Reels 1-12 (See User Digital Copy)
File — Box: 79
Identifier: VII
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series contains master open reel tapes. Part of these tapes have been digitized. Below is a list of user digital copies of the open reel tapes. This is not a complete description of the content of the tapes, but rather a preliminary overview.
| Content | Master | User Digital Copy Box/CD |
|---|---|---|
| Basin Street, January 1956 | reel 1 | 6/1 |
| Booker -- Norvo | reel 2 | 6/2 |
| Buddy DeFranco | reel 3 | 6/3 |
| Victor Feldman (Blindfold Test), June 1961 | reel 4 | 6/4 |
| Bill Henderson -- L. Alexandria -- L. Feather, October 1963 | reel 5 | 6/5 |
| Party '55: D. Hyman -- J. Shulman -- D. Amram --B. Carroll | reel 6 | 6/6 |
| Party at 340: B. Short -- S. Allen -- H. and T. Scott -- Billie Holiday, November 1956 | reel 7 | 6/7 |
| Party at 340: H. Merrill -- L. Feather -- T. Scott -- Billie Holiday, November 1956 | reel 8 | 6/8 |
| Party for "Book of Jazz," November 1957 | reel 9 | 6/9 |
| Party for "Book of Jazz": D. Gillespie -- Osie, November 1957 | reel 10 | 6/10 |
| Party for "Book of Jazz": S. Rollins -- McPartland -- Hampton, November 1957 | reel 11 | 6/11 |
| Party: H. Scott -- D. Hyman -- W. Mitchell, November 1950 | reel 12 | 6/12 |
| Speculation: Berwick -- Ellis -- Feather -- Hayes -- Wilson, June 1965 | reel 13 | 6/13 |
| Adderley -- Godfrey -- Hirt (Blindfold Test), 1961 | reel 14 | 6/14 |
| Annual Jazz Festival, Tallin, USSR | reel 15 | 6/15 |
| Arthur Godfrey Time, November 1960 | reel 16 | 6/16 |
| Art Blakey (Blindfold Test) | reel 17 | 6/17 |
| Beryl Booker -- B. Mizzy -- M. Neal -- O. Pettiford -- Leonard and Jane Feather (Party at Sheridan Square), November 1948 | reel 18 | 6/18 |
| Oscar Brown (Blindfold Test), June 1962 | reel 19 | 6/19 |
| Barbara Carroll -- G. Shearing -- O. Pettiford --K.Clarke -- Jacquet -- Sarah -- C. Ventura -- Bird, December 1948 | reel 20 | 6/20 |
| Ray Charles (Interview), December 1965 | reel 21-21 | 6/21-22 |
| Miles Davis, April 1961 | reel 23 | 6/23 |
| Demos of L. Feather Songs (News Game), July 1958 | reel 24 | 6/24 |
| Dimensions, CBS, April 1964 | reel 25 | 6/25 |
| Art Farmer (Blindfold Test) | reel 26 | 6/26 |
| Dave Garroway (Blindfold Test), June 1955 | reel 27 | 6/27 |
| L. Feather (in Russian) | reel 28 | 6/28 |
| L. Feather (Jazz File) | reel 29 | 6/29 |
| Victor Feldman | reel 30 | 6/30 |
| Victor Feldman (Interview) | reel 31 | 6/31 |
| Dizzy Gillespie (Interview), May 1961 | reel 32 | 6/32 |
| Norman Granz | reel 33 | 6/33 |
| Gumina -- J. Ludwig -- B. DeFranco -- D. Gordon (Blindfold Test), 1965 | reel 34 | 6/34 |
| Phineas NewBorn | reel 35 | 6/35 |
| Oscar Peterson -- A. Previn (Interview, jokes) | reel 36 | 6/36 |
| Dick Hyman, September 1950 | reel 37 | 6/37 |
| Mahalia Jackson (Interview), August 1962 | reel 38 | 6/38 |
| Jazz Club USA, 1951 | reel 39 | 6/39 |
| Jazz File | reel 40 | 6/40 |
| Jazz on the Air Fran Mott, WOSC | reel 41 | 6/41 |
| Jazz Show (Eckstein and Jazz), May 1971 | reel 42 | 6/42 |
| Quincy Jones, October 1960 | reel 43 | 6/43 |
| Quincy Jones -- D. Elliot -- Bags -- G. Russell (Blindfold Test), October 1960 | reel 44 | 6/44 |
| Quincy Jones -- Kenton, July 1963 | reel 45 | 6/45 |
| Platterbrains: L. Ferraday -- J. Desmond -- Wicks -- G. Frazier | reel 46 | 6/46 |
| Platterbrains: M. Torme -- T. Richards -- V. Wicks -- G. Frazier | reel 47 | 6/47 |
| Play Boy -- Miles Davis -- Ellington (Blindfold Test), 1958 | reel 48 | 6/48 |
| Ben Pollack -- L. Feather | reel 49 | 6/49 |
| Ben Pollack (Blindfold Test), November 1962 | reel 50 | 6/50 |
| Herbie Mann | reel 51 | 6/51 |
| Shelly Manne | reel 52 | 6/52 |
| Joe Morello (Blindfold Test), October 1960 | reel 53 | 6/53 |
| H. Mancini (Interview) | reel 54 | 6/54 |
| Kirk Roland -- K. Boswell (Blindfold Test) | reel 55 | 6/55 |
| Sonny Rollins -- McCoy Tyner -- Ron Carter | reel 56 | 6/56 |
| Stuff Smith (Interview) | reel 57 | 6/57 |
| Sunday Breakfast Show | reel 58 | 6/58 |
| Art Tatum | reel 59 | 6/59 |
| Cal Tjader -- C. Fischer -- V. Guaraldi (Blindfold Test), March 1962 | reel 60 | 6/60 |
| Variety, 1955 | reel 61 | 6/61 |
| Yuri Vikharieff (Leningrad), June 1963 | reel 62 | 6/62 |
| Ben Webster -- Danish Audio Rehearsal | reel 63 | 6/63 |
| Joe Williams (Blindfold Test), February [1961?] | reel 64 | 6/64 |
| MaryLou Williams | reel 65 | 6/65 |
| Lester Young -- O. Peterson (Blindfold Test) | reel 66 | 6/66 |
| George Shearing rehearsal followed by Cannonball and John Levy, January 1962 | reel 67 | 6/67 |
| George Shearing (Interview), October 1966 | reel 68 | 6/68 |
| Stan Kenton -- McCann (Blindfold Test), January 1961 | reel 69 | 6/69 |
| Stan Kenton -- B. Holiday? (Blindfold Test), May 1966 | reel 70 | 6/70 |
| Eubie Blake | reel 71 | 6/71 |
| Louis Armstrong (Satchmo) -- George Shearing Radio Show, April 1965 | reel 72 | 6/72 |
| Ornette Coleman | reel 73 | 6/73 |
| Russian Jazz, 1963 | reel 74-75 | 6/74-75 |
| Satires: B. Holiday Interview -- P.Lee -- Teagarten -- A. Dean | reel 76 | 6/76 |
| Seminar: Jazz as Recorded Art, 1972 | reel 77 | 6/77 |
| Kirby Stone, April 1950 | reel 78 | 6/78 |
| Mildred Mayne demo | reel 79 | 6/79 |
| Samuel Hayakawa -- M. Jackson -- J. Williams --F. Strozier (Blindfold Test), [1967?] | reel 80 | 6/80 |
| John Hammond -- L. Feather, August 1972 | reel 81 | 6/81 |
| Esquire Award Concert, 1945 | reel 82 | 6/82 |
| Billy Eckstein | reel 83 | 6/83 |
| Frank Cook -- J. and S. Otis (Blindfold Test) | reel 84 | 7/84 |
| Jon Hendricks -- Monica Zetterlund (Blindfold Test) | reel 85 | 7/85 |
| Gennady Goldstain --Nosov -- Neplok -- Crabar --Rollins -- Lewis | reel 86 | 7/86 |
| Holmes | reel 87 | 7/87 |
| L. Feather: NAACP Spots | reel 88 | 7/88 |
| Paul Desmond (Blindfold Test), 1958 | reel 89 | 7/89 |
| Ronnie Ross (Blindfold Test), 1958 | reel 89 | 7/90 |
| Johnny Mandel (Blindfold Test), 1958 | reel 89 | 7/91 |
| Duke Elllington (Blindfold Test), November 1953 | reel 90 | 7/92 |
| Dizzy Gillespie (Blindfold Test), November 1958 | reel 91 | 7/93 |
| Ben Webster (Blindfold Test), 1958 | reel 92 | 7/94 |
| Erroll Garner (Blindfold Test), 1958 | reel 92 | 7/95 |
| George Shearing (Blindfold Test), 1958 | reel 92 | 7/96 |
| Benny Goodman (Blindfold Test) | reel 93 | 7/97 |
| Varsity Magazine Show -- King Cole Trio Time, April 1948 | reel 94 | 7/98 |
Dates
- Creation: 1900-1999
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to the public. Researchers must use the collection in accordance with the policies of the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives.
Extent
From the Series: 9.0 cubic feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository