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{"value"=>"*L (Special) 99-13", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"20487", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"Bill Spilka collection of jazz videorecordings [videorecording]"}
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"156 video recordings"}
- repository
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{"value"=>"Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498</span></div>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>*L (Special) 99-13, Bill Spilka Jazz Videorecording Collection, Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Spilka, Bill", "type"=>"persname"}
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{"value"=>"<p> <span class=\"persname\">Bill Spilka</span> is a professional trombonist, bassist, and jazz researcher. He has played venues ranging from burlesque to the Newport & JVC Festivals. He leads his own <span class=\"corpname\">Rowdy Rooters</span>, the official band of the New York Rangers. He has also played with musicians such as <span class=\"persname\">Benny Goodman</span> and <span class=\"persname\">Louis Armstrong</span>.</p> <p>He joined the photography staff of Metronome magazine in 1955, and over the years has done assignments for The New York Times, Life, The New Yorker, Jazz Today, and many others. He is also the official photographer of the <span class=\"corpname\">New York Brass Conference for Scholarships</span>. He received a Jazz Fellowship Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to document on videotape the lives and performances of the sidemen and women who made up the big jazz-oriented dance bands of the \"Golden Age\" (1935-45).</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>This collection contains videotapes of live interviews and performances of the sidemen and women of the big bands of the 1930's, 40's and 50's. The videos were taped from 1988 to 2002. In addition to performances and interviews, there are videos of events from the <span class=\"corpname\">New York Brass Conference for Scholarships</span>, lectures from <span class=\"persname\">Arnold J. Smith</span>'s <span class=\"title\">Jazz Insights</span> series at the New School, and memorial services for some of the musicians.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Bill Spilka collection of jazz videorecordings [videorecording] is arranged in five series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20487#c661988'>Performances.</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series includes live performances in various venues.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20487#c662093'>Interviews.</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20487#c662172'>Memorial Services.</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Many of the services include performances by the band associated with the person being memorialized.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20487#c662189'>Jazz Insights.</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Video recordings of the series of lectures hosted by <span class=\"persname\">Arnold J. Smith</span> at the New School. Performances are often part of the lecture.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20487#c662230'>New York Brass Conference for Scholarships.</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Includes master classes and performances held during the conferences.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection is divided into 5 series:</p> <p>I. Performances</p> <p>II. Interviews</p> <p>III. Memorial services</p> <p>IV. Jazz Insights</p> <p>V. New York Brass Conference for Scholarships</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Users never directly handle video recordings. Listening selections are transmitted through a playback system.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>No copying of private, non-commercial material is allowed without the written permission of the proprietary rights holder. For further information contact the Curator, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"accession_number"=>"RHA *L(Special) 99-13"}
{"date"=>"06/23/1997", "source"=>"Spilka, Bill", "value"=>"Spilka, Bill, 06/23/1997"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"This collection contains videotapes of live interviews and performances of the sidemen and women of the big bands of the 1930's, 40's and 50's. The videos were taped from 1988 to 2002. In addition to performances and interviews, there are videos of events from the New York Brass Conference for Scholarships, lectures from Arnold J. Smith's \"Jazz Insights\" series at the New School and memorial services for some of the musicians. Performers include Joe Battaglia, Ted Curson, Jim Lowe and Sam Ulano. Lecture topics include Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker."}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Ed Scarcelle.</p>"}