Roach, Max, 1924-2007

Abstract: Francis Paudras (1935-1997) was an artist, amateur pianist, and jazz enthusiast who developed a close friendship with jazz bebop pianist, Bud Powell (1924-1966). In the early 1960s, Paudras invited Powell to live with him in his Paris apartment, where he became Powell’s caretaker and unofficial manager. The Francis Paudras collection on Bud Powell documents Paudras’s friendship with Powell and includes home movies, interviews about Powell, scrapbooks, footage of Powell’s 1966 funeral...

Scope and Contents: This collection contains materials related to the operations of Verve Records, with a significant portion of materials related to Ben Young's career at the label. It includes photographs and negatives of artists including Joe Henderson, Roy Hargrove, Ira Coleman, and Maceo Parker. This collection also contains Max Roach sidemen interviews conducted by Ben Young, an annotated transcript of Ken Burn's Jazz series, and papers and correspondence related to the marketing and operations of Verve...