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[Sweet little Jesus boy] : recording master tapes. [Unidentified studio rehearsal tapes]

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George Avakian and Anahid Ajemian audio collection

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Title
[Sweet little Jesus boy] : recording master tapes. [Unidentified studio rehearsal tapes]
Additional title: Mahalia Jackson interview 1956
Names
Avakian, George (Producer)
Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972 (Performer)
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 (Performer)
Dave Brubeck Quartet (Performer)
Collection

George Avakian and Anahid Ajemian audio collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1955 (Inferred)
Date Created: 1956
Table of Contents
On part 1, most of the audio is the recording master tapes (?) of Mahalia Jackson's Christmas gospel 1955 album "Sweet little Jesus boy" (Columbia CL 702). On both part 1 and 2, there is audio of unidentified studio recording rehearsals for the Dave Brubeck Quartet and Louis Armstrong. |||| [Side 1]: Sweet little Jesus boy: Silent night ; No room at the inn ; Joy to the world! ; The holy babe (bonus track) ; [Erratic at beginning] Sweet little Jesus boy -- [Brief excerpt] [Unidentified Dave Brubeck track (sped up] ; Audio tone] -- Sweet little Jesus boy: O come all ye faithful ; Go tell it on the mountain ; White Christmas ; O little town of Bethlehem ; I wonder as I wander (0:00-39:03) -- [No audio] (39:04-39:35) -- [Unidentified studio rehearsal tapes]: [Dave Brubeck Quartet] -- [Unidentified studio rehearsal tapes, excerpt]: [Louis Armstrong] (39:36-47:23) |||| [Side 2]: [2nd unidentified studio rehearsal excerpt]: [Louis Armstrong] (0:00-8:36)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-10-A 4616
Topics
Christmas music
Gospel music
Jazz
Music rehearsals
Genres
Music
Notes
Source note: "L126"--From original audiotape reel spine.
Date: Columbia CL 702 was issued in 1955. The 1956 date is from container, may be applied to recording session rehearsals.
Performers: [Part 1]: Mahalia Jackson, vocals ; with instrumental ensemble and chorus (1st-5th, 7th-11th works) ; [Dave Brubeck Quartet] (6th and 12th works) ; [Louis Armstrong, cornet ; with jazz ensemble] (13th work). [Part 2]: [Louis Armstrong, cornet ; with jazz ensemble] (1st work)
Venue: Recorded [New York?] 1956 (recording sessions date); [1955] (issue date (CL 702); 1st-5th, 7th-11th works)
Acquisition: Separated from; Music Division, George Avakian and Anahid Ajemian papers, 1908-2013; 2014; JPB 14-28.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (55 min., 59 sec.) : analog, full-track, 7 1/2 and 15 ips, NAB, mono ; 10 in.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 922540268
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20806103
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 35517fb0-5238-0136-2bb5-06122b15a9ca
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1955: Created (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "[Sweet little Jesus boy] " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1955 - 1956. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4da7b890-b91e-0133-740b-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "[Sweet little Jesus boy] " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4da7b890-b91e-0133-740b-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1955 - 1956). [Sweet little Jesus boy] Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4da7b890-b91e-0133-740b-60f81dd2b63c

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