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Burt C. Porter Jazz and Sound Recordings, 1950-1962
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Porter, Burt C.
- Title
- Burt C. Porter Jazz and Sound Recordings
- Dates
- 1950-1962 (inclusive)19501962
- Quantity
- 136 items, (8 boxes, 128 audio reels)
- Collection Number
- 201201
- Summary
- This is Burt C. Porter's personal collection of sound recordings on open reel. A majority of the recordings are dated in the early to mid-1950's. The collection includes and recorded television and radio programming, as well as bootleg club recordings. Some of the more unique recordings include jazz artists in Seattle, Cecil Young Quartet and Ernestine Anderson.
- Repository
-
University of Washington Libraries, Media Archive
University of Washington Libraries Media Archive
University of Washington
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065436051
medialib@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Due to preservation concerns, access to the original items is restricted. For access questions please contact the UW Libraries Media Center.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Burt C. Porter, born near Spokane, WA on June 10, 1916 (Bureau of the Census, 1920), started his own business in Seattle, WA selling electronics in the late 1940s. From notes found in his collection printed on the Burt C. Porter Co. letterhead, as well as from an audio reel of dictation, it was identified that he sold a variety of electronics, but mostly audio recording machines. His business spread from Seattle throughout the greater Pacific Northwest and into Canada. Not only was he selling to individual consumers, but he also worked on deals with larger companies, such as Boeing.While there are reels that reflect his work in the electronics industry, the majority of the collection is based on his hobby in amateur sound recording.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This is Burt C. Porter's personal collection of sound recordings on open reel. A majority of the recordings are dated in the early to mid-1950's. The collection includes recorded television and radio programming, as well as bootleg club recordings. Some of the more unique recordings include jazz artists in Seattle, Cecil Young Quartet and Ernestine Anderson. This collection consists of 128 reels onsite and about 80 reels off-site in a storage facility in Sandpoint. The reels off-site have deteriorated and will likely not be handled or transferred for safety reasons.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
Selections from this collection have been digitized, and are available through the UW Libraries Soundcloud page.
Restrictions on Use
Portions or all of this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
The Burt C. Porter Jazz and Sound Recordings were donated to the University of Washington Libraries in 2012 by a family member of Porter. The collection consists of over two hundred open audio reels, most of which were created in the 1950's.
Custodial History
The audio reels were stored in original cases (cardboard) in a barn for a number of decades in western Washington until the time of the donation in 2012.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Reel | ||
| BCP 01-001 | Cecil Young
Cecil Young, Gerald Brashear, Jimmy Rodgers, Trafford Hubert. Race Horse; Black Magic; Small Hotel
|
1951-03-11 |
| BCP 01-002 | Cecil Young
Cecil Young, Gerald Brashear, Jimmy Rodgers, Trafford Hubert. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Vocal-Cecil); September in the Rain; Johnson Rag
|
1951-03-11 |
| BCP 01-003 | Cecil Young
Strike Up The Band; I Got It Bad - Vocal; Symphony Kid
|
1951-03-11 |
| BCP 01-004 | Cecil Young
Savoy; You Are the Promised Breath of Spring; Fine and Dandy
|
1951-03-11 |
| BCP 01-005 | Cecil Young
House Rent Party Blues; Lester Leaps About
|
1951-03-11 |
| BCP 01-006 | Cecil Young
15" p/s- Full-Mono; Deep Purple-Piano Solo; Tennessee Waltz-Piano Solo; Gerald
|
1951-03-11 |
| BCP 01-007 | Cecil Young
Who Parked the Car; Back in Nagasaki
|
1951-03-11 |
| BCP 01-008 | Cecil Young
Sweet Georgia Bop; Penthouse Serenade
|
1951-03-11 |
| BCP 01-009 | Cecil Young
Nights and Day, Dawn and Dusk; Flying Home; Gone With the Wind
|
1951-03-11 |
| BCP 01-010 | Cecil Young
Cecil--Off To 'Frisco
|
1951-07-19 |
| BCP 01-011 | Cecil and Ernestine
15" Mono - Cecil Young/Ernestine; Sept Song; Camels are Coming; Ema Sumac-908 Club; Somebody Got To Go
|
1951-05-30 |
| BCP 01-012 | Cecil Young
M-15"; Cecil Young Quartette; Theme Song; Savoy; Piano Pastels; Norm Bobrow-Announce
|
1951-06-10 |
| BCP 01-013 | Cecil Young
Cecil Young Quartette; Formula X-9; Sweet Georgia Bop; Oooh Diga Gow; I'm In the Mood for Love
|
1951-06-10 |
| BCP 01-014 | Cecil Young
Cecil Young Quartette; Flying Home; Too Marvelous For Words; Who Parked the Car
|
1951-06-10 |
| BCP 01-015 | Cecil Young
Cecil Young Quartet; Going to Shanghai-3:47; I Get Ideas-3:12; Old Man River-3:20
|
1951-11-12 |
| BCP 01-016 | Cecil Young
Cecil Young Quartet; E Flat B Flat-3:20; Further Out X-1:53; Passing Fancy X-3:00; Get Out of Town-3:12
|
1951-11-12 |
| BCP 01-017 | Cecil Young
Cecil Young Quartette; Streamliner Club; Dancing In The Dark; Out Waltz; ?
|
1954-02-24 |
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Reel | ||
| BCP 02-001 | Santa Monica Beethoven
Santa Monica Beethoven Piano Concerts #2 1st Movement; Arthur Lange Conductor
|
Unknown |
| BCP 02-002 | Santa Monica Mendelssohn
Santa Monica; 1st Movement Mendelssohn Seventh Symphony; 2nd Movement (illegible)
|
Unknown |
| BCP 02-003 | Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, and the Gonzaga Glee Club
RCA Sauter-Finnegan; 7 1/2" Recording Speed
|
Unknown |
| BCP 02-004 | Whitman College Choir
Whitman College Choir; We Wish You a Merry CHristmas; I heard the Bells on Christmas Day; ?; Glorious in Excelcis Deo; The First Noel; While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks; ?; Jingle Bells; Silent Night; Bing Crosby; I Had a Dream; The Old Ox Road; Were You There--(Gonzaga Glee Club)
|
Unknown |
| BCP 02-005 | Frank Sinatra TV Show
Frank Sinatra T.V. Show; Guest: Bing Crosby; Dean Martin; Mitzi Gaynor; Jimmie Durante; Music Direction by Nelson Riddle; Recorded on MDVICORDER
|
1959-10-19 |
| BCP 02-006 | Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington-Carnegie Hall; Tell Me Why; Wheel of Fortune; Blues; Blow Top Blues; Time Out For Tears
|
1952 |
| BCP 02-007 | John Kirby and His Orchestra
John Kirby and his Orchestra; Charles Shivers-Trumpet; Buster Bailey-Clarinet; Russell Procofie-Alto Sax; Billy Kyle-Piano; John Kirby-Bass; O'Neil Spencer-Drums.; 1. Anitra's Dances-Serenade-Opus 5-Nocturne-Fronto Ceuler-(illegible)-Milumba-Double Fath-Blues Polyle-Beethoven RIffs On.; 2. Stanley Black and his Orchestra; Rhumba tamba-Linola-Chilena-Adioes etc.; 2. Joe Bushkin with Rhythm Acc.
|
1952-05-27 |
| BCP 02-008 | Capitol
Jones Jenne, Paul Weston; Kitten on the Keys; Finigus Carr; Nobles June; Paul Weston; If I KNew You Were Coming-Benny Strong; Does the Spearmint Lose Its Flavor-Benny Strong
|
Unknown |
| BCP 02-009 | Capitol
Spaghetti Rag-Ray Anthony; Down the Lane-Stafford Mac Race; Maria from Bahia-Cherry Reyes; Open Door-Jo Stafford; Panama-Paul Weston
|
Unknown |
| BCP 02-010 | Multiple
I. Mary Ann McCall; Paul Smith Quartet; II. Gerry Mulligan (PJLP-2); Lee Konitz; Dave Brubeck (3-5-alt but (illegible) on one side)
|
Unknown |
| BCP 02-011 | Jimmy Lyons
Jimmy Lyons-San Francisco; Bewitched-Mel Torme, Sax, Piano; Someone to Watch Over Me, Piano; Body and Soul, Sax; Sleepytime Gal; Piano, Sax, Trombone, Sax, Piano
|
Unknown |
| BCP 02-012 | Unknown
Page Cavanaugh Trio; Dixieland Jazz Band
|
Unknown |
| BCP 02-013 | Unknown
4TS-7-1/2"--Side I; 1. Gene Krupa/Buddy Rich-JAPT-1952
|
Unknown |
| BCP 02-014 | Unknown
Practice Session
|
Unknown |
| BCP 02-015 | Dr King
Dr King
|
Unknown |
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Reel | ||
| BCP 03-001 | Alice Hall Quartette
Alice Hall Quartette; A The A Train 2:30; B Jazz Me Blues 2:00; C Petite Watte 2:03; D Tennesses Schmaltz 2:57; E Perdido 2:37; F Where or When 2:55
|
1951-10-21 |
| BCP 03-002 | Alice Hall Quartette
Alice Hall Quartette; A Makin Whooppee 2:16; B Just You Just Me 2:17; C Polka 2:09; D Brazil 2:15; E Dream a Little Dream of Me 2:47; F How High the Moon 2:33
|
1951-10-21 |
| BCP 03-003 | Alice Hall Quartette
Alice Hall Quartette; A You Stepped Out of a Dream 2:17; B Big Noise From Winztka 4:43
|
1951-10-21 |
| BCP 03-004 | McPartland
McPartland #1; Sweet Georgia Brown; Jazztown Ball
|
Unknown |
| BCP 03-005 | McPartland
McPartland; Embrace Me; When the Saintsl (Left channel very low vol.)
|
Unknown |
| BCP 03-006 | Woody Herman
Woody Herman-Carnegie Hall; Perdido; Early Autumn; Bijou
|
1952-Unknown |
| BCP 03-007 | Woody Herman
Woody Herman-Carnegie Hall; Third Man Theme-Chubby Jackson; Drum Solo
|
1952-Unknown |
| BCP 03-008 | Woody Herman
Woody Herman; Sidney Bechet; Summertime; Royal Garden Blues
|
1953-11-14 |
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Reel | ||
| BCP 04-001 | Jazz at the Philharmonic
Jazz at the Phil 1952; 15 IPS Full Track Mono; Oscar Peterson; Buddy De Franco; Ray Brown; Buddy Rich; Herb Ellis; Paper Moon; Summer Time*; Huckle Buck; Air Mail Special; Great!
|
1952 |
| BCP 04-002 | Jazz at the Philharmonic
Jazz at the Phil-1951; 15" p/s-Full-Mono; Fast Number; Solos by: Roy Eldridge; Dizzy Gilespie (great duet at end); Drum Solo-Buddy Rich; (Play only for real jazz listeners)
|
1951 |
| BCP 04-003 | Ernestine Anderson
Ernestine Anderson; Fine and Dandy; So Long; Sunny Side of the Street
|
Undated |
| BCP 04-004 | Shearing
BN 11/51; Shearing-Ernestine Anderson; Sunny Side; Them Their Eyes; #112 Summertime; Them Their Eyes (x) up-tempo, better!; Lover Man
|
1951-11 |
| BCP 04-005 | Ernestine Anderson
Ernestine-Stealing Time
|
Undated |
| BCP 04-006 | Unknown
Porter; Ernestine - Sweden; Yak; Les- "Harris in for Porter"
|
Undated |
| BCP 04-007 | Band of America
Band of America; 15"; M-80
|
Undated |
| BCP 04-008 | Unknown
#4; Ballad Session; Roy Eldridge-Body and Soul; Ben Webster-Tenderly; Bill Harris-Imagination; Flip Phillips-I'll Never be the Same; Oscar Peterson Trio (Roy Brown - Herb Ellis); Just One of Those Things; The Continental; Autumn in N.Y.; It's Almost Like Being in Love; ?Serenade?; Surry-Frin´ge-Fast-Fast-Fast
|
Undated |
| BCP 04-009 | Spokane Symphony
Spokane Symphony-15" p.p.s-S
|
Undated |
| BCP 04-010 | Spokane Symphony
Spokane Symphony
|
Undated |
Box 5, UndatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box BCP 5
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Reel | ||
| BCP 05-001 | Don Shirley |
1954-04-23 |
| BCP 05-002 | Don Shirley |
1954-04-23 |
| BCP 05-003 | Don Shirley |
1954-04-23 |
| BCP 05-004 | Don Shirley |
1953-04-23 |
| BCP 05-005 | Don Shirley
"Rachmaninoff-Piano Concerto" and "Moonlight in Vermont" are labelled in red as "ERASED"
|
1954-02-24 |
| BCP 05-006 | Don Shirley |
1954-05-24 |
Box 6, UndatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box BCP 5
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Reel | ||
| BCP 06-001 | Stokowsky Detroit Symphony
"Tocata and Fugue in D"; Bach; Stokowsky Detroit Symphony
|
Undated |
| BCP 06-002 | Stokowsky Detroit Symphony
"Tchaikovsky 5th 1-Andante"; Stokowsky Detroit
|
Undated |
| BCP 06-003 | Stokowsky Detroit Symphony
Time 1:52 to 2:26 PM; Archibald Varey 2:06;(On Reel) Wagner; WOtan's Farewell; Magic Fire Music Part 1; Stokowsky Detroit
|
Undated |
| BCP 06-004 | Stokowsky Detroit Symphony
Tchaikovsky 5th; 4-Finale-Allegro Vivace; Stokowski Detroit
|
Undated |
| BCP 06-005 | Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton-Blue Note; Rumba; Stardust; September Song
|
Undated |
| BCP 06-006 | Stan Kenton
"Wild Jive"; "Artistry in Bolevo"; "Stella By Starlight"; Stan Kenton
|
Undated |
| BCP 06-007 | Stan Kenton
"Laura"; Stan Kenton
|
Undated |
| BCP 06-008 | Seattle Symphony
Seattle Symphony; Director-Manuel Rosenthal; Symphony in G Major-George Bizet; 1. Allegro Vivo; 2. Adagio; Oboe Solo-Norman Benno
|
1950-12-01 |
| BCP 06-009 | No Title
"Latin American Symphonette"; 3rd. Movement Tango (and illegible)
|
Undated |
| BCP 06-010 | No Title
"Latin American Symphony" 1st Movement; 1st Movement "Rhumba"; 2nd Movement "Tango"
|
Undated |
| BCP 06-011 | Roy Neusch
Pines of Rome
|
Undated |
| BCP 06-012 | No Title
Labor
|
Undated |
| BCP 06-013 | No Title
"Serenade for Harp and Strings"
|
Undated |
| BCP 06-014 | No Title
"Conga"
|
Undated |
| BCP 06-015 | No Title
"Romeo and Juliet"
|
Undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Jazz
- Radio
- Sound recordings
Personal Names
- Anderson, Ernestine
- Hall, Alice
- Herman, Woody
Corporate Names
- Cecil Young Quartet
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)
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