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Accession 04-091,  Smithsonian Press/Smithsonian Productions,  Productions, 1993-1997

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Press/Smithsonian Productions
Title:Productions
Dates:1993-1997
Quantity:45 cu. ft. (45 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 04-091
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of original audiotape recordings, on 2 inch reels, documenting the production of Jazz Smithsonian: a concert series, hosted by Lena Horne, which featured the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra performing classic American jazz of the 1920s through 1950s, and included stories of acclaimed composers and performers. The series was recorded by Radio Smithsonian and later edited for broadcast on local public radio stations nationwide and internationally.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of original audiotape recordings, on 2 inch reels, documenting the production of Jazz Smithsonian: a concert series, hosted by Lena Horne, which featured the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra performing classic American jazz of the 1920s through 1950s, and included stories of acclaimed composers and performers. The series was recorded by Radio Smithsonian and later edited for broadcast on local public radio stations nationwide, and internationally.

Access Restriction

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 04-091, Smithsonian Press/Smithsonian Productions, Productions

Container List

Box 1

A Tribute to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn (JSOR930234), Reel 1, 5/7/1993

Box 1 of 45

A Tribute to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn (JSOR930235), Reel 2, 5/7/1993

Box 1 of 45

A Tribute to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn (JSOR930236), Reel 3, 5/7/1993

Box 1 of 45

Box 2

A Tribute to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn (JSOR930237), Reel 4, 5/7/1993

Box 2 of 45

A Tribute to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn (JSOR930208), Reel 5, 5/8/1993

Box 2 of 45

A Tribute to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn (JSOR930222), Reel 1, 5/9/1993

Box 2 of 45

Box 3

A Tribute to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn (JSOR930221), Reel 2, 5/9/1993

Box 3 of 45

Music of Ellington, Shaw, Jordan, & Count Basie (JSOR930226), Reel 1, 6/12/1993

Box 3 of 45

Music of Ellington, Shaw, Jordan, & Count Basie (JSOR930225), Reel 2, 6/12/1993

Box 3 of 45

Box 4

Music of Ellington, Shaw, Jordan, & Count Basie (JSOR930223), Reel 3, 6/12/1993

Box 4 of 45

Music of Ellington, Shaw, Jordan, & Count Basie (JSOR930224), Reel 4, 6/12/1993

Box 4 of 45

Music of Ellington, Shaw, Jordan, & Count Basie (JSOR930212), Reel 1, 6/13/1993

Box 4 of 45

Box 5

Music of Ellington, Shaw, Jordan, & Count Basie (JSOR930213), Reel 2, 6/13/1993

Box 5 of 45

Music of Ellington, Shaw, Jordan, & Count Basie (JSOR930205), Reel 3, 6/13/1993

Box 5 of 45

Music of Ellington, Shaw, Jordan, & Count Basie (JSOR930204), Reel 4, 6/13/1993

Box 5 of 45

Box 6

Music of Ellington, Redman, Hines, and Hampton (JSOR930229), Reel 1, 7/3/1993

Box 6 of 45

Music of Ellington, Redman, Hines, and Hampton (JSOR930230), Reel 2, 7/3/1993

Box 6 of 45

Music of Ellington, Redman, Hines, and Hampton (JSOR930232), Reel 3, 7/3/1993

Box 6 of 45

Box 7

Music of Ellington, Redman, Hines, and Hampton (JSOR930233), Reel 4, 7/3-4/1993

Box 7 of 45

Music of Ellington, Redman, Hines, and Hampton (JSOR930227), Reel 5, 7/4/1993

Box 7 of 45

Music of Ellington, Redman, Hines, and Hampton (JSOR930228), Reel 6, 7/4/1993

Box 7 of 45

Box 8

Music of Ellington, Redman, Hines, and Hampton (JSOR930231), Reel 7, 7/4/1993

Box 8 of 45

Carmichael Auditorium [?] (JSOR930209), Reel 6, 7/8/1993

Box 8 of 45

Music of Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie (JSOR930238), Reel 1, 7/31/1993

Box 8 of 45

Box 9

Music of Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie (JSOR930239), Reel 2, 7/31/1993

Box 9 of 45

Music of Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie (JSOR930219), Reel 3, 7/31/1993

Box 9 of 45

Music of Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie (JSOR930220), Reel 4, 7/31/1993

Box 9 of 45

Box 10

Music of Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie (JSOR930200), Reel 5, 8/1/1993

Box 10 of 45

Music of Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie (JSOR930201), Reel 6, 8/1/1993

Box 10 of 45

Music of Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie (JSOR930202), Reel 7, 8/1/1993

Box 10 of 45

Box 11

Music of Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie (JSOR930203), Reel 8, 8/1/1993

Box 11 of 45

Music of Ellington, Dorsey, James, and McIntyre (JSOR930206), Reel 1, 8/28/1993

Box 11 of 45

Music of Ellington, Dorsey, James, and McIntyre (JSOR930207), Reel 2, 8/28/1993

Box 11 of 45

Box 12

Music of Ellington, Dorsey, James, and McIntyre (JSOR930214), Reel 1, 8/28/1993

Box 12 of 45

Music of Ellington, Dorsey, James, and McIntyre (JSOR930215), Reel 2, 8/28/1993

Box 12 of 45

Music of Ellington, Dorsey, James, and McIntyre (JSOR930216), Reel 3, 8/28/1993

Box 12 of 45

Box 13

Music of Ellington, Dorsey, James, and McIntyre (JSOR930217), Reel 1, 8/29/1993

Box 13 of 45

Music of Ellington, Dorsey, James, and McIntyre (JSOR930218), Reel 2, 8/29/1993

Box 13 of 45

Music of Ellington, Dorsey, James, and McIntyre (JSOR930210), Reel 1, 8/29/1993

Box 13 of 45

Box 14

Music of Ellington, Dorsey, James, and McIntyre (JSOR930211), Reel 2, 8/29/1993

Box 14 of 45

Territory Bands "Plus" (JMO6189401), Reel 1, 6/18/1994

Box 14 of 45

Territory Bands "Plus" (JMO6189402), Reel 2, 6/18/1994

Box 14 of 45

Box 15

Territory Bands "Plus" (JMO6189404), Reel 4, 6/18/1994

Box 15 of 45

Territory Bands "Plus" (JMO6199401), Reel 1, 6/19/1994

Box 15 of 45

Territory Bands "Plus" (JMO6199402), Reel 2, 6/19/1994

Box 15 of 45

Box 16

Territory Bands "Plus" (JMO6199403), Reel 3, 6/19/1994

Box 16 of 45

Territory Bands "Plus" (JMO6199404), Reel 4, 6/19/1994

Box 16 of 45

Territory Bands "Plus" (JMO6199405), Reel 5, 6/19/1994

Box 16 of 45

Box 17

Music of Shaw, Thornhill, and Kenton (JMO6249401), Reel 1, 6/24/1994

Box 17 of 45

Music of Shaw, Thornhill, and Kenton (JMO6249402), Reel 2, 6/24/1994

Box 17 of 45

Music of Shaw, Thornhill, and Kenton (JMO6249403), Reel 3, 6/24-25/1994

Box 17 of 45

Box 18

Music of Shaw, Thornhill, and Kenton (JMO6259404), Reel 4, 6/25/1994

Box 18 of 45

Music of Shaw, Thornhill, and Kenton (JMO6259405), Reel 5, 6/25/1994

Box 18 of 45

Music of Shaw, Thornhill, and Kenton (JMO6259406), Reel 6, 6/25/1994

Box 18 of 45

Box 19

Music of Shaw, Thornhill, and Kenton (JMO6259407), Reel 7, 6/25-26/1994

Box 19 of 45

Music of Shaw, Thornhill, and Kenton [?] (JMO6269408), Reel 8, 6/26/1994

Box 19 of 45

Music of Shaw, Thornhill, and Kenton [?] (JMO6269409), Reel 9, 6/26/1994

Box 19 of 45

Box 20

Music of Stan Kenton and Duke Ellington (JMO7309401), Reel 1, 7/30/1994

Box 20 of 45

Music of Stan Kenton and Duke Ellington (JMO7309402), Reel 2, 7/30/1994

Box 20 of 45

Music of Stan Kenton and Duke Ellington (JMO7309403), Reel 3, 7/30/1994

Box 20 of 45

Box 21

Music of Stan Kenton and Duke Ellington (JMO7309404), Reel 4, 7/30/1994

Box 21 of 45

Music of Stan Kenton and Duke Ellington (JMO7309405), Reel 5, 7/30/1994

Box 21 of 45

Music of Stan Kenton and Duke Ellington (JMO7309406), Reel 6, 7/31/1994

Box 21 of 45

Box 22

Music of Stan Kenton and Duke Ellington (JMO7319407), Reel 7, 7/31/1994

Box 22 of 45

Music of Stan Kenton and Duke Ellington (JMO7319408), Reel 8, 7/31/1994

Box 22 of 45

Music of Stan Kenton and Duke Ellington (JMO7319409), Reel 9, 7/31/1994

Box 22 of 45

Box 23

Music of Stan Kenton and Duke Ellington (JMO7319410), Reel 10, 7/31/1994

Box 23 of 45

Music of Webb, Calloway, Ellington, and Lunceford (JMO9179401), Reel 1, 9/17/1994

Box 23 of 45

Music of Webb, Calloway, Ellington, and Lunceford (JMO9179402), Reel 2, 9/17/1994

Box 23 of 45

Box 24

Music of Webb, Calloway, Ellington, and Lunceford (JMO9179403), Reel 3, 9/17/1994

Box 24 of 45

Music of Webb, Calloway, Ellington, and Lunceford (JMO9179404), Reel 4, 9/17/1994

Box 24 of 45

Music of Webb, Calloway, Ellington, and Lunceford (JMO9189402), Reel 2, 9/18/1994

Box 24 of 45

Box 25

Music of Webb, Calloway, Ellington, and Lunceford (JMO9189403), Reel 3, 9/18/1994

Box 25 of 45

Music of Webb, Calloway, Ellington, and Lunceford (JMO9189404), Reel 4, 9/18/1994

Box 25 of 45

Music of Webb, Calloway, Ellington, and Lunceford (JMO9189405), Reel 5, 9/18/1994

Box 25 of 45

Box 26

The Big Band in Transition: From Swing to Bebop, Reel 1, 5/20/1995

Box 26 of 45

Box 27

The Big Band in Transition: From Swing to Bebop, Reel 2, 5/20/1995

Box 27 of 45

The Big Band in Transition: From Swing to Bebop (JMO5209501), Reel 1, 5/20/1995

Box 27 of 45

The Big Band in Transition: From Swing to Bebop (JMO5209502), Reel 2, 5/20/1995

Box 27 of 45

Box 28

The Big Band in Transition: From Swing to Bebop (JMO5209503), Reel 3A, 5/20/1995

Box 28 of 45

The Big Band in Transition: From Swing to Bebop (JMO5209503), Reel 3B, 5/20/1995

Box 28 of 45

The Big Band in Transition: From Swing to Bebop (JMO5219501), Reel 1, 5/21/1995

Box 28 of 45

Box 29

The Big Band in Transition: From Swing to Bebop (JMO5219502), Reel 2, 5/21/1995

Box 29 of 45

The Big Band in Transition: From Swing to Bebop (JMO5219501), Reel 1, 5/21/1995

Box 29 of 45

The Big Band in Transition: From Swing to Bebop (JMO5219502), Reel 2, 5/21/1995

Box 29 of 45

Box 30

Miles Davis, Birth of the Cool, and More (JMO6249501), Reel 1, 6/24/1995

Box 30 of 45

Miles Davis, Birth of the Cool, and More (JMO6249502), Reel 2, 6/24/1995

Box 30 of 45

Miles Davis, Birth of the Cool, and More (JMO6249503), Reel 3, 6/24/1995

Box 30 of 45

Box 31

Miles Davis, Birth of the Cool, and More (JMO6249504), Reel 4, 6/24/1995

Box 31 of 45

Miles Davis, Birth of the Cool, and More (JMO6249505), Reel 5, 6/25/1995

Box 31 of 45

Miles Davis, Birth of the Cool, and More (JMO6249506), Reel 6, 6/25/1995

Box 31 of 45

Box 32

Miles Davis, Birth of the Cool, and More (JMO6249507), Reel 7, 6/25/1995

Box 32 of 45

Miles Davis, Birth of the Cool, and More (JMO6249508), Reel 8, 6/25/1995

Box 32 of 45

A Salute to Oliver, Lunceford, and Dorsey (JM95OM0465), Reel 1, 8/12/1995

Box 32 of 45

Box 33

A Salute to Oliver, Lunceford, and Dorsey (JM95OM0466), Reel 2, 8/12/1995

Box 33 of 45

A Salute to Oliver, Lunceford, and Dorsey (JM95OM0467), Reel 3, 8/12/1995

Box 33 of 45

A Salute to Oliver, Lunceford, and Dorsey (JM95OM0468), Reel 4, 8/12/1995

Box 33 of 45

Box 34

A Salute to Oliver, Lunceford, and Dorsey (JM95OM0469), Reel 5, 8/12/1995

Box 34 of 45

A Salute to Oliver, Lunceford, and Dorsey (JM95OM0470), Reel 6, 8/13/1995

Box 34 of 45

A Salute to Oliver, Lunceford, and Dorsey (JM95OM0471), Reel 7, 8/13/1995

Box 34 of 45

Box 35

A Salute to Oliver, Lunceford, and Dorsey (JM95OM0472), Reel 8, 8/13/1995

Box 35 of 45

A Salute to Oliver, Lunceford, and Dorsey (JM95OM0473), Reel 9, 8/13/1995

Box 35 of 45

The Spanish Tinge [?] (JMO4189403), Reel 3, 6/18/1996

Box 35 of 45

Box 36

Miles Davis and Gil Evans, J.J. Johnson, and Michel Legrand, Reel 1, 10/5/1996

Box 36 of 45

Miles Davis and Gil Evans, J.J. Johnson, and Michel Legrand, Reel 2, 10/5/1996

Box 36 of 45

Miles Davis and Gil Evans, J.J. Johnson, and Michel Legrand, Reel 3, 10/5/1996

Box 36 of 45

Box 37

Miles Davis and Gil Evans, J.J. Johnson, and Michel Legrand, Reel 4, 10/5/1996

Box 37 of 45

Miles Davis and Gil Evans, J.J. Johnson, and Michel Legrand, Reel 5, 10/5/1996

Box 37 of 45

Miles Davis and Gil Evans, J.J. Johnson, and Michel Legrand, Reel 1, 10/6/1996

Box 37 of 45

Box 38

Miles Davis and Gil Evans, J.J. Johnson, and Michel Legrand, Reel 2, 10/6/1996

Box 38 of 45

Miles Davis and Gil Evans, J.J. Johnson, and Michel Legrand, Reel 3, 10/6/1996

Box 38 of 45

Miles Davis and Gil Evans, J.J. Johnson, and Michel Legrand, Reel 4, 10/6/1996

Box 38 of 45

Box 39

Miles Davis and Gil Evans, J.J. Johnson, and Michel Legrand, Reel 5, 10/6/1996

Box 39 of 45

Miles Davis and Gil Evans, J.J. Johnson, and Michel Legrand, Reel 6, 10/6/1996

Box 39 of 45

Celebrating Benny Carter on His 90th, Reel 5, 7/19/1997

Box 39 of 45

Box 40

Celebrating Benny Carter on His 90th, Reel 6, 7/19/1997

Box 40 of 45

Celebrating Benny Carter on His 90th, Reel 7, 7/20/1997

Box 40 of 45

Celebrating Benny Carter on His 90th, Reel 8, 7/20/1997

Box 40 of 45

Box 41

Celebrating Benny Carter on His 90th, Reel 9, 7/20/1997

Box 41 of 45

Celebrating Benny Carter on His 90th, Reel 10, 7/20/1997

Box 41 of 45

Celebrating Benny Carter on His 90th, Reel 11, 7/20/1997

Box 41 of 45

Box 42

Celebrating Benny Carter on His 90th, Reel 12, 7/20/1997

Box 42 of 45

Music of Thelonious Monk and Woody Herman [?] (JS97OM0475), Reel 1, 11/15/1997

Box 42 of 45

Music of Thelonious Monk and Woody Herman [?] (JS97OM0476), Reel 2, 11/15/1997

Box 42 of 45

Box 43

Music of Thelonious Monk and Woody Herman [?] (JS97OM0477), Reel 3, 11/15/1997

Box 43 of 45

Music of Thelonious Monk and Woody Herman [?] (JS97OM0478), Reel 4, 11/15/1997

Box 43 of 45

Music of Thelonious Monk and Woody Herman [?] (JS97OM0479), Reel 5, 11/15/1997

Box 43 of 45

Box 44

Music of Thelonious Monk and Woody Herman [?] (JS97OM0480), Reel 6, 11/15/1997

Box 44 of 45

Music of Thelonious Monk and Woody Herman [?] (JS97OM0481), Reel 7, 11/15/1997

Box 44 of 45

Music of Thelonious Monk and Woody Herman [?] (JS97OM0482), Reel 8, 11/15/1997

Box 44 of 45

Box 45

Music of Thelonious Monk and Woody Herman [?] (JS97OM0483), Reel 9, 11/15/1997

Box 45 of 45

Untitled Tape, no date.

Box 45 of 45