Radio Interviews

Title: Radio Interviews

Abstract: Felix Grant inaugurated “The Album Sound” in September 1954 on WMAL Radio 630 in Washington, DC. He spent 30 years as its host and producer. The program featured the full spectrum of jazz and blues and had one of the widest listening audiences in the Washington metropolitan area. Most of the interviews in this collection were conducted live during the program or were produced in the studio for broadcast on the show during the period from 1965 to 1984. Patrons are advised that materials available through this website are for restricted educational use. These materials may be subject to additional restrictions including, but not limited to, copyright and the rights of privacy and publicity, of parties other than the University of the District of Columbia. Patrons are solely responsible for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permission, and paying any associated fees, which may be necessary for further use.

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: Interview with Barney Kessel / interviewed by Felix Grant, July 1981; Barney Kessel discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Kessel is featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:39:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 kessel_barney3.rm: 31694695 bytes, checksum: 0d344c875c6f34bed82252cdd3cfae65 (MD5) manifest.xml: 3413 bytes, checksum: 28ac865130da40552e83739e575b5ab5 (MD5), Undecided/C. Shavers (07:51-14:05) -- Broadway/B. G. DaSylva, L. Brown, R. Henderson (27:41-33:04), Barney Kessel interviewed by Felix Grant on WMAL. Recorded July 1981. Reproduction of radio interview produced at Washington, D.C. Station WMAL for broadcast on The Album Sound. Forms part of the Felix Grant Collection at the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives. Original format: 1 sound tape reel (41 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., full track mono; 7 in.

: Interview with Billy Butterfield / interviewed by Felix Grant, ca. 1965; Billy Butterfield discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Butterfield is featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:30:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 butterfield_billy.rm: 12221747 bytes, checksum: 1d099929a2f7923445fa2f08b9475230 (MD5) manifest.xml: 3422 bytes, checksum: c6416495094081bb719dd52ddee63154 (MD5), What's new? / B. Haggart, J. Burke (00:19-01:27) -- Sensation / E. B. Edwards (11:14-13:33), Billiy Butterfield interviewed by Felix Grant on WMAL. Recorded ca. 1965. Reproduction of radio interview produced at Washington, D.C. Station WMAL for broadcast on The Album Sound. Forms part of the Felix Grant Collection at the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives. Original format: 1 sound tape reel (16 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., full track mono; 7 in.

: Interview with Bob Wilber and Pug Horton / interviewed by Felix Grant, August 28, 1981; Bob Wilber and Pug Horton discuss their careers with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Wilber is featured playing clarinet and alto saxophone on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant. Horton is featured singing on one excerpt., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:35:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 wilber_bob.rm: 16451995 bytes, checksum: c53b6f941e796eb6b7f767f6c478dce5 (MD5) manifest.xml: 3423 bytes, checksum: fc95574cb28dd9c12cd448c377abc0b8 (MD5), Dizzy fingers / Z. Confrey (03:40-05:48) -- Lotus blossom / A. Johnston, S. Coslow ( 09:58-14:23) --Jumpin' at the woodside / C. Basie (17:05-19:12), Bob Wilber and Pug Horton interviewed by Felix Grant on WMAL. Recorded August 28, 1981. Reproduction of radio interview produced at Washington, D.C. Station WMAL for broadcast on The Album Sound. Forms part of the Felix Grant Collection at the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives. Original format: 1 sound tape cassette (22 min.)

: Interview with Bobby Short / interviewed by Felix Grant, March 31, 1978; Bobby Short discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Short is featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:34:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 short_bobby.rm: 19009453 bytes, checksum: 1a8976774a44e7cdfc26f6da83bfc687 (MD5) manifest.xml: 3410 bytes, checksum: 5d7d62f08fa9cdfc291187ed4e6a89f5 (MD5), I like the likes of you / V. Duke, E. Y. Harburg (00:10-00:26) -- That's my weakness now / B. Green, S. Stept (05:18-07:20) -- I've got beginner's luck / I. Gershwin (15:50-18:16) -- I've got you on my mind / C. Porter (21:27-23:57), Bobby Short interviewed by Felix Grant on WMAL. Recorded March 31, 1978. Reproduction of radio interview produced at Washington, D.C. Station WMAL for broadcast on The Album Sound. Forms part of the Felix Grant Collection at the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives. Original format: 1 sound tape reel (25 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., fulll track mono; 7 in.

: Interview with Buck Clayton / interviewed by Felix Grant, May 2, 1968; Buck Clayton discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:35:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 clayton_buck.rm: 44149684 bytes, checksum: 60027240d072a1023314396471077790 (MD5) manifest.xml: 3410 bytes, checksum: 3b3b2b4cde84604af09e5c3eca872ee9 (MD5), Buck Clayton interviewed by Felix Grant on WMAL. Recorded May 2, 1968. Reproduction of radio interview produced at Washington, D.C. Station WMAL for broadcast on The Album Sound. Forms part of the Felix Grant Collection at the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives. Original format: 1 sound tape reel (58 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., full track mono; 7 in.

: Interview with Bud Shank / interviewed by Felix Grant, May 6, 1981; Bud Shank discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Shank is featured playing the alto saxophone and flute on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:36:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 shank_bud.rm: 19206288 bytes, checksum: 5b04796c01cc6afe06f46b8f88b64e35 (MD5) manifest.xml: 3401 bytes, checksum: d598e60e715d4bc2ad09742db130a19a (MD5), Lotus bud / S. Rogers (09:57-11:31) -- Blue baião / L. Gonzaga, H. Teixeira (15:09-18:14) -- Un abraço no Bonfa / J. Gilberto (23:19-24:46), Bud Shank interviewed by Felix Grant on WMAL. Recorded May 6, 1981. Reproduction of radio interview produced at Washington, D.C. Station WMAL for broadcast on The Album Sound. Forms part of the Felix Grant Collection at the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives. Original format: 1 sound tape reel (25 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., full track mono; 7 in.

: Interview with Buddy De Franco / interviewed by Felix Grant, October 29, 1976; Buddy De Franco discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. De Franco is featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:33:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 defranco_buddy.rm: 15947032 bytes, checksum: cef211d7f20bd6de542e5f9a5ab611ed (MD5) manifest.xml: 3422 bytes, checksum: 3898dcc5d000c61b6101f809682be80a (MD5), Love affair with a clarinet (05:07-10:00) -- Musical Selection (16:11-18:52), Buddy De Franco interviewed by Felix Grant on WMAL. Recorded October 29, 1976. Reproduction of radio interview produced at Washington, D.C. Station WMAL for broadcast on The Album Sound. Forms part of the Felix Grant Collection at the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives. Original format: 1 sound tape reel (21 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., full track mono; 7 in.

: Interview with Bull Moose Jackson / interviewed by Felix Grant, ca. 1969; Bullmoose Jackson discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Lou Rawls, T-Bone Walker, Lil Green and Ray Charles are featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:30:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 jackson_bullmoose.rm: 42437945 bytes, checksum: d2127d686b69c6c2231853b5dda38a8e (MD5) manifest.xml: 3423 bytes, checksum: ff7fb9da84496e322abca01969c70ade (MD5), I love you, yes I do / S. Nix, E. Seiler, H. Glover, S. Marcus, G. Wood (06:01-10:04) -- Long skirt baby blues / T. Walker (26:43-29:06) -- Why don't you do right? / J. McCoy (36:28-39:20) -- Hit the road Jack / P. Mayfield (44:28-46:04), Bullmoose Jackson interviewed by Felix Grant on WMAL. Recorded ca. 1969. Reproduction of radio interview produced at Washington, D.C. Station WMAL for broadcast on The Album Sound. Forms part of the Felix Grant Collection at the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives. Original format: 1 sound tape reel (55 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., full track mono; 7 in.

: Interview with Cab Calloway and Chris Calloway / interviewed by Felix Grant, June 17, 1981; Cab Calloway discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Calloway is featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant. Calloway's daughter Chris is present in the studio and speaks frequently., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:40:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 calloway_cab2.rm: 21205845 bytes, checksum: 5970a69fcaae476dbc1c102f36b52d52 (MD5) manifest.xml: 3433 bytes, checksum: 174404c1b0d51b863cd2fc9fed68cdef (MD5), Hi de ho man / C. Calloway, J. Palmer, B. Harding (08:16-09:01) -- Minnie the moocher / C. Gaskill, C. Calloway, I. Mills (13:12-14:03) -- St. James infirmary / J. Primrose (15:11-16:24) -- It ain't necessarily so / G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin (20:42-21:29) -- Nagasaki / H. Warren, M. Dixon (24:25-27:22), Cab Calloway interviewed by Felix Grant on WMAL. Recorded June 17, 1981. Reproduction of radio interview produced at Washington, D.C. Station WMAL for broadcast on The Album Sound. Forms part of the Felix Grant Collection at the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives. Original format: 1 sound cassette (28 min.)

: Interview with Cab Calloway / interviewed by Felix Grant, August 14, 1978; Cab Calloway discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Calloway is featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:40:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 calloway_cab1.rm: 26407098 bytes, checksum: 643ebc8aee1c4011763c6a53c612940c (MD5) manifest.xml: 3416 bytes, checksum: c8186ffa6605d6a095f16ae4816e6e95 (MD5), Minnie the moocher / C. Gaskill, C. Calloway, I. Mills (09:30-11:02) -- Minnie the moocher / C. Gaskill, C. Calloway, I. Mills (12:16-15:06) -- St. James infirmary / J. Primrose (25:11-28:04) -- Nagasaki / H. Warren, M. Dixon (32:40-33:32), Cab Calloway interviewed by Felix Grant on WMAL. Recorded August 14, 1978. Reproduction of radio interview produced at Washington, D.C. Station WMAL for broadcast on The Album Sound. Forms part of the Felix Grant Collection at the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives. Original format: 1 sound tape reel (35 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., full track mono; 7 in.

: Interview with Cannonball Adderley / interviewed by Felix Grant, ca. 1965; Cannonball Adderley discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Adderley is featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:43:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 adderley_cannonball.rm: 11957187 bytes, checksum: 274eb96a379296c9b884c5921289fdd2 (MD5) manifest.xml: 3428 bytes, checksum: 305c0a48f51f0ab8f3df803b39af8430 (MD5), Clouds / D. Ferreira (0:00-0:17) -- Joyce's samba / D. Ferreira, M. Einhorn (7:52-9:01) -- Fiddler on the roof / S. Hardnick, J. Bock (14:53-15:25), Cannonball Adderley interviewed by Felix Grant on WMAL. Recorded ca. 1965 at Washington, D.C. Station WMAL. Reproduction of radio interview produced at Washington, D.C. Station WMAL for broadcast on The Album Sound. Forms part of the Felix Grant Collection at the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives. Original format: 1 sound tape reel (16 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., full track mono; 7 in.

: Interview with Carl Jefferson / interviewed by Felix Grant, 1981; Carl Jefferson discusses his career with interviewer and radio host Felix Grant. Excerpts by Concord Records' artists are featured on excerpts from recordings selected by Grant., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:35:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 jefferson_carl.rm: 31017041 bytes, checksum: 677ca38cf850dfcab07d521d20a07633 (MD5) manifest.xml: 3409 bytes, checksum: a63fdbb9aff7f535b948ab4240d3700a (MD5), Swingin' away / B. Tate (08:41-10:13) -- The woodchopper's ball / W. Herman, J. Bishop (13:56-15:01) -- Confirmation / C. Parker (19:35-20:42) -- Happy lypso / M. Alexander (25:30-26:53) -- Song for Mary Beth / T. Nash (32:08-34:03), Carl Jefferson interviewed by Felix Grant on WMAL. Recorded 1981. Reproduction of radio interview produced at Washington, D.C. Station WMAL for broadcast on The Album Sound. Forms part of the Felix Grant Collection at the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives. Original format: 1 sound tape reel (41 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., full track mono; 7 in.