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41. Interview of Clora Bryant

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series preserve the spoken memories of individuals, mainly musicians, who were raised near and/or performed on Los Angeles's Central Avenue from the late 1920s to the mid-1950s.
Biographical Note:
Jazz trumpet player.

42. Interview of Britt Woodman

Topic:
African American History
Music
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series preserve the spoken memories of individuals, mainly musicians, who were raised near and/or performed on Los Angeles's Central Avenue from the late 1920s to the mid-1950s.
Biographical Note:
Jazz trombonist player. Member of the Woodman brothers, player with Charles Mingus, and member of Duke Ellington's band.

43. Interview of Lee Young

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series preserve the spoken memories of individuals, mainly musicians, who were raised near and/or performed on Los Angeles's Central Avenue from the late 1920s to the mid-1950s.
Biographical Note:
Jazz drummer. Advocated for the amalgamation of the black musicians' union Local 767 and white musicians' union Local 47.

44. Interview of Gerald S. Wilson

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
3.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series preserve the spoken memories of individuals, mainly musicians, who were raised near and/or performed on Los Angeles's Central Avenue from the late 1920s to the mid-1950s.
Biographical Note:
Jazz bandleader, composer, arranger, and trumpet player.

45. Interview of David Bryant

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series preserve the spoken memories of individuals, mainly musicians, who were raised near and/or performed on Los Angeles's Central Avenue from the late 1920s to the mid-1950s.
Biographical Note:
Jazz bass player.

46. Interview of Marshal Royal

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
6.1 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series preserve the spoken memories of individuals, mainly musicians, who were raised near and/or performed on Los Angeles's Central Avenue from the late 1920s to the mid-1950s.
Biographical Note:
Jazz saxophone and violin player.

47. Interview of Marl Young

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
3.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series preserve the spoken memories of individuals, mainly musicians, who were raised near and/or performed on Los Angeles's Central Avenue from the late 1920s to the mid-1950s.
Biographical Note:
Jazz piano player. Advocate for the amalgamation of the black musicians' union Local 767 and white musicians' union Local 47.

48. Interview of Feri Roth

Topic:
Music
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of music and founder of the Roth String Quartet.

49. Interview of Harold Jackson

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
4.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series preserve the spoken memories of individuals, mainly musicians, who were raised near and/or performed on Los Angeles's Central Avenue from the late 1920s to the mid-1950s.
Biographical Note:
Jazz bass player.

50. Interview of Peter Yates

Topic:
Music
Length:
6.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Creator of the chamber music series “Evenings on the Roof.” Music critic for Arts and Architecture.