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This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the Duplication Policy section for more information.
Archival processing of the Michael Jarrett Collection for the Study of Record Production was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Collection Overview
| Size | 525 items |
| Abstract | Michael Jarrett is professor of English at Penn State University, York. He is the author of Drifting on a Read: Jazz as a Model for Writing, Sound Tracks: A Musical ABC, and Producing Country: The Inside Story of the Great Recordings. The Michael Jarrett Collection for the Study of Record Production Collection consists of interviews conducted by Jarrett with noted country music and jazz record producers. Notable interviewees include Dave Alvin, Pete Anderson, Chet Atkins, George Avakian, Carla Bley, Cowboy Jack Clement, Ornette Coleman, Lawrence Cohn, Michael Cuscuna, Milt Gabler, Tompall Glaser, Charlie Haden, Nat Hentoff, Bob Irwin, Orrin Keepnews, Jerry Kennedy, Buddy Killen, Teo Macero, Buddy Miller, Gurf Morlix, Ken Nelson, Jim Ed Norman, Creed Taylor, Bob Thiele, Jerry Wexler, and Joe Zawinul, among others. The interviews were originally recorded on audiocassette and later digitized to mp3 by Jarrett. The collection contains both the original audiocassettes and digitized interviews. The collection also contains digital graphic materials and correspondence compiled by Jarrett for his book, Producing Country: The Inside Story of the Great Recordings. |
| Creator | Jarrett, Michael, 1953- |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Subject Headings
The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.
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Biographical Information
Dr. Michael Jarrett (1953- ) is professor of English at Penn State University, York. He is the author of Drifting on a Read: Jazz as a Model for Writing, Sound Tracks: A Musical ABC, and Producing Country: The Inside Story of the Great Recordings.
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Scope and Content
The Michael Jarrett Collection for the Study of Record Production Collection consists of interviews conducted by Michael Jarrett with noted country music and jazz record producers. Notable interviewees include Dave Alvin, Pete Anderson, Chet Atkins, George Avakian, Carla Bley, Cowboy Jack Clement, Ornette Coleman, Lawrence Cohn, Michael Cuscuna, Milt Gabler, Tompall Glaser, Charlie Haden, Nat Hentoff, Bob Irwin, Orrin Keepnews, Jerry Kennedy, Buddy Killen, Teo Macero, Buddy Miller, Gurf Morlix, Ken Nelson, Jim Ed Norman, Creed Taylor, Bob Thiele, Jerry Wexler, and Joe Zawinul, among others. The interviews were originally recorded on audiocassette and later digitized to mp3 by Jarrett. The collection contains both the original audiocassettes and digitized interviews. The collection also contains digital graphic materials and correspondence compiled by Jarrett for his book, Producing Country: The Inside Story of the Great Recordings.
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Series 1. Interviews and Transcripts, 1999-2015.
Arrangement: By type and alphabetical by interviewee. Please note that audiocassettes may contain more than one interviewee.
Processing Information: Audiocassette titles and descriptions compiled from original containers and transcripts found in DF-20510/1. Distinct interviews are separated by semi-colon. Please note that the digitized interviews found in DF-20510/1 have yet to be arranged, described, or associated with corresponding audiocassette.
Interviews that Michael Jarrett conducted with noted country music and jazz record producers for various publications, including Producing Country: The Inside Story of the Great Recordings, on audiocassette and mp3. Created by Jarrett, the mp3 files found in digital folder 1 (DF-20510/1) consist of digitized versions of audiocassettes found in the collection, as well as a handful of digitized interviews with no corresponding audiocassette. Digital folder 2 (DF-20510/2) includes 107 corresponding digital transcripts created by Jarrett.
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Series 2. Graphic Materials and Supporting Documentation, 2015.
Processing Information: Folder names were altered for ease of use. Original file names remain intact.
Digital graphic materials and photographs used by Jarrett for his book, Producing Country: The Inside Story of the Great Recordings. Images include album covers (.tif and .jpeg files) and headshots (.jpeg and .tif files) of country music producers. Also included in the series is supporting documentation regarding rights and captions to the headshots (.docx, .pdf, and .xlsx).
| Digital Folder DF-20510/3 |
Producing Country: Album cover images, 2015 #20510, Series: "2. Graphic Materials and Supporting Documentation, 2015." DF-20510/3186 files (.jpeg, .tif) |
| Digital Folder DF-20510/4 |
Producing Country: Producer photographs and supporting documentation, 2015 #20510, Series: "2. Graphic Materials and Supporting Documentation, 2015." DF-20510/427 files (.jpeg, .tif, .docx, .pdf, .xlsx) |
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Series 3. Correspondence, 1995-2014.
Processing Information: Folder and file names were altered for ease of use.
Document files, or letters, from Jarrett to potential interviewees for his book, Producing Country: The Inside Story of the Great Recordings. All files are Microsoft Word (.docx) files.
| Digital Folder DF-20510/5 |
Producing Country: Correspondence, 1995-2014 #20510, Series: "3. Correspondence, 1995-2014." DF-20510/58 files (.docx) |
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Items Separated
Encoded by: Amanda Loeb, July 2015; Anne Wells, April 2017
Processed by: Anne Wells, April 2017
Archival processing of the Michael Jarrett Collection for the Study of Record Production was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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