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21. Interview of Manuel Compinsky

Topic:
Music
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Violinist, film composer, and conductor of the Los Angeles Pops Orchestra.

22. Interview of Sven Reher

Topic:
Music
Length:
15 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Viola player, composer, and member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

23. Interview of Alice Ehlers

Topic:
Music
Length:
13.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
University of Southern California professor of harpsicord.

24. Interview of Clifford Solomon

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
10. 15 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 player.

25. Interview of Jackie (Kelson, John) Kelso

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
9.65 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 clarinet player.

26. Interview of Vi Redd

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
6.4 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 bandleader, vocalist, and saxophone player.

27. 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.

28. Interview of Ruben Leon

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 saxophone player.

29. Interview of James Tolbert

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
3.2 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:
Entertainment attorney.

30. Interview of Paul R. Lopez

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
2.85 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 arranger and trumpet player.