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Willis Conover interviewed by Harold Rogers, BBC
Harold Rogers interviews Willis Conover for the BBC. Subjects include the five-hour Louis Armstrong interview, and Ella Fitzgerald.
Date:
August 4, 1957
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #1092-A, Around the World at Christmas, Part II
Part II of the first hour of Music USA for broadcast on Christmas Day in 1957.
Date:
October 23, 1957
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #365-B, Interview with George Avakian
Willis Conover interviews George Avakian. This recording only contains the interview, and not the full program.
Date:
November 29, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Magazine of the Air "97": "A Short History of Jazz"
A short Indonesian-language program on the history of jazz, including excerpts of recordings. "Magazine of the Air" was a weekly program of the Voice of America, broadcast on Tuesdays.
Date:
August 18, 1959
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music from Trinidad, Part 1
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
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Groggy's Mambo and other selections
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~
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Orchestra of Washington, D.C.
Recording of The Orchestra of Washington, D.C., likely with singer Jack Maggio. The band plays selections that also appear on their lone full-length album, Willis Conover's House of Sounds Presents THE Orchestra, including "Willis" (written for Willis Conover), and "Light Green."
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Louis Armstrong reel addressed to Joe Glaser
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.
Date:
1959
Creator:
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #230-B, Interview with Chet Baker
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
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #251-B, Interview with Eartha Kitt
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
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #219-B, Interview with George Shearing
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
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #181-B, Interview with Billy Taylor
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
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #345-B, Interview with Peggy Lee
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
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Louis Armstrong interview, fifth hour
The fifth of five hours of Louis Armstrong talking at length about his life and career, with musical selections interspersed.
Date:
July 13, 1956
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Interview with W.C. Handy, Part II
The second part of Willis Conover's extended interview with W.C. Handy.
Date:
1956
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pop Chronicles Interviews #6 - Tony Bennett
Recording of John Gilliland interviewing Tony Bennett in Fort Worth, Texas. Gilliland later used this recording in the Pop Chronicles radio program series.
Date:
April 15, 1956
Creator:
Gilliland, John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #191-B, Interview with Marian McPartland
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
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Quintaesencia
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Recording of Julio Roloff's, Quintaesencia. This piece features a wide ambience of frequencies, Roland piano improv, and electronically produced sounds. The frequent changes in energy and direction allow for free flowing ambient sections and intense section with strict rhythm.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Roloff, Julio
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #172-B, Interview with Art Tatum
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
Creator:
Conover, Willis & Tatum, Art, 1909-1956
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #131-B, Interview with Kai Winding
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.
Date:
April 15, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
News Close-Up, WNEW, December 13, 1959
This episode of News Close-Up offers "a preview of July, 1960," in a program about U.S. politics and the upcoming presidential election.
Date:
December 13, 1959
Creator:
Conover, Willis & Weldon, Martin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #434-B, Interview with Bob Shad
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
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA, Interview with Andy Wiswell
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
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #429-B, Interview with Eddie Condon
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
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library