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Typewritten letter on two pages from Donald Russell "Russ" Connor (1921-2014), drummer and jazz historian, to Doc Cheatham. It is on top of two reels of tape in a green box, on the underside which is written "Cab Calloway Records." Connor congratulates Cheatham on a performance with Benny Goodman at the Rainbow Grill, then provides a tracklisting for the reels of tapes. These records are from 1931-4, and it seems Connor and Cheatham were going through old Calloway band records to identify which ones Cheatham played on. Connor writes that Track I includes trumpet playing from R.Q. Dickerson (1898-1951), Lamar Wright (1907-1793), Reuben Reeves (1905-1975), Edwin Swayzee (1906-1935), and Cheatham. Track II has trumpet playing from Wright, Swayzee, and Cheatham. The second page ends with Connor's signature. Connor was best known for cataloging works by Benny Goodman (1909-1986).

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Title:
Letter to Doc and index of old tapes
Creator:
Donald Russell Connor
Date Created:
19 June 1966
Description:
Typewritten letter on two pages from Donald Russell "Russ" Connor (1921-2014), drummer and jazz historian, to Doc Cheatham. It is on top of two reels of tape in a green box, on the underside which is written "Cab Calloway Records." Connor congratulates Cheatham on a performance with Benny Goodman at the Rainbow Grill, then provides a tracklisting for the reels of tapes. These records are from 1931-4, and it seems Connor and Cheatham were going through old Calloway band records to identify which ones Cheatham played on. Connor writes that Track I includes trumpet playing from R.Q. Dickerson (1898-1951), Lamar Wright (1907-1793), Reuben Reeves (1905-1975), Edwin Swayzee (1906-1935), and Cheatham. Track II has trumpet playing from Wright, Swayzee, and Cheatham. The second page ends with Connor's signature. Connor was best known for cataloging works by Benny Goodman (1909-1986).
Subjects:
jazz records reel recordings typewritten letter jazz musician jazz history
Musicians:
Donald Russell Connor Cab Calloway R.Q. Dickerson Lamar Wright Reuben Reeves Edwin Swayzee
Location:
Levittown, PA
Latitude:
40.1551
Longitude:
-74.8288
Source:
Doc Cheatham Papers, 1892-1995, IJC MG 8, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives
Source Identifier:
ijcmg008_b001_rec001_index
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf

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"Letter to Doc and index of old tapes", Doc Cheatham Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/cheatham/items/cheatham044.html
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