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Sprankle (Ed) jazz collection
ARS.0048
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Archive of Recorded Sound
Title: Ed Sprankle jazz collection
Identifier/Call Number: ARS.0048
Physical Description:
5.42 Linear Feet
: (5) box(es)
Date (inclusive): 1922-1987
Open for research; material must be requested at least three business days of intended use.
Contact the Archive of Recorded Sound for assistance.
The Ed Sprankle Jazz Collection was donated to the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound by
Joan Sprankle in 2010.
Ed Sprankle Jazz Collection, ARS-0048. Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, CA.
A much larger collection of Dixieland (traditional) jazz live sound recordings can be found
in the San Francisco Traditional Jazz Foundation Collection (ARS.0030) at the Stanford
Archive of Recorded Sound. The same host institution also holds collections focused on
individual performers within the genre such as Burt Bales (ARS.0198), Don Kinch (ARS.0199),
and Pat Yankee (ARS.0219). Contact the Archive of Recorded Sound for assistance.
This collection consists primarily of the recordings created and/or collected by Ed
Sprankle. The bulk of the collection focuses on jazz music performances by Turk Murphy, Gene
Mayl's Dixieland Rhythm Kings, the Great Pacific Jazz Band, Jelly Roll Jazz Band, and others
associated with the San Francisco Bay Area Traditional Jazz scene from the 1950s through the
1980s. Some exceptions apply. There exists within the collection a complete series of
recordings for the 1977 and 1981 Saint Louis Ragtime Festivals along with Sprankle's dubbed
copies of vintage jazz 78 rpm discs and a small selection of rehearsal recordings featuring
Italian conductor, Arturo Toscanini.
Property rights reside with the creators or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or
reproduce, please contact the Head Librarian of the Archive of Recorded Sound.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Live sound recordings
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Dixieland music
Jazz festivals -- Missouri -- Saint
Louis
Music rehearsals
Sprankle, Ed
Sprankle, Joan
Dixieland Rhythm
Kings. (Gene Mayl)
Great Pacific Jazz Band
Murphy, Turk
Jelly Roll Jazz
Band
Toscanini, Arturo