East 13th Street Band Recordings
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Abstract
The East 13th Street Band was founded in 1980 by David C. Levy and Larry Rivers. The band's name was derived from Larry Rivers' street address in New York, where the band often practiced. Other band members included Myron Blackman, Howard Brofsky, Jeff Brown, Howard Kanovitz, Leslie Silver, and Charlie Toor. The band actively recorded and performed throughout the United States during the 1980's and early 1990's. This collection contains audio recordings, along with their session track sheets for recording sessions from 1981. 1984-1985.
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The East 13th Street Band was founded in 1980 by David C. Levy and Larry Rivers. The band's name was derived from Larry Rivers' address in New York, where the band often practiced. Other band members included Myron Blackman, Howard Brofsky, Jeff Brown, Howard Kanovitz, Leslie Silver, and Charlie Toor. The band actively recorded and performed throughout the United States during the 1980's and early 1990's, but was primarily active in New York City.
Source: http://www.larryriversfoundation.org/jazz.html
Arrangement
This material was arranged in chronological order by the processing archivist.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains audio recordings with session track sheets for East 13th Street Band recording sessions in New York, at both Nemperor Records and NOLA Recording Studios, 1981, 1984-1985.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by David C. Levy are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from Fales Library and Special Collections. Please contact: fales.library@nyu.edu
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; East 13th Street Band Recordings; MSS 566; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by David C. Levy, April 2018. The accession number associated with this gift is 2019.005.
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Processing Information
Reels were kept in their original storage boxes and placed in acid-free boxes previous to being accessioned. The processing archivist rearranged the reels in chronological order and created a box-level inventory.
