Special Collections and University Archives UMass Amherst Libraries Eric Bascom Collection of Jazz Recordings 1921-1978 14 boxes (10 linear feet) Call no.: MS 882 About SCUA SCUA home Credo digital Scope Inventory Phonographs Piano rolls Admin info Download xml version print version (pdf) Read collection overview When he was fifteen or sixteen, Eric Bascom’s life changed forever when he saw renowned jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery perform. Though Bascom had been playing guitar himself since he was young, seeing Montgomery opened his eyes to a completely new way of playing guitar and a completely new approach to music. Since that time, Bascom has been an avid listener, collector, and practitioner of jazz. He is currently performing as the Eric Bascom Trio with Ed Brainerd and Genevieve Rose. The Eric Bascom Collection of Jazz Recordings consists of hundreds of jazz 78 rpm records from the 1940s and 1950s, including a number of 78 books with beautifully illustrated covers. In addition to the records are player piano rolls, several of which were punched by Fats Waller, and a portable Walters Conley Phonola 78 record player. See similar SCUA collections: Jazz Performing arts Background on Eric Bascom When he was fifteen or sixteen, Eric Bascom’s life changed forever when he saw renowned jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery perform. Though Bascom had been playing guitar himself since he was young, seeing Montgomery opened his eyes to a completely new way of playing guitar and a completely new approach to music. Since that time, Bascom has been an avid listener, collector, and practitioner of jazz. He is currently performing as the Eric Bascom Trio with Ed Brainerd and Genevieve Rose. Scope of collection The Eric Bascom Collection of Jazz Recordings consists of hundreds of jazz 78 rpm records from the 1940s and 1950s, including a number of 78 books with beautifully illustrated covers. In addition to the records are player piano rolls, several of which were punched by Fats Waller, and a portable Walters Conley Phonola 78 record player. Slim Gaillard and Bam Brown, "Opera in Vout," 1946. Illustration by David Stone Martin. Arrangement The collection is organized into two series: Series 1. Phonographs Series 2. Piano Rolls Inventory Phonographs 1921-1978 Al Casey and his Sextet: How High the Moon; Sometimes I'm Happy 1945 Box 8 Capitol: The History of Jazz Vol. 3: Then Came Swing. Al Duffy and the Rhythmasters: Salut a Pesth; Poet & Peasant's Overture 1944 Box 9 Musicraft: Hot Fiddle Classics. Al Duffy and the Rhythmasters: Raymond Overture; Light Cavalry Overture 1944 Box 9 Musicraft: Hot Fiddle Classics. Al Duffy and the Rhythmasters: Poupee Valsante; Le Secret 1944 Box 9 Musicraft: Hot Fiddle Classics. Al Duffy and the Rhythmasters: Anitra's Dance; Danza Delle Ore 1944 Box 9 Musicraft: Hot Fiddle Classics. Al Haig Quartet: Skull Buster; Ante-Room 1949 Box 2 Seeco Alstone: Black-Black-Joe; Cinquieme Avenue undated Box 7 RCA Victor Andrews Sisters: Sleigh Ride; Telephone Song 1950 Box 1 Decca Andy Kirk and his Twelve Clouds of Joy: Until the Real Thing Comes Along; Walkin' and Swingin' 1936 Box 10 Decca: Personal Record Album. Art Van Damme Quintette: The Touch of Your Lips; Ain't it Awful 1955 Box 6 Capitol Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith and his Cracker-Jacks: I'm Afraid of Wimmin'; I.H. Boogie ca. 1950 Box 5 MGM Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith and his Cracker-Jacks: Hot Rod Race; Rhumba Boogie 1951 Box 5 MGM Artie Shaw and his Orchestra: Jingle Bells; White Christmas 1950 Box 3 Decca Auld-Hawkins-Webster Saxtet: Uptown Lullaby; Salt Peanuts 1944 Box 5 Apollo Auld-Hawkins-Webster Saxtet: Porgy; Pick-Up Boys 1944 Box 7 Apollo Auld, Georgie: Tenderly; Blue and Sentimental 1952 Box Coral: Personal Record Album. Barney Bigard Sextet: Can't Help Lovin' That Man; Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone 1945 Box 7 Black & White Ben Webster with Johnny Guarnieri, Oscar Pettiford, and David Booth: I Surrender Dear; Kat's Fur 1946 Box 8 Savoy: Savoy Records: Tenor Sax Set album no. 2. Ben Webster with Johnny Guarnieri, Oscar Pettiford, and David Booth: Honeysuckle Rose; Blue Skies 1946 Box 8 Savoy: Savoy Records: Tenor Sax Set. Benny Carter and his All Star Orchestra: I'm the Caring Kind; Some Of These Days 1946 Box 7 Deluxe Benny Carter and his Orchestra: What a Diff'rence a Day Made; Cuddle Up, Huddle Up 1938 Box 1 Bluebird Benny Carter and his Orchestra: Serenade to a Sarong; Pom Pom 1940 Box 1 Decca Benny Carter and his Orchestra: Night Hop; O.K. For Baby undated Box 7 Decca Benny Carter and his Orchestra: I Surrender Dear; Malibu 1945 Box 1 Capitol Benny Goodman and his Orchestra: Solo Flight; The World is Waiting for Sunrise 1944 Box 9 Columbia: Personal Record Album. Benny Goodman and his Orchestra: I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby; Fiesta in Blue 1944 Box 9 Columbia: Personal Record Album. Benny Goodman and his Orchestra: Honeysuckle Rose; Spring Song 1950 Box 9 Columbia: Personal Record Album. Benny Goodman and his Orchestra: Air Mail Special; Tuesday at Ten 1941 Box 9 Columbia: Personal Record Album. Benny Goodman Quartet and Trio: Dizzy Spells; Sweet Lorraine 1938 Box 3 RCA Victor Benny Goodman Sextet: The Wang Wang Blues; As Long As I Live 1944 Box 8 Columbia: Benny Goodman Sextet set c-105. Benny Goodman Sextet: Slipped Disc; Oomph Fah Fah 1945 Box 9 Columbia: Personal Record Album. Benny Goodman Sextet: Seven Come Eleven; Shivers 1939 Box 9 Columbia: Personal Record Album. Benny Goodman Sextet: Royal Garden Blues; Wholly Cats 1951 Box 9 Columbia: Personal Record Album. Benny Goodman Sextet: Rose Room; Air Mail Special 1944 Box 8 Columbia: Benny Goodman Sextet set c-101. Benny Goodman Sextet: Rose Room; Air Mail Special 1944 Box 8 Columbia: Benny Goodman Sextet set c-102. Benny Goodman Sextet: Rose Room; Air Mail Special 1944 Box 8 Columbia: Benny Goodman Sextet set c-103. Benny Goodman Sextet: Poor Butterfly; Grand Slam 1944 Box 8 Columbia: Benny Goodman Sextet set c-104. Benny Goodman Sextet: Poor Butterfly; The Sheik 1940 Box 9 Columbia: Personal Record Album. Benny Goodman Sextet: Oh Babe; Walkin' With the Blues undated Box 3 Columbia Benny Goodman Sextet: Breakfast Feud; I Found a New Baby 1940 Box 9 Columbia: Personal Record Album. Benny Goodman Sextet: All the Cats Join In; Don't Be A Baby, Baby 1946 Box 9 Columbia: Personal Record Album. Benny Goodman Sextet: After You've Gone; Body and Soul 1945 Box 3 Columbia Benny Strong and his Orchestra: That Certain Party; My Best Girl 1948 Box 3 Tower Big Bill: All By Myself; Double Trouble 1939 Box 2 Columbia Big Sid Catlett's Band: Just You, Just Me; Henderson Romp 1948 Box 7 Capitol Billy Butterfield and his Orchestra: Somebody Loves Me; Nice Work if You Can Get It 1945 Box 9 Capitol: Billy Butterfield Plays Gershwin. Billy Butterfield and his Orchestra: Oh, Lady Be Good; Someone to Watch Over Me 1945 Box 9 Capitol: Billy Butterfield Plays Gershwin. Billy Butterfield and his Orchestra: It Ain't Necessarily So; Maybe 1945 Box 9 Capitol: Billy Butterfield Plays Gershwin. Billy Butterfield and his Orchestra: Do It Again; They Can't Take That Away from Me 1945 Box 9 Capitol: Billy Butterfield Plays Gershwin. Billy Eckstine with the Metronome All-Stars: St. Louis Blues Part I; St. Louis Blues Part II 1953 Box 5 MGM Bob M. and Joe M.: Get Giddy; N/A 1948 Box 5 n/a: "audition" on self-titled label. Boston Pops Orchestra: The Glow Worm Turns; TV-Ana 1954 Box 5 RCA Victor Boston Pops Orchestra: Salute to our Fighting Forces; Salute to our Fighting Forces 1944 Box 5 RCA Victor Boston Pops Orchestra: Chicken Reel; Fiddle Faddle 1954 Box 5 RCA Victor Boyd Raeburn and his Orchestra: Summertime; March of the Boyds 1945 Box 7 Guild Boyd Raeburn and his Orchestra: March of the Boyds; A Night in Tunisia 1945 Box 7 Musicraft Brother Bones and his Shadows: Sweet Georgia Brown; Margie 1949 Box 7 Tempo Bud Freeman and his Orchestra: Where Have You Been?; I Got Rhythm 1945 Box 5 Majestic Bud Freeman and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra: The Eel; China Boy 1939 Box 5 Bluebird Bud Freeman and his Windy City Five: What is There to Say?; Keep Smiling at Trouble 1940 Box 5 Decca Bud Freeman and his Windy City Five: Tillie's Downtown Now; The Buzzard 1935 Box 5 Decca Buddy DeFranco and his Orchestra: Body and Soul; Rumpus Room 1951 Box 7 MGM Buddy Greco and the Sharps: Scratch My Back; Keep Me in Mind 1948 Box 3 Musicraft Buddy Rich and his Orchestra: Ready to Go Steady; Oop-Bop-Sha-Bam 1946 Box 7 Mercury Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra: Heigh Ho; Piano Tuner Man 1937 Box 1 RCA Victor Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra: Ebb Tide; Gee But It's Great to Meet a Friend 1937 Box 1 RCA Victor Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra: Caravan; A Study in Brown 1937 Box 2 RCA Victor Cab Calloway and his Band: Minnie the Moocher; Cocaine 1946 Box ex. Columbia Cab Calloway and his Orchestra: The Jumpin' Jive; Trylon Swing 1939 Box 1 Vocalion Cab Calloway and his Orchestra: The Honeydripper; If This Isn't Love 1945 Box 1 Columbia Cab Calloway and his Orchestra: Hi-De-Ho Man (That's Me); Necessity 1934 Box 1 Columbia Cab Calloway and his Orchestra: Hey Now, Hey Now; I Got a Gal Named Nettie 1946 Box 1 Columbia Cab Calloway and his Orchestra: Boog It; Chop, Chop, Charlie Chan 1940 Box 1 Vocalion Cab Calloway and his Orchestra: A Blue Serge Suit With a Belt in the Back; Afternoon Moon 1946 Box 1 Columbia Capitol International Jazzmen: You Can Depend on Me; Stormy Weather 1945 Box 3 Capitol Carmichael, Hoagy: Hong Kong Blues; Star Dust 1929 Box 2 Decca Charles Ventura Quartet: Dark Eyes; Ever So Thoughtful 1945 Box 6 Savoy Charley Shavers and his All American Five: My Man; El Salon de Gutbucket 1944 Box 6 Keynote Charlie Parker Quartet: Bird's Nest; Dark Shadows 1945-1947 Box 2 Dial: date approximate (recorded with Dial from 1945-47).