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Archives for November 1993

The Lenox School of Jazz

November 1, 1993 By Michael Fitzgerald

by Michael Fitzgerald
November 1, 1993

The Lenox School of Jazz, a summer program in Lenox, Massachusetts that was held from 1957 to 1960, holds a special significance in the history of jazz education. It was one of the first instances where the world’s greatest jazz musicians were enlisted as faculty and where jazz was taught to promising young musicians.

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1960 Concert Program

November 1, 1993 By From the Archives

1960 SCHOOL OF JAZZ BENEFIT CONCERT

Thursday evening, September 1, 1960, 8:30 p.m.

PART I

Small Ensemble, John Lewis, Leader

Relays (John Lewis)

The Edge of Winter (Gary McFarland)

Three Four (Gary McFarland)

Afternoon in Paris (John Lewis)

Jay Pruitt-t; Jamie Aebersold-asx; Steve Marcus-tsx; Brian Cooke-fr hn; Gary McFarland-vbs; Steve Anderson-p; Percy Heath*-b; Jon Jonsson-d

Small Ensemble, J.J.

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1958 Concert Program [reconstructed]

November 1, 1993 By Michael Fitzgerald

1958 SCHOOL OF JAZZ BENEFIT CONCERT

? evening, ?, 1958, 8:30 p.m.

PART I

Small Ensemble, Bob Brookmeyer, Leader

Tom Scannell-tpt; Bob Brookmeyer*-vtbn; Kent McGarity-tbn; Ran Blake-p; Robert Shepherd-b; Henry Ettman-d

Small Ensemble, Lee Konitz, Leader

John Mason-tpt; Lee Konitz*-asx; Bradley Jones-tbn; Sandford Schmidt-p; George Moyer-b; William Scharfman-d

Small Ensemble, Max Roach, Leader

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Don Stewart-tsx; Paul Duynhower-tbn; Michael Zand-vbs; Jon Mayer-p; Chuck Israels-b; Max Roach (1,4 only), Ralph Kolin-d

Faculty Ensemble

Faculty Meeting (Arif Mardin)

Kenny Dorham-tpt; Jimmy Giuffre-ww; Bob Brookmeyer-vtbn; Milt Jackson-vbs; Jim Hall-g; John Lewis-p; Percy Heath-b; Connie Kay-d; Arif Mardin-cond [other faculty may have been included]

INTERMISSION

PART II

Small Ensemble, Jimmy Giuffre, Leader

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Sandy Matthews[?]-tpt;

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1957 Concert Program

November 1, 1993 By From the Archives

SCHOOL OF JAZZ

Concert by the Students and Faculty – August 29, 1957 at 8:40 P.M.

I

Small Ensemble, Oscar Peterson, Director

Here us is [Bob Dorough]

Jitney Jump [Bob Dorough]

Little Red Riding Hood minus the Wolf [Bob Flanik]

‘Nough Said [Neil Hope]

Here us was [Bob Dorough]

Dale Hillary-Alto Sax
Bob Wigton-Baritone Sax
Henry Ettman-Drums
Bob Dorough-Piano
Neil Hope-Piano
Bob Flanik-Piano
Ralph Pena-Bass

II

Small Ensemble, Dizzy Gillespie, Director

Purple Sounds [Dizzy Gillespie]

Housatonic Huzzy [Fran Thorne]

Con Alma [Dizzy Gillespie]

South Wales [Ron Riddle]

Wheatleigh [Dizzy Gillespie] [probably “Wheatleigh Hall”]

Connie Kay-Drums
Percy Heath-Bass
James Miltenberger-French Horn
John Mason-Trumpet
Fran Thorne-Piano
Ron Riddle-Piano

III

Small Ensemble, Ray Brown, Director

Ray Brown Blues [Ray Brown]

Applesauce [John Harmon]

Bellyroll Bows [Dave Blume]

Wende [Ran Blake]

Oh, My Gosh [Dexter Morrill]

Ray Brown-Bass
Terry Hawkeye-Drums
Dexter Morrill-Trumpet
Kent McGarity-Trombone
John Harmon-Piano
Ran Blake-Piano
Dave Blume-Piano

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IV

Small Ensemble, Jimmy Giuffre, Director

Blues for the Barn [Jimmy Giuffre]

Okeefeenokee Overture [Tupper Saussy]

Round Midnight [Thelonious Monk]

Rhythm Rears Its Head [Jimmy Giuffre]

Tom Scannell-Trumpet
John Thorpe-Trombone
Jimmy Giuffre-Sax and Clarinet
Peter Denny-Vibes
Herb Ellis-Guitar
Margot Pennell-Piano
Tupper Saussy-Piano
José Edward Homen de Mello-Bass
Colin Cooke-Drums

V

Small Ensemble, Max Roach, Director

Cakle Hut [Owen Marshall]

Good Gravy [Teddy Edwards]

LaRue [Clifford Brown, arr.

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School of Jazz Photo Scrapbook

November 1, 1993 By Michael Fitzgerald

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School of Jazz, Inc. – Detailed Brochure

November 1, 1993 By From the Archives

August 10-September 1, 1958
Lenox, Massachusetts


The School of Jazz

offers the serious student of jazz…

  • close association with outstanding musicians of our time
  • a workshop in composition and improvisation
  • experience in jazz ensemble playing
  • a jazz approach in individual instruction
  • experience in public performance
  • a conception of the history of jazz, the development of its styles and idioms, and its relationship to music as a whole
  • a point of view toward jazz as a significant and vital art form of our time.
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