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La tristesse de Saint Louis : swing under the Nazis / Mike Zwerin.

Book/Text

London ; New York : Quartet Books, 1985.

1985

2 items

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall numberSc E 86-218Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference
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This note's for you / Neil Young & the Bluenotes.

Notated music

[United States?] : Silver Fiddle ; Secaucus, N.J. : Exclusive selling agent for the United States and Canada, Warner Bros. Publications, c1988.

1988

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatNotated musicCall numberJMG 91-172Item locationOffsite

Fletcher Henderson [sound recording] : swing, 1929 to 1937.

Music CD

[England?] : BBC Records and Tapes, p1988.

1988

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatMusic CDCall number*LDC 2778 (F)Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Concerto "groovy" : for swing band and symphony orchestra, 1989 / Bengt Hallberg.

Notated music

Stockholm, Sweden : Svensk Musik, [1989]

1989

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatNotated musicCall numberJMG 92-1713Item locationOffsite

More dialogues in swing : intimate conversations with the stars of the big band era / by Fred Hall.

Book/Text

Ventura, CA : Pathfinder Pub. of Calif., c1991.

1991

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall numberJND 92-74Item locationOffsite

The collector's jazz: traditional and swing.

Book/Text

Philadelphia, Lippincott [1958]

1958

3 items

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 789-W (Wilson, J. Collector's jazz: traditional and swing)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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FormatBook/TextCall number*MFM-Amer. (Wilson, J. S. Collector's jazz)Item locationOffsite
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FormatBook/TextCall number*L (Wilson, J. S. Collector's jazz: traditional and swing)Item locationOffsite

Lady Day [sound recording] / Billie Holiday.

Musical recording

[New York] : Columbia, [1954]

1954-1935

2 items

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatMusical recordingCall numberSc Audio RE-6175Item locationSchomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound
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FormatMusical recordingCall number*LRXP 175Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
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Latin swing : für 2 Trompeten und 2 Posaunen / Heinz Lemmermann.

Notated music

Lilienthal/Bremen : Eres Edition, c1992.

1992

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatNotated musicCall numberMusic (Sheet) 94-128Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Music

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The popular recordings (1938-1942) [sound recording] / Glenn Miller.

Music CD

New York : Bluebird, p1989.

1989-1938

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatMusic CDCall number*LDC 7254 (F)Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Swing unterm Hakenkreuz in Hamburg, 1933-1943 / Otto Bender ; mit Texten von Kurt Frischmuth ... [et al.].

Book/Text

Hamburg : Christians, c1993.

1993

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall numberJME 94-298Item locationOffsite

Fun for 3 : 3 Swing-Stücke für 3 Gitarren = 3 swing pieces for 3 guitars / Dieter Kreidler.

Notated music

Mainz ; New York : Schott, c1994.

1994

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatNotated musicCall numberMusic (Sheet) 94-520Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Music

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Swing changes : big-band jazz in New Deal America / David W. Stowe.

Book/Text

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1994.

1994

1 item

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc E 94-504Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Swing-groups 1931 to 1936 [sound recording].

Music CD

[Sydney, Australia] : ABC Records, p1987.

1987-1931

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatMusic CDCall number*LDC 4618 (F)Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Jazz dixie/swing / Jazz Club de France.

Book/Text

St Leu la Forêt : The Club

1993-present

49 items

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FormatBook/TextCall numberJMM 95-106Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Music

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The Birth of swing [sound recording].

Music CD

[S.l.] : Bluebird, p1991.

1991-1935

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatMusic CDCall number*LDC 7935 (F)Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Swinging democracy : Jugendprotest im 3. Reich / Jan Kurz.

Book/Text

Münster : Lit, [1995]

1995

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall numberJFD 96-18335Item locationSchwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Born to swing / by Ean Wood.

Book/Text

London : Sanctuary, c1996.

1996

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall numberJNE 96-160Item locationOffsite

Reveille with Beverly [sound recording] : original motion picture soundtrack. Jam session : original motion picture soundtrack.

Music CD

Flushing, NY : Hollywood Soundstage, [1990?].

1990-1943

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatMusic CDCall number*LDC 14307 (F)Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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The joy of jazz : Swing Era, 1935-1947 / Tom Scanlan.

Book/Text

Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Pub., c1996.

1996

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall numberJME 97-567Item locationOffsite

Swing [sound recording] / the Manhattan Transfer.

Music CD

New York, NY : Atlantic, p1997.

1997

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatMusic CDCall number*LDC 16838 (F)Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Count Basie swings, Joe Williams sings [sound recording]

Music CD

New York, N.Y. : Verve, p1993.

1993-1956

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatMusic CDCall number*LDC 8182 (F)Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Camel Caravan broadcasts 1939. Vol. III [sound recording] : broadcasts March 28, April 18 and 25 / Benny Goodman and his orchestra, trio & quartet.

Music CD

[Stockholm, Sweden] : Phontastic, p1992.

1992-1939

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatAudioCall number*LDC 13540 (F)Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Life goes to a party [sound recording] / Benny Goodman.

Music CD

[United States?] : Viper's Nest, p1995.

1995-1937

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatMusic CDCall number*LDC 13543 (F)Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Talking swing : the British big bands / Sheila Tracy.

Book/Text

Edinburgh : Mainstream, 1997.

1997

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall numberJME 98-312Item locationOffsite

Swing dance.

Book/Text

1997

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New Dutch swing / Kevin Whitehead.

Book/Text

New York : Billboard Books, 1998.

1998

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall numberJME 98-536Item locationOffsite

Swing! : the new retro renaissance / [editors, V. Vale, Marian Wallace].

Book/Text

San Francisco, CA : V/Search, c1998.

1998

2 items

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall numberJMF 00-514Item locationOffsite
FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall number*MGW 98-9275Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance

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This thing called swing : a study of swing music and the lindy hop : the original swing dance / Christian Batchelor.

Book/Text

London : Original Lindy Hop Collection, 1997.

1997

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall numberJME 98-905Item locationOffsite

Blue Note : a story of modern jazz / a film by Julian Benedikt.

VHS

[New York, NY?] : Blue Note, c1997.

1997

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatMoving imageCall numberSc Visual VRA-389Item locationSchomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound

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Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five / directed by Stuart Young.

VHS

New York : BMG Video, ©1992.

1992

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatVHSCall numberSc Visual VRA-431Item locationSchomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound

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Swing: the best of the big bands. Vol. 3.

VHS

Universal City, CA : MCA Universal Home Video, c1991.

1987-1991

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatMoving imageCall numberSc Visual VRA-437Item locationSchomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound

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Swing: the best of the big bands. Vol. 1 / MCA Home Video presents in association with George Paige Associates ; produced by George Paige.

VHS

Universal City, CA MCA Universal Home Video, c1991.

1987-1991

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatMoving imageCall numberSc Visual VRA-437Item locationSchomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound

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Swing: the best of the big bands. Vol. 2 / MCA Universal Home Video presents in association with George Paige Associates ; produced by George Paige.

VHS

Universal City, CA : MCA Universal Home Video, Inc., c1991.

1987-1991

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatMoving imageCall numberSc Visual VRA-437Item locationSchomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound

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Swing: the best of the big bands Vol. 4 / MCA Universal Home Video presents in association with George Paige Associates ; produced by George Paige.

VHS

Universal City, CA : MCA Video, Inc., c1991.

1987-1991

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatMoving imageCall numberSc Visual VRA-437Item locationSchomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound

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FINDING AID AVAILABLE
Sy Oliver papers, [ca. 1933-1990].

Archival Mix

1933-1990

97 items

Collection information

Finding aid

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FormatArchival MixCall numberJPB 96-23Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Music
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FormatArchival MixCall numberJPB 96-23Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Music
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FormatArchival MixCall numberJPB 96-23Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Music

Roy Eldridge and the swing trumpets [sound recording].

Music CD

[United States] : Mercury, p1987

1987-1944

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatMusic CDCall number*LDC 7819 (F)Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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100 Jahre Will Meisel [sound recording] : eine Berliner Geschichte mit Musik.

Music CD

[Berlin] : Monopol, p1997.

1997-1926

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatAudioCall number*LDCO 196 (F) Container & notes on file. Book in Music DivItem locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Swing! : big book of swing : piano, vocal, guitar.

Notated music

Milwaukee, WI : Hal Leonard Corp., [1998?]

1998

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatNotated musicCall numberJMG 99-240Item locationOffsite

The swing book / Degen Pener ; foreword by Scotty Morris.

Book/Text

Boston, [Mass.] : Little, Brown, 1999.

1999

2 items

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall numberJMD 00-283Item locationOffsite
FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall number*MGW 01-8355Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Just one of those things [sound recording] : Lionel Hampton featuring Oscar Peterson on Verve.

Music CD

New York : PolyGram Records, p1999.

1999

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatAudioCall number*LDC 21402 (F)Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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L'era dello swing / Vittorio Franchini.

Book/Text

Milano : Ricordi, 1960.

1960

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall number*MFM-Amer. (Franchini, V. Era dello swing)Item locationOffsite

Swing discographie [par] Schwaninger et Gurwitsch.

Book/Text

Genève, C. Grasset [1945]

1945

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall number*MFM-Amer. (Schwaninger, A. Swing discographie)Item locationOffsite

Three to tango [sound recording] : music from and inspired by the motion picture.

Music CD

New York : Atlantic, p1999.

1999

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatAudioCall number*LDC 22026 (F)Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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MusicHound swing! : the essential album guide / edited by Steve Knopper ; forewords by Daniel Glass of Royal Crown Revue [and] Steve Perry of Cherry Poppin' Daddies.

Book/Text

Detroit : Visible Ink Press, 1999.

1999

2 items

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall number*LE 01-979Item locationOffsite
FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall number*LDC 52787Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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The best of Tommy Dorsey [sound recording]

Music CD

New York, NY : Bluebird, p1992.

1992-1935

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatMusic CDCall number*LDC 7271 (F)Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Swing / Scott Yanow.

Book/Text

San Francisco : Miller Freeman Books, c2000.

2000

1 item

FormatCall numberItem location
FormatBook/TextCall numberJME 00-705Item locationOffsite