Research Catalog

Title

John Canaday collection of music recordings [sound recording], 1925-1945.

Author

Canaday, John, 1907-1985

Details

Additional Authors

• Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941
• Parker, John W., 1918-
• Yancey, Jimmy, 1894?-1951

Description

• 254 sound discs : analog.; 10 in.
• 4 analog, acetate, 78 rpm, mono.;

Summary

Canaday collected recordings primarily of jazz music, with an emphasis on early piano jazz.

Subjects

• Sound recordings
• Piano music (Blues)
• Piano music (Jazz)
• Jazz

Genre/Form

Sound recordings.

Note

• All commercial recordings have been separated and added to the Archives holdings, and may be searched using NYPL Catalogs.

Access (note)

• Access to acetate discs restricted; advance notification required.

Source (note)

• Canaday, John Edwin

Biography (note)

• John Edwin Canaday was a writer on art history and art criticism who served as art critic for the New York Times from 1959-1977.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Indexed in local database; see librarian for assistance.

Call Number

*L(Special) 89-15

OCLC

131347434

Author

Canaday, John, 1907-1985, collector.

Title

John Canaday collection of music recordings [sound recording], 1925-1945.

Access

Access to acetate discs restricted; advance notification required.

Biography

John Edwin Canaday was a writer on art history and art criticism who served as art critic for the New York Times from 1959-1977.

Indexes

Indexed in local database; see librarian for assistance.

Source

RHA

1.1a Canaday, John Edwin Gift 1969

Added Author

Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941, performer.

Parker, John W., 1918- performer.

Yancey, Jimmy, 1894?-1951, performer.

Canaday, John, 1907-1985, donor.

Research Call Number

*L(Special) 89-15