz".
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: C273.
Performers: Charlie Parker, Lester Young, and others, musicians.
Venue: Dubbed from the radio broadcast in, New York, New York, 1990 August 28.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audiocassette (69 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is good; both streaming files begin and end abruptly.

Abstract

Contains portions of the Lester Young / Charlie Parker birthday program broadcast on WKCR FM radio with host Phil Schaap. Includes jazz music recordings with Lester Young and Charlie Parker, brief biographies of both given by Schaap, as well as an excerpt from an interview of Charlie Parker.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 913835942
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20731616
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bbb1a3e0-b8ec-0133-f017-60f81dd2b63c

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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