The David W. Niven Collection of Early Jazz Legends, 1921-1991

Pictured here is Edythe Turnham and her Knights of Syncopation, c. 1925. Turnham toured the Northwest with her band and played up and down the West Coast and on President Line Cruises, embodying travel routes that linked Washington musicians to the rest of the nation and the country. (Image courtesy of the University of Washington Library Digital Collections.)

Ο David W.Niven (του οποίου φωτογραφία δεν κατόρθωσα να ξετρυπώσω) κατα την διάρκεια της ζωής του ηχογράφησε 650 κασσέτες “ζωντανής” jazz τις οποίες δώρισε στο λύκειο του Φόξμπορο. Ο Kevin J. Powers ανέλαβε το να τις ψηφιοποιήσει, να σκανάρει τα εξώφυλλα και να τις μοιραστεί με κάθε ενδιαφερόμενο εδώ.

Έλάχιστο δείγμα  η παρακάτω κασσέτα του Lionel Hampton:

 

 

 

 

650 tapes · 1,000 hours · 1,378 WAV files · 637 GB · 691 JPEG scans of cassette liner cards & literature. Meticulously Collected, Compiled, and Narrated by David W. Niven, 1930-1993. Generously Donated by David W. Niven to the Foxborough High School Jazz Program, Kevin J. Powers, Director, 2010. Archived to CD-Quality Digital Audio by , 2010-2011. An Early Jazz Recording Collection by David W. Niven

Source: The David W. Niven Collection of Early Jazz Legends, 1921-1991 : Free Audio : Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

The Story of The Day The Clown Cried

The fascinating tale of the notorious unseen film from Jerry Lewis.

Listen on BBC Radio Solent – BBC Radio Solent Special,

Watch Video: The Story Of The Day The Clown Cried, presented by David Schneider Jewish comedian David Schneider discovers exclusive unseen material from one of the world’s most notorious unseen movie projects. This programme contains references to the Holocaust that some viewers may find distressing.

Source: BBC Radio Solent – BBC Radio Solent Special, The Story of The Day The Clown Cried