University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Yuri Vermenich Collection on Jazz Ephemera
Vermenich, Yuri T., 1934-2016
IJC MG 11
1 cubic feet
1962-1987
The collection consists of fifteen signed photographs and nine letters from American jazz musicians, and seven books about jazz that were translated to Russian.
English
, Russian
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Materials arranged in original order.
Yuri T. Vermenich was a Russian jazz historian and teacher, born in Voronezh on August 14, 1934. A radio engineer by profession, he graduated from the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute in 1957. With no special musical education, he first made the acquaintance of jazz music after World War II in 1946 and grew interested in it. He was founder and president of the Voronezh Jazz Club (1966)that organized jazz festivals and concerts, a member of the Council of Russian Jazz Federation and of the Russian Union of Professional Writers, and a teacher at Voronezh City Musical College. He was a judge at many jazz festivals, authored several articles in Russian newspapers and abroad, and translated to Russian over 30 books about jazz, including Leonard Feather's The Book of Jazz. Vermenich died on December 14, 2016.
Collection is open for research.
Donated by Yuri T. Vermenich in 2001.
[Description of Item], Yuri Vermenich Collection on Jazz Ephemeras, IJC MG 11, Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho.
Processed in 2013.
The collection consists of 15 signed photographs and 9 letters (box 1). The signatures on the photographs are by Pearl Bailey; Dave Brubeck, 1987; Skitch Henderson; Ted Heath; Elliot Lawrence; Billy Strayhorn; Andy Kirk, 1962; George Shearing; Gerry Mulligan; Red Norvo (2 photos); J. J. Johnson; Bob Wilber, 1975; Kai Winding (2 photos) and the letters are from Andy Kirk, 1962; Billy Strayhorn; Ted Heath, 1962; Skitch Henderson, 1962; Elliot Lawrence, 1963; Leonard Feather, 1963, 1964 (3 letters); Benny Goodman, 1962.
It also includes seven books about jazz that he translated to Russian (boxes 1 and 2).
Consult Head of Special Collections and Archives on permission for use.
Bailey, Pearl, 1918-1990
Brubeck, Dave, 1920-2012
Henderson, Skitch, 1918-2005
Heath, Ted, 1902-1969
Lawrence, Elliot, 1925-2021
Strayhorn, Billy, 1915-1967
Kirk, Andy, 1898-1992
Shearing, George, 1919-2011
Mulligan, Gerry, 1927-1996
Norvo, Red, 1908-1999
Johnson, J. J., 1924-2001
Wilber, Bob, 1928-2019
Winding, Kai, 1922-1983
Feather, Leonard, 1914-1994
Goodman , Benny, 1909-1986
Jazz
Jazz singers
Idaho
Photographs
Letters
Letters
1962-1964
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Photographs
Photographs
1962-1975
The signatures on the photographs are by Pearl Bailey; Dave Brubeck, 1987; Skitch Henderson; Ted Heath; Elliot Lawrence; Billy Strayhorn; Andy Kirk, 1962; George Shearing; Gerry Mulligan; Red Norvo (2 photos); J. J. Johnson; Bob Wilber, 1975; Kai Winding (2 photos) and the letters are from Andy Kirk, 1962; Billy Strayhorn; Ted Heath, 1962; Skitch Henderson, 1962; Elliot Lawrence, 1963; Leonard Feather, 1963, 1964; Benny Goodman, 1962.
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Publications
Russian Publications
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Books
Little History of Jazz (Russian Translation)
1967
Inside states in German: "Dr. Dietrich Schulz-Koehn, KLENINE GESCHICHTE DES JAZZ, Buecherei, "Bildung und Wissen" Bertelsmann Verlag, 1963, Printed in Germany."
The rest of the book is in Russian.
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Superstitions and Jazz Problems (Russian Translation)
1969
Inside it states in Slovak: "Jan Rychlik, PVERY A PROBLEMY JAZZU, Statni nakladatelstvi, krasne literatury, hudby a umeni,Praha, 1959."
The rest of the book is in Russian.
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Hear Me Talkin' To Ya (Russian Translation)
1967
Inside states in English: "Hear Me Talkin' To Ya, Edited by Nat Shapiro and Nat Hentoff, Rinehart & Co. Inc., New York, 1955. Penguin Books Ltd., 1962."
The rest of the book is in Russian.
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Composing For The Jazz Orchestra by William Russo (Russian Translation)
1965
Inside states in English: "COMPOSING FOR THE JAZZ ORECHESTRA by William Russo, The Unviersity of Chicago Press, Chicago & London, 1961. Third impression, 1963."
The rest of the book is in Russian.
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Men and Problems of Jazz; Jazz: It's Evolution and Essence (Russian Translation)
1966
This book contains the translation of two items. Inside it states in French: "Hommes et problemes du jazz" Au Portulan, chez Flammarion, Paris, 1954". It also states in English: "Jazz: its evolution and essence, Grove Press Books, Inc., New York, 1956. A Black Cat Book edition, 1961."
The rest of the book is in Russian.
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A History of Jazz in America by Barry Ulanov (Russian Translation)
1977
Translated from English version.
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Duke: A Portrait of Duke Ellington by Derek Jewell (Russian Translation)
1987
Translated to Russian from English version.
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