Grand Prairie Auditorium, 1958 May 1; Merriman, Gustafeste, Gwin, Breeden [Dallas], 1958 February 21

One of 315 recordings in the series: Leon Breeden Personal Cassettes Tapes, circa 1950-2007 available on this site.
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Recording of Leon Breeden playing with two different jazz chamber groups. The first recording is from a Grand Prairie High School fundraiser and recorded by the Grand Prairie Radio Station in the Grand Prairie High School auditorium. The performers on the first recording are Jim Ecker, piano; John Hawkins, bass; Sumter Brutin, drum set; and Leon Breeden, clarinet. The first recording is a re-recording from the original vinyl. The second recording is from a performance in Dallas by Leon Breeden, clarinet; Tom Merriman, piano; Joe Gustafeste, bass; and Tommy Gwin, drums.

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Breeden, Leon {1958-02-21,1958-05-01}.

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Recording of Leon Breeden playing with two different jazz chamber groups. The first recording is from a Grand Prairie High School fundraiser and recorded by the Grand Prairie Radio Station in the Grand Prairie High School auditorium. The performers on the first recording are Jim Ecker, piano; John Hawkins, bass; Sumter Brutin, drum set; and Leon Breeden, clarinet. The first recording is a re-recording from the original vinyl. The second recording is from a performance in Dallas by Leon Breeden, clarinet; Tom Merriman, piano; Joe Gustafeste, bass; and Tommy Gwin, drums.

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The tunes played on the first recording are "Get Happy," "Out of Nowhere," "Blue Room," "Whistle While You Work," and "Bach Betrayed."

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Master: G.P. High School - Ecker, Breeden, Hawkins, Bruton, 1958 May 1 (Sound)

Master: G.P. High School - Ecker, Breeden, Hawkins, Bruton, 1958 May 1

Recording of Leon Breeden, clarinet; Jim Ecker, piano; John Hawkins, bass; and Sumter Brutin, drums performing at the Grand Prairie High School Auditorium on May 1, 1958. This performance was originally recorded by the Grand Prairie Radio Station for a school fundraiser. The recording heard here is a re-recording to cassette by Breeden.

Master: G.P. High School - Ecker, Breeden, Hawkins, Bruton, 1958 May 1 - ark:/67531/metadc2322960

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  • {1958-02-21,1958-05-01}

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  • May 7, 2024, 9:18 p.m.

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Breeden, Leon. Grand Prairie Auditorium, 1958 May 1; Merriman, Gustafeste, Gwin, Breeden [Dallas], 1958 February 21, audio recording, {1958-02-21,1958-05-01}; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2322961/: accessed July 12, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.

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