http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf9s201041 No online items Finding Aid for the Bill Green Jazz Collection, 1950-1996 Collection processed and machine-readable finding aid created by UCLA Performing Arts Special Collections staff. UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections University of California, Los Angeles, Library Performing Arts Special Collections, Room A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 Phone: (310) 825-4988 Fax: (310) 206-1864 Email: [email protected] http://www2.library.ucla.edu/specialcollections/performingarts/index.cfm © 2001 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Note Arts and Humanities--Music Finding Aid for the Bill Green Jazz 196 1 Collection, 1950-1996 Finding Aid of the Bill Green Jazz Collection, 1950-1996 Collection number: 196 UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Contact Information University of California, Los Angeles, Library Performing Arts Special Collections, Room A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 Phone: (310) 825-4988 Fax: (310) 206-1864 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www2.library.ucla.edu/specialcollections/performingarts/index.cfm Processed by: Sonia Seeman Date Completed: May 2001 Encoded by: UCLA Performing Arts Special Collections staff © 2001 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Bill Green Jazz Collection, Date (inclusive): 1950-1996 Collection number: 196 Creator: Bill Green Extent: 130 boxes (65 linear ft.) Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections Los Angeles, California 90095-1575 Abstract: This collection documents the musical legacy of the saxophone player Bill Green. Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Performing Arts Special Collections for paging information. Language: English. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to the Performing Arts Special Collections. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to Performing Arts Special Collections Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Performing Arts Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained. Restrictions on Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access. Provenance/Source of Acquisition Virginia Green; gift; 1997. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Bill Green Jazz Collection, 196, Performing Arts Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles. Finding Aid for the Bill Green Jazz 196 2 Collection, 1950-1996 Biography William Green (b. February 28, 1925; d. July 29, 1996), was a musician who was an integral part of the Los Angeles Central Avenue jazz scene, playing local clubs (Marty's; House of Rhythm; benefits at Lincoln Theater) working as an active studio musician (commercial recordings, television shows) and private and class teacher of woodwinds and ensembles. He performed on saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe and taught other woodwinds as well. William Green was born in Kansas City, Kansas. He began to play alto saxophone in the 1930s, using his father's instrument. He performed with the local WPA Big Band until he was 15, where he met Louis Witworth, who was his musical mentor. The members chipped in to buy him his first clarinet. After serving in the army, he moved to Los Angeles in 1945-46 on the G.I Bill, and there joined other jazz musicians in the then-vital Central Avenue jazz scene, where he met and worked with local jazz artists such as Buddy Colette. He also attended the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and Arts as a student (1947-1952) and then as a teacher (1952-1962). He studied and then subbed for Mitchell Lurie, recorded with artists such as Gerald Wilson, Louie Bellson, Benny Carter. He accompanied popular artists such as Tony Bennett, Nat "King" Cole, Frank Sinatra, Dionne Warwick, Nancy Wilson. Other artists that he accompanied include Gil Fuller, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Ammons, Sonny Rollins, Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman. He taught at institutions such as the Los Angeles Conservatory, California State University, and University of Southern California. In addition, he taught solfege, music theory, and jazz musicianship to Los Angeles youth at the Candelabra Hall prior to his performances at the adjacent Marty's jazz club at 58th and Broadway. Scope and Content Jazz, classical and popular recordings, videotapes, method books, fake books, transcriptions, scores and parts, photographs, correspondence, written and printed ephemera. The materials in this collection provide insight into jazz pedagogy and tools for professional as well as student training for studio, jazz, and overall musicianship. Organization and Arrangement Arranged in the following series: 1. General music: theory, harmony, composition, arranging 2. Jazz theory, harmony, composition, arranging, improvisational aids 3. Materials for classical flute 4. Materials for jazz flute 5. Materials for classical clarinet 6. Materials for jazz 7. Materials for classical saxophone 8. Materials for jazz saxophone 9. Pedagogical material for other instruments 10. Concert materials for programs 11. Transcriptions of solos 12. Lead sheets 13. Unpublished and published fake books 14. Books of Chord Charts 15. Scores and parts for ensembles 16. Printed ephemera 17. Sound recordings 18. Video recordings 19. Photographs Musical materials in collection originally organized by Green in 2 series: "G" for General (Western European classical) and "J" for Jazz music materials. Original series organization was as follows: G "General Instruction" G-1 Theory; G-2 Harmony; G-3 Composition; G-4 Arranging; for G-5 Flute instrumental methods, studies, etudes G-6 Clarinet; G-7 Saxophone; G-8 Other; G-9 Flute solos, duets, trios; G-10 Clarinet; G-11 Saxophone; G-12 Other instruments; G-13 Misc. Useful Information. J "Jazz instruction" J-1 Theory; J-1 Theory; J-2 Harmony; J-3 Composition; J-4 Arranging (Arrangements); J-5 Flute instrumental instruction; J-6 Clarinet; J-7 Saxophone; J-8 Other instruments; Lead Sheets - Fake Books [no letter designation]; J-9 Concert (C instruments); J-10 Bb Instruments; J-11 Eb Instruments; J-12 Bass Clef; Transcribed Jazz Solos and other improvisational aids [no letter designation]; J-13 All Instruments. Finding Aid for the Bill Green Jazz 196 3 Collection, 1950-1996 The series order devised for this collection followed the basic logic of this former organizational system, and the original location of each item and its designation is included in the details field. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Green, William Ernest, 1925-1996--Archives. Composers California Los Angeles Archival resources Jazz musicians California Los Angeles Archival Resources Music Instruction and study Jazz Instruction and study Flute Studies and exercises Flute Studies and exercises (Jazz) Clarinet Studies and exercises Clarinet Studies and exercises (Jazz) Saxophone Studies and exercises Saxophone Studies and exercises (Jazz) Series I. General Theory-Harmony-Composition-Arranging Subseries 1. Theory Box 1, Folder 1 Orem, Preston Ware. The Art of Interweaving Melodies - A First Method of Counterpoint. 162 p. Scope and Content Note Original location G-1. Box 1, Folder 2 Ely, Richard. Accuracy in Rhythm - 55 Rhythmic Studies in Duet Form for All Instruments. 46 p. ; 2 copies. Scope and Content Note Spiral bound xerox; collection originally contained 3 copies. Original location G-1. Box 1, Folder 3 Slonimsky, Nicolas. Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns. 243 p. Scope and Content Note Inscription on inside leaf to Bill Green from Eddie White. Original location G-1. Box 1, Folder 5 Bona, Pasquale. Complete Method for Rhythmical Articulation. 72 p. Scope and Content Note Original and 1 xerox spiral bound copy. Collection originally contained 6 xerox copies. Original location G-1. Box 2, Folder 1 [Materials for teaching Western music theory]. Original; xeroxes. Scope and Content Note Materials used for teaching Western music theory; includes chord charts, xerox from unidentified book; inside cover from Mel Bay's Manuscript paper with key charts; handout from advanced music theory course winter 1982. Original location G-1. Box 2, Folder 2 Green, William. [Music theory teaching materials]. Xeroxes and mimeographs. Scope and Content Note C major solfege exercises from "Soul Fegge"; rhythm exercises; key charts by Bill Green. Original location G-1. Finding Aid for the Bill Green Jazz 196 4 Collection, 1950-1996 Series I.General Theory-Harmony-Composition-Arranging Subseries 1.Theory Box 2, Folder 3 Green, William. [Transcriptions of solos]. Ms. Scope and Content Note Pencil transcriptions of jazz solos attributed to Bill Bickelhaupt and G. Page, dated 4/18/79 and 4/20/79. Original location G-1. Box 2, Folder 4 Valenti, Joseph. Interval Studies for All Treble Clef Instruments Book 1. xerox; partial. Scope and Content Note Partial xerox of book. Original location G-1. Box 2, Folder 5 de Ville, Paul; Sanger, Gustave. The Rudiments of Music. xerox; 15 p. Scope and Content Note 2 xerox copies; collection