Jazz project : oral history, 1971.

Scope and Contents

This series of interviews with musicians focuses on social conditions of Chicago's Southside in the 1920s and 30s and their effects on the development of jazz. Specific topics include relations between black and white musicians and their respective union locals, social status of the jazz musician, Prohibition, organized crime and the Depression. Participants discuss their individual careers and compare the New York and Chicago jazz scenes. Participants, pagination and restrictions: Ralph E. Brown, 50; Scoville Browne, 19, permission required to cite or quote; Earl Fatha Hines, 18, permission required to cite or quote; Milton Hinton, 33, permission required to cite or quote; Willie Randall, 30; William E. Samuels, 21; Red Saunders, 15; Leon Washington, 23.

Subjects

• African Americans--Social conditions.
• Black people--Music.
• Interviews.
• Jazz.
• Jazz musicians--Interviews.
• Music--Social aspects.
• Oral histories.
• United States--Social life and customs.

Access Conditions

Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce 25 pages. Contact repository for information.