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Portrait of Wesley Prince, Oscar Moore, and Nat King Cole. Zanzibar, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1946. About this image
JAZZ
Key: Online collection
Finding aid available
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André Previn Collection
The working music library of the internationally renowned composer, conductor and pianist. -
Bhumibol Adulyadej (King of Thailand) Collection
Music featuring woodwinds, influenced by jazz and Thai traditional music. -
Charles Mingus Collection
The papers of an important American jazz bassist and composer. -
Charlie Barnet Collection
Music library of the noted swing band leader and saxophonist. -
Dexter Gordon Collection
Music library of the American jazz saxophonist. -
Ella Fitzgerald Collection
Arrangements for the legendary jazz vocalist. -
Jazz in Film Bibliography
Annotated guide to over 600 jazz performances on film and video in the collections of the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. -
Jazz on the Screen
A searchable filmography listing the work of some 1,000 major jazz and blues figures in over 14,000 cinema, television and video productions. -
Makanda Ken McIntyre Collection
Music of the renowned African-American composer and instrumentalist. -
Med Flory / Supersax Collection
Arrangements for jazz quintet. -
Pearl Bailey Collection
Papers, photos and recordings of the unique entertainer and singer. -
Serge Diaghilev/Serge Lifar Collection
Materials relating to the Ballets Russes in the late 1920s. -
Shelly Manne Collection
The papers of an important Jazz drummer and composer. -
Tommy Newsom Collection
Arrangements of the noted band leader.