Leonard Feather Interview
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content: Leonard Feather Interview, 6 October 1990

RTC 3: Side A
Running Time: 20:00

• Feather's opinion of Ellington's portrayal in books, documentaries, and historical record.
• Memories of band rehearsals.
• Jimmy Hamilton compositions for the band.
• Joe Morgan and Ellington.
• Ellington and religion --Feather's observations.
• Did Ellington open up to anyone? A couple of times let façade down with Feather; probably with Ruth as well, maybe Strayhorn.
• Ellington's drinking, heavy during his twenties, much less so as he aged; didn't drink much when Feather knew him.
• Did Feather's experience having grown up Jewish influence his attitude toward race?
• Making a living as a jazz critic in the late 1930s --not possible, Feather did many other jazz-related jobs like writing music, producing records, publicity, etc.
• People influenced by Ellington --just about every major composer to come along since Ellington's heyday. 

Tape 3: Side B, Blank
name: label: Collection Interviewer
content: Hasse, John Edward, 1948-
label: Collection Interviewer
content: Willard, Patricia
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content: Jazz Oral History Collection about Duke Ellington
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content: Jazz Oral History Collection about Duke Ellington / Series 1: Interviews / 1.1: Leonard Feather Interview
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content: 1 Cassette tape
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content: 1990-10-06
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content: Box 1, Tape 3
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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