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The UNT Music Library has posted the first ten recordings from its Willis Conover Collection, which were digitized under a grant from the Grammy Foundation. The grant makes possible the digital preservation of the oldest 360 of the approximately 2100 reel-to-reel tapes in the collection, which span the early 1950s through 1969, and include interviews with Dave Brubeck, Eddie Condon, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Art Tatum, Billy Taylor, and many others.
Date: November 14, 1964
Creator: Evans, Bill, 1929-1980
Description: Bill Evans with unidentified bassist and drummer — likely Chuck Israels and Larry Bunker — at the Village Vanguard. Container indicates that titles performed include "Slow Dance" and "A Song for Now."
Contributing Partner: UNT Music Library
Date: 1959
Creator: Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
Description: A tape from Louis Armstrong, with the container addressed to his manager, Joe Glaser. The contents of the tape include recorded music and a spoken message from Armstrong.
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Date: April 15, 1955
Creator: Conover, Willis
Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Kai Winding. This is the first interview conducted for Music USA.
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Date: May 18, 1955
Creator: Conover, Willis & Tatum, Art, 1909-1956
Description: Willis Conover interviews Art Tatum, with selected Tatum recordings.
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Date: November 10, 1955
Creator: Conover, Willis
Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Dave Brubeck.
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Date: November 29, 1955
Creator: Conover, Willis
Description: Willis Conover interviews George Avakian. This recording only contains the interview, and not the full program.
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Date: February 1955
Creator: Conover, Willis
Description: Willis Conover interviews Johnny Hodges. The intended program and broadcaster are not stated.
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Date: 195u
Creator: Conover, Willis
Description: A live performance of "The" Orchestra.
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Date: 195u
Creator: Conover, Willis
Description: A short pilot program, from the early 1950s, followed by Conover discussing the various programs he hosted in the Washington, D.C. area. The pilot combines elements of WEAM's "House of Sounds" and a late-night program at that station. The tape had been previously used, and may have come from WEAM, which was a country music station at the time; remnants of a country music show or pilot follow Conover's material, and include a performance by the Bluegrass Valley Boys.
Contributing Partner: UNT Music Library
Date: June 1955
Creator: Conover, Willis
Description: An interview with Woody Herman, Bobby Hackett, and Louis Armstrong, conducted in late June of 1955, in connection with the performance of Louis Armstrong and His All Stars at the Carter Barron Amphitheater, Washington, D.C.
Contributing Partner: UNT Music Library
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