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Preserving Films i n the Benny Goodman Collection

Preserving Films i n the Benny Goodman Collection. Remi Castonguay Public Service Projects Librarian, Yale University. Francesca Livermore Arts-Area Digital Librarian, Yale University. Friday March 28, 2014. NEMLA Spring Meeting Brown University.

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Preserving Films i n the Benny Goodman Collection

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  1. Preserving Films in the Benny Goodman Collection Remi Castonguay Public Service Projects Librarian, Yale University Francesca Livermore Arts-Area Digital Librarian, Yale University Friday March 28, 2014 NEMLA Spring Meeting Brown University

  2. Brief Description of the Goodman Collection 40 scrapbooks clippings, programs, awards, memorobilia 1500 arrangements* 5,000 photographs * The behest includes the rights to unreleased recordings in the master tapes and to the arrangements. • Also these 

  3. Brief Description of the Films Around 150 films Most date from the 1950sthrough the early 1960s Historical significance?

  4. Brief Description of the Films Benny Goodman in Brussels: Master quality materials for Goodman’s trip to Brussels in 1958 for the World’s Fair John Gunther’s “High Road Show”; entitled “Benny Goodman: Our Most Unusual Ambassador”: Master quality materials for Goodman’s trip to Holland in 1958 Irving Jacoby “Prod 55”: Master quality materials for a 1955 Columbia Recording Studios session Benny Goodman in Bangkok: Master quality materials for Goodman’s trip to Thailand in 1956

  5. Television Kinescopes: Various TV shows on which Goodman appeared Brief Description of the Films The Benny Goodman Show: Master quality materials of Goodman’s band at Disneyland, 1961 Benny Goodman in Russia, materials documenting Goodman’s trip in 1962 (materials processed and digitized in 2008) Home movies that spans the years 1940s to 1950s

  6. The Heart of the Cold War Jazz musicians actedas cultural ambassadors. Goodman was the first to go to the USSR.

  7. The Heart of the Cold War

  8. Historical Significance After this tour and in the wake of the Bay of Pigs calamity, the Soviets accepted Benny Goodman for an official jazz tour. […] Soviet officials refused Louis Armstrong because they feared his exuberant style of jazz might ‘cause riots’ […] [and refused Ellington because he was] ‘too far out’ […] It was only when Avakian suggested Goodman that the Soviets agreed to jazz. They declared, he ‘would be best…. After all, our orchestras play his music, and the public will understand his music…” After this tour and in the wake of the Bay of Pigs calamity, the Soviets accepted Benny Goodman for an official jazz tour. […] Soviet officials refused Louis Armstrong because they feared his exuberant style of jazz might ‘cause riots’ […] [and refused Ellington because he was] ‘too far out’ […] It was only when Avakian suggested Goodman that the Soviets agreed to jazz. They declared, he ‘would be best…. After all, our orchestras play his music, and the public will understand his music…” Davenport, Lisa E. Jazz diplomacy: Promoting America in the cold war era. Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2010.

  9. Historical Significance “Many hailed Goodman’s tour as a rousing and inspiring turning point on both sides of the Iron Curtain.” […] Most important, several newspapers noted that Goodman even appealed to Khrushchev, who, although mystified, voiced sincere appreciation for Goodman’s music.” Davenport, Lisa E. Jazz diplomacy: Promoting America in the cold war era. Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2010.

  10. Historical Significance

  11. Historical Significance

  12. Historical Significance

  13. Historical Significance Congressional Record. House. June 24, 1958. Congress-Session: 85- 2

  14. SPRING 2013 Preservation assessment David G. Jessup visits Arcadia grant awarded Grant application submitted

  15. Phase I Know what you have Phase II Phase III

  16. Phase I Know what you have Phase II Phase III

  17. Notes from bench: b+w, mos, positive safety film, edge code plus square, 1955. Some film damage at very end of tail, mild warping, splices throughout (10-15). Phase I Know what you have Phase II Notes from leader: Band plays // Prod 59 // End trim of 2-2 MOS [sync mark: 2-2]; [tail sync mark: 4-2] Phase III

  18. Phase I Know what you have ✔ Know what you want Phase II Phase III

  19. Phase I Know what you have ✔ Know what you want ✔ Phase II Sync it! Phase III

  20. Phase I Know what you have ✔ Know what you want ✔ Phase II Sync it! ✔ ✔ Phase III Stream it!

  21. Why save film? Format Content cAr4m!ne Access

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