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Music USA #172-B, Interview with Art Tatum

Description: Willis Conover interviews Art Tatum, with selected Tatum recordings. Playlists and schedules within the Conover collection confirm the program was assembled in May, but Tatum's performances in Washington, D.C. in early April provide an approximate interview date.
Date: May 18, 1955
Duration: 13 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis & Tatum, Art, 1909-1956
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #181-B, Interview with Billy Taylor

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with pianist Billy Taylor.
Date: May 25, 1955
Duration: 59 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #191-B, Interview with Marian McPartland

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Marian McPartland
Date: June 1, 1955
Duration: 59 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #219-B, Interview with George Shearing

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with George Shearing.
Date: June 22, 1955
Duration: 59 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #230-B, Interview with Chet Baker

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Chet Baker.
Date: June 29, 1955
Duration: 59 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #251-B, Interview with Eartha Kitt

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Eartha Kitt.
Date: July 20, 1955
Duration: 59 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #295-B, Interviews with John Lewis and Sarah Vaughan

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and interviews with John Lewis and Sarah Vaughan.
Date: September 14, 1955
Duration: 59 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #300-B, Interview with Duke Ellington, Part I

Description: The first part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections. The interview occurs in Part II.
Date: September 20, 1955
Duration: 27 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #300-B, Interview with Duke Ellington, Part II

Description: The second part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Duke Ellington.
Date: September 20, 1955
Duration: 32 minutes 01 second
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #345-B, Interview with Peggy Lee

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Peggy Lee.
Date: October 21, 1955
Duration: 59 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #357-B, Interview with Dave Brubeck

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Dave Brubeck.
Date: November 10, 1955
Duration: 59 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #365-B, Interview with George Avakian

Description: Willis Conover interviews George Avakian. This recording only contains the interview, and not the full program.
Date: November 29, 1955
Duration: 14 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #392-B, Interview with Milt Gabler, Part I

Description: Part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Milt Gabler.
Date: December 1, 1955
Duration: 34 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #392-B, Interview with Milt Gabler, Part II

Description: Part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Milt Gabler. "Laura," the last selection in this part, was not included in the final broadcast.
Date: December 1, 1955
Duration: 33 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #392-B, Interview with Milt Gabler, Part III

Description: Part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Milt Gabler. The first and second selections in this part, "Laura" and "Spanish Lace," were not included in the final broadcast.
Date: December 1, 1955
Duration: 12 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #399-B, Interview with Bob Thiele and Steve Allen, Part I

Description: The first part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Bob Thiele. The interview with Steve Allen occurs in Part II.
Date: December 2, 1955
Duration: 35 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #429-B, Interview with Eddie Condon

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Eddie Condon.
Date: January 31, 1956
Duration: 59 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #434-B, Interview with Bob Shad

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Bob Shad, director of artists and repertoire (A&R) at Mercury Records, broadcast March 7, 1956.
Date: January 26, 1956
Duration: 59 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #569-A

Description: The entire program for the first hour of Music USA, broadcast on July 10, 1956, and rebroadcast as #831-A on April 8, 1957. On internal documents, Conover had rated the program "AA," indicating that it was one he was particularly pleased with.
Date: June 21, 1956
Duration: 59 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #621-B

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast September 10, 1956.
Date: August 14, 1956
Duration: 1 hour 28 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #695-B, Hungarian Jazz Guests

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, aired on November 23, 1956. This program features Hungarian jazz musicians who sent a recording to Conover shortly before the Hungarian Uprising of 1956; this hour was apparently was quickly assembled to replace the original program #695-B which had been recorded in October, but set aside for this replacement. The musicians remain unnamed, presumably for their safety, as Conover notes that it is unknown whether the musicians in th… more
Date: November 21, 1956
Duration: 1 hour 59 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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