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- Kaltenborn Edits the News, August 12 and 13, 1941
- This disc contains two episodes of H.V. Kaltenborn Edits the News, as broadcast on NBC's "Red" network. Kaltenborn speaks about the situation at the time regarding the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union (particularly Russia and Ukraine), as well as developments in Japan and East Asia. In Oklahoma City, this program was broadcast locally from WKY. The end of side 2 notes that WKY broadcast from the Skirvin Tower Hotel. This disc also contains commentary from the apparent compiler of the recordings, Gwynne Raymond.
- Thomas E. Dewey, November 1, 1944; Franklin Delano Roosevelt, November 4, 1944
- Side 1 contains a presidential campaign speech by Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey, introduced by Ford Bond for a paid program on the Mutual network. Side 2 contains a presidential campaign speech by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Boston, in his final major appearance before Election Day.
- [Clipping: "Don Gillis Is Going to Be A Well-Whistled Composer"]
- Newspaper clipping
- Willis Conover interviews George Shearing, November 2, 1949
- Willis Conover interviews George Shearing. This is the raw interview, and refers to song selections to be inserted later.
- Willis Conover: American Jazz #1
- The second part of a broadcast which featured Willis Conover discussing the music of Duke Ellington, followed by a translation in Swedish by an unknown speaker. This program occurred more than five years before the beginning of Conover's long-running VOA program, Music USA.
- [Clipping: Article by Alice Hughes about Don Gillis]
- Newspaper clipping
- Louis Armstrong, radio program
- Louis Armstrong plays tunes and reads advertisements on Willis Conover's radio show. He mentions that he was performing at the Blue Mirror, situating this program between December 22, 1949, and January 4, 1950.
- School of Music Program Book 1948-1949
- Fall/Spring performances program book from the 1948-1949 school year at the North Texas State College School of Music.
- [Stan Kenton with bandleader Charlie Barnet]
- Photograph of Stan Kenton with fellow bandleader Charlie Barnet in Hollywood. Barnet is seated at a desk and holding a sheet of paper while Kenton leans over to read it. Various objects are visible on the desk and there are windows behind them.
- Veterans' Cab advertisements; Meet Your Congress
- Side 1 of the recording contains five short advertisements for the Veterans' Cab company, dated February 24, 1949. Side 2 contains an excerpt of an episode of Meet Your Congress, in which United States senators discuss rent control.
- WWDC, Meet the Composer: Duke Ellington, Part I
- Willis Conover presents a program on the music of Duke Ellington.
- [Kenton band college visit]
- Photograph of Kenton and some band members visiting a college. Front row (sitting) are band members Pete Rugolo (arr), trumpeters Buddy Childers, Ed Badgely and Conte Candoli.
- [Kenton band at Balboa Bay, CA]
- Photograph of the Kenton band cruising in a boat at Balboa Bay, CA. According to Fernando Ortiz de Urbina in 2019, personnel are identified as follows: Back row: Ed Badgley, Art Pepper, Laurindo Almeida, Pete Rugolo; fifth row: Harry Betts, unidentified, Chico Alvarez, unidentified; fourth row: Ray Wetzel, Parke Groate (tentatively), unidentified, Jack Constanzo; third row: Harry Forbes, Conte Candoli, Bart Varsalona, Buddy Childers, Eddie Safranski; second row: Warner Weidler , George Weidler, Bob Gioga, Shelly Manne; front row: Bob Cooper, June Christy, George Morte, Stan Kenton.
- Selections from the Dixieland vs. Bebop Concert, Washington, D.C., May 23, 1948
- Recording of selections from the Dixieland vs. Bebop concert held May 23, 1948, at the Music Hall at 9th and V Streets, NW, in Washington, DC. Advertisements for the concert indicate that Charlie Parker, Wild Bill Davison, Joe Sullivan, Sir Charles, and George Wettling were among the performers. These selections include tunes not included on the 2008 commercial release "Charlie Parker: Washington D.C. 1948," as well as enough overlap in content (C-Jam Blues, Tiny's Blues) to confirm the event.
- [Kenton Orchestra rehearsal]
- Photograph of the Stan Kenton Orchestra in band rehearsal.
- [Kenton band rehearsal at Virginia Polytechnical Institute - 2]
- Photograph of a Kenton band rehearsal, probably taken at Virginia Polytechnical Institute in Blackburg, VA.
- [Kenton Band rehearsal at Viriginia Polytechnical Institute]
- Kenton band rehearsal, probably taken at Virginia Polytechnical Institute in Blackburg, VA.
- Willis Conover interviews Duke Ellington, March 27, 1948
- Recording of an interview by Willis Conover with Duke Ellington on March 27, 1948. Topics include the story behind the robe Ellington was wearing backstage, musicians, and the re-working of old material. The audio includes announcements of tune selections to be added in the studio later.
- Excerpt of speech by Harry S Truman, March 17, 1948: “Special message to the Congress on the threat to the freedom of Europe”
- Recording of President Harry S. Truman's speech, “Special message to the Congress on the threat to the freedom of Europe,” followed by announcer Mark Austad (later known as Mark Evans) interviewing Senator Glen H. Taylor of Idaho and Rep. Dewey Short of Missouri.
- [First Kenton Orchestra concert at Carnegie Hall]
- Photograph of Stan Kenton fans at the band's first Carnegie Hall concert, which began at 12 midnight. The concert sold out within hours.
- [Kenton Orchestra at Carnegie Hall]
- Stan Kenton band fans entering Carnegie Hall before the concert.
- [Kenton Orchestra at Carnegie Hall - 2]
- Photograph of Stan Kenton band fans entering Carnegie Hall before the concert.
- [Clipping: Don Gillis in Vision magazine]
- Magazine clipping consisting of title from cover, and an article from that issue describing Gillis' approach to music composition.
- Duke Ellington, Fickle Fling, January 31, 1948
- Recording of the Duke Ellington band dated January 31, 1948. This date is not listed in the Ellingtonia or Tom Lord discographies.
- Compositions for Piano: Legerdemain
- Composition for solo piano
- Compositions for Piano: Reverie
- Composition for solo piano
- [Group photograph with Stan Kenton and Gene Norman]
- Group photo showing Stan Kenton seated at a table next to jazz impressario Gene Norman (2nd from left); several unidentified men and women are also seated on either side of the table.
- [Photograph of Laboratory Dance Band Performing on a Stage]
- Photograph of a North Texas State College jazz ensemble performing on a stage. The group of nineteen white men are arranged on the stage in front of a wide curtain. Three raked rows of five men are sitting behind music stands while wielding a variety of (mostly brass) instruments. Behind the furthest and highest row, one man plays a double bass while another sits at a drum set. On the floor to the left, a man sits at a piano and another man stands behind him. Both of these men are turned away from the camera. At the edge of the stage on the right stands three microphones. Two lists of the performers and their instruments have been handwritten onto the bottom and back of the photo.
- School of Music Program Book 1947-1948
- Fall/Spring performances program book from the 1947-1948 school year at the North Texas State College School of Music.
- EnBee Jamboree, August 22, 1947
- Willis Conover hosts a program advertising the holdings of EnBee Records, at 1016 7th St NW in Washington, D.C. The theme song is Stan Kenton's "Machito,"and other selections include Francis Craig, "Near You"; The Beale Street Boys, "Lights Out"; the signoff theme from Sunday spirituals show, “God Be With You”; and the King Cole Trio, "I Miss You So."
- EnBee Jamboree, June 14, 1947; labor dispute arbitration
- On side 1, Willis Conover hosts a program advertising the holdings of EnBee Record Sales, at 1016 7th St NW in Washington, D.C. The theme song is Stan Kenton's "Machito,"and other selections include Roy Milton's "Camille's Boogie"; Duke Ellington, "Minnehaha Part 2"; Reverend Utah Smith, "God's Mighty Hand;" and Herb Jeffries, "When I Write My Song." Side 2 contains a labor arbitration hearing between the Bakery and Confectionary Union Local 350 AFL, an employer (Mr. C), and a former employee (Mr. A). Arbitrators include Dr. Jane Emmel Gorman of Hunter College, and John A. Zellers, former president of the New York Board of Trade.
- Duke Ellington, Medley of Hits, April 30, 1947
- Recording of a Duke Ellington medley of hits dated April 30, 1947, which is not listed in the Ellingtonia or Tom Lord discographies. The EllingtonWeb site places the band at the Paramount Theatre in New York at this time.
- The Mountain Broadcast and Prairie Recorder, Number 14, February-March 1947
- The Mountain Broadcast and Prairie Recorder was dedicated to information about folk and country songs and singers in the United States. These issues are from the collection of Floy Case, a pioneering music journalist who wrote many articles for this publication.
- Willis Conover interviews Stan Kenton, WWDC, January 14, 1947, Parts I and III
- Willis Conover interviews Stan Kenton, asking his opinion on various musical selections. In Part III, he brings in a listener who was critical of Kenton to have a dialogue directly with him.
- Willis Conover interviews Stan Kenton, WWDC, January 14, 1947, Parts II and IV
- Willis Conover interviews Stan Kenton, and asks him to comment on musical selections.
- [Kenton band recording session for Capitol Records]
- Photograph of the Kenton band recording for Capitol Records at RKO Pathe Studios in New York, NY.
- [Kenton at record store with fans]
- Photograph of Stan Kenton at a record store surrounded by a large group of fans. Behind him, there are shelves full of records and displayed photographs.
- [Kenton at the barber shop]
- Photograph of Stan Kenton at the barber shop, in a chair. Other people are also in the shop.
- [Kenton at train station]
- Photograph of Stan Kenton and two other men walking through a pair of glass doors at the train station.
- [Kenton in Capital Records stockroom, NY]
- Photograph of Stan Kenton in the Capitol Records stockroom in New York, looking at albums and surrounded by stacks of boxes.
- [Kenton surrounded by fans]
- Photograph of Stan Kenton at a piano, surrounded by fans.
- Melody Lane, part 1
- Recording of the first part of Melody Lane, hosted by Mark Austad. The mention of a January, 1947 sale by sponsor Zlotnick the Furrier, provides an approximate date.
- Melody Lane, part 1
- Recording of part 1 of Melody Lane, hosted by Mark Austad.
- The Mountain Broadcast and Prairie Recorder, Number 13, January 1947
- The Mountain Broadcast and Prairie Recorder was dedicated to information about folk and country songs and singers in the United States. These issues are from the collection of Floy Case, a pioneering music journalist who wrote many articles for this publication.
- School of Music Program Book 1946-1947
- Fall/Spring performances program book from the 1946-1947 school year at the North Texas State College School of Music.
- [Stan Kenton and record officials]
- Photograph of Stan Kenton with unidentified man and woman at, perhaps, the Capitol Records office. That are around a desk, in front of a large, ornate mirror.
- [Stan Kenton at Capitol Records?]
- Photograph of Stan Kenton with unidentified man and woman. They are surrounded by shelves of record albums and there are three other men in the background.
- Stan Kenton at Capitol Records' pressing plant
- Photograph of Stan Kenton and a group of men at Capitol Records pressing plant. The group is standing around a piece of machinery. They are, from left to right: an unknown capitol plant worker; Jerry Duane (of Pastels vocal group); Eddie Safranski; Shelly Manne; unknown (possibly a Pastels member); Kenton; Pete Rugolo (arr); George Morte (bandboy); and unknown (possibly a Pastels member).
- [Stan Kenton at Capitol Records stockroom]
- Photograph of Stan Kenton at Capitol Records stockroom, holding boxes and stacks of albums. Pictured from left to right: Al Silver (in charge of the New York stockroom), Stan Kenton, and John Scalisi (Eastern regional manager).
- [Stan Kenton at record store]
- Photograph of Stan Kenton selling record albums in a store. A group of people are gathered around his table and Kenton is standing in front of a wall of shelves full of albums.