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Willis Conover interviewed in Denmark

Description: An interview with Willis Conover, following an introduction in Danish.
Date: 1975?
Duration: 11 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music from Trinidad, Part 1

Description: One of two reels of music from Trinidad found in Willis Conover's collection. The artists and recording date have not been determined.
Date: April 17, 1956
Duration: 27 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #1667-B, Warsaw, Poland

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast July 23, 1959. This episode was the fourth of a series following Conover's trip to Poland earlier that year, and featured the first part of the second concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall during Conover's visit.
Date: June 8, 1959
Duration: 45 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #3661-A, Music of Alec Wilder

Description: The entire program for the first hour of Music USA, broadcast January 7, 1965, featuring the music of Alec Wilder.
Date: November 21, 1964
Duration: 45 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #3661-B, Interview with Alec Wilder

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast January 7, 1965, including tune selections and an interview with Alec Wilder.
Date: October 28, 1964
Duration: 45 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #1664-B, Interview with Roman Waschko

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast July 20, 1959. This episode was the first of a series following Conover's highly successful trip to Poland earlier that year, and includes an interview with Roman Waschko, president of the Polish Jazz Federation.
Date: {1959-05,1959-06}
Duration: 45 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA, Ben Webster in Copenhagen, 1965

Description: An unedited program for the second hour (jazz hour) of Music USA, featuring performances by Ben Webster in Copenhagen, Denmark, in September of 1965. A program number and date have not been located; the recording includes technical difficulties encountered on the first selection.
Date: 1965
Duration: 45 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #1672-B, Warsaw, Poland

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast July 28, 1959. This episode was the fifth and final part of a series following Conover's trip to Poland earlier that year, and featured the second part of the second concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall during Conover's visit.
Date: June 8, 1959
Duration: 46 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA, Interview with Andy Wiswell

Description: An unedited program, without theme music or a program number, but likely intended for the first hour of Music USA, including an interview with Andy Wiswell, director of artists and repertoire (A&R) at Capitol Records.
Date: January 26, 1956
Duration: 54 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #1665-B, Warsaw, Poland

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast July 21, 1959. This episode was the second of a series following Conover's highly successful trip to Poland earlier that year, and featured the first part of the first concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall during Conover's visit.
Date: June 7, 1959
Duration: 45 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Groggy's Mambo and other selections

Description: A live recording of mambo selections. The title "Groggy's Mambo" appears to refer to Maurice "Groggy" Gervitsch, the proprietor of the Cairo Hotel in Washington, D.C., where Gervitsch organized mambo dances in 1954. The group may have been led by Buddy Rowell.
Date: 1954~
Duration: 20 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #1791-A, as heard in Lagos, Nigeria

Description: A broadcast of Music USA transmitted by station WLWO in Cincinnati, Ohio, and recorded off of shortwave radio in Lagos, Nigeria. It was sent to the Voice of America to document the quality of radio reception in that area. As a live broadcast, the recording also includes news breaks and station identification.
Date: November 24, 1959
Duration: 1 hour 34 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #1791-B, as heard in Lagos, Nigeria

Description: A broadcast of Music USA transmitted by station WLWO in Cincinnati, Ohio, and recorded off of shortwave radio in Lagos, Nigeria. It was sent to the Voice of America to document the quality of radio reception in that area, and this hour includes most of Music USA 1791-B, a repeat of Music USA #1619-B, which was a tribute to Lester Young. As a live broadcast, the recording also includes news breaks and station identification.
Date: November 24, 1959
Duration: 31 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #2799-B: Joe Williams at Newport, 1962

Description: Part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast August 28, 1962, and later rebroadcast as Music USA #3620-B.
Date: July 18, 1962
Duration: 32 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #2149-B, Interview with André Previn

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast November 16, 1960, including tune selections and an interview with André Previn.
Date: September 7, 1960
Duration: 46 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #4618-B, Gerry Mulligan in Moscow

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast August 22, 1967, featuring selections from a jam session at the Molodezhnoe (Youth) Café in which Gerry Mulligan played a borrowed alto saxophone.
Date: July 25, 1967
Duration: 49 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #8464-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part II

Description: The second part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with John Lewis.
Date: March 3, 1978
Duration: 20 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #7893-A, Interview with Johnny Mercer

Description: 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.
Date: August 9, 1976
Duration: 31 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Willis Conover interviews Quincy Jones on WCBS radio

Description: Willis Conover interviews Quincy Jones for WCBS radio. The interview was later incorporated into Music USA #2729-B, broadcast on June 19, 1962.
Date: May 19, 1962
Duration: 30 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #8461-B, Music of John Lewis, Part II

Description: The second part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, featuring the music of John Lewis.
Date: February 28, 1978
Duration: 27 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #7879-A, Music of Johnny Mercer

Description: The entire program for the first hour of Music USA, and the first of seven programs in memory of Johnny Mercer.
Date: July 26, 1976
Duration: 31 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #8464-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part I

Description: The first part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with John Lewis.
Date: March 3, 1978
Duration: 26 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #8461-B, Music of John Lewis, Part I

Description: The first part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, featuring the music of John Lewis.
Date: February 28, 1978
Duration: 19 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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