Billy Taylor Papers
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Billy Taylor Papers 1942-2004
Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010
Biographical History for: Billy Taylor Papers 1942-2004
Biographical Note Date Event 1921, July 24 Born, Greenville, North Carolina, to William Edward Taylor, Sr. and Antoinette Bacon Taylor 1926 Taylor family moved to Washington, D.C. 1928 Began music lessons with Elmira Streets. He would study saxophone, guitar, and drums before eventually settling on the piano 1934 Studied classical piano with Henry Grant while attending Shaw Junior High School 1935 Met long-time friend and fellow saxophonist Frank Wess while attending Dunbar High School. Upon hearing Wess play, Taylor abandoned his interest in playing the saxophone 1938 Graduated from Dunbar High School and entered Virginia State College as a sociology major. He was persuaded to change his major from sociology to music during his junior year by music instructor and mentor Undine S. Moore Began music career as pianist for the Benny Layton Band 1942 B.S. in Music, Virginia State College, Petersburg, Va. Returned to Washington 1944 Moved from Washington to New York City, where he met his idol, saxophonist Ben Webster, at Minton's Playhouse in Harlem on his first day in New York Auditioned for Webster's group at the Three Deuces Club 1946, June 22 Married Theodora (Teddi) Castion 1946 Toured Europe with the Don Redman Orchestra While in Paris, Taylor formed a trio featuring bassist Ted Sturgis and drummer Buford Oliver Recorded The Very Thought Of You and Stridin' for Swing Records on December 4 1949 Led the Artie Shaw Grammercy 5, a quartet formed by Taylor but fronted by the retired Shaw Became house pianist at Birdland after Al Haig vacated the position During his stint at Birdland, Taylor studied classical piano with Richard McClanahan 1951, Feb. 20 Billy Taylor Quartet (Taylor, John Collins, guitar, Al Hall, bass, Shadow Wilson, drums) recorded Good Groove, Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams, What is There to Say?, Thou Swell, Willow Weep for Me, The Very Thought of You, Somebody Loves Me, and If I Had You for Atlantic Records 1951, May 25 Billy Taylor Trio (Taylor, Aaron Bell, bass and Kelly Martin, drums) recorded All Ears, Darn That Dream, My Heart Stood Still, and Double Duty for Brunswick Records 1951, Sept. 29 Joined forces with Miles Davis to record The Squirrel, Move, and Lady Bird, all of which are included on the album Miles Davis: The Complete Birdland Recordings released by Definitive Records 1951, Nov. 1 Recorded Cuban Caper, Cu-Blue, Squeeze Me, and Feeling Frisky for Roost Records 1951 Billy Taylor Trio (Taylor, Earl May, bass, Ed Thigpen, drums) recorded Piano Panarama in New York City 1953 Downbeat Magazine presented Taylor with the New Star Award, the first International Critics Award for "talent deserving wider recognition" 1953-1954 Continued to record and perform with a trio consisting of Taylor, Earl May, bass and Charlie Smith, drums. Three percussionists supplement the trio on its album Mambo Jazz for Prestige Records. Later in 1954, Percy Brice replaced Charlie Smith on drums 1957, Jan. 8 Recorded My Fair Lady Loves Jazz for ABC-Paramount Records. The session featured a large orchestra conducted by Quincy Jones 1957, Nov. 17 Organized a nine-piece ensemble to record Billy Taylor and His Orchestra for Argo Records in Chicago. Present for this session were Ellington Orchestra members Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Clark Terry, and Harry Carney 1958 Began disc jockey career on radio station WLIB in New York City Named music director for the NBC-TV series The Subject is Jazz Taylor's role as a spokesman for jazz and jazz education began during this period and gained wider recognition throughout the early 1960s 1961 Began long-term tenure as pianist at the Hickory House in New York City 1962 Music director for the pilot television show comedy That Was the Week That Was, hosted by David Frost 1962-1963 Continued jazz outreach efforts, including a two-year term at WNEW radio in New York City. Taylor returned to WLIB after its conclusion 1964 The New York Times selected I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free as "one of the great songs of the sixties." Although composed in 1954, it did not gain popular appeal until the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-1960s. Several recording artists would later cover the piece, including vocalists Nina Simone, Joe Simon, Lena Horne, and the jazz-rock band Cold Blood. It also became the theme song for the film Ghosts of Mississippi. Peaceful Warrior, a suite in four movements dedicated to the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was also composed during this period Taylor and the Harlem Cultural Council announced Jazzmobile, a project intended to bring jazz music to the streets of New York 1965 Gave lectures on jazz and jazz education at Yale and other institutions Worked on television projects: Captain Kangaroo, Rainbow Sundae, Exploring, Tony Brown's Journal, Dial 'M' for Music, and composed original music for PBS shows The Electric Company and Sesame Street Established Billy Taylor Productions 1967, May 31 Performed "Take the "A" Train" with violinist Ray Nance as a funeral dirge in honor of Billy Strayhorn 1967 The Billy Taylor Trio (Taylor, Ben Tucker, bass, Grady Tate, drums) recorded the album I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free for Tower Records 1968 Appointed to the New York City Cultural Council by mayor John Lindsay 1969-1972 Music director for The David Frost Show, becoming the first African-American music director of a nationally distributed television program 1970 Appointed to the National Council for the Arts by President Richard Nixon Recorded the album Okay, Billy for Bell Records. The orchestra was comprised of musicians from The David Frost Show 1972 Appointed to the New York Commission on Cultural Research by governor Nelson Rockefeller 1975 Aug. Doctor of Music Education, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; dissertation entitled The History and Development of Jazz Piano: A New Perspective for Education 1977-1982 Directed the Jazz Alive program for National Public Radio. Jazz Alive was also the title of an album the Billy Taylor Trio recorded for Monmouth-Evergreen Records. Taylor's Suite for Jazz Piano and Orchestra was among the pieces recorded 1980 Member, advisory panel that called for greater support for jazz from the National Endowment of the Arts 1981, May 16 Awarded honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music, Boston, Mass. 1981, June 24 Billy Taylor Trio and violinist Joe Kennedy recorded the album You Tempt Me for Taylor-Made Records. Let Us Make A Joyful Noise is recorded during this session. 1981 Received Peabody Award for Taylor-Made Piano NPR radio series 1982 Published Jazz Piano: A Jazz History. Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Arts correspondent for the television program CBS Sunday Morning, where he conducted interviews with influential figures in music, art, and literature 1983 Earned Grammy Award for CBS Sunday Morning interview with Quincy Jones 1984 Awarded Downbeat Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award 1988, Aug. 1-2 Recorded Solo, an album of piano music, for Taylor-Made Records 1988 Named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts at the annual meeting of the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) 1989, Apr. 5-6 Recorded The Jazzmobile All-Stars for Taylor-Made Records. The album featured nine compositions by Taylor, as well as Ceora by Dizzy Gillespie 1990 Teamed up with pianist Ramsey Lewis to record the two-piano album We Meet Again for CBS Masterworks Records At the suggestion of the Juilliard String Quartet, Taylor composed Homage for string quartet and jazz ensemble. The work was commissioned by the Civic Center of Madison, Wisc. to commemorate its tenth anniversary 1991 IAJE and the John F. Kennedy Center held separate tributes in Washington, D.C. in honor of Taylor's 70th birthday 1992 Jan. Served as Master of Ceremonies for the Jazz Master Awards presented annually by the National Endowment for the Arts at the IAJE annual meeting 1992, July 22 Awarded National Medal of Arts by President George Bush 1993 Billy Taylor Trio and Friends recorded the album It's a Matter of Pride for GRP Records 1994, Mar. 18 Named Artistic Director of Jazz for the John F. Kennedy Center Host for the series "Billy Taylor's Jazz at the Kennedy Center" 1994, Oct. 10-11 Billy Taylor Trio (Taylor, Chip Jackson, bass, and Steve Johns, drums) with the Turtle Island String Quartet recorded the album Homage for GRP Records 1995 John F. Kennedy Center commissioned Taylor to compose a work for jazz trio and symphony orchestra. On April 23, Theme and Variation for Jazz Trio and Symphony Orchestra was premiered at the Center. The performance featured the Billy Taylor Trio and the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin 1996 Created the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center 1997, Mar. 1 Billy Taylor Trio inaugurated the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage 2001 Oct. Library of Congress celebrated the acquisition of Taylor's personal papers with a concert by the Billy Taylor Trio, accompanied by the Juilliard String Quartet. His work Homage, for jazz ensemble and string quartet, was among the pieces performed 2002 Created KC Jazz Club and developed Discovery Artists Series for the Kennedy Center 2007, Mar. 3 Received Kennedy Center's Living Jazz Legend Award 2010, Dec. 28 Died, New York, N.Y.
Scope and Content Note The Billy Taylor Collection represents a comprehensive resource for the study of jazz history, performance, and pedagogy. Dr. Taylor was more than a renowned jazz pianist and composer, he was also an educator who lectured extensively at colleges and universities nationwide, and authored several books on jazz history, theory and appreciation. The collection, which spans the years 1942-2004, documents the depth and breadth of Taylor’s multifaceted career as a musician, composer, writer, host, and jazz ambassador. Throughout his career, Taylor worked tirelessly as an advocate for jazz and to produce programs that promoted jazz as “America’s classical music.” The collection is divided into the following series: Music, Writings, Business Papers, Professional Papers, Printed Matter, Photographs, Realia and Personal Papers. Music materials from the Billy Taylor Papers chiefly consist of manuscript scores, lead sheets, and parts, by Taylor and other jazz composers and arrangers. Taylor is credited with having composed over 300 works, the majority of which are represented in the collection. Notable works include It's A Grand Night for Swinging, Homage, I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free, Let Us Make a Joyful Noise, Peaceful Warrior, Suite for Jazz Piano and Orchestra, and Theme and Variation for Jazz Trio and Symphony Orchestra. Intermingled with these original compositions are arrangements of Taylor's works by Oliver Nelson, Frank Wess, Manny Albam, Arif Mardin, Luther Henderson, and other prominent jazz musicians. Taylor's works from two of his most noteworthy projects, The David Frost Show and Jazzmobile, are listed independently of his other pieces. The former mostly contains bound instrumental part books for miscellaneous tunes, while the latter contains photo-reproductions of jazz standards used for Jazzmobile events. Works co-written with wife Teddi Castion are also identified separately. In addition to these materials, Taylor maintained an extensive library of music materials by numerous composers, including Ben Tucker, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Jimmy Owens, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Oliver Nelson, Quincy Jones, and Ray Rivera. These works comprise original or photo-reproduced manuscripts in the hand of the composer/arranger, Taylor, or unspecified individuals. The Writings series is subdivided into three subseries: Writings by Billy Taylor, Writings about Billy Taylor, and Miscellaneous Writings. The first subseries contains an extensive amount of Billy Taylor's writings in both manuscript and printed form. It includes Taylor's lectures, public addresses, articles, open letters, public statements, drafts of his doctoral dissertation, The History and Development of Jazz Piano, and his published works, including Jazz Piano: A Jazz History and Jazz Piano: History and Development. The Writings about Billy Taylor subseries contains various types of materials documenting Taylor's life, career and activities, including articles, interviews, reviews of performances and recordings, clippings, newsletters, and publicity materials such as brochures and press releases. The Miscellaneous Writings subseries contains writings that Taylor accrued over several decades. While most items may not relate directly to Taylor's career or activities, all reflect in some way his lifelong interest in jazz, the arts, media and culture. These materials include articles on jazz musicians, publications from various projects and programs, reports, research papers, surveys, stage and screen works, and proposals. The Business Papers series contains administrative papers for numerous cultural organizations and programs with which Taylor associated. It is further subdivided into three subseries: Organizations and Affiliations, Contracts, and General Correspondence. The Organizations and Affiliations subseries contains administrative papers for dozens of organizations and programs, including, ASCAP, Black Journal, Jazzmobile, the Kennedy Center, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Rockefeller Foundation. The materials include correspondence, memos, minutes and agendas, legal and financial documents, and printed matter. The Contracts subseries contains Taylor's contracts for many of the organizations and programs with which he was involved. The General Correspondence subseries contains miscellaneous correspondence between Taylor and various organizations and individuals regarding Taylor's professional activities. The Professional Papers series contains materials that reflect Taylor's various professional pursuits, such as a concert performer, lecturer, interviewer, and television and radio host. The date books and itineraries reveal a chronological record of Taylor's activities and schedules. The interview cue sheets, transcripts and scripts document interviews with dozens of musical and cultural figures, particularly from the world of jazz. Many of the cue sheets and transcripts are from Taylor's stints as cultural correspondent with the television program CBS News Sunday Morning and host of the series Billy Taylor's Jazz at the Kennedy Center. These documents are often accompanied by related materials pertaining to Taylor's interviews. In addition, this series contains programs and promotional material, including announcements, brochures, flyers, and schedules. The Printed Matter series contains newsletters, press kits, press releases, programs, and other publications that Taylor personally collected. While most items may not relate directly to Taylor's career or activities, all reflect in some way his lifelong interest in jazz, education, race, the arts, media and culture. The press kits are arranged in two different groupings, one relating to artists and the other relating to organizations and venues. The Photographs series includes numerous posed publicity shots of Billy Taylor, candid shots of Taylor in performance both alone and with his trio, and Taylor with various musicians and music ensembles, including a rare group photo from 1948 that includes Taylor and jazz pianist Art Tatum. In addition, there are many photographs that depict Taylor's activities, such as coaching, lecturing, teaching, getting involved in community activism, and working as a disc jockey. There are also photographs and snapshots of Taylor and his family, including his wife Teddi. Several items feature Taylor at special events and ceremonies, and with public figures and famous personalities, such as Mayors Ed Koch and John Lindsay, President Gerald Ford, David Frost, and Nancy Reagan. Well-known jazz figures that are pictured alone include Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Lionel Hampton, Billie Holiday, Ramsey Lewis, Wynton Marsalis, the Modern Jazz Quartet, and Frank Wess. This series also includes some slides, contact sheets, oversized prints, and photo albums. The Realia series contains the numerous awards, citations and plaques that Taylor received throughout his career. It includes the National Medal of Arts which he received in 1992; honorary degrees from dozens of universities and colleges, including Berklee College of Music, Rutgers University, and the University of North Carolina; certificates of appreciation from cities, states, schools, and organizations, including the International Association of Jazz Educators and the Jazz Heritage Society; awards, including the ASCAP Foundation Sacks Award for Exemplary Public Service; proclamations; trophies; fraternity and alumni awards; the Downbeat magazine Lifetime Achievement Award; commemorative stamps; and letters of commendation. The Personal Papers series contains materials relating to Taylor's education, including documents related to Taylor’s doctoral studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. In addition, there are financial and legal papers of a personal nature. The correspondence includes various letters, greeting cards, notes, and invitations to special events. There are also official invitations from the White House, the Kennedy Center and the Library of Congress. Taylor and his wife were invited guests at the White House under each administration since the presidency of Richard M. Nixon. Those who assisted with the processing of the Billy Taylor Collection include: Acquisitions and Processing Technicians Anthony Edwards and Shantel Lambert, and former Junior Fellow, Christine Silas. Lloyd A. Pinchback Music Specialist Acquisitions & Processing Section, Music Division
series
Music, 1942-2000
subseries
Original Compositions
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7th Avenue rag
African Queen
Ain't that a kick in the head
All alone
AMC (commerical)
Antoinette
Any-one-a-round?
At la carrousel
Back home
Band interlude
A bientot
Billy Taylor jazz improvisation: chord substitution
Billy Taylor's piano solos
The Billy Taylor vocal catalog
Birdwatcher
Blue cloud
Blue Max
Blue shutters
Blues for Little Pies
Blues montage
Blues theme for concerto
Budo
Burst #1 (commercial)
Burst #2 (commercial)
The butterfly; I remember
'Bye y'all
C. A. G.
Can you dig it?
Can you tell by looking at me?
Candido
Capricious
Cascades
A certain peace
Change your mind
The circle samba
Cold power (commercial)
Colgate #1 (commercial)
Communication
Conversations
Cool and caressing
La côté d' ivoire
Cotton tail
Crisco (commercial)
Cuban caper
Cubano chant
Daddy-o
Dance theme
A lot of livin'
Day dreaming
Declivity
Did you dream too?
Didn't I tell you?
Diz
Do I improve, my Lord?
Dominant 7th exercises
Don't ever say we're through
Don't go down South
Don't look back
Don't look now
Downy (commercial)
Duane
Dynamo
Early bird
Early birth
Easy going
Eddie's tune
Ever so easy
Everything happens
Famolares
Feelin' o so good
Fiesta in Tucson
Fiesta mojo
The flame of our love
Flight of the be-bop
For Rachel: dance suite in 8 movements
For Undine
Four eyes
Frank's tune
Free and oozy
Freedom
From David Frost and Billy Taylor: Merry Christmas
Gap sealer
Get it all together
Goin' to the city (opening)
Good bye
Hail to the Savior
Hallelujah
Hard to handle
Here today, gone tomorrow love
Homage: a suite for string quartet and jazz trio
Honeysuckle changes
How can I make it?
I ain't no slave
I am famous
I believe in you
I don't ask questions
I love to look at you
I said I wasn't gonna tell nobody
I sigh
I think of you
I wanna be here
I wish I knew how it would feel to be free
If you really are concerned then show it
I'm goin' to the city
I'm gonna get myself together right now
I'm trying to get home
Impromptu
Interlude
It's a grand night for swinging
It's a matter of pride
It's all right
Ivory (commercials)
Jazz alive
Johnny come lately
Joy (commercials)
Just the thought of you
Just you
Kay Jewelers (commercials)
Kool Aid (commercials)
Lady bird
Left hand patterns and devices
Let us make a joyful noise to the Lord
Let's dance
Let's get away
Liebestraum
The life I led
Little bird
A little South Side soul
Live it up
Locrian scales
Long Tom
Lookin' up
A lot of lovin'
Love is
Lullabye
Luxury and poem
M.L. Suite
Mambolero
Memories of spring
Merry Christmas
Midnight piano
Miscellaneous fragments with titles
Misty morning blues
Mocafa (commercial)
Modulations
Moist n' easy (commercial)
Moonlight
Morton (commercial)
Mr. "B" Bops
My heart sings
My house
My romance
Night coming tenderly
No parking
A N.Y. poem
Old wine, new bottle
One for fun
One for the woofer
Ornette
Paraphrase
Passing by
Peaceful warrior
Phoenix
Power
Pursuance
Rabbit bounce
Ragtime
Ray's tune
Remember April
Resolution
Restricted
Revlon (commercials)
Revolutionary dreams
Right here, right now
Roanoke 1st theme
Romance
Une salle de bal vide
Seduction
She
Shepherd's hey hey
Simple life
Sketch for ensemble
Skoal (commercial)
So you think you're cute
Somebody here don't believe
Somebody loves me
Something always happens
Somewhere soon
Soul Nik
Soul sister
Spring
Star (commercials)
Stranger in town
Suite for jazz piano and orchestra
Tap dancer
Technical examples
Tell me why
That's where it is
Theme and variations
Theodora
Things are getting better
This is all I ask
Till we meet again
Timex (commercial)
Today is ours
Too little and too late
A tune for Howard to improvise upon
Turn about
Valse
Vel
The way I feel
We can get it done together
We need peace and we need love
Well did you ever
What will you do in the end-there of?
What's the world coming to?
When you smile
Winter poem
Wrap your troubles
You came a long way
You don't love me
You tempt me
Your aim's too high
You're all that matters
You're mine
Unidentified
Music from The David Frost Show
By George--It's the David Frost theme
Darn that dream
Fancy free
Frost comedy intro
Gotta find a chick that's working
I'm a lover
Instrumental part books
Let's get away from it all
Nameless
Network Phil
Old samba
Selections
Where've you been
Teddi Castion / Billy Taylor Compositions
From the top of the hill
Give me a reason
Little butterfly
Lonesome lover
My love
Native dancer
No after taste
Patches
A secret
Toy bird
Uncle Fuzzy
Warmin' up
What's happening?
Ya' know what I mean
Your smile
Music for Jazzmobile
A-L
M-Z
Music by Other Composers
Adetoye, Olubiji
Oxala II
Adler, Neil
The gift you gave
Next
Scalin' the tones
Stanford rag
Alexander, Roland
Calur [?]
Amadie, Jimmy
Alone with you
Ballad for Sid
A samba for my love
The savage
The thought of loosing you
Armstrong, Louis
Someday you'll be sorry
Austin, Charles L. Jr.
Do you feel it now?
Soul daddy
What are we doing here?
Backer, William
It's the real thing
Bailey, Joe
Night after night
Baker, Harold and Richard Ables
The edge of love
Baker, Paul
Maxwell D. Cat
Berger, David
Boogie woogie
Berlin, Irving
I love a piano
Bishop, Walter
Alas! Poor Yorick
Cubicle
Bonfá, Luiz
The gentle rain
Bonnemère, Eddie
Oriental mambo
Roostology
Bonnemère, Gary
Square dance mambo
Borelli, Frank
Be my baby
A devil with angel eyes
On such a night like this
Only once in a dream
So lonely
Swing it, sister
Brantford, Mifflin
Lisper'nard
Bright, Ronnell
Be a sweet pumpkin
Blue zephyr
Don't call it love
Missing you
Pleasure cooking
Precious to me
What's the matter with me?
Brown, Garnett
Break-a-way
Timpani ending
Brown, Oscar Jr.
Under the sun
Brown, Ray
Alone in love
I know you oh, so well
I'm not surprised
Bryant, Richard
Let's dance real close
When you're in town
Bunch, John T.
1 East 54th Street
Burkhard, Leonard and Cy Merriman
Summer serenade
Burrell, Kenny
K. B. blues
Listen to the dawn
Remembering
Sugar Hill
Buskin, David
When I need you most of all
Caffey, David H.
I'll remember April
Must have been something I ate
Podgoria nubs
Carisi, John
It's your dance
Castion, Teddi
After thoughts
Bossa nova in N. Y.
Brazilian beat
Coffee break
Don't bug me
Easy-like
Easy walker
Lazy lovin'
Clore, Joyce and Tharnel Schwartz
Bare foot no Count Tessa
Coffman, Don
Fingerboard logic--acoustic bass
Cohen, Jeff
I don't need no sad songs
Cohen, Michael
New Downy (commercials)
Cola, Elliott
Mog
Siminol
Taylor made
Coleman, Charles
Lord, help me free
Coltrane, John
Countdown
Naima
Craig
You're gonna hate yourself
Crawford, Randy
Gonna give lovin' a try
Jesus
Crawford, Ray
Jeff
Stringing-along
Creago, Di
B I bittie bi
Crystal, Raphael
New jazz piano solos
Cunningham, Bob
Samba de amor
Dallas, Mitzi
Bye bye braverman
It's raining around me
David, Hal and Burt Bacharach
The look of love
Davis, Bob
Cha cha for Robyn
Freer
Indio
Joy waltz
The kids
Moovin'
Our theme
Pauli
Silverin
Swing walk
Tela
Together
Davis, Miles
Bebop lives (Boplicity)
Milestones
Tune up
De Franco, Buddy
Bud's invention
Dennis, Matt
Angel eyes
Me and the blues
Oh yeah!: a tribute to Louis Armstrong
A pensive mood comes over me
Dorham, Kenny
Una mas
Dorough, Bob
But for now
How?
I've got just about everything
Lazy moon
Nothing like you
Kitty
Ellington, Duke
Battle royal
Come Sunday
David danced
Drop me off in Harlem
Happy go lucky local
In a mellow tone
In a sentimental mood
Perdido
Satin doll
Something 'bout believing
Sophisticated lady
Take the "A" train
What am I here for?
Ėshpaĭ, Andreĭ
Concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra
Evans, Bill
I hear a rhapsody
Evans, Redd and Dave Mann
No moon at all
Feather, Leonard
I remember Bird
Feller, Sherm and Ed Penney
April afternoon
Feller, Sid
Until it's time to go
Fieger, Addy
Seminole summer
Findley, C. Albert
We shall overcome
Foster, Frank
Four-five-six
Fresh peanuts
Victorious blues
Foust, Alan
Naptown
Franklin, Aretha
Ramblin
Franko, Nicholas Paul
April shower
Don't give up
Pure at heart
Roy Rogers, chocolate chip cookies, and sky king
The world of fantasy
Freed, Ralph and Burton Lane
How about you
Freedman, Robert
Wandering, wondering
Freeman, Russ
My love of Mexico
Fulton, Eileen
Tears
Where am I going?
Garner, Linton
Dexterity
Easily
Fancy loving you
Tent meetin'
Wistfully yours
Gates, David
I want to make it with you
Gee, M.
Bedroom eyes
Here
Gentry, Bobbie
Ode to Billy Joe
Gershwin, George
Lady be good
Love for sale
Gibbs, Terry
Tre-mendez
Gibson, Don
I can't stop lovin' you
Gillespie, Dizzy
Anthropology
Bebop, part II
Bebop, part III
Groovin' high
Manteca
Tin tin deo
Wouldn't you
Glanden, Don
Bird brain
Now and then
Paul, from Bear
Remembrance
Since we met
Sudden life
A waltz for Brad
Glenn, Eliot
Nocturne
Gonzales, Babs
Wide open spaces
Graham, Kenny
Caribbean suite
Grainer, Ron and Jay Blackton
That was the week that was
Green, Bennie
Hop skip jump
Griscom, Gay and Arthur Taran
Sunny hill
Gross, Walter
Tenderly
Gryce, Gigi
Minority
Reminiscing
Hamlisch, Marvin and Alan Bergman
The way we were
Harris, Bill
Intaglio
Harris, Lewis
The things I love
Hart, Lorenz and Richard Rodgers
Blue moon
Hawkins, Edwin
Oh happy day
Hayes, Isaac
Theme from Shaft
Haymes, Bob
Comin' home on a Friday night
I never get enough of you
Heath, Jimmy
Afro-American suite of evolution
Gingerbread boy
Hefti, Neal
After supper
Cute
Duet
Fantail
Flight of the foo birds
It's awf'lly nice being with you
Lil darlin'
Splanky
Hellerman, Fred and Fran Minkoff
The honey-wind blows
Hendricks, Jon
Strange feeling
Herbert, Jane
O gato (The cat)
Hickman, Art and Walter Smith
Rose room
Hogan, Roger
Ballad shiraz
Lucinda
Shiraz
Homes, Jeff
Thadeus
Hubbard, Freddie
Little sunflower
Hurd, Danny
April
Drifting
Groovy waltz
Kwazy waltz
Love theme
Raggy polka
Sensational
Jackson, Milt
Bags' groove
Janus, Byron
The warmth of Christmas
Jarrett, Keith
Coral
Moonchild
My song
Jones, Douglas L.
Bless your people
Joy cometh in the morning
Sea of life
Jones, James
Rent city
Jones, Quincy
Boo's bloos
Ironside
Quintessence
Soul bossa nova
Jones, Thad
A child is born
Don't mean a thing
Joplin, Scott
The entertainer
Jordan, Clifford
Toy
Kahle II, Doug
The price of the eighty-eight
Katz, Richard
Aurora
Timonium
Keller, Hal
All the time
I'm not an old-fashioned girl
Stay!
Together once more
Kern, Jerome
All the things you are
Ol' man river
Lawrence, Stephen
Four in love
Legrand, Michel
Windmills of your mind
Lennon, John and Paul McCartney
Here, there, and everywhere
Levinsky, Walt
Opening theme
Levy, Charles J. [i.e. Creole Charlie]
Dance to Dixieland: Dixieland jazz suite
Lewis, Charlie and John Levy
Liston, Melba
We never kissed
Lutz, Spencer
Whether you know it or not
McDermott, Galt
Walking in space
Magne, Michel
Delightfully cool
Mancini, Henry
Days of wine and roses
Mapp, Norman
Blues in bloom
Mardin, Arif
No one
Marsters, Ruth
Las Vegas fiesta
Martin, George
The lady
Maskaleris, Sue
Scat!
Masters, Randy
The grace of a dove
McKibbon, Al
Simplicity
McKinney, James
Trinidad
McPartland, Marian
Jazz waltz for a friend
Stranger in a dream
McRae, Teddy
The sleeper takes a walk
Medley, Phil
Blue champagne for mam'selle
Underneath Parisian skies
Mehegan, John and Arthur Taran
Moon mist
Once again in love
Miller, Ronald and Orlando Murden
For once in my life
Mingus, Charles
Goodbye pork pie hat
Mitchell, Roscoe
Care free
Monk, Thelonious
Hacken sack
'Round midnight
Straight no chaser
Montgomery, Wes
Boss city
Twisted blues
Nelson, Oliver
125th Street and 7th Ave
Black, brown, and beautiful
Miss Fine
One for the Duke
A penthouse dawn
Soundpiece for jazz orchestra
Stolen moments
Newey, Don
From now on
He and she
How did it happen?
I'm an idiot
I've known the joy of you
Spring is in the air
While she's away
Without you
You're fantastic
Nieli, Joe
Black and Blue Mary
Blue Alouette
In a blue Dorian mood
Old Black 'Donald
Serenade
Ogerman, Claus
A face without a name
The jazz samba
Morena
Twenty-seven hours in a day
O'Kun, Lan
Come away
Flower girl
Learn to juggle
(A man named) Lollipop
Musicians
My name is Jane
Sand blocks
What do you do
Oliver, Sy
For dancers only
Ornadel, Cyril
If I ruled the world
Ossen, Glenn
Lark jingle
Owens, Jimmy
Complicity
Git the money bluze
It's really gotta happen
Look softly
Love story
Magic moment
Martin's theme
Melodic phrase study #1
Milan is love
Secret love
Short peace
Spiritual MLK
To them!!!
Parisien, Pierre
The restless mind
Thoughts for Sandy
Your name is really stormy
Parker, Charlie
Donna Lee
Ornithology
Parnes, Paul
Autumn rain
Passman, Ray
Down St. Thomas Way
I got jazz on my mind
Pate, John W. Sr.
Oo you're a livin' doll
Paul, Barberie
Changes
Pearson, John
Mr. Saxophone
You look aw'fly good tonight
Pinkard, Maceo and Doris Tauber
Them there eyes
Porter, Cole
Begin the beguine
So nice to come home to
Provost, Heinz
Intermezzo
Rainer, Ralph
Thanks for the memories
Redington, Ginny and Tom Dawes
Noxzema
Reilly, Jack
Half stop
Halloween
Instant champion
November
Unichrom
Rivera, Ray
Ayana
The happy laffer
Lips and legs
Miss Soft Soul
Most of all I love you
Pele
Portrait of Nadine
Quita
Rio peak
Salsa hustle
The sea of tranquility
Soul of Puerto Rico
Theme for Audrey
The ultimate ego
Yambo
You are the love for me
Roane, Kenneth A.
The leisurely flight of a butterfly
Roberts, Jim
Bufferin
Rodgers, Gene
Idiot's delight
Rodgers, Richard and Oscar Hammerstein
Hello, young lovers
Like a god
Rollins, Sonny
Airegin
St. Thomas
Romero, Raoul
Dreamland
Fly-by-night
Rosen, Ruth
Ballads
Rotella, Johnny
Hot fudge
Ruff, Willie
Chou chou
Salaam, Abdul
Swingin'
Sampson, Grace and Edgar
Beguine the romance
Segal, Jack and Marvin Fisher
Words and music
Shaw, Arvell
The rain that fell (that fall)
Sherman, Daryl
Welcome to Manhattan
Sherman, Harold
X-theme-disco
Silver, Horace
Mayreh
Silverstein, Herb
Waltz for Beth
Simons, Seymour
All of me
Singh, Darshan
Don't weep for the lady
Smith, Chris
Ballin' the jack
Smith, Hale
Give me some money
Hey baby, I want to be with you
I don't know what to say
O, gee how I love you
Sweet love, young love
When I look in your eyes
Where have you been since yesterday?
You are the star for me
Smith, Jimmy
Blue
Slaughter
Virginia Woolf
Smith, O. C.
Clean up your own
Snyder, Bill
New York
Teresa smiles
Tinsel and starlight
Steele, Gil and Fran Thorne
Blues in the day
They say it's the greatest
Stern, Nikki
Heart to heart
You chase my blues away
Straton, J.
Concerto grosso for jazz trio and ensemble
Stravinsky, Igor
Pulcinella
Strayhorn, Billy
Strouse, Charles
Those were the days
Strozier, Frank
Days of daze
Feathers
Lonely me
Wisp
Styne, Jule
Funny girl. Overture
Suleiman, Alan Jamil
I've been waiting for Christmas
Love is a cannibal
There is no substitute for you
This black miracle me
Who knows what Santa Claus is like
Talbert, Thomas
After hours
Divertissement
A month of Sundays
Never meant for me
Port of longing
Too soon
Toward dusk in spring
Watermelon days
Taran, Arthur
Cool melodie
The wailing blues
You're mine alone
Tauben, Ella
Let's learn to laugh together
Taylor, Mark
Love beams
Thomas, Gordon M.
All over the town
Bad dog
Beautiful souls
Christmas time
Diana
Don't come bothering me now
Everything's coming my way
Everything's going to be all right
Happy new year
Jackie
Jamaica W. I.
Little Joey
My brow baby
Nevis
The snow song
Spain-Italy
Tobago
Thomas, Robert C.
After love, emptiness
Aphrodite
The opener
Thomson, Shannon
With one voice
Thorne, Francis
Back in town
Just called to wish you good morning
Wedgwood blues
Tillis, Frederick
Concerto for piano
A Latin tinge
Tango sophisticate
Toombs, Rudy
One mint julep
Tormé, Mel and Robert Wells
Penny with the copper-colored hair
Trueblood, Paul
Goodbye to my cherie
Whispers in the breeze
Tucker, Ben
The big "W"
Comin' home, baby
Devilette
Don't you know
Flick of a trick
The message
My man's back in town
Ramblin' rover
Tell me
Vinnegar, Leroy
Glass uh water
Voorheis, Jim van
I knew you when
Like butterflys
Once upon a wonderful
Weeping wind
Waller, Fats
Ain't misbehavin'
Black and blue
Honeysuckle rose
Walters, Joan
I dreamed my life away
Whatever happened to the old songs?
Watson, Leon and Kenneth Roane
New York City
Weill, Kurt
September song
Weinstein, Sol
The curtain falls
Remember, little darling
That's my way
You're a winner
Weismantel, Fred
Week-end in Paris
Wess, Frank
Dirty ole man
White, Barry
Love's theme
Willen, Alfred H.
American merengue
Cool breeze
Desert lass
Impressions of a junior recital
My hope
Punky foot
Symphony no. 1. Fifth movement
Williams, Jackie
Duckie
Willson, Meredith
Leadville Johnny Brown
Wilson, Gerald
Viva tirado
Wonder, Stevie
You are the sunshine of my life
Woodall, S. Thomas
Emily
Yarborough, Davey
Spirit of the "T"
Young, David
I need someone
Left over lover
My honey's sweet on me
Zawinul, Joe
Joe's Avenue
Zelman, Mel
Jazz is music to me
Zoller, A.
Alicia's lullabye
Unidentified composers
Air mail special
Al di la
All things are possible
American
Be an England
A bit of Bud
Bix and bunk
Blues in F
By myself
"C" jam
Chaser I-V
Chump change
Cocoa bean song
The comeback
Complex city
Day after day
Dick Van Dyke
Diga diga doo
Dolly
Don't tempt me
Dust bowl
Elderdown
Entered my mind
Fanfare no. 1
Feelin' free
A fellow needs a girl
First time
Fool am I
Gimme a pigfoot
Hail
The happy cricket
Hogan's heroes
How about you?
I am his lady
I know
In the lap of luxury
Jamaican sunrise
Joe Hammer theme
Joshua fit the Battle of Jerico
Jumpin' Jack
Keeping out of mischief now
King Porter
Lost in the stars
Love you madly
The man
Midnight theme
Minute waltz
Miscellaneous works with titles
Mood for Mendes
Mother to son
Mourir d'aimer
Muffle guffle
Mush mouth
Nobody but me
Nothing more
One o'clock jump
Ordinary people
Ours
Overture
Parise
The persistence of memory
Play off
Pleasingly plump
Purlie
Quiet please
Quincy's tune
Rainbows
Reflections
Romance in the dark
Shaft
Show chaser
Sidewinder
Sissy strut
Something big
The song is ended
Spy cue
Stamm-pede
Struttin' with bar-b-que
Sun
Tasha
That was the week
Theme
There is nothing like a lark
Thou swell
Thought I let you know
Tijuana
Tiny Tim play on and off
Tubby the Tuba meets a jazz band
Unlucky "T"
Up, up, and away
Valse hot
Victory
Walkin' in the light
Watch what happens
Week-closing
What?!
What's going on?
What's wrong?
Whenever I'm not with you
Where would I be?
Wilkommen
You are too beautiful
You ban the bomb
Writings, 1945-2001
Speeches, articles, lectures and public statements by Taylor; Taylor's dissertation; articles, clippings, reviews, and publicity materials about Taylor; projects, programs, and proposals; reports, studies, surveys; research papers; stage and screen materials.
Writings by Billy Taylor, 1956-2000
Addresses and Speeches
Addresses to graduating classes, undated
Holograph in pencil and typewritten manuscripts
Address to young musicians, undated
Arts & Business Council, undated
Baltimore Alumni Chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi, undated
Berklee graduating class, undated
“Summer is a special time for music ...” undated
Testimony before the Sub-Committee on Select Education, undated
Articles
"The arts: for whom and from whom?" undated
"Back in the sixties ..." undated
"Billy Taylor jazz improvisation," undated
"Billy Taylor talks piano," Jan. 1981
"Black radio ... public management and responsibility," June 1973
"Blues piano," Contemporary Keyboard (Sept. 1979): p. 72
"The business of jazz," undated
"Chromatics," undated
"Count Basie - an appreciation," undated
"Count Basie: the gentleman from Redbank," undated
"Critical issue in art," undated
“Dear jazz lover...” Jan. 2000
"Focus on jazz," Harper's Bazaar (June 1973): p. 57
"Is jazz America's classical music?" Ovation (July 1982): p.11
"Is jazz America's classical music?, 1982
"The jam session," undated
"Jazz," April 1982
"Jazz, America's classical music," undated
"Jazz: America's classical music," 1983
"Jazz: America's classical music," undated
"Jazz as a metaphor for American culture," undated
"Jazz improvisation: Count Basie - an appreciation," Contemporary Keyboard (Nov. 1979): p. 77
"Jazz improvisation: voicings for large hands," Contemporary Keyboard (Oct. 1979): p. 91
"Jazz is America's classical music," undated
"Jazz is hard to beat this year," June 4, 1974
"Jazz piano today and tomorrow," Saturday Review Magazine (March 17, 1956): p. 36
"Jazzmobile," undated
"Jazzmobile: twenty years of progress," Harlem Week Magazine (Aug. 1989): p. 36
"Music in our schools," undated
"My first 50 years in jazz," undated
"Negroes don't know anything about jazz," undated
"On the bandstand with Bird," July 1996
"A participant recounts the 1940's revolution in American classical music," undated
"Piano panorama: insights into the ivories," Downbeat Magazine (March 10, 1977): p. 19
"Progressive jazz," Downbeat Magazine (March 7, 1956): p. 11
"Ragtime," undated
"The subject is jazz," undated
"Summer is special for music," undated
"This is progressive jazz," undated
"A tribute to Art Tatum," Toledo Magazine (June 30, 1985): p. 7
"We're wasting a national resource," Billboard Magazine (Feb. 1, 1986): p. 10
"What a year!" undated
"Women in jazz," undated
Autobiographical
"A large part of my life ..." undated
Billy Taylor on His Original Compositions
Homage, undated
Holograph in pencil and typescript (3 versions)
Impromtu, undated
Make a joyful noise, undated
Peaceful warrior, undated
Suite for jazz piano and orchestra, undated
Theme & variation, undated
Lectures
Billy Tayor jazz lecture (1), undated
Billy Taylor jazz lecture (2), undated
Billy Taylor jazz lecture on Art Tatum, undated
"The black man in American music," undated
"Jazz is bursting out all over," undated
Nancy Hanks lecture on arts and public policy, undated
Nancy Hanks lecture on arts and public policy, March 9, 1998
Syllabus, undated
Syllabus and outlines, undated
Billy Taylor Open Letters
Billy Taylor 75th anniversary newsletter, undated
IAJE message, undated
Regarding Mary Lou Williams, undated
Soundpost letter, July 4, 1993
Soundpost letter, 1994
To IAJE membership, Jan. 2000
Billy Taylor on Other Musicians
Armstrong, Louis, undated
Capers, Valerie, undated
Coltrane, John, undated
Gillespie, Dizzy, undated
Hampton, Lionel, undated
Heath, Jimmy, undated
Holograph in pencil and typescript with markings in pencil
Holiday, Billie, undated
Humes, Helen (Birthday tribute), undated
Johns, Steve/Peter Brainin, undated
Lewis, John, undated
McLean, Jackie, undated
Monk, Thelonious, Jan./Feb. 1994
Parker, Charlie, undated
Tatum, Art, undated
Tyner, McCoy, undated
Weston, Randy, undated
Holograph in pencil and typescript with holograph markings in pencil
Williams, Mary Lou, undated
Billy Taylor Publications
Billy Taylor's Soundpost, 1991-1998
Jazz: America's classical music (draft of study guide), undated
History and development of jazz piano (draft), undated
History and development of jazz piano, bibliography (draft), undated
History and development of jazz piano, music examples (draft), undated
History and development of jazz piano, miscellaneous notes (draft), undated
History and development of jazz piano (draft), Aug. 1975
History and development of jazz piano (draft), parts 1-4, undated
Typewritten manuscript with handwritten notes
History and development of jazz piano (draft), parts 1-3, undated
Typewritten manuscript with accompanying notes
History and development of jazz piano (draft), Chapter X, undated
The history and development of jazz piano. Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers, 1983
Jazz piano: history and development. Abstract - Chapter VII, undated
Holographs in ink and pencil, and typescripts with holographic markings in pencil
Jazz piano: history and development. Chapter VIII - Chapter XIV, undated
Jazz piano: history and development. Editor's notes, undated
Manuscripts in ink and pencil, and typescripts
Jazz piano: history and development. Chapters 1-8, undated
Jazz piano: history and development. Chapters 9-end, undated
Jazz piano: history and development. Dubuque, Iowa: Brown Company Publishers, 1982
Jazz piano: a jazz history. Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers, 1983
Jazz piano: history and development - Production notebook. Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers, 1983
Procedures notebook for Jazz piano: history and development. Mary H. Beaven, Fairleigh Dickinson University, undated
Typewritten manuscript; various pagings (2 copies)
Jazz piano: history and development - Study guide. Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers, 1983
Billy Taylor's Jazz piano: history and development. Study guide written by Mary H. Beaven with consultation from Billy Taylor, undated
Correspondence between National Public Radio and William C. Brown Co. regarding projected radio series with Billy Taylor on the history of jazz, 1980-1982 see also William C. Brown Co. publishers under Business Papers--General Correspondence
Working papers for the NPR radio program on the history of jazz, undated
History and development of jazz piano: a listening guide (draft), undated
History of jazz (NPR and William C. Brown's text for the program), undated
Billy Taylor Public Statements
Artistic/collaborative statement (drafts), Jan. 9, 1997
Arts & Business Council, 30th anniversary gala program, Nov. 13, 1995
Billy Taylor on some of his jazz activities, undated
Billy Taylor's jazz at the Kennedy Center, Nov. 12, 1993
Billy Taylor's random thoughts on tunes on solo CD, undated
Black radio, undated
Charles Kuralt's legacy, Aug. 8, 1997
Communicating jazz, undated
Communication is the name of the game, undated
Hearing before the Sub-committee on the Interior and Related Agencies, May 3, 1994
Jazz is alive and well in New York, undated
Jazz on college/university campus, undated
Keith Copeland, undated
My first 50 years in jazz, undated
Songwriters' rights, April 1, 1971
Statement on jazz, undated
Update and itinerary (fall 1995), Sept. 1, 1995
Willis Conover, undated
What I expect from Herbert-Bennett Management, undated
Miscellaneous Writings by Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor account of his trip to the Soviet Union, undated
Billy Taylor fake book, undated
Billy Taylor story ideas, undated
Billy Taylor's circle of fifths, undated
Definition of styles, undated
Duke speech, undated
Foreword, undated
Glossary of musical terms, Aug. 12, 1986
Typescript with holographic markings in ink
Health of the field, undated
Lecture notes, undated
Lyrics with titles, undated
Lyrics without titles, undated
Miscellaneous handwritten drafts, undated
Performance plus, undated
Roots-general vocabulary of sounds, undated
Russell Bacon (Billy Taylor's cousin), undated
Tracing the history of American music, undated
Victor Gaskin, undated
What is art? undated
Writings about Billy Taylor, 1945-2001
"The award-winning Jazz Alive." NPR Report Newsletter, July/Aug. 1981
Bailey, Peter. "Billy Taylor keeps jazz jumping." Black Stars magazine, Sept. 1973; p. 31
Basile, John. "The jazz line." Neon Navigator, April 1994
Bass, Lisa P. "An interview with Billy Taylor: marathon man of jazz education." Music Educators Journal, Jan. 1982
Bayane, Al. "An evening of jazz with the Billy Taylor Trio." Journal Maroc Soir, Feb./Mar. 1982
Belt, Byron. "Billy Taylor: jazz prophet with honor." Long Island Sunday Press, March 1976
Bernotas, Bob. "Dr. Billy Taylor." Jazz Player, Aug./Sept. 1996; p. 12
"Billy Taylor." Caribe, Fall 1982; p. 22
"Billy Taylor and his trio." Smithsonian Associates, Jan. 1986
"Billy Taylor appointed new Pote Jazz Artist." SMS Newsletter, Spring 1985
"Billy Taylor enriches Lawrence artist series." Post Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin), Oct. 2, 1976
"Billy Taylor: good jazz in Rutland." Rutland Daily Herald, Nov. 5, 1970
"Billy Taylor: pianist, author, teacher...." Pisces Magazine, April 1974; p. 30
"Billy Taylor premieres new work with Meet the Composer grant." Voice of Jazz Newsletter, Winter 1978
"Billy Taylor returns to Walt Harper's attic." Key magazine, Nov. 9, 1973; p. 12
"Billy Taylor Trio." Ravinia (International Festival of the Arts), June 16, 1994; p. 20
"Billy Taylor Trio appears with F-M Symphony." Howard Binford's Guide, Nov. 1978
"Billy Taylor's jazz at the Kennedy Center." Kennedy Center News, Jan./Feb. 2001; p. 11
Bittan, Dave. "Pianist Billy Taylor: renaissance jazzman." Jazz Reach (Philadelphia Daily News), 1986; p. J-6
"Black College Jazz Network Project presents Billy Taylor Trio in concert." Inside Line Newsletter (Clark College), Jan. 1983
Blum, Joe. "Billy Taylor: Dr. Jazz." Jazz Times, April 1984; p. 10
Blumenthal, Bob. "Billy Taylor's jazz at the Kennedy Center," 1995
Bourne, Michael. "Billy Taylor: the jazz doctor." Cognac Hennesey Jazz Notes, Fall 1995
Boyd, Herb. "Music II: jazz and classical," undated
Brown, Carol F. "Jazz on wheels," 1981
Campbell, Barbara. "How Mr. Taylor broke the ice with Mr. Frost." Jazz ASCAP Today, Sept. 1971; p. 20
Campbell, Barbara. "How Mr. Taylor broke the ice with Mr. Frost." New York Times, Jan. 3, 1971
"Celebration of life: Billy Taylor." Homecoming magazine, May/June 1995; p. 14
Ciofreddi, Peg. "Billy Taylor talks about learning." Vermont Sunday News, Nov. 7, 1976
Clarke, Catherine K. "The Jazz-moblie man." Black Perspective in Music, undated
Combs, Walter H. "Pianist Billy Taylor brings jazz to television," undated
"Cooking in the attic." Merry Go Round, Nov. 19, 1972; p. 1
Deleon, Shirley. "Clapping hands with Billy Taylor." The Sign, April 1973; p. 26
"Dr. Billy Taylor." Performing Arts magazine, May 1993; p. 6
"Dr. Billy Taylor: American jazz master," Oct. 22, 1990
Eady, Laura. "Personality profile: Billy Taylor." Glamorette magazine, Sept. 1965
"Educating through jazz," Alumnus (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Jan/Feb. 1978
"Enthusiastic welcome for Step Into My Dream." Parsons Dance Company Newsletter, Spring 1994
Feber, Eric. "Jazz and the doctor are Taylor-made." Preview (The Virginian - Pilot and the Ledger - Star), March 30, 1990; p. 12
Franckling, Ken. "Billy Taylor's 50 years in jazz." Jazz Times, March 1993; p. 32
Franklin, Ken. "Billy Taylor stays fresh after a half century in jazz," March 29, 1994
Fuller, Jim. "Billy Taylor's life is played in all keys." MPLS(?) Star & Tribune, June 21, 1985
Galvan, Carlos. "Dr. Billy Taylor." Radio Free Jazz magazine, Oct. 1975; p. 5
Gibbs, Vernon. "Swinging with Billy Taylor." Essence, Nov. 1974; p. 30
Greim, Lisa. "Jazz pianist Billy Taylor still sharing, learning." Greeley Tribune Preview, Sept. 21, 1989; p. 3
Grossweiner, Bob. "A conversation with Dr. Billy Taylor," undated
Grossweiner, Bob. "Dr. Billy Taylor: Dr. Jazz extraordinaire." Performance, undated
Henderson, Alex. "Dr. Billy Taylor: a Taylor-made Jazzmobile innovator." Jazz Link magazine, Nov. 1989; p. 4
"J.M." "Billy Taylor: a jazz veteran." Cable Magazine, July 1985; p. 15
"Jazz alive," undated
"Jazz artist Dr. Billy Taylor ...." Paducah's Showcase magazine, Feb. 1991; p.2
"Jazz, classics, Native American, plus Peter and the Wolf." Applause, Winter 1994
"Jazz ensemble and Billy Taylor captivated spring Arts Festival." Fisk News, Spring/Summer 1973; p. 11
"Jazz for children." Jazz & Pop, No. 3, 1969; p. 12
"Jazz party." Jet, Sept. 3, 1981; p. 62
"Jazz week with Captain Kangaroo." Music Educators Journal, March 1969; p. 46
"Jazzatainment for young people ...." Upbeat/WBGO-FM Radio, Oct. 1997; p. 1
"Jazztimes convention to feature Dr. Billy Taylor." The Grapevine, Dec. 1990
Johnson, Monifa. "A talk with Dr. T." Atlanta Jazz Newsletter, Sept. 1993
King, Anita. "A conversation with Billy Taylor," undated
Klee, Joe E. "George Wein, Billy Taylor, and the New York Repertory Company." FM Guide, June 1974
Kowalchyk, Gayle. "Taylor-made jazz." Keys/Piano Music magazine, Nov./Dec. 1989; p.1
Lammen, Lex. "Jazz: Billy Taylor." Klavier, januari-februari, 1968; p. 258
"Learning what to listen for." Children's House, Spring/Summer 1973; p. 10
Lester, Jonathan. "The Doctor is in." Daily Options, July 22, 1994; p. 12
"Lewis & Taylor give you a jazzy earful." Clowes News, Jan./Feb. 1992
Lucas, John. "Doctor Taylor is in the house." Northfield Magazine, April/May 1987
Luzon, C. F. "Jazzman." Cakes & Ale Fine Arts Newsletter, Sept. 26, 1972
Lyons, Len. "Billy Taylor: jazz pianist, Ph.D." Contemporary Keyboard, Dec. 1976
Matthews, Paul. "Billy Taylor, pt. 1." Cadence, Oct. 1995; p.19
Matthews, Paul. "Billy Taylor, pt. III." Cadence, Dec. 1995; p. 5
Matthews, Paul. "Billy Taylor, pt. IV." Cadence, Jan. 1996; p. 19
"Meet Dr. Jazz." Ed-Cetera (Maricopa Community Colleges), Nov. 16, 1983
"Meet Dr. Taylor." Inner Visions (Black Music Association), Jan./Feb. 1986; p. 10
"Meet the artists," 1995
"Meet the Billy Taylor Trio." TV Star Parade, Nov. 1967; p. 20
Micklin, Bob. "Billy Taylor: one-man band." Newsday, Aug. 2, 1973
Middleton, Joe. "Jazz legend makes local appearance." Gallery of Sound Gazette, May 1994; p. 5
Miller, S. L. "National Jazz Service Organization." Crisis, May 1990
Mitchell, Paula Banks. "Chemistry works: Ramsey Lewis and Billy Taylor...." Weekender Magazine (Centre Daily Times), Oct. 19, 1990; p. 3C
Morgenstern, Dan. "Taylor-made frostings." Downbeat, March 4, 1971
Morgenstern, Dan. "Taylor-made frostings." Downbeat, March 1971; p. 18
Murray, Bill, editor. "Celebrity of the day: Billy Taylor," 1994
"Music missionary Billy Taylor." Sepia magazine, Nov. 1969; p. 28
"Music, music, music." Intercom (Department of Public Relations), Oct. 26, 1991
"Musicfest hosts Billy Taylor." Music at Trinity (Trinity University), Spring 1986
"O.K., Billy!" Time magazine, Aug. 6, 1973
Owens, Jimmy. "Billy Taylor: American jazz master." Jazz Educators Journal, Winter 1991; p. 30
Parker-Sparrow, Bradley. "Billy Taylor presents America's classical music." Downbeat magazine, May 1980
"Piano explosion head Van Wezel way." Sounds (The jazz club of Sarasota), Sept./Oct. 1988 and Jan/Feb. 1989.
Pooley, Eric. "Piano man." New York Magazine, Dec. 24, 1990
Pooley, Eric. "Piano man." New York magazine, Dec. 24-31, 1990; p. 97
Primack, Bret. "Dr. T at 75: a Taylor-made tribute." Jazz Times, Oct. 1996; p. 29
Quinn, Joe. "Jazz forum." SESAC Music, Spring 1965
"Rachel Lampert and Billy Taylor in residence." Roundabout (University of New Hampshire), Jan. 11, 1981
Renninger, Christian. "Dr. Billy Taylor: federal funding for jazz has been good.... Radio Free Jazz, Oct. 1975
"Return of Billy Taylor warmly anticipated." Campus Report (State University of New York, College of Fredonia), March 20, 1981
Ribowsky, Mark. "Billy Taylor: the force who keeps jazz alive." Sepia magazine, Dec. 1977; p. 61
Roberts, Jim. "Billy Taylor: primarily piano." Downbeat magazine, March 1985
Sawyer, Dante. "How well do you know your doctor?" Jazz Times, Nov. 1997
Silverman, Francine. "Jazz legend Billy Taylor: at home in Riverdale." Riverdale Review, Jan. 20, 1994; p. 1
Smith, Arnold Jay. "Billy Taylor and Dave Bailey: magnetizing the arts." Downbeat magazine, Dec. 1, 1977; p. 14
State University College of Fredonia, New York. "Campus gets jazz infusion from Billy Taylor," June 1984
Stewart, Zan. "Pianist Taylor notches 50 years of jazz mobility." Downbeat, March 1994; p. 11
Stockman, Michael. "Dr. Jazz makes a house call." Statesman Journal, Feb. 11, 1994; p. 4
Swan, Christopher. "Harlem's Jazzmobile: where learning jass is as serious as your life." Christian Science Monitor, March 11, 1981
"Talking to Billy Taylor." Gene Lee's Jazz Letter, Nov. 1987
Tallmer, Jerry. "At home with Mr. & Mrs. Billy Taylor." New York Post, April 15, 1972
"Taylor & Parsons." Lied Magazine (University of Nebraska), March/April 1994; p. 27
"Taylor leads VSU renaissance." Homecoming (Historically Black College Alumni and Campus Newspaper), Spring 1989
"That Billy Taylor should be viewed as Mr. Jazz ...." Black Variety magazine, Feb. 22, 1972; p. 17
Tiegel, Eliot. "Billy Taylor: doctor in the house of jazz," undated
"Tribute is scheduled for Dr. Billy Taylor." IAJE Newsletter, Sept. 1990
"Unique voices mark commencement ceremonies." Inside FDU, Sept. 1995
Wamble, Candace. "Multi-talented Billy Taylor." Encore, Aug. 1973
Wamble, Candace. "Multi-talented Billy Taylor." Encore, Aug. 1973; p. 47
"When the sun goes down." Host magazine, April 13, 1974.
Wiater, Stanley. "Billy Taylor talks jazz." Campus Connection (UMASS, Amherst), July 6, 1983; p. 3
"William "Billy" Taylor." International Dictionary of Black Composers, Feb. 1994
Wilson, John S. "Billy Taylor." International Musician, Feb. 1971
Wilson, John S. "Billy Taylor's band stands among best of big band jazz." New York Times, March 11, 1971
Zaman, Hameed. "Dr. Jazz comes to town." Mirror magazine, March 1982; p. 22
Biographical
"About Billy Taylor." Arcadia Entertainment Corp., June 1997
About Billy Taylor, undated
Addendum to Billy Taylor biography, undated
At the piano - Billy Taylor, undated
Billy Taylor, undated
Photocopy of printed brochure (5 copies)
"Billy Taylor." Arizona Jazz Residency, undated
Billy Taylor, April 1995
Billy Taylor, June 30, 1997
Billy Taylor comes home, undated
Billy Taylor ... in brief, undated
Billy Taylor: "it's a matter of pride," undated
Billy Taylor: jazz piano virtuoso, March 7,1973
Billy Taylor (piano), internationally acclaimed ..., undated
The Billy Taylor show, undated
Billy Taylor Trio biographies, undated
Billy Taylor: update to biography, 1987
Digiacinto, Adrienne. Billy Taylor: the man, his music and philosophy, Dec. 18, 1985
Dr. Billy Taylor, Jan. 3, 1998
Dr. Billy Taylor, Feb. 1996
Dr. Billy Taylor, undated
Dr. Billy E. Taylor, undated
Dr. Billy Taylor biography, undated
Dr. Billy Taylor biography update, undated
Jazz encounters: Billy Taylor, undated
Osgood, Charles. Billy Taylor: my first 50 years in jazz (introduction), June 30, 1994 .
Owens, Jimmy. "Billy is O.K.," undated
Profile of Billy Taylor, Sept. 1997
The renaissance man of jazz: Billy Taylor, undated
Resume - Billy Taylor, undated
Scott, Allen. "Billy Taylor," undated
Sultanof, Jeff. Billy Taylor, June 1996
Taylor, William (Billy), undated
Taylor, William "Billy", undated
Taylor, William Edward Jr. (Billy), Dec. 1999
Clippings
1969-2001, undated
1990-1996, undated
1994 Jan.-Mar.
1994 Apr.-June
1994 July-Dec.
Undated
Publicity Material
Brochures
Billy Taylor: in a class by himself, undated
The Billy Taylor collection, undated
Billy Taylor talks piano, Jan. 1981
Presenting the dynamic Billy Taylor Trio, undated
Taylor made piano: a jazz history with Dr. Billy Taylor, undated
Teachers' guide to Billy Taylor, undated
Newsletters
American Guild of Authors & Composers. "National finals battle of the band," Oct. 1968
Among Friends of LBJ. "Concluding panel discusses 'art and the community,'" Nov. 1, 1974
Artalk. "Partners in education," June 1995
Chancellor's Briefing. "Jazz great plays for UMASS alumni," Spring 1994
CPB Report. "NPR's Jazz Alive," Oct. 29, 1979
Full Swing. "[Billy Taylor] joins ASCAP board," Nov. 1975
GIML Newsletter. "GIML names honorary board," Summer 1989
Harlem School of the Arts. "Special students, special opportunities," Aug. 1988
Hollywood Reporter. "NEA sets plans for 20th anni festivities," Dec. 11, 1984
IAJE Newsletter. "Boston to host 1994 IAJE international conference," Sept. 1993
Japan Society Newwsletter. "Highlights: royalty, real estate, theater and art," Dec. 1987
Jazz News. "New perspectives in jazz," Sept. 1991
Jazzscene, Jazz Society of Oregon. "Coming attractions," Nov. 1991
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Newsletter. "Life member honored," July 1985
Manhattan User's Guide. "Jazz," June 1994
MCA News. "Geffen unleashes that dog," Jan. 1994
National Academy of Jazz Newsletter. "No introduction necessary ...," Aug./Sept. 1986
SESAC Music. "NAB convention highlights - 1963," May/June 1963
Settlement Music School Newsletter. "Springtime meant master class at SMS," Fall 1986
Sounds from the Community. "CMSS to present Billy Taylor in concert ...," Summer 1994
Southern Register. "Two '92 cruises will take passengers through the South," Fall 1991
Steinway News. "Everything is black and white," Fall 1986
Susquehanna University Spotlight. Dr. Jazz (photo caption), Winter 1991
Tempo Listeners Guide. "Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. presents in concert, Billy Taylor ...," Aug. 1995
University of Northern Iowa, School of Music. "Hearst Chair to bring internationally renowned performing artists to UNI," Fall 1991
Upbeat!: Plymouth Music Series of Minnesota. "Dr. Billy Taylor bears WITNESS to great music ...." Winter 1999
The Voice of Jazz. "The future of jazz," Spring 1978
WNBC-TV4 Newsletter. "John loves Mary ...," Feb. 1976
Press Releases
Bidwell Education, Music and Recreation Center. "Jazz pianist Billy Taylor at Heinze Hall," March 7, 1976
Butler University. "Parsons and Taylor dance/jazz collaboration comes to Clowes," Sept. 26, 1994
Carnegie Hall News. "Jazz profiles" and "inside classical music" lectures will be free and open to the public, 1984
Carnegie Hall News. “Jazz profiles” lectures sponsored by Dewar’s “White Label” ... 1984
Charlin Jazz Society. "Billy Taylor, world-renown jazz pianist to perform in Charlin Jazz Society tribute," Sept. 20, 1981
Cultural Crossroads, Inc. "Billy Taylor presents ..." undated
Department of Public Events - City of New York. "Mayor Beame proclaims 'jazz month,'" April 3, 1974
Greenwich Village Jazz Festival. "Billy Taylor is spokesperson for Greenwich Village Jazz Festival," Sept. 5, 1983
GRP Records/Billy Taylor. "Billy Taylor: it's a matter of pride," undated
GRP Records/Billy Taylor. "My first 50 years in jazz," undated
Herbert-Barrett Management. "Dr. Billy Taylor - musical diplomat," May 22, 1980
Howard University News. "The annual Billy Taylor lecture series," Nov. 12, 1974
International Art of Jazz. "Billy Taylor opens jazz series," Sept. 21, 1989
Jazz Alive!-National Public Radio. "Jazz pianist/composer Dr. Billy Taylor receives distinguished service award at public radio conference," undated
Kennedy Center. "Billy Taylor named artistic advisor for jazz at the Kennedy Center," March 4, 1994
Kennedy Center. "Kennedy Center commissions new work from Dr. Billy Taylor," Feb. 19, 1995
Kennedy Center. "Kennedy Center commissions new work from Dr. Billy Taylor," Feb. 27, 1995
King Features Syndicate. "Billy Taylor - the complete musician," May 27, 1976
Library of Congress. "Billy Taylor kicks off his 80th birthday celebration by donating his archives to the Library of Congress," Feb. 26, 2001
M. Silver Associates. "Jazz great Billy Taylor to headline annual Ascutney Mountain Resort summer jazz series," 1988
Manhattan Country School News. "The Billy Taylor Trio highlights school's jazz 'rent party' celebration," April 29, 1991
McFadden & McFadden Entertainment. "Legendary doctor of jazz is 'in' for one night only at the Fess Parker Winery," Sept. 1996
North Texas State University. "National Public Radio's Dr. Billy Taylor to speak March 12 on NTSU jazz lecture series," Feb. 27, 1985
Overseas Press Club of America. "Triumphant piano jazz trio," undated
Peter Levinson Communications. "Dr. Billy Taylor to celebrate fifth anniversary as jazz commentator of CBS Sunday Morning," Jan. 1987
Peter Levinson Communications. "The Billy Taylor Trio to inaugurate jazz tour of South America," April 17, 1987
Peter Levinson Communications. "Performing arts organizations honor Dr. Billy Taylor with two awards," Dec. 27, 1991
Peter Levinson Communications. "Billy Taylor named artistic advisor for jazz at the Kennedy Center," March 4, 1994
Peter Levinson Communications. "Dr. Billy Taylor adds to his honorary doctorates," April 15, 1994
Peter Levinson Communications. "Dr. Billy Taylor," June 30, 1994
Peter Levinson Communications. "Billy Taylor honored by the Congressional Arts Caucus," undated
Peter Levinson Communications. "Billy Taylor named member of newly established international commission to visit Soviet Union," undated
Peter Levinson Communications. "Dr. Billy Taylor added to Downbeat list of lifetime achievers," undated
Peter Levinson Communications. "Dr. Billy Taylor receives nation's highest art award," undated
St. Lawrence University News. "Billy Taylor, one of the most versatile musicians ...." Oct. 17, 1968
SUM Concerts. "SUM Concerts presents ...," Oct. 9, 1973
Taylor Made Piano. "New jazz series 'Taylor Made' for public radio listeners," Aug. 25, 1982
Teleprompter News. "The Billy Taylors, Jackie Cain, Roy Kral celebrate Valentines Day in the Big Apple," undated
TM Recording. "You tempt me: the Billy Taylor Trio," Sept. 1990
University of Arizona. "UA campus unites for King holiday celebrations," Dec. 27, 1991
University of California. "U.C. jazz festival to feature piano workshop," April 12, 1968
WNEW Radio News. "Conversation with Billy Taylor: jazz education in the public schools," Aug. 6, 1963
Reviews of Performances
Atlanta Constitution. "Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Taylor's 'Peaceful Warrior' salute MLK in spiritual rhythms," Feb. 3, 1984
Downbeat. "Parsons Dance Company with Billy Taylor Trio," June 1994
Downbeat. "Soundpiece for jazz orchestra: Billy Taylor and new work of Oliver Nelson," undated
Jazz Link. "Billy Taylor at Catalina's," June 1990
Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting. "Billy Taylor Trio at Showboat Lounge, Silver Spring, MD," Feb. 17, 1978
Mitchell, J. R. "Billy Taylor concert," March 26, 1974
The Performance. “Jazz is America’s classical music,” undated
Reviews of Recordings
Downbeat. "Dr. T.," March 1973
Downbeat. "Homage," May 1995
Downbeat. "O.K., Billy!" April 15, 1971
Fishman, Michael for Reviewzz. “Sleeping bee,” undated
Various sources. "Billy Taylor Trio: Music keeps us young (album)," 1997
Miscellaneous Writings about Billy Taylor
African Heritage. "African Heritage awards recipients," 2001; p. 5
Ala-arts. "Mobile festival hosts 300 high school musicians," Fall 1975; pp. 3, 7
American Visions. "Jazz giants," Oct. 1991; p. 24
"The Birdland Story of Jazz," undated
Black Variety. "Billy Taylor: music director of David Frost Show," 1972; p. 22
Discover. "New York: an old-fashioned town," Spring 1980; p. 12
Ebony Man. "Jazz man: a love supreme," April 1987; p. 36
Hardy, Camille. "At twenty, NEA attracts an alliance of big speakers." Dance magazine, April 1986
Harper's Bazaar. "Fashion," Sept. 1972; p. 78
Host magazine. Taylor photo and caption, March 30, 1974; p. 17
Hot House. 75th birthday observance, Sept. 1996
Jet. "Cheek to cheek," March 28, 1971; p. 40
Joyce, Mike. "Piano choir: 797-key jazz." Washington Post, June 5, 2000
"The Kennedy Center," undated
"The Library of Congress," 1991/1992
Madison magazine. "Happy birthday, Civic Center," March 1990; p. 12
New Yorker. "Billy Taylor at the Metropolitan Museum," Nov. 22, 1993; p. 23
Newsweek. "Music to talk by," April 26, 1971; p. 60
Our City (Omaha, Nebraska). "From classics to jazz," Feb. 1987; p. 9
Oxford Scene. Varied music, mimes offered by ..., Aug. 22, 1991; p. 3
Sharpley, Victoria. "A look at the National Service Organization." Instrumentalist, Dec. 1986; p. 13
Shoals. "W.C. Handy jazz music festival," 1993; p. 10
Twilight. "Jazz is alive and well in New York," April 1973; p. 11
Village Voice. "Jazz at the Lincoln Center," Nov. 14, 2000
Vogue, Paris magazine. Jazz fashion, Dec. 1987/Jan. 1988; pp. 251-253
Miscellaneous Writings, 1947-1999
Adams, Alton: profile see Center for Black Music Research, Columbia College, Chicago. Black Music Repertory Ensemble: profiles
Anderson, Jervis. "Our far-flung correspondents: a very special moment." New Yorker, undated
Baker, David. "Jazz improvisation: the weak link," undated
Balliet, Whitney. "Jazz: down the river." New Yorker, July 27, 1981
Balliet, Whitney. "Jazz: reunion." New Yorker, Nov. 16, 1981
Birnbaum, Larry. "Clark Terry: big bad brassman." Downbeat, Sept. 1981
Brubeck, Darius. "South Africa." Jazz Educators' Journal, Dec./Jan. 1988
Center for Black Music Research, Columbia College, Chicago. Black Music Repertory Ensemble: profiles, 1996
Cook, Will Marion: profile see Center for Black Music Research, Columbia College, Chicago. Black Music Repertory Ensemble: profiles
Davenport, John. "Memoirs of a professional traveler: Charles Kuralt." Houston Chronicle, Dec. 23, 1990
Davenport, John. "Sidney Bechet: the Jazz Great." Houston Chronicle, undated
Davenport, John. "Two jazzmen: you don't have to like the musicians to like the music." Houston Chronicle, Feb. 11, 1990
Davenport, John. "Wit and whimsy of Charles Osgood." Houston Chronicle, undated
Davis, Stuart. "Friends, it's here to stay." Esquire Jazz Yearbook, 1947
Edison, Harry "Sweets," July 27, 1999
Europe, James Reese: profile see Center for Black Music Research, Columbia College, Chicago. Black Music Repertory Ensemble: profiles
Floyd, Samuel A., Jr.: profile see Center for Black Music Research, Columbia College, Chicago. Black Music Repertory Ensemble: profiles
Fox, Ted. "Bob Thiele: creative impulse." Audio Magazine, Feb. 1986
Goodman, George. "Jazz wizard: the dazzling talent of Michael Petrucciani." Connoisseur magazine, June 1984
Hadler, Mona. "Jazz and the visual arts," 1983
Handful of keys, undated
Handy, D. Antoinette. "Conversation with Mary Lou Williams: first lady of the jazz keyboard." Black Perspective in Music, undated
Hemming, Roy. "Taking Bach personally." Ovation, Feb. 1985
Hibler, Jude. "Compared to what?: Les McCann." Jazz Link, Sept. 1990
The Improvised Music Collective, profiles, undated
Jones, James, IV. "Lee Ritenour." Downbeat, May 1990
Mehlinger, Kermit T. "Image of the Black man and the media." Journal of the National Medical Association, c1970
Moore, Undine Smith: profile see Center for Black Music Research, Columbia College, Chicago. Black Music Repertory Ensemble: profiles
Murray, Albert. "The visual equivalent of the blues," undated
Nelson, Marshall J. "Jazz and copyright: a study in improvised protection." Copyright Protection of Improvised Music, undated
"New York nights," undated
Parks, Gordon. "Jazz." Esquire, undated
"Partners for Livable Places honors Nancy Hanks." Nation's Cities Weekly, undated
Piazza, Tom. "Young, gifted and cool." New York Times magazine, May 20, 1990
Primack, Bret. "In walked Thelonious: a celebration of Thelonious." Jazztimes, Jan./Feb. 1994
Razek, Michael. "Jazz: stayin' alive." American Way, June 1981
Reifsnyder, James. "Hill community celebrates grand opening," undated
Schwarz, Joel. "Key signature: Steinway." American Way, May 1982
Seldes, Gilbert. "Toujours jazz," undated
Shaw, Arnold. "The sidewalks of 52nd St.," undated
Surowicz, Tom. "Jazz, never meant to be perfect music," undated
Traylor, Edward W. "A blues view of life," undated
Walker, George: profile see Center for Black Music Research, Columbia College, Chicago. Black Music Repertory Ensemble: profiles
Wharton, Clifton R. "South Africa: time has run out," Nov. 15, 1984
Williams, Marlin. "And what might a jazz composer do?" 1975
Literary Works
Bartee, Rich and Carma. "America on our mind (in Harlem): a collection of poems." Poet-tential Unlimited, 1977
Berger, Morroe. Fats Waller: the outside insider, undated
Berlin, Edward A. Scott Joplin: king of ragtime. 1994
Berliner, Paul F. Thinking in jazz. University of Chicago Press, 1994
Brown, James. An ode to Martin Luther King (poem), Dec. 14, 1964
Childs, Charles. The Eurojazz embrace: they done took our thing and gone....
Hasse, John Edward. Beyond category: the life and genius of Duke Ellington. Simon & Schuster, c1993
Korall, Burt. Drummin' man. Schirmer Books, April 1990
Longstreet, Stephen. Up river: the jazz of Kansas City and Chicago, undated
Major, Clarence. The Cotton Club. Broadside Press, c1972
Mehlinger, Kermit T. Coal Black and the seven dudes. New York: Vantage Press, Inc., 1973
Mehlinger, Kermit T. Growing up in the ghetto, 1970
Miscellaneous lyrics
Murray, Albert. Comping for Count Basie: the orchestration of good morning blues, undated
Pleasants, Henry. Death of a music? Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1961
Poems written by students at Hurston J. High School, New York City, undated
Praeger, Frederick A. Black music of two worlds, undated
RLO. Jazz (poem), undated
USSR Ministry of Culture. Moscow Conservatoire, 1986
Unidentified manuscript, undated
Projects, Programs, Proposals
The Aspen Institute/Fund for Corporate Initiatives. Young Executives Program, Sept. 30, 1991
California Polytechnic State University. CSU summer arts, 1987
The Collector of Dreams Writing Project, undated
Commonwealth of Masschusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities. Heritage Program, undated
The Community School, District 16. Cultural Arts Program, undated
Congressional Black Caucus. A salute to women in jazz, Sept. 27, 1990
Essence of jazz: series of programs dedicated to the genius of Duke Ellington, undated
French-American Foundation and the Americord Foundation. All that jazz, June 1988
G. Everett/Connie Soles. Music, Macs, & midi: integrating music with whole learning, 1997
Maga Link, Inc., 1987
Manhattan College. Manhattanville Music Curriculum Program: a structure for music education, 1999
Media Enterprises, Inc. Jazz masters: a chronicle of America’s classical music. A weekly program for public television, 1983
Media Enterprises, Inc. Jazz masters: a chronicle of America’s classical music. A series for public television, 1984
The Media Group - The Kansas City Jazz Commission. The Kansas City jazz heritage series, 1986
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA): guide to programs, Oct. 1973, July 1974
Newark Community School of the Arts. ALPINES: Arts Literacy Program in Elementary Schools, 1985
Research study pre-proposal for an assessment of the jazz field in the United States, undated
Smithsonian Institution. Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition, Nov. 1987
Thomas, Willie. Jazz, anyone?, undated
Working Group Program and Organization, May 14, 1976
Reports, Studies, Surveys
Business Committee for the Arts. 1426 examples of how BCA (Business Committee for the Arts) companies supported the arts in ‘74 and ‘75, April 1975
Committee on Government Operations. Congressional Hearings: Future directions of the Institute of Museum Services, 1984
Committee on Government Operations. Congressional Hearings: The interrelationship of funding for the arts at the federal, state, and local levels, 1983
Moore, Undine S. Report of Chairman, Advisory Committee, Black Music Center, Indiana University, March 9, 1973
National Research Center of the Arts, Inc. A study of the non-profit arts and cultural industry of New York State, March 1972
New York State Commission on Cultural Resources. Cultural resource development: preliminary planning survey and analysis, March 1973
Pasadena Community Services Commission, Inc. A survey of American symphony orchestras, undated
Research Papers & Bibliographies
"America now - the arts in the 70's," undated
Beaven, Mary. "Radio series on jazz," undated
Center for Ethnic Music Acquisition. Selected bibliographies, 1973-1974
Georgi, Charlotte. "The arts and the art of administration: a selected bibliography," undated
Griffin, Paul. "Black music: the myths and the realities," April 26, 1972
Horowitz, Irving Louis (Rutgers University). "Authenticity and originality in jazz," June 15, 1973
"Jazz as recorded art form / Frontiers in jazz research," July 6, 1973
"The jazz history course: a 1978 update," undated
Jones, Brenda Davis. "Rahsaan Roland Kirk: a light in darkness," c1997
Moody, Bill. "The jazz exiles: exodus to Europe," undated
Moorman, Dennis L. (New York University). "An analytic study of jazz improvisation with suggestions for performance," 1984
Scheiber, Karen A. "A discussion of Mary Lou Williams," Dec. 15, 1994
The Studio Museum in Harlem (bibliography), undated
Williams, Barbara. "Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo New York," undated
Williams-Jones, Pearl. "Afro-American gospel music (1930-1970)," undated
Stage & Screen Works
Baron, Anja. "Architects of swing: a one-hour documentary film," undated
Barr, Lillian. The legend of Harriet Tubman : a musical in two acts, Feb. 1976
"Bending towards the light: a jazz Nativity," undated
Blow Carnegie blues : a jazz melodrama in three acts, c1998
Boatner, Edward. Troubled in mind : an Afro-American slave opera in three acts, undated
Britton, Peter. Mon petit noir : a report of the death of an American citizen : a feature film, 1984
D’Andrea, Paul. A full length portrait of America, 1982
Ellis, Nathaniel E. Sunday’s child, 1981 (documentary film)
Feldman, Jonathan Marc. Swing kids, 1991
Greenlee, Sam. Blues for Little Prez, undated
Greenlee, Sam. "South side blues : a jazz love poem in two acts," 1980
Greenlee, Sam. "South side blues : a jazz love poem in two acts," undated
"Jazz eye view: architects of the big band era" (film series proposal), 1983. Produced by Lincoln Pain
"Jazz eye view: a history of jazz" (film series proposal), 1983. Produced by Lincoln Pain
Johannes, Ja A. One more Sunday (a play), 1984
Keys, Gary. "Blow Carnegie blues: a story about Duke Ellington," undated
"Love on the dole," undated
O’Morrison, Kevin. The old Missouri jazz : a play-cabaret, 1980
Rosen, Arnie and Coleman Jacoby. The bachelor (musical comedy), undated
Soyinka, Wole. The lion and the jewel (play), undated
Unidentified manuscript (play), undated
Other
Castro, Jan Garden. Gone city : liner notes for CD by Donal Fox, undated
Children’s programming - producer’s ideas, undated
Marco, Gary A. "Conover, Willis: Commentary." National Federation of Federal Employees, May 17, 1996
Marine, Bill. Jazz notes, undated
New York cabaret music, undated
Right here, right now! : liner notes for CD by Billy Taylor, 1963
The Sumner School building - 1872, undated
Thigpen, Ed. Rytmanalys och grunder för koordination. Copenhagen: Ed Thigpen “Action Reaction”, c1977
Undine Moore Smith memorial scholarship scroll, 1993
Williams, Robert E. "Fun key #1," c1990
Willouby, Larry. Texas rhythm, Texas rhyme: Jazz and the big bands, undated
Miscellaneous writings by others
Business Papers, 1968-2004
Correspondence, contracts and agreements, meeting agendas and minutes, memos, newsletters, press releases, legal and financial documents, reports, promotional materials and administrative materials for numerous organizations, most notably Jazzmobile, the Kennedy Center, and the Rockefeller Foundation.
Organizations and Affiliations, 1968-2004
AGAC
Council meetings: minutes, 1970-1972
Executive committee meetings: minutes, 1971-1972
Housekeeping Committee East meetings: minutes, 1972-1973
Business royalty statements
Memos
Contracts
Copyrights
Correspondence
Miscellany
ASCAP
Board of Directors: members
Board of Directors: minutes, Oct. 1975-Nov. 1976
Board of Directors: minutes, June 1977-Nov. 1978
Progress committee: minutes, 1976-1978
Public relations committee: minutes, 1975-1978
Press releases
Contracts and agreements
Correspondence: Letters received: A - Z
Correspondence: Letters sent: A - Z
Correspondence: Letters sent: ASCAP Board of Directors, 1975-1977
Correspondence: Letters sent: ASCAP Board of Directors, 1978-1979
Correspondence: Letters sent: ASCAP general membership
Correspondence: Letters sent: Billy Taylor
Pension plan (for employees)
Travel accident insurance (for employees)
Legal documents: ASCAP v. CBS
Licensed media outlets (electronic)
ASCAP Foundation
ASCAP Today
Amended consent judgement
Articles of association of ASCAP
"How to get your song published"
Public performance rights in music and performance rights societies
Special: Irving Berlin centennial celebration
"ASCAPS’s Source Licensing Updates"
"Report of Panel on Standard Awards," 1975-1976
"Report of the Broadcast Licensing Division to the Finance Committee," undated
"Report of the Executive Committee," Feb. 29, 1977
"Report on Pay TV, Cable TV, and New Technology," Sept. 1978
Reports of Hon. Warren Olney, III and Leo Kaplan, 1976, 1978, 1993
Speech by Stanley Adams
"What is ASCAP?"
Deems Taylor Award
Alexander Julian Foundation
American Council for the Arts
American Pianists Association
American Recorder Society
Americans for the Arts
"Artslink"
Press kit/activities packet
Arts and Business Council
Newsletter
Arts and Business Council, 1981-1982, 1984
Business Volunteers for the Arts
Encore Awards, 1982, 1985-1986
Winterfare, 1982, 1986, 1988
Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802
Black Journal
Press release
Correspondence received
Correspondence sent
Photographs
Scripts
Shooting schedules
Show topic notes
Staging layout (sketches)
Miscellaneous notes
Printed matter
Center for Arts and Culture
Charles H. Revson Foundation
Children's Audio Service
Coca-Cola Enterprises
Commission for Cultural Affairs
Consortium of Musicians for the Metropolitan Area, Inc.
Creative Artists Cultural Exchange
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Fine Arts Center
Ford Foundation
International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE)
International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN)
International Jazz Institute
International Research Exchange Board
Legal documents
American Council on Learned Societies: Soviet Academy of Sciences, 1986
Commission with the USSR of the American Council of Learned Societies
US-USSR Commission of the American Council of Learned Societies, 1988
International Women in Jazz
Jackie Robinson Foundation
An Afternoon of Jazz, 1982, 1986, 1993-1994, 1996, 2001
Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner, 1984-1985, 1989-1990, 1994, 2001
Jazz in Dakar, 1985
Robinson Foundation Wingspread Conference, 1986
An Afternoon of Jazz, 1991
Jazz Journalists Association
JazzAmerica Marketing
Jazzmobile
Meeting agendas, 1969-1990
Executive Board of Directors meetings minutes, 1975-1989
Nzinga Music Productions meeting minutes, 1989
Miscellaneous Jazzmobile administrative materials
Jazzmobile Fact sheet
Jazzmobile heritage and history
“Jazzmobile, Inc.” : papers presented
Jazzmobile mission and positioning statement
Jazzmobile objectives
Jazzmobile objectives: four-year plan
Jazzmobile activities packet
Directory, 1978-79
“Our story”
Jazzmobile press kit
Miscellaneous Jazzmobile orientation materials
Awards and honors: 52nd Street Award, Jazzmobile honors Dr. Taylor, New York Metro News, Police Athletic League, Prez Award
Community responses - awards, special projects
Miscellaneous materials on past Jazzmobile achievements
Memos, 1973-1990
Newsletters, 1969-1994
Jazzmobile press releases, 1970-1989
Miscellaneous Jazzmobile communications materials
Jazzmobile Correspondence: Letters Received
AC&R Advertising/Robert G. Ralske
American Federation of Musicians/Robert E. Bittner
American Revolution Bicentennial Administration/Jean McKee
Arnstein, Benjamin S.
Arts & Business Council/Susan Kraus
Associated Press/William “Bill” Gillen
August Martin High School/Lawrence Costello
Becon Real, Inc./Valerie Joseph
Bergen Beach School/Myra J. Cohen
Bergman, Alan S., P.C.
Bidwell Cultural & Training Center
Bidwell Street United Presbyterian Church/Leonard Johnson
Billboard/Hal B. Cook
Black United Fund of New York/Jaclyn Durant
Bloomingdale House of Music/Billy Taylor
Board of Education of the City of New York: Carol Fineberg, Richard R. Green, Edna D. Greenspan, Leonard Lowry, Benjamin M. Martin, Jay W. Sanford, Steve Ucko, Edward Vollins, Lorenza Washington, (Mrs.) Jimmie Williams
Brown, Peggy O.
Butler, Jablow & Geller/Richard B. Jablow
Cater, Gladys
Chemical Bank, Public Affairs Department/Challen W. Heaney
City of New York. Dept. of Cultural Affairs/Cheryl McClenney
City of New York. Dept. of Employment: Lillian Barrios-Paoli, Wilma Kidd, Violet Mitchell, Keith Nelson, Carmen Tull
City of New York. Economic Development Administration/John H. Lotz
City of New York. Office of the Mayor: David N. Dinkins, Stanley E. Grayson
City of Rochester/Mary F. Petote
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of New York/Walter Christmas
Community School Board School District #5/Ernest Jackson
Congress of the United States. House of Rep./Rep. Charles B. Rangel
Copat Construction Corp./Hugh McDonald
Count Basie Enterprises/Aaron A. Woodward, III
D/B-M Communications/Hironobu Shibuya
Dennis, Kenny
Dow Jones & Co./Donald L. Miller
Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association/Justin J. Murphy
East Coast Communications/James E. Bishop, Sr.
East Harlem Performing Arts School/Ellen Kirshbaum
Elmer E. Bogart Intermediate School 155/Norman Black
Exxon Corp.: Robert E. Kingsley and Jerrold A. Weitzman
Feather, Leonard G.
Federated Arts Council of Richmond/Kathy Dwyer
Feinman and Krasilovsky, P.C./M. William Krasilovsky
Fiat Motors of North America
Fifth Avenue Community Center of Harlem/Leontine O’Gorman
Financial Services Corporation of New York/Andrew Gordon
Florence and John Schumann Foundation/H. Carl McCall
Ford Foundation: Clarence W. Arrington, Diane L. Galloway, and Willard J. Hertz
Frome, Max
Gottfried, Joseph M., CPA: Ronald Bunker, Ashoka Daibee, Joseph M. Gottfried, Philip Stern
Graubart, Jeffrey L.
Harlem Cultural Council/Emory Taylor
Harriet Beecher Stowe Intermediate School (NY)/Samuel F. Williams
Harris, William G.
Herbert H. Lehman High School/Shirley Franklin
Howard University. School of Music/Arthur C. Dawkins
Indiana University. School of Music/David N. Baker
Institute of High Fidelity/Arthur M. Gasman
Institute of Jazz Studies/Dan Morgenstern
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation/Keith M. Perkins
Interstate Dropline Installers/Philip W. Collins, Sr.
J.M. Kaplan Fund/Joan K. Davidson
Jay-Oh Productions/Jimmy Owens
Jenkins, Leroy
Jenkins, Wald & Associates
John Marshall Intermediate School (NY)/Louis Latty
Jones, Clarence B.
Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. Fund/Claire Cullen
Kenneth Laub & Co./Kenneth D. Laub
Kodak/James C. Sutton
Lever Brothers Co./Ellen Lipez
LISE/George W. Brown
M.R. Beal & Company/Alric B. Nembhard
Macomb’s Junior High School (NYC)/Joel Seigerman
McGraw-Hill/Barbara Shields
Metropolitan Life/Arthur L. Sternhell
Music Performance Trust Fund/Tony Esposito
MZH&F/Chris Tergesen
National Arts Stabilization Fund/Charles McDermott
National Association of Jazz Educators/J. Richard Dumbscomb
National Council on the Arts/Nancy Hanks
National Endowment for the Arts/Walter F. Anderson
National Jazz Service Organization: David Baker and Willard Jenkins
Nestle: Barbara Campbell and Kathy Kelly
New York Foundation/D. John Heyman
New York State Council on the Arts/Leonard Altman
New York State Urban Development Corp./Lee Webb
Overseas Press Club
Pan American World Airways/E. Clark Holt
Philip Morris U.S.A./Edna Moore Biedermann
Philip Morris Overseas
Port Richmond High School (Staten Island, NY)/Quentin Smith
Prentice Hall/J.P. Kent
Public Broadcasting Service: Herb Benton and Lawrence K. Grossman
Public School 312 (NYC)/Myra J. Cohen
Pugh, Douglas
Ripps, Carol
Robert Ralske Management/Robert Ralske
Rossitto, Vince
Roth, Lewis
Savannah State College/Dr. Ja A. Jahannes
Segal, Martine E.
Senate, State of New York: Carl McCall and William T. Conklin
Shorackappock Elementary School/Mark Shapiro
Spelman College/Roland L. Allison
St. Luke’s Roosevelt/Lois Orlin
State of New York. The Assembly/Franz S. Leichter
State of New York. Department of Labor/Douglas Pugh
State of New York. Division of Housing and Community Renewal/Jimmy L. Miller
State University of New York/Clifton R. Wharton, Jr.
Stokolosa, Mary Ann
Strote, Graubart and Ashley/Jeffrey L. Graubart
Swan, Christopher
T.E.M. Keller Associates/Thomas B. Keller
TEAC Corporation of America/Kenneth B. Sacks
Teicher, F.
TIME Magazine/William Sender
Tishman Construction Corporation of New York/Frank Montero
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A./D.F. Burlingame
United States Senate/Laura Mizel
Volkswagen of America/Baron K. Bates
Wadleigh Intermediate School/Elfreda S. Wright
Waits, Frederick D.
WETA-FM/Charles Hobson
WETA Television/Ward B. Chamberlin, Jr.
The White House/Arthur A. Fletcher
Wilkins, Ernie
Winnipeg Art Gallery/Gail Lowen
Wireless Cable of New York/Hope Sunshine
Yerry, Dennis
Ziff-Davis Publishing Company/Edgar W. Hopper
Letter drafts
Jazzmobile Correspondence: Letters Sent
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem
American Federation of Musicians: Alex de Palma and Martin J. Emerson
Andrew Mellon Foundation/David Saltonstall
Barrios-Paoli, Lillian, commissioner, City of New York
Beame, Abraham D., mayor of New York
Bergman, Alan S., attorney at law
Bidwell Street United Presbyterian Church/Rev. James J. Robinson
Billboard/Hal Cook
Bond Parade Floats/Rudolph Ehrlich
Budweiser Anheuser-Busch/E.F. Schmidt
Bunch, John
C & S Bank/James Graves
CBS Records: Dr. George Butler and Le Baron Taylor
Carter, Bob
Chemical Bank/Bob Trotman
Chrysler Corporation/Dacia Yan Antwerp
Citibank/Louis D. Giacalone
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of N.Y./Walter Christmas
Conyers, John, Jr., Congressman (U.S. House of Rep.)
Cox, Ernestine
Daniels, Geraldine, Assemblywoman
Del Toro, Angelo, Assemblyman
Expansion Arts, Music Program/Vantile Whitfield
Financial Services Corp./Ellen Binder
Ford Foundation: Clarence W. Arrington, Barry Gaberman, Ruth Mayleas, Richard Sheldon and Franklin Thomas
Friends of Jazzmobile
FUJI-TV/Kenzo Hashimoto
Galiber, Joseph L., state senator
Gottfried, Joseph, CPA and Ashouk Daibee
Gottfried, Richard N., Assemblyman
Grannis, Alexander, Assemblyman
Greentree Foundation/George Patterson
Harlem Commonwealth Council/James Dowdy
J.C. Deagan Company/Hal Trommer
J.M. Kaplan Fund: Joan K. Davidson and Raymond S. Rubinow
Jackson, Ernie
Jazzmoblie Board of Directors
Joseph E. Seagrams/Claire Cullen
MZH&F/Chris Tergensen
Messinger, Ruth W., New York City council member
Music Performance Trust Fund/Kenneth Kaine
National Endowment for the Arts/Dr. Walter Anderson
New York State Council on the Arts/Frank Diaz
New York State Dept. of Taxation and Finance/Leslie Shannon
Parking Violations Bureau
Piantadosi-Lubow Associates/George R. Piantadosi
RCA-Novus/Daryl Clark
Rangel, Charles B., U.S. Congressman
Ray, Rita
Ridley, Larry
Rockefeller, Nelson, governor of New York
Robert Sterling Clark Foundation/Margaret C Ayers
Sales, Debra
Salmon, Barry, city council of New York
Saunders, Billy
Schieffelin & Somerset/William Richardson
Seabrook, Larry, Assemblyman
Taylor, Billy
Velasco, Lynette, legislative assistant
WHN Radio/Dawn Nici
WLIB/Carl McCall
Whitten, Jamie L., Congressman
Wilford, Sara
Jazzmobile assets
Actual budget, 1971-1989
Projected budget, 1976-1990
Cable TV installer training program
Jazzmobile-Apollo Theatre project
Miscellaneous Jazzmobile special projects
Jazzmobile cash receipts and disbursements, 1970-1972
Jazzmobile contributors and supporters
Jazzmobile equipment and supplies
Jazzmobile financial reports
Revenues and expenditures, 1972, 1974, 1978
Revenues and expenditures, 1985-1987
Revenues and expenditures, 1987-1988
Revenues and expenditures, 1989
Tax matters
Miscellaneous Jazzmobile financial materials
Jazzmobile workshops: instructor's guide
Jazzmobile workshops: instructor’s meetings
Jazzmobile workshops: instructors with ensembles
Jazzmobile workshops: lesson plans
Jazzmobile workshops: schedules
Jazzmobile workshops: student performance placement
Jazzmobile workshops: student performance placement, registration process
Jazzmobile workshops: student performance placement, student ensemble placement
Jazzmobile workshops: miscellaneous materials
Jazzmobile concert programs
Jazzmobile promotional material: flyers
Jazzmobile publicity material: brochures
Articles about Jazzmobile
Clippings about Jazzmobile
Artists in Residence program, Dec. 1, 1986
Arts education enrichment program, Jan. 1977
New School jazz and contemporary related music program, Jan. 1986
Pilot operation to expand Jazzmobile’s community participation, undated
Summer Day elementary school program, 1972
American jazz celebration: a program for America’s third century, Oct. 4, 1976
Bicentennial plan for jazz festivals to be held in selected cities across the U.S.
Cable TV technicians job training program, Oct. 18, 1988
Establishment of endowment fund for Jazzmobile, March 19, 1986
Fund raising plan, Jan. 30, 1986
Jazz panorama, Dec. 5, 1984
Jazzmobile 1981 capital campaign
Application for federal assistance, Feb. 13, 1976
Arts Education Enrichment Program, application for federal assistance, 1978
Softbound publication with various pagings
Jazzmobile headquarters land use improvement project, circa 1988
Jazzmobile multi-media center, undated
Music to the people, undated
Jazzmobile Advisory Committee
Jazzmobile proposal to Colgate-Palmolive, undated
Arts Education Enrichment Program - Interim report, Feb. 1, 1979
Development status report, undated
Executive director’s reports, June 25, 1987-Dec. 13, 1989
Jazz support at the National Endowment for the Arts
Jazzmobile evaluation report, March 31, 1978
Music Educators’ survey: a summary
Summer concert season report
Miscellaneous Jazzmobile materials
Jazzmobile West
Kennedy Center
Fax transmissions
Contract
Correspondence, 1988-2001
Art Tatum piano panorama series (programs)
Billy Taylor’s Jazz at the Kennedy Center programs
Jazz! etc. programs
Jazz on 52nd Street programs
Louis Armstrong Singer Series programs
Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival programs
Women in Jazz programs
Promotional material: flyers
Publications
Publicity material: brochures
Evaluations of Billy Taylor Trio, Jazz on 52nd St.
Miscellaneous Kennedy Center materials
Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation
Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities
Meet the Composer, Inc.
"Composers in Business"
"Considerations and Recommendations Concerning the Establishment of Meet the Composer’s New Dance/New Music Funding Program"
Miscellaneous Meet the Composer materials
Meredith Monk/The House Foundation for the Arts
National Association for Campus Activities (NACA)
Communications
Membership
Miscellaneous materials
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
National Association for Jazz Educators (NAJE)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
National Council on the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Fact sheet
Highlights, 1989-1992
Restructuring and changes, 1994-1998
Strategic plan in brief (printed brochure), 1999-2004
Updates
Creation and Presentation Grants, 2000
Literature Fellowships, 2000
New York State Grants, 2000
Planning & Stabilization Grants, 2000
Ambassadors for the Arts
National Medal of Arts
Technology Entertainment Design (TED)
"A Legacy of Leadership"
"Arts and Cultural Programs on Radio and Television"
"Audience development: an examination of selected analysis and prediction techniques"
"Economic impacts of arts and cultural institutions: a model for assessment"
"Economic impacts of arts and cultural Institutions: case studies in Columbus"
"Three ‘Rs’ for the Nineties" (printed brochure)
"Understanding the Employment of Actors"
Annual report 20th anniversary, 1985
NEA Jazz, 1998-1999
Miscellaneous National Endowment for the Arts materials
National Jazz Museum in Harlem
National Music Publishers’ Association, Inc
National Symphony Orchestra
Miscellaneous National Symphony Orchestra materials
New York Foundation for the Arts
Board of Governors
Board of Trustees
Financial contributors
Financial reports
Resolution of the Board of Directors
Sponsors
Miscellaneous New York Foundation for the Arts administrative materials
By-laws
Five-year plan
NYFA presents
Artists in Residence program
Artists’ Fellowship program
Miscellaneous materials about programs
Challenge grant application, 1986
Conference report
"NYFA Presents"
Miscellaneous New York Foundation for the Arts materials
New York Friar’s Club
New York Jazz Repertory Company
Jazz, folk, ethnic music programs
"Life on the plantation"
Miscellaneous New York Jazz Repertory Company materials
New York State Council on the Arts
New York Urban League
Board of directors meetings minutes, March 24, 1971 and June 25, 1971
Memos, 1968-1971
Audit Committee report, June 1971
Statements of income and expenditures, July 1970-May 1971
Executive director’s annual report, Sept. 1971
Planning & Management: a preliminary report to the New York State Commission on Cultural Resources, March 1971
Status report: Skill Advancement, Inc., March 1-5, 1971
Administrative and Programming Review of the Urban League of Greater New York, June 1971
Miscellaneous New York Urban League materials
The Rockefeller Foundation
Board of Trustees meetings, Feb. 14, 1981-April 2, 1984
Board of Trustees meetings, June 15, 1984--Dec. 2-3, 1985
Executive Committee meeting: minutes, Oct. 1984
Quarterly Investment Review: Finance Committee meetings, June 1983-Sept. 1985
Summaries of Advisory Committee meetings, 1982
Rockefeller Foundation by-laws
Context and history of the Rockeffer Foundation
Historical Review of Foundation Activities in the Arts and Humanities
Memos, 1984
News clips, Nov. 1983, Mar. 1984, July 1984, Nov. 1984
The Rockefeller Foundation field staff experience, April 1985
The Rockefeller Foundation trustee profile and board characteristics, Jan. 1982
Bellagio Study and Conference Center annual report, 1981, 1983-1984
The Rockefeller Foundation annual report, 1974-1978
The Rockefeller Foundation annual report, 1981-1984, 1988, 1995
Good health at low cost, Oct. 1983
International perspectives on affirmative action, May 1984
Protecting the world's children: vaccines and immunization within primary care
The right to vote, Oct. 1981
Teaching clinicians epidemiology: problems and prospects, Oct. 1982
Budget supplement, Feb. 1982
Financial report, 1983-1984
Spending and asset mix study: 1986 budget guideline, June 1985
Briefing on INCLEN (International Clinical Epidemiology Network), June 1984
Funding of the Arts in the U.S., July 1983
Needs and opportunities in international education, Aug. 1983
The Rockefeller Foundation and the Secondary Schools, July 1983
Report on the Health Program, Dec. 1982
Arts and Humanities Program, Sept. 1983
Conquest of Hunger Program, Sept. 1982
Equal Opportunity Program, Sept. 1984
Health Program, Dec. 1982
Population Program, April 1982
Redesign of the International Relations Program, Nov. 1981
The Study of the USSR and Eastern Europe in the U.S.A. (draft), Aug. 1982
Basic Rights: Program Review, June 1984
Expanding Economic Opportunities: Program Review, May 1984
The Equal Opportunity Program: a condensed history, undated
A Guide to Humanities Centers in the U.S., 1980
Bakke, Weber, and Affirmative Action, 1979
The health of populations, 1980
A Proposed Program in the Application of Molecular ..., Sept. 1984
Arts and Business Council. National Organization manual, 1980
Collaboration of Schools of Medicine and Public Health in Clinical ...
“Early Warning” on Bringing Population-based Orientation into U.S Medical Education
“Early Warning” on Capacity Building in International Economics in Africa
Review of Issues Related to the Broadening Career Opportunities of the RF Equal Opportunity Program, May 1984
“What Keeps Men Together?”, by John H. Knowles, MD, Sept. 1978
Screen Actors’ Guild
Shearson Union Square Associates
Songwriters’ Guild of America
South Carolina Arts Commission
Southern Arts Exchange
The Studio Museum in Harlem
Summer Arts Institute
Varo, Inc.
The World Bank
World Jazz Association
Young Audiences, Inc.
Miscellany, A-Z
Contracts, 1977-2001
Ab - Ap
Ar - Au
Ba - Be
Bi - Bu
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
Blue Note, 1982-1999
Ca - Ce
Carlyle Hotel, 1983-1986
Ch - Ci
Cl - Com
Con - Cu
Cultural Crossroads, 1983-1993
Fa - Fe
Fi - Fr
Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, 1986
Grand Opera House, 1990-1994
Ha - He
Hi - Hu
Kennedy Center, 1999
Long Island University, 1993-2001
Ma - Me
Meet the Composer, 1983-1985
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989
Mi - Mu
Minnesota Public Radio, 1985-1990
Na - Ne
Pa - Pe
Penn State University, 1977-1992
PGM - Pu
Ra - Ri
Ro - Ru
Sc - So
Sp - Su
State University of New York, 1982-1994
Ta - The
Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1987
Thi - Tu
Toledo Museum of Art, 1985-1991
U - University
Ur - Usden Center, 1986-1995
University of Massachusetts, 1977-2000
University of G - University of M
University of N - Ut
Wa - We
Wh - Wr
General Correspondence, 1969-2001
Ac - Atl
AFTRA Health Fund
American Council for the Arts in Education, 1973-1995
Arkadia Records, 1996-1997
The Asia Society, 1994-1995
Associated Musicians of Greater New York, 1996-1998
Ba - Bi
Barnes Associates, 1973
Beethoven Society, 1986
Bennett-Morgan & Associates, 1990-1996
Bergman, Alan S., 1986-2001
Billy Taylor Productions, 1973-1990
Bl - Boy
Bornstein, Daryl, 1990
Brac - By
Bramble Music Publicity, 1997-2000
Brown-Forman Distillers Corps., 1971
Butler, Jablow & Geller, 1973-1975
Ca - Com
Citizens and Southern National Bank, 1972-1973
Cultural Crossroads, 1983-1995
Dinkins, David N., 1986-1991
Duke Ellington Awards, 2000
Duke Ellington Series, 1984-1987
Eugene Symphony Orchestra, 1983-1985
Family & Children’s Services, 1985-1986
Fredonia State University College, 1984-1991
Friends of the Nancy Hanks Center, 1986
Fuller, Lorenzo, 1988
George Mason University, 1994-1997
Gerry Mulligan Productions, 1994
GRP Records, Inc.
Herbert-Bennett Management, 1981-1995
Herbert-Bennett Management, 1996-2001
Hospital Audiences, 1987-1996
Howard University, 1974-1999
Hudsins, Stuart, 1976
Interlochen Center for the Arts, 1985-1986
International Association for Jazz Education, 1994-2000
Jackie Robinson Foundation, 1995-2000
Jazz-A-Ma-Tazz, 1988
Jazz Club of Sarasota, 1988-1990
Jazz Times, 1988-1999
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, 1994-1995
Kennedy Center, 1995-2000
Levine, Ellen, 1995-1996
Library of Congress, 1996-1998
Liebowitz, Sidney I., 1972-1977
Lombardi, Tarky, Jr., 1988
Long Island University, 1983-2001
M - Mat
Matthews, Paul B., 1994
Mc - Mus
McPartland, Marian, 1998-2000
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994-2001
Mid-west National Band and Orchestra Clinic, 1984-1995
Minority Equity Capital Co., 1992-1993
N - NZK
National Association for Music Education, 2000
National Association of Negro Musicians, 1983
National Endowment for the Arts, 1996-1999
National Public Radio, 1978-1999, undated
National Repertory Orchestra, 1985-1986
New Jersey School of the Arts, 1984
Newport Jazz Festival, New York, 1972-1973
O - Ow
Office of the Vice-President (U.S.), 1969
P - Pt
Parsons Dance Company, 1994-1995
Peter Levinson Communications, 1985-1996
Pugh, Douglas, 1972-1975
R - Rut
Reed, Joseph V., 1982
Robert Ralske Management, 1991-1998
Ruth Leon Productions, 1980-1990
Sa - Sh
Si - Sy
San Francisco Jazz Festival, 1996-1997
Schomburg Center, 1987-2001
Settlement Music School, 1986
Stokes, W. Royal, 1984
T - Tur
Taylor, Billy, 1990-2000
Thomas Cassidy, 1988-1994
Tim Owens Producing & Consulting, 1985-2000
TRM Management, 1985-1992
Tucker, Benjamin M., 1972-1973
U - USD
U.S. International Communications Agency, 1981-1982
University of Illinois, 1993-1996
University of Miami, 1988
University of Massachusetts, 1987-2000
W - WXXI
Walt Disney World, 1992-1994
Wesleyan University
William C. Brown Co. Publishers, 1982-1984
Williams, Claude “Fiddler,” 1990
The White House, 1973-1995
Young Audiences, 1995-1999
Professional Papers, 1942-2001
Date books, travel itineraries, interview cue sheets, transcripts for interviews, scripts, programs, and promotional materials.
Date Books and Itineraries, 1976-2001
Date Books
Itineraries
undated
Interview Cue Sheets and Transcripts, 1968-2001
Albam, Manny, undated
Almeida, Lorendo, undated
Ames, Morgan (for Diane Schuur profile), undated
Anderson, Ernestine, July 1995
Andrews, Ernie, July 1995
ASCAP show, undated
Ashford & Simpson (Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson), undated
Barretto, Ray, Sept. 1995
Bartholomew, Dave, undated
Battle, Hinton, undated
Belafonte, Harry, Sept. 1988
Bellson, Louis, undated
Bellson, Louis, 1992
Benson, George, June 1997
Bey, Andy, Dec. 1998
Bienenfeld, Lolly see Diva
Blake, John, Feb. 2001
Blanchard, Terence, Oct. 1997
Bloom, Jane Ira, Sept. 1994
Bloom, June, undated
Bolling, Claude, undated
Burrell, Kenny, July 1994
Burton, Gary, Oct. 1994
Byron, Don, undated
Carroll, Barbara, undated
Carter, Benny, undated
Carter, Regina, Nov. 1997
Charles, Bobby see Domino, Fats/Bobby Charles
Christiansen, Mike see Hampton, Lionel: profile interviews
Coates, John, Jr., Aug. 21, 1991
Cole, Maria (widow of Nat Cole) see Nat King Cole anniversary
Cole, Nat King see Nat King Cole anniversary
Cole, Natalie, undated
Coles, Charles "Honi", undated
Conant, Deborah, undated
Connor, Chris, undated
Corea, Chick, undated
Coryell, Larry, Jan. 1996
D’Rivera, Paquito, Oct. 1997
Davidson, Wild Bill, undated
Davis, Les, undated
Davis, Reinard (Jackie Robinson scholar), undated
De Franco, Buddy, Sept. 1996
DeJohnette, Jack, undated
Diva: Lolly Bienenfeld, Laura Dreyer, Sherri Maricle, Liesl Whitaker, undated
Domino, Fats/Bobby Charles, undated
Edison, Harry "Sweets," March 14, 1993
Ennis, Ethel, Oct. 1996
Faddis, Jon, undated
Feinstein, Michael, undated
Ferguson, Maynard, June 2, 1991
Flanagan, Tommy, Oct. 1995
Floor, Greg, April 2001
Foster, Gary, April 2001
Freelon, Nnenna, Jan. 1997
Gensel, John, Pastor, Feb. 1993
Golson, Benny, Feb. 22, 1995
Gordon, Lorraine, undated
Gordon, Max, Jan. 18, 1987
Grusin, Dave, March 1989
Hampton, Lionel: profile interviews (various), undated
Harrison, Donald, April 1998
Hart, Antonio, Jan. 1996
Heath, Jimmy, March 1996
Hendricks, Jon, April 1996
Hendricks, Jon, Jan. 1996
Hersch, Fred, June 1996
Holman, Bill, undated
Hope, Bob, undated
Horne, Lena, undated
Jackson, Milt, March 1995
Jacquet, Illinois, undated
Jacquet, Illinois, Oct. 1988
Transcript of radio interview and related material
Jazz Nativity organizers: Anne Phillips and Bob Kindred, undated
Jordan, Herb: on Andy Bey, undated
Kay, Stanley, undated
Kennedy, Joe, Jr., Aug. 1995
Kenton, Lance (son of Stan Kenton), undated
Kindred, Bob see Jazz Nativity organizers
King, B.B., undated
Laine, Cleo/John Dankworth, July 1990
Lee, Peggy, Sept. 1985
Mahogany, Kevin, Nov. 1996
Mann, Herbie, Aug. 1995
Marano, Nancy/Eddie Montiero, June 1993
McBride, Christian, undated
McCoy, Dawaylon, undated see also Hampton, Lionel: profile interviews
McKnight, Claude, undated
McLean, Jackie, Oct. 1996
McPartland, Marian, Dec. 1994 see also Hampton, Lionel: profile interviews
McPartland, Marian, undated
Montiero, Eddie see Marano, Nancy/Eddie Montiero
Moody, James, April 1995
Narell, Andy, May 1992
Nat King Cole anniversary, with Maria Cole, undated
Nat King Cole documentary: Unforgettable (various subjects), undated
Newton, James, undated
O'Day, Anita, undated
Odetta, undated
Osby, Greg, undated
Owens, Jimmy, May 1996
Payton, Nicholas, undated
Person, Houston, April 2001
Peterson, Oscar, undated
Petrucciani, Michel, undated
Phillips, Anne see Jazz Nativity organizers
Puente, Tito, undated
Ramsey, Howard, undated
Rawls, Lou, undated see also Hampton, Lionel: profile interviews
Roach, Max, undated
Roberts, Marcus, undated
Roberts, Marcus: profile material, undated
Robinson, Rachel (for Jackie Robinson Scholars), undated
Roney, Wallace, Feb. 1995
Rosen, Larry, undated
Rugolo, Peter, undated
Ryerson, Ali, Jan. 2000
Salvatore, Sergio, undated
Severinsen, Doc, Dec. 1996
Shea, Alvin (of Take 6), undated
Shearing, George, undated see also Hampton, Lionel: profile interviews
Schuur, Diane, June 1992
Silver, Horace, undated
Skinner, Lynn, Dr. see Hampton, Lionel: profile interviews
Skipper, John, undated
Sloane, Carol, Oct. 2000
Stamm, Marvin, Jan. 2001
Stanford, [?] Professor, undated
Stone, Butch/Les Brown, Jr., undated
Take 6, undated
Tate, Grady, undated
Taylor, Billy, undated
Taylor, Billy, Sept. 8, 1997
Taylor, Billy, March 1996
Taylor, Billy: primarily piano, March 1985
Taylor, Billy: Black History Month, Jan. 31, 1985
Taylor, Billy: jazz music's timeless warrior, Feb. 1994
Taylor, Billy: Landscapes in color: conversations with Black American composers, July 26, 1995
Annotated typescript and related material
Taylor, Billy: swing, bebop, and jazz as part of the curriculum, Feb. 1997
Taylor, Billy: talks about all that jazz, undated
Taylor, Billy: tapping into our musical heritage, June 1996
Taylor, Billy: visits Captain Kangaroo, Aug. 3, 1968
Terry, Clark, Aug. 1994
Terry, Clark, July 1993
Thielemans, Toots, April 2001
Thomas, Michael Tilson, undated
Tormé, Mel, undated
Torres, Nèstor (jazz flutist), undated
Turner, Joe, undated
Turre, Steve, Nov. 1996
Turre, Steve, undated
Turrentine, Stanley, Jan. 1996
Turtle Island String Quartet, March 1995
Turtle Island String Quartet, undated
Valentine, Dave, March 1996
Vaughan, Sarah, undated
Vega, Ray, Oct. 2000
Washington, Grover, Jr., undated
Weddington-Stewart, Blaine (Jackie Robinson Scholars), undated
Whitfield, Mark, June 1996
Whitfield, Mark, undated
Williams, Claude, undated
Williams, Joe, Dec. 1995
Williams, Joe, 1994
Wilson, Cassandra, undated
Wilson, Nancy, Nov. 1995
Wilson, Steve, undated
Yarborough, Davey, May 2001
Scripts, 1954-2001
ADL in concert against hate, Dec. 1, 1996
Adderley, Cannonball: birthday tribute, undated
Akiyoshi, Toshiko, undated
Allen, Geri, undated
Allison, Mose, June 4, 1995
Amadie, Jimmy, Feb. 1997
Ammons, Gene: birthday tribute, undated
Armstrong, Louis: birthday tribute, undated
Armstrong, Louis: first 90 years, undated
Basie, Count: birthday tribute, undated
Bennett, Tony, undated
Bey, Andy, Sept. 2000
Black History Makers Awards, Feb. 1987
Blake, Eubie: birthday tribute, undated
Blues fiddle, undated
Brecker, Randy, March 1996
Bridgewater, Dee Dee, undated
Brown, Clifford: birthday tribute, undated
Brown, Ray, Dec. 1995
Bryant, Rusty, undated
Byrd, Charlie, June 28, 1988
Carmichael, Judy, undated
Carter, Betty, Oct. 1996
Carter, Ron, Oct. 1996
Chestnut, Cyrus, undated
Clarke, Kenny: birthday tribute, undated
Cole, Nat "King" : birthday tribute, undated
Cole, Natalie, July 1991
Coleman, Cy, undated
Coltrane, John: birthday tribute, undated
Corwin, Norman, Dec. 15, 1991
Dameron, Tadd: birthday tribute, undated
Djangirov, Eldar, Oct. 1999
Dolphy, Eric: birthday tribute, undated
Domino, Fats, undated
Donegan, Dorothy, undated
Eldridge, Roy, undated
Elling, Kurt, undated
Ellington Band, undated
Ellington, Duke, undated
Ellington, Duke: birthday tribute, undated
The Emergence of jazz, Sept. 5, 1954
Evans, Bill: birthday tribute, undated
Feather, Leonard, undated
Fuller, Lorenzo, March 1989
Fundraiser show script, Fall 2000
Garner, Erroll, Sept. 1993
Garner, Erroll: birthday tribute, undated
Gillespie, Dizzy: diamond celebration, pt. 1, Aug. 1992
Gillespie, Dizzy: diamond celebration, pt. 2, Aug. 1992
Gillespie, Dizzy: diamond celebration, pt. 3, Aug. 1992
Gordon, Lorraine: Village Vanguard anniversary, March 1995
Grambs, Alison see The real Hoagy
Grappelli, Stéphane, undated
Green, Benny, undated
Hancock, Herbie, undated
Hargrove, Roy, Sept. 1991
Harper Brothers, undated
Hawkins, Coleman: birthday tribute, undated
Henderson, Fletcher: birthday tribute, undated
Henderson, Joe, Nov. 1994
Henson-Conant, Deborah, undated
Herman, Woody, undated
Hines, Earl: birthday tribute, undated
History and development of jazz piano: taped sessions, undated
History of jazz, pt. 1, Oct. 1985
History of jazz, pt. 2, Oct. 1985
Hodges, Johnny: birthday tribute, undated
Holiday, Billie, Oct. 1991
Holiday, Billie: birthday tribute, undated
Holloway, Ron, July 1990
Howard Theater, Washington, D.C., undated
Humes, Helen, undated
Hunter, Alberta: my castle's rockin', 1987
Jackie Robinson Scholars, undated
Jackson, Milt, undated
Jazz: an American portrait, undated
Jazz and the singer, undated
Jazz and the violin, Feb. 7, 2001
Jazz spectrum, Feb. 1984-Feb. 1985
Jefferson, Eddie: birthday tribute, undated
Kellaway, Roger, undated
Kenton, Stan, June 1991
Kenton, Stan: birthday tribute, undated
Konitz, Lee, undated
Lewis, Ramsey, undated
Make believe ballroom, undated
Makowicz, Adam, undated
Mann, Herbie, undated
Marsalis, Branford, undated
Mathis, Johnny, undated
McCann, Les, undated
McCorkle, Susannah, undated
McCrae, Carmen, undated
McLean, Jackie, July 1997
Mingus, Charles: birthday tribute, undated
Monheit, Jane, May 2001
Monk, Thelonious, June 1995
Monk, Thelonious: birthday tribute, undated
Montgomery, Wes: birthday tribute, undated
Narell, Andy, Aug. 24, 1992
National Endowment for the Arts, undated
Navarro, Fats: birthday tribute, undated
NEA Jazz Masters Awards Show, pt. 1, undated
NEA Jazz Masters Awards Show, pt. 2, undated
Nelson, Oliver: birthday tribute, undated
Newton, James, Jan. 19, 1992
Palmieri, Eddie, undated
Parker, Charlie: birthday tribute, undated
Pepper, Art, undated
Powell, Bud: birthday tribute, undated
Prince William County Network, May 11, 1995
The real Hoagy: a tribute to Hoagy Carmichael, Nov. 15, 1999
Redman, Joshua, undated
Reid, Rufus, undated
Reinhardt, Django: birthday tribute, undated
Rich, Buddy: birthday tribute, undated
Robeson, Paul: 90th birthday celebration, Oct. 1988
Robinson, Rachel, undated
Rodney, Red, undated
Sanchez, David, 1992
Sandoval, Arturo, undated
Schuur, Diane, July 10,1992
Shaw, Arvell, undated
Shearing, George, 1992
Short, Bobby: profile, undated
Typescript and photocopy of printed article
Sidran, Ben: profile, Sept. 1993
Sims, Zoot: birthday tribute, undated
Smith, Bessie: birthday tribute, undated
Smith, Gladys: profile, undated
Solo on the drums, July 1980
Sophisticated ladies, Dec. 1989
Stafford, Terell, Sept. 2000
Stamm, Marvin, undated
Strayhorn, Billy: birthday tribute, undated
The subject is jazz, pt. 1, "Performance," April 2, 1958
The subject is jazz, "Ragtime," April 9, 1958
The subject is jazz, pt. 4, "Early jazz," April 16, 1958
The subject is jazz, pt. 5, "Swing," April 22-23, 1958
The subject is jazz, pt. 6, "Blues," April 30, 1958
The subject is jazz, pt. 7, "Bop," May 7, 1958
The subject is jazz, pt. 8, "Cool," May 14, 1958
The subject is jazz, pt. 9, "Jazz and other arts," May 21, 1958
The subject is jazz, pt. 10, "International significance," May 28, 1958
The subject is jazz, pt. 11, "Jazz today," June 1958
The subject is jazz, pt. 12, "Jazz and classical music," June 11, 1958
The subject is jazz, pt. 13, "The future of jazz," June 18, 1958
Talking violin radio series, 1988-1989
Tatum, Art: birthday tribute, undated
Taylor, Billy, May 22, 1996
Terry, Sue, April 9, 2001
That was the week that was, circa 1963-1964
Travelin’ Miles, Sept. 1999
Violin of the eighties, June 1989
Walker, George, undated
Waller, Fats: birthday tribute, undated
Washington, Dinah: birthday tribute, undated
Watrous, Bill, July 1997
Watson, Bobby, undated
Webster, Ben: birthday tribute, undated
Williams, Mary Lou: birthday tribute, undated
With Ossie and Ruby see Solo on the drums
Young, Lester: birthday tribute, undated
Programs, 1942-2001
Jan.-June 1981
July-Dec. 1981
Jan.-Apr. 1982
May-June 1982
Aug.-Oct. 1982
Nov.-Dec. 1982
Jan.-Mar. 1983
Apr.-May 1983
July-Dec. 1983
Feb.-Mar. 1984
Apr.-June 1984
Nov.-Dec. 1984
Jan.-Aug. 1985
Sept. 1985
Oct.-Dec. 1985
Jan.-May 1986
July-Oct. 1986
Nov.-Dec. 1986
Jan. 1987
Feb. 1987
Mar.-Aug. 1987
Sept.-Nov. 1987
Jan.-Feb. 1988
Mar.-Apr. 1988
May-June 1988
July-Dec. 1988
Jan.-Mar. 1989
Apr.-June 1989
July-Oct. 1989
Nov.-Dec. 1989
Jan.-Mar. 1990
Apr.-Aug. 1990
Sept.-Dec. 1990
Jan. 1991
Feb. 1991
Mar.-Apr. 1991
May-June 1991
July-Aug. 1991
Sept. 1991
Oct.-Dec. 1991
Jan.-Mar. 1992
Apr.-June 1992
July-Sept. 1992
Oct.-Dec. 1992
Jan.-Mar. 1993
May-June 1993
July-Sept. 1993
Oct. 1993
Nov.-Dec. 1993
Jan.-Feb. 1994
Mar. 1994
Apr. 1994
June 1994
July 1994
Aug.-Sept. 1994
Oct. 1994
Nov. 1994
Dec. 1994
Jan.-Apr. 1995
May-June 1995
July-Sept. 1995
Oct. 1995
Nov. 1995
Jan.-Apr. 1996
May-June 1996
Sept. 1996
Oct.-Dec. 1996
Jan.-Mar. 1997
July-Oct. 1997
Nov.-Dec. 1997
Jan.-June 1999
July-Dec. 1999
Jan. 2000
Feb. 2000
Mar.-Apr. 2000
May 2000
June 2000
Sept.-Oct. 2000
Nov. 2000
Dec. 2000
Jan.-Mar. 2001
Apr.-Dec. 2001
A-L undated
M-Z undated
Promotional Material, 1951-2001
Jan.-June 2000
July-Dec. 2000
Announcements, 1968-1987
Announcements, 1988-1996
Miscellaneous announcements
Brochures, 1970-1986
Brochures, 1987-1996
Miscellaneous brochures
Flyers, 1951-2001
Miscellaneous flyers
Schedules, 1963-1981
Schedules, 1984-1989
Schedules, 1990-1996
Miscellaneous schedules
The American Jazz Circuit
Billy Taylor Productions
Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI)
Collective Black Artists
The Givens Foundation
GRP Records
Inner-City Broadcasting Corporation
National Public Radio
The National Urban Coalition
Society for American Music
VSA Arts
The White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy, Nov. 2000
WSOK-Radio
Printed Matter, 1970-2001
Newsletters, press kits, press releases and various musical and cultural publications.
Calendars
Arts & Business Council BVA/USA Network - Audience
Black Music Research - Business Volunteers for the Arts
Cakes & Ale - Contemporary Music Newsletter
Earshot Jazz - Eric Mintel Quartet Newsletter
Gene Lee’s Jazzletter
International Harold Tribune - Kappa Alpha Psi Bulletin
Maynard - Jazz from Rutgers University Press
Settlement Music School Newsletter - Steinway News
The Dave Brubeck Newsletter - The Tucson Jazz Society Newsletter
US-China Arts Exchange Newsletter - Voices
Miscellaneous newsletters
Press Kits: Artists
Albright, Gerald - Austin, Patti
Bacon, Russell - Bitton, Raquel
Black Music Repertory Ensemble - Byron, Don
Cade, Terry - Chick Corea Elektric Band
Clairedee - Cumberbatch, Julivu-Donna
D’Amico, Father John - Duran, Mad & Eddie
Earl, Calvin - Fox, Mimi
Gable, Eric - Gutiérrez, Rubén
Haden, Charlie - Hayes, Kevin
Head, Jeannie - Hyman, Dick
Inner Voices Christmas Harmony - Juli Wood Quintet
Kelly, Lisa - Kuzma-Sapiejewska, Nina
La Vienta - Lyle, Bobby
Mahal, Taj - Martino, Pat
Maslov, Eugene - Meriwether, Roy
Michael, George - Mseleku, Bheki
Narell, Andy - Ozone, Makoto
Paris, Jackie - QWest
Rachel Lambert & Dancers - Ryerson, Ali
Sablan, Bruni - Short, Bobby
Siegel, Janis - Sweet Baby J’ai
Tabackin, Lew - Vignola, Frank
Walker, Joe Louis - Yellowjackets
Press Kits: Organizations and Venues
A Mississippi Voyage - American Music Therapy Association
Ann Arbor - Avenue Jazz
Be One Storytellers - Brody Public Relations
Carleton College - Creative Music Consultants
Dance St. Louis - E.R.A.S.E. Foundation
Fanfare - Frederick B. Abramson Memorial Foundation
Gateways Music Festival - Howard Theatre
Impulse Records - Jacksonville Jazz Festival (Florida)
JamFest 85 - Jonathan Wentworth Associates
Kaufman Astoria Studios - Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Maragor Bold Jazz - Music Educators National Conference
Nancy Hanks Center - Royce Hall
San Francisco Jazz Festival - Twist of Jobim
UCLA School of the Arts - Youngstown State University
Miscellaneous Press Releases
ABC News, Jan. 3, 1974
Blue Note Records, 1996
CBS televison network, Feb. 26, 1982
Jazz at Lincoln Center, July 28, 1998
The Kennedy Center, June 15, 1995
Special Publications
The 11th Annual Doing Art Together Benefit
25th Anniversary and Tenth Annual Evening with Friends of Charlie Parker, Oct. 26, 1998
A Learning Legacy for Schools, 1996
All Nite Soul, 1986
America Now, 1970
American Bicentennial Jazz Celebration, 1976?
American Jazz Awards, 1993
American Jazz Festival, undated
Andrew White’s comprehensive catalog, 1990?
Aperiodical: Points of Arrival, 1988
Artist / Teacher Institute, undated
Arts Center on the Strand, undated
Arts Council of San Antonio annual report, 1977
Arts Midwest Jazz Masters Award: Masters Journal, undated
Arts New Jersey, 1987
Billy Taylor presents 18th Jazz Gala Benefit, Oct. 27, 1996
Carolina Theatre employee handbook, 1994
Celebration of the Arts, Grand Valley State University, undated
Classical Black Heritage, Feb. 1976
Composer in Residence, 1995
Denver Jazz ‘94
Eyes On the Prize: awards list and samples of reviews, 1988
The Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1975-1995
The Grand 1894 Opera House: 1994-1995 Performing Arts Season
Having Our Say: the Delaney Sisters, 1996
Henderson, Skitch see Skitch: A Man and His Music
Holidays at the White House, 1995
Howard University Center for Ethnic Music, 1977
International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) 24th annual conference, 1997
Jazz on Television, 1985-1986
Jazz It Up, undated
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 25 Years Gala Celebration, April 27, 1996
Kennedy Center/Prince William network 1996 Performing Arts Series Study Guide
Kool Jazz Festival, 1981
Lubbock Magazine, Texas Tech University, Feb. 1998
Macalester College, undated
Massachusetts Directory of First World Artists, 1989
Midwest Clinic, 1996
Moja Arts Festival, 1995
Music Educators Advisory Council, undated
The Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Poilcy, 1998
National Urban Coalition, 1982-1984
New York Chapter of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences. Annual Report, 1985-1986
The Night of the Big Frost, Close-Up ‘71 honoring David Frost, Feb. 1971
Northeast Ohio Jazz Society Annual Report, 1985-1986
Office of International Programs Annual Report, 1984
The Parsons Dance Company, 1996
Philip Morris and the Arts: a 30-Year Celebration, 1990
Photography and All That Jazz: Duncan P. Schiedt, undated
Population and Development Review, 1982
Proposal for the Howard Theatre, undated
Reflections: Thirteenth Annual Gala Benefit Council for the Arts in Westchester, 1990
Saint Louis Symphony Community Outreach Program, undated
Saint Peter’s Church: the Key Dedication, 1977
Saratoga Jazz Sound, 1994, 1997
The Silver Bridge, 1985
Sketchbook: Washington Irving High School, 1970
Skitch: A Man and His Music: 80 years, undated
Special Reports on Major Business Problems, undated
States Arts Council of Oklahoma, 1979
Those Who Teach, undated
To Be Nobody Else, by John Pearson, 1972
Tri-C Jazz Fest ‘85, ‘88
Tribute to Katherine Dunham, 1993
Update: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1991-1992
Veterans Hospital Radio and Television Guide: Bedside Network Yearbook, 1964
Views on Black American Music, 1984-1985
We the Black Americans, circa 1984
What Is Jazz?: with the Billy Taylor Trio, undated
White House Millenium Council: Honor the Past, Imagine the Future
Photographs, 1940s-circa 1995
Chiefly photographic prints of Taylor alone, with family, in performance, and with others; photographs of musicians; film strips; negatives; slides; contact sheets; and oversized photographs.
Billy Taylor Alone
Billy Taylor, posed, early years
Billy Taylor, posed, middle years
Billy Taylor, posed, later years
Billy Taylor, posed at the piano, early years
Billy Taylor, posed at the piano, middle years
Billy Taylor, publicity prints, early years
Billy Taylor, publicity prints, middle years
Billy Taylor, publicity prints, later years
Billy Taylor, publicity prints, undated
Miscellaneous candid shots of Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor coaching, lecturing, or teaching
Billy Taylor speaking at ASCAP Board of Directors event, undated
Billy Taylor speaking at Clark College, Feb. 20, 1983
Billy Taylor speaking at Expressions Festival ‘82, Town Hall, Oct. 16, 1982
Billy Taylor speaking at NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund Dinner, undated
Billy Taylor speaking at Newport Jazz Festival, July 1967
Billy Taylor speaking at Swing Street Ceremony, undated
Billy Taylor in the USSR for speaking engagement, undated
Billy Taylor at unidentified public speaking events
Billy Taylor in Performance
Billy Taylor pictured alone in performance, early years
Billy Taylor pictured alone in performance, middle years
Billy Taylor pictured alone in performance, later years
Billy Taylor at the piano, undated
Snapshots of Billy Taylor in performance
Billy Taylor Trio at NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund event
Billy Taylor Trio at Newport Jazz Festival, July 1967
Billy Taylor Trio at Newport Jazz Festival
Snapshots of Billy Taylor Trio at Newport Jazz Festival, undated
Billy Taylor Trio at World Trade Center
Billy Taylor Trio in Bellport, L.I., Sept. 27, 1970
Billy Taylor Trio in the USSR
Billy Taylor Trio with Ben Tucker (bass) and Grady Tate (drums), circa 1967
Billy Taylor Trio with Chip Jackson (bass) and Steve Johns (drums), undated
Billy Taylor Trio with Chip Jackson (bass) and Winard Harper (drums), undated
Billy Taylor Trio with Earl May (bass) and Charlie Smith (drums), circa 1950-1954
Billy Taylor Trio with Victor Gaskins (bass) and Keith Copeland (drums), undated
Billy Taylor with unidentified musicians
Snapshots of Billy Taylor trios and trio members
Billy Taylor with audiences
Billy Taylor with Jazzmobile
Billy Taylor with Airmen of Note
Billy Taylor with the David Frost Show band
Billy Taylor with the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Big Band
Billy Taylor with large ensembles (unidentified)
Billy Taylor with small ensembles
Billy Taylor, disc jockey with WLIB
Billy Taylor, disc jockey with WNEW
Billy Taylor, disc jockey with WRVR
Billy Taylor, music director for the David Frost Show see also The David Frost Show
Billy Taylor, music director for McDonald’s Jazz Band
Billy Taylor, music director for Tony Brown’s Black Journal see also Black Journal
Billy Taylor, music director for unidentified
Billy Taylor with Others
Billy Taylor serving on panels
Billy Taylor promoting jazz in New York City
Urban Gateways, Chicago, Ill., 1973
Unidentified gathering
Billy Taylor with Dan Abny, Sylvia Sims, Art Tatum, and Bob Wyatt at the Royal Roost, New York City, 1948
Billy Taylor with Count Basie, undated
Billy Taylor with Louis Bellson and Lionel Hampton, undated
Billy Taylor with Donald Byrd, undated
Billy Taylor with Candido, 1982
Billy Taylor with Ted Dunbar, undated
Billy Taylor with Duke Ellington, undated
Billy Taylor with Frank Foster, undated
Billy Taylor with Dizzy Gillespie and Tommy Potter (bass), early 1950's
Billy Taylor with Dexter Gordon, undated
Billy Taylor with Dexter Gordon and Frank Wess,
Billy Taylor with Lionel Hampton,
Billy Taylor with Dick Hyman, undated
Billy Taylor with Earl May (bassist) see also Billy Taylor in group photo ...
Billy Taylor with Modern Jazz Quartet, undated
Billy Taylor with Mormon Tabernacle Choir, undated
Billy Taylor with Artie Shaw, John Collins, Charlie Smith, and Joe Benjamin, 1940s
Billy Taylor with Chuck Stewart, undated
Billy Taylor with Slam Stewart, Dick Wellstood, and Dick Hyman, undated
Billy Taylor with Harold Wheeler (arranger) and Phil Ramone, undated
Billy Taylor with Joe Williams, Jon Hendricks, and Milt Hinton (IAJE)
Billy Taylor with Ed Koch, mayor of New York City
Billy Taylor with John Lindsay, mayor of New York City
Billy Taylor with President Gerald Ford see also Billy Taylor Trio at White House ...
Billy Taylor with Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia, Jan. 29, 1977
Billy Taylor at the ACYPL dinner, Nov. 4, 1984
Billy Taylor at the ALFALFA Club dinner, Jan. 29, 1977
Billy Taylor at the America Now exhibit official opening, in Budapest, Hungary, June 2, 1980
Billy Taylor at ASCAP events, undated
Billy Taylor at the B’nai B’rith dinner, undated
Billy Taylor at the Berklee College of Music graduation, Boston Mass., circa 1970
Billy Taylor attending his graduation ceremony at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, circa 1975
Billy Taylor being presented with an honorary doctorate at Berklee College of Music, undated
Billy Taylor in a cap and gown at unidentified ceremony
Billy Taylor receiving Achievement Award from Kappa Alpha Psi, undated
Billy Taylor receiving Arts Award for founding Jazzmobile from Bronx Council on the Arts, undated
Billy Taylor receiving honor for Jazz Alive series by National Public Radio, undated
Billy Taylor receiving Peabody Award by the University of Georgia, undated
Billy Taylor presenting award to trumpeter Jon Faddis, undated
Billy Taylor presenting awards at “Swing Street” ceremony (NYC), undated
Miscellaneous unidentified award ceremonies
Billy Taylor at Jazz Month Proclamation in New York City, undated
Billy Taylor at National Association of Negro Musicians banquet, undated
Billy Taylor at National Public Radio event, undated
Billy Taylor at unidentified event
Billy Taylor with David Frost see also The David Frost Show
Billy Taylor with Captain Kangaroo
Billy Taylor with Doris McMillan and others from BET’s On the Line With, Nov. 4, 1986
Billy Taylor with unidentified television personalities
Billy Taylor with David Beasley, undated
Billy Taylor with Irving Caesar, undated
Billy Taylor with Malin Falu, Bobby Capo, Mario Bauza tribute, 1980
Billy Taylor with Father Hesburgh, president of Notre Dame University, undated
Billy Taylor with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kennedy, undated
Billy Taylor with Mrs. Walter Mondale, undated
Billy Taylor with Nancy Reagan, undated
Billy Taylor with George Wein, undated
Billy Taylor with Rockefeller Foundation trustees and senior officers, Dec. 1978
Billy Taylor with Mayor John V. Lindsay, undated
Billy Taylor with President and Mrs. Gerald Ford, circa 1974
Billy Taylor with unidentified groups and people in unidentified settings
Billy Taylor and Family
Theodora "Teddi" Taylor
Billy Taylor and Teddi Taylor
Billy Taylor and Teddi with others
Duane Taylor
Kim Taylor
Family photo
Taylor family snapshots
Photographs without Billy Taylor
Don Byas (autographed), undated
Tadd Dameron (autographed), undated
Dizzy Gillespie, undated
Dexter Gordon, undated
Frank Grillo (a.k.a Machito) and Mario Bauza at Mario Bauza tribute, 1980
William Christopher (W.C.) Handy, undated
Billie Holiday and Ray Viera, at Jazz City in New York City, undated
Steve Johns, undated
Ramsey Lewis, undated
Charles Mingus, undated
Modern Jazz Quartet, undated
Paul Robeson and son (autographed), undated
Charlie Smith, undated
Bobby Thomas, undated
Unidentified groups
Dizzy Gillespie fronting group in club, undated
Evolution of Jazz Clubs concert, June 16, 1962
Unidentified musicians
Snapshots of various musicians
David Frost
President Bill Clinton, undated
Miscellaneous Photographs
Miscellaneous prints and snapshots
Billy Taylor pictured on badges
Film strips (8 mm)
Photo negatives
Photo slides
"D9th: written and produced by Jackie Arnold." Photographs by Cary Eckstein, Nov. 15, 1995
Pictures of Billy Taylor with the United States Air Force Airmen of Note, Feb. 23, 1992
Damaged photo prints
Billy Taylor alone
Billy Taylor Trio at White House with President Gerald Ford, Feb. 5, 1975
Billy Taylor in group photo on the steps of Lincoln Center
Milt Hinton, bassist
Photo of Charlie Parker’s grave marker
Photocopies of color prints
Contact sheets
Photo Prints on Posterboard
Black Journal, 1975
The David Frost Show, circa 1970
The Newport Jazz Festival, 1973
Photographs on Rolled Posters
Louis Armstrong
Billie Holiday
“Bird Lives!”: Charles Mingus, Roy Haynes, Thelonious Monk, and Charlie Parker, at the Open Door, New York City, Sept. 14, 1953
Billy Taylor (from Black Journal)
Poets and Heroes, the Golden Age of Jazz (1900-1968): group photo of notable jazz figures
Realia, 1962-2001
Certificates of appreciation, honorary degrees, citations, proclamations, lifetime achievement awards, plaques, alumni awards, honorary memberships, medals, cups, and trophies from numerous organizations; scrapbooks; flyers, posters, and calendars. For a complete inventory of contents in this series, consult a reference librarian.
Certificates, Citations and Honorary Degrees
Wall Plaques and Framed Documents
Awards, Trophies and Standing Plaques
Scrapbooks
Oversized Flyers, Posters and Calendars
Personal Papers, 1956-1999
Personal correspondence, including greeting cards, invitations from the Kennedy Center, the White House and other organizations; legal and financial papers; and educational materials.
Education
Financial Papers
Statements
Legal Papers
Copyright registration
Personal Correspondence
Greeting cards in celebration of Billy Taylor's 75th birthday, 1996
Holiday greeting cards
Invitations from the Kennedy Center, 1991-1999, undated
Invitation from the Library of Congress, Oct. 7, 1997
Invitations from the White House, 1969-1979, 1986-1992
Invitations from the White House, 1993-1998
Miscellaneous invitations, 1956-1986
Miscellaneous invitations, 1988-undated
Special programs from the White House, 1970-1978, 1985, 1992-1995
Tributes in honor of Billy Taylor or the Billy Taylor Trio, 1969, 1975-1995, undated
Letters received by Billy Taylor in celebration of his 75th birthday, 1996
General correspondence
Notes
Miscellaneous correspondence
Miscellaneous programs
Personal miscellany