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 Series

Oral histories and interviews, circa 1970 - 1980s

Dates

  • circa 1970 - 1980s

Scope and Contents

Materials in this series date from circa 1970s. The series includes interviews with musicians who worked with Powell, including Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, Bertha Hope, Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Gourley, and Pierre Michelot, among others. There are also interviews with Powell’s physician, family, and friends, as well as footage of Paudras visiting Powell’s graveyard with Powell’s family members. Paudras conducted and filmed these interviews. Interview transcripts and English translations of the French language interviews are available via the IJS research portal. Please contact an archivist for more details. This series is organized alphabetically by title.

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

This collection contains materials in French and English.

Conditions Governing Access

The audiovisual materials in the collection have been digitally reformatted for research purposes. Researchers may access digitized copies of the audiovisual materials via the IJS research portal or by appointment at the Institute of Jazz Studies. Access to the scrapbooks is restricted. Please contact the Institute for further information.

Creator

Part of the Institute of Jazz Studies Repository

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