"My Shining Hour" by The Jazz Professors
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States
An audio recording of "My Shining Hour," composed by Harold Arlen (1905-1986), with lyrics by Johnny Mercer (1909-1976), and performed by The Jazz Professors live on-air on WUCF-FM on December 10, 2007. The Jazz Professors are a sextet of professors from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, who play professionally and have released two albums with Flying Horse Records, a professional jazz record label operated by the university. They have recorded and toured with a number of prominent guest musicians "My Shining Hour" was written by Arlen and Mercer for the 1943 film, <em>The Sky's the Limit</em>, for which it was nominated for and Academy Award for Best Song.
Arlen, Harold
Original 4-minute and 55-second audio recording: Arlen, Harold. "My Shining Hour," by the Jazz Professors: <a href="http://wucf.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">WUCF-FM</a>, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 2007.
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The Jazz Professors
Rupert, Jeff
Danielsson, Per
Wilkinson, Michael
Koelble, Bobby
Drexler, Richard
Morell, Marty
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WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
Oral History of Bernie Blackwood
Oviedo (Fla.)
St. Petersburg (Fla.)
Real estate--United States
City planning--Florida
Construction
An oral history interview of Bernard O. Blackwood, conducted by Alexandra Dobson on March 19, 2015. Blackwood was born on April 9, 1933, and attended the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville, Florida. After graduating from college, Blackwood migrated to St. Petersburg with his wife, Suzanne A. Blackwood, to work as a city planner. In the 1970s, the couple moved to Oviedo with their children. There, Blackwood helped plan several residential subdivisions alongside Ben Ward, Jr. Interview topics include land development, the effects of Florida Technological University (present-day University of Central Florida), Blackwood's wife and children, Ben Ward's contributions to the community, desegregation and the Civil Rights Movement in St. Petersburg, and his career as a city planner.
Blackwood, Bernie
Dobson, Alexandra
Blackwood, Bernie Interviewed by Alexandra Dobson, March 19, 2015. Audio record available. Oviedo History Harvest, <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
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Mead Manor, Oviedo, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida
"Lover Man" by The Jazz Professors
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States
An audio recording of "Lover Man," composed by Jimmy Davis (1915-1997), Ram Ramirez (1913-1994), and James Sherman and performed by The Jazz Professors live on-air on WUCF-FM on December 10, 2007. The Jazz Professors are a sextet of professors from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, who play professionally and have released two albums with Flying Horse Records, a professional jazz record label operated by the university. They have recorded and toured with a number of prominent guest musicians. The jazz standard, "Lover Man," was written in 1941 by Davis, Ramirez, and Sherman for Billie Holiday (1915-1959), whose 1945 version would be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Davis, Jimmy
Ramirez, Ram
Sherman, James
Original 4-minute and 35-second audio recording: Davis, Jimmy, Ram Ramirez, and James Sherman. "Lover Man," by the Jazz Professors: <a href="http://wucf.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">WUCF-FM</a>, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 2007.
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The Jazz Professors
Rupert, Jeff
Danielsson, Per
Wilkinson, Michael
Koelble, Bobby
Drexler, Richard
Morell, Marty
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WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
"Grandfather's Waltz" by The Jazz Professors
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States
An audio recording of "Grandfather's Waltz," composed by Lasse Farnlof (1942-1994) and Gene Lees (1928-2010) and performed by The Jazz Professors live on-air on WUCF-FM on December 10, 2007. <span><span>The Jazz Professors are a sextet of professors from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, who play professionally and have released two albums with Flying Horse Records, a professional jazz record label operated by the university. They have recorded and toured with a number of prominent guest musicians.</span></span> "Grandfather's Waltz" was first recorded by Stan Getz (1927-1991) and Bill Evans (1929-1980) in May 1964 and released on their self-titled album in 1973.
Farnlof, Lasse
Lees, Gene
Original 5-minute and 1-second audio recording: Farnlof, Lasse and Gene Lees. "Grandfather's Waltz," by the Jazz Professors: <a href="http://wucf.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">WUCF-FM</a>, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 2007.
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The Jazz Professors
Rupert, Jeff
Danielsson, Per
Wilkinson, Michael
Koelble, Bobby
Drexler, Richard
Morell, Marty
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WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
"Two Bats" by The Jazz Professors
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States
An audio recording of "Two Bats," composed and performed by The Jazz Professors live on-air on WUCF-FM on December 10, 2007. The Jazz Professors are a sextet of professors from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, who play professionally and have released two albums with Flying Horse Records, a professional jazz record label operated by the university. They have recorded and toured with a number of prominent guest musicians. "Two Bats" would be recorded on the band's second album, <em>Do That Again</em>, which was released in 2013 and reached Number 6 on the <em>JazzWeek</em> charts.
Rupert, Jeff
Danielsson, Per
Wilkinson, Michael
Koelble, Bobby
Drexler, Richard
Morell, Marty
Original 7-minute and 10-second audio recording: Rupert, Jeff, Per Danielsson, Michael Wilkinson, Bobby Koelblle, Richard Drexler, and Marty Morell. "Two Bats," by the Jazz Professors: <a href="http://wucf.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">WUCF-FM</a>, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 2007.
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The Jazz Professors
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WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
"This is for Albert" by The Jazz Professors
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States
An audio recording of "This is for Albert," composed by Wayne Shorter (b. 1933) and performed by The Jazz Professors live on-air on WUCF-FM on December 10, 2007. <span><span>The Jazz Professors are a sextet of professors from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, who play professionally and have released two albums with Flying Horse Records, a professional jazz record label operated by the university. They have recorded and toured with a number of prominent guest musicians.</span></span> "This is for Albert" was composed by Shorter for the 1963 album, <em>Caravan</em>, by Art Blakey (1919-1990) and the Jazz Messengers, with whom Shorter played tenor saxophone and was musical director.
Shorter, Wayne
Original 4-minute and 46-second audio recording: Shorter, Wayne, "This is for Albert," by the Jazz Professors: <a href="http://wucf.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">WUCF-FM</a>, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 2007.
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The Jazz Professors
Rupert, Jeff
Danielsson, Per
Wilkinson, Michael
Koelble, Bobby
Drexler, Richard
Morell, Marty
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WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
"Yes or No" by The Jazz Professors
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States
An audio recording of "Yes or No," composed by Wayne Shorter (b. 1933) and performed by The Jazz Professors live on-air on WUCF-FM on December 10, 2007. The Jazz Professors are a sextet of professors from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, who play professionally and have released two albums with Flying Horse Records, a professional jazz record label operated by the university. They have recorded and toured with a number of prominent guest musicians "Yes or No" was written and recorded by Shorter for his 1964 album, <em>JuJu</em>. The album demonstrates the influence of John Coltrane (1926-1967), who Shorter studied under.
Shorter, Wayne
Original 4-minute and 29-second audio recording: Shorter, Wayne. "Yes or No," by the Jazz Professors: <a href="http://wucf.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">WUCF-FM</a>, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 2007.
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The Jazz Professors
Rupert, Jeff
Danielsson, Per
Wilkinson, Michael
Koelble, Bobby
Drexler, Richard
Morell, Marty
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WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
"Soul Eyes" by The Jazz Professors
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States
An audio recording of "Soul Eyes," composed by Mal Waldron (1925-2002) and performed by The Jazz Professors live on-air on WUCF-FM on December 10, 2007. <span><span>The Jazz Professors are a sextet of professors from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, who play professionally and have released two albums with Flying Horse Records, a professional jazz record label operated by the university. They have recorded and toured with a number of prominent guest musicians</span></span> "Soul Eyes" is a jazz standard first recorded for the 1957 Prestige All Stars album, <em>Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors</em>. Composer Waldron, who was in the group, wrote the song with bandmate and tenor saxophonist, John Coltrane (1926-1967), in mind, who would make the song famous with his own recording in 1962.
Waldron, Mal
Original 4-minute and 31-second audio recording: Waldron, Mal. "Soul Eyes," by the Jazz Professors: <a href="http://wucf.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">WUCF-FM</a>, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 2007.
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The Jazz Professors
Rupert, Jeff
Danielsson, Per
Wilkinson, Michael
Koelble, Bobby
Drexler, Richard
Morell, Marty
audio/mp3
Sound
WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida