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Willis Conover interviews Duke Ellington, WCBS radio transcript

Willis Conover interviews Duke Ellington, WCBS radio

Willis Conover interviews Duke Ellington for WCBS radio.
Date: November 15, 1961
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #695-B, Hungarian Jazz Guests transcript

Music USA #695-B, Hungarian Jazz Guests

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 the recording were still alive. Gerry Mulligan, Tony Scott, Quincy Jones, J.J. Johnson, and Billy Taylor comment on the musical selections.
Date: November 21, 1956
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bob LaPlante interview with Don Byas; unidentified recording transcript

Bob LaPlante interview with Don Byas; unidentified recording

In the first track, Bob LaPlante interviews Don Byas in 1965. The second track, from the other side of the tape reel, is an unidentified jazz ensemble for roughly the first half. The ensemble in the second half is identified at 27:05 as the Ole Dixon Trio.
Date: November 2, 1965
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA: Transcript of interview with Dave Brubeck (open access)

Music USA: Transcript of interview with Dave Brubeck

Transcript of Willis Conover's interview with Dave Brubeck for Music USA program #357-B.
Date: November 10, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #3661-A, Music of Alec Wilder transcript

Music USA #3661-A, Music of Alec Wilder

The entire program for the first hour of Music USA, broadcast January 7, 1965, featuring the music of Alec Wilder.
Date: November 21, 1964
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #1791-A, as heard in Lagos, Nigeria transcript

Music USA #1791-A, as heard in Lagos, Nigeria

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
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #1791-B, as heard in Lagos, Nigeria transcript

Music USA #1791-B, as heard in Lagos, Nigeria

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
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Voices of VISTA: Interview with Al Hirt transcript

Voices of VISTA: Interview with Al Hirt

Willis Conover interviews trumpeter Al Hirt for Voices of VISTA program #109. This recording is the raw audio which was later incorporated into the program, and includes other recorded segments for the Hirt program and another which featured Charlie Byrd.
Date: November 27, 1967
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, November 25, 1961, Part II transcript

Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, November 25, 1961, Part II

The second segment of Willis Conover's House of Sounds program for November 25, 1961, on WCBS radio in New York.
Date: November 25, 1961
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, November 11, 1961, Part I transcript

Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, November 11, 1961, Part I

The first segment of Willis Conover's House of Sounds program for November 11, 1961, on WCBS radio in New York.
Date: November 11, 1961
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, November 4, 1961, Part I transcript

Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, November 4, 1961, Part I

The first segment of Willis Conover's House of Sounds program for November 4, 1961, on WCBS radio in New York.
Date: November 4, 1961
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, November 11, 1961, Part II transcript

Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, November 11, 1961, Part II

The second segment of Willis Conover's House of Sounds program for November 11, 1961, on WCBS radio in New York.
Date: November 11, 1961
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviews George Shearing, November 2, 1949 transcript

Willis Conover interviews George Shearing, November 2, 1949

Willis Conover interviews George Shearing. This is the raw interview, and refers to song selections to be inserted later.
Date: November 2, 1949
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bill Evans at the Village Vanguard transcript

Bill Evans at the Village Vanguard

Bill Evans with Chuck Israels on bass, and Larry Bunker on drums at the Village Vanguard. The reel-to-reel tape container indicates that titles performed include "Slow Dance" and "A Song for Now."
Date: November 14, 1964
Creator: Evans, Bill, 1929-1980
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #2233-B, Interview with Woody Herman transcript

Music USA #2233-B, Interview with Woody Herman

The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast on February 8, 1961, and later rebroadcast as Music USA #2457-B. This program is the second of a series of three which feature the music of Woody Herman and include an interview with him.
Date: November 16, 1960
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #2234-B, Interview with Woody Herman transcript

Music USA #2234-B, Interview with Woody Herman

The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast on February 9, 1961, and later rebroadcast as Music USA #2458-B. This program is the third of a series of three which feature the music of Woody Herman and include an interview with him.
Date: November 17, 1960
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #2232-B, Interview with Woody Herman transcript

Music USA #2232-B, Interview with Woody Herman

The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast on February 7, 1961, and later rebroadcast as Music USA #2456-B. This program is the first of a series of three which feature the music of Woody Herman and include an interview with him.
Date: November 15, 1960
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #4773-A, Duke Ellington at Tanglewood transcript

Music USA #4773-A, Duke Ellington at Tanglewood

The entire program for the first hour of Music USA, broadcast on January 24, 1968. It was originally recorded as Music USA #4740-A, broadcast on December 22, 1967.
Date: November 18, 1967
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #1422, Irving Berlin Tribute, Part I transcript

Music USA #1422, Irving Berlin Tribute, Part I

The first hour of a two-hour tribute to Irving Berlin, in the year that Berlin turned 70, broadcast November 20, 1958. The program includes numerous interviews with popular artists and selected Berlin compositions which they recorded, including Guy Lombardo (interview dated September 17, 1958), Ginger Rogers (interview dated August 28, 1958), Rudy Vallee, and Fred Astaire.
Date: November 6, 1958
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #1422, Tribute to Irving Berlin, Part II transcript

Music USA #1422, Tribute to Irving Berlin, Part II

The second hour of a two-hour tribute to Irving Berlin, in the year that Berlin turned 70, broadcast November 20, 1958. The program includes numerous interviews with popular artists and selected Berlin compositions which they recorded, including Bing Crosby (interview dated August 28, 1958), Benny Goodman, Ethel Merman, Fred Waring (interview dated October 1, 1958), and Eddie Cantor, with brief statements by Ella Fitzgerald, Paul Weston, Jo Stafford, Paul Whiteman, an interview with Berlin himself, and a statement from President Eisenhower.
Date: November 6, 1958
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sarah Vaughan and Dizzy Gillespie at the White House, Part II transcript

Sarah Vaughan and Dizzy Gillespie at the White House, Part II

Sarah Vaughan and Dizzy Gillespie perform at the White House.
Date: November 15, 1977
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover Presents "The" Orchestra of Washington, D.C. - 4 transcript

Willis Conover Presents "The" Orchestra of Washington, D.C. - 4

A recording only labeled "Sir Oliver," dated November 30, 1951, and likely of "The" Orchestra of Washington, D.C.
Date: November 30, 1951
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, November 25, 1961, Part I transcript

Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, November 25, 1961, Part I

The first segment of Willis Conover's House of Sounds program for November 25, 1961, on WCBS radio in New York.
Date: November 25, 1962
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #357-B, Interview with Dave Brubeck transcript

Music USA #357-B, Interview with Dave Brubeck

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
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library