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Aura Rully with Duke Ellington at the 1972 Newport Jazz Festival
Aura Rully (Urziceanu) performs with Duke Ellington at the 1972 Newport Jazz Festival.
Bill Berry's New York Band in rehearsal with Bill Watrous
A recording of a rehearsal of Bill Berry's New York Band with trombonist Bill Watrous
Don't Shoot the Music! / Nie strzelać do muzyki!
An extended montage of street musicians in New York City.
Duke Ellington, final interview with Willis Conover
Willis Conover's last interview with Duke Ellington, with Ellington also playing the piano.
Hand-Written Program Lists, 1978-1981
Handwritten program lists for Music USA, 1978-1981.
Music USA #6999-B, Ruby Braff and George Barnes
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast February 27, 1974, including tune selections and an interview with Ruby Braff and George Barnes.
Music USA #7000-B, Ruby Braff and George Barnes
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast February 28, 1974, including tune selections and an interview with Ruby Braff and George Barnes.
Music USA 7102-B, Duke Ellington Memorial Program
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, dedicated to the memory of Duke Ellington.
Music USA #7428-B, funeral of Duke Ellington, Part II
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast May 2, 1975. The program contains Part II of the funeral of Duke Ellington, on May 27, 1974, as broadcast on radio, possibly by station WRVR.
Music USA #7429-B, funeral of Duke Ellington, Part III
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast May 3, 1975. The program contains Part III of the funeral of Duke Ellington, on May 27, 1974, as broadcast on radio, possibly by station WRVR.
Music USA #7879-A, Music of Johnny Mercer
The entire program for the first hour of Music USA, and the first of seven programs in memory of Johnny Mercer.
Music USA #7881-A, Interview with Johnny Mercer
The entire program for the first hour of Music USA, and the second of seven programs in memory of Johnny Mercer, including excerpts from an interview with Mercer conducted on January 30, 1970.
Music USA #7893-A, Interview with Johnny Mercer
The entire program for the first hour of Music USA, and the last of seven programs in memory of Johnny Mercer, including excerpts from an interview with Mercer conducted on January 30, 1970.
Music USA #8461-B, Music of John Lewis, Part I
The first part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, featuring the music of John Lewis.
Music USA #8461-B, Music of John Lewis, Part II
The second part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, featuring the music of John Lewis.
Music USA #8462-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part I
The first part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with John Lewis.
Music USA #8462-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part II
The second part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections. The interview occurs in Part I.
Music USA #8463-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part I
The first part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with John Lewis.
Music USA #8463-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part II
The second part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with John Lewis.
Music USA #8464-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part I
The first part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with John Lewis.
Music USA #8464-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part II
The second part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with John Lewis.
Music USA playlists, 1972
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 6211 through 6572, broadcast in 1972. There are 134 pages in this document.
Music USA playlists, 1974
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 6951 through 7306, broadcast in 1974. There are 109 pages in this document.
Music USA playlists, 1975
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 7319 through 7669, broadcast in 1975. There are 81 pages in this document.
Music USA playlists, 1976
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 7673 through 8033, broadcast in 1976. There are 92 pages in this document.
Music USA playlists, 1977
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 8038 through 8128, broadcast in 1977, along with a list of broadcast dates for programs from June through December of that year. There are 24 pages in this document.
Music USA playlists, January-June 1973
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 6581 through 6714, broadcast in 1973. There are 91 pages in this document.
Music USA playlists, June-December 1973
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 6731 through 6941, broadcast in 1973. There are 157 pages in this document.
Music USA playlists, November-December 1971
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 6150 through 6209, broadcast in November and December of 1971. There are 25 pages in this document.
Sarah Vaughan and Dizzy Gillespie at the White House, Part I
Sarah Vaughan and Dizzy Gillespie perform at the White House, after introductory remarks from President Jimmy Carter.
Sarah Vaughan and Dizzy Gillespie at the White House, Part II
Sarah Vaughan and Dizzy Gillespie perform at the White House.
Short promotional film for Music USA
A short promotional film, perhaps designed as a "day in the life" of Willis Conover. The film follows him from the Voice of America studios to a tour of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts under construction, to the New York City club Jim and Andy's, at the piano with his wife at the time, Shirley Conover, and back to the studio.
Willis Conover interviewed by Maury Higdon for NBC Monitor
Maury Higdon interviews Willis Conover in late 1971.
Willis Conover interviewed in Denmark
An interview with Willis Conover, following an introduction in Danish.
Willis Conover interviews Johnny Mercer
Part 3 of 4 segments of raw audio of Willis Conover's 1970 interview with Johnny Mercer, which was used in the series of seven memorial broadcasts between program numbers #7879-A and #7893-A.
Willis Conover interviews Jorge Luis Borges
Willis Conover interviews Jorge Luis Borges.
Willis Conover's eulogy for Duke Ellington
Recording of a eulogy for Duke Ellington by Willis Conover, likely incorporated into one of the memorial programs following Ellington's death. It may have been included in Music USA #7427-B, broadcast May 1, 1975.
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