Music Library News

Jazz Interviews Available

The library has acquired a 24-CD set of interviews with musicians and other figures who shaped the creative and stylistic development jazz. This collection, Talking Jazz: An Oral History, consists of interviews conducted by musician and author Ben Sidran that were originally broadcast in the mid 1980s on the NPR program Sidran on Record. Rich with anecdotes, revealing comments, and humor, this set offers firsthand accounts of jazz from a variety of perspectives.

For more information, see the Talking Jazz website. Talking Jazz is available in the Music Library Listening Center (CD25102).