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Marian McPartland and Jimmy McPartland discuss their Jazz careers

BROADCAST: Sep. 27, 1973 | DURATION: 00:34:06

Synopsis

Studs interviews Jimmy and Marian McPartland. The McPartlands reflect on the people who influenced their music in Jazz. Studs quotes Jimmy McPartland and reads part of a critic's column about Marian in the Chicago Sun Times. Marian shares a little about what it is like to be a female musician in Jazz. Both discuss their past career and their futures. Jimmy reflects on his hard times in the 1920s-1930s. The musical numbers are removed from this edited version of the original recording.

Details

Broadcast Date
Sep. 27, 1973

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
34 minutes, 6 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Music - Jazz Music

People

Musicians

Tags

McPartland, Marian--Interviews McPartland, Jimmy, 1907-1991--Interviews White jazz musicians--United States--20th century--Interviews Jazz musicians--Illinois--Chicago WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Audiotapes. Radio programs. London House (Firm : Park Ridge, Ill.) Influences Women jazz musicians. Armstrong, Louis Daniel, 1900-1971 Beiderbecke, Bix, 1903-1931 Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Ellington, Mercer Improvisation (Music) Jazz audiences Davis, Miles Wilder, Alec Goodman, Benny Depressions--1929--Illinois--Chicago.

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