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Kansas City Jazz, 1923-37: The Music, 1976-2001

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

[1976/2001]. Original typescript. 22cm x 28cm. 291 l., 291 pp. Musical analyses. Includes introduction, table of contents and note to reader, 4 l., 4 pp. Part I: Kansas City jazz. Part II: Comparison of Kansas City jazz to New York, Chicago and Southwestern jazz. Annotations in ink. By Frederick Swischer.

Dates: 1976-2001

Kansas City Jazz, 1923-37: The Music, 1976-2001

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
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[1976/2001]. Ink MS. 22cm x 28cm. 137 l., 137 pp. Supplement (“T” pages) T1-T137. Transcriptions of jazz pieces corresponding to Part I of book.

Dates: 1976-2001

Kansas City Jazz, 1923-37: The Music, 1976-2001

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

[1976/2001]. Two wire-bound manuscript books. 22cm x 28cm each. Supplement (“T” pages) T138-T160; T161-171. Musical examples 1-100 and 101-116 corresponding to Part II of book.

Dates: 1976-2001

Book I, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

[n.d.]. Pencil manuscript. 23cm x 30.5cm.Wire-bound manuscript book. Transcriptions of historical jazz recordings.

Dates: undated

Book II, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

[n.d.]. Pencil manuscript. 23.5cm x 30.5cm. Wire-bound manuscript book. Transcriptions of historical jazz recordings. Some descriptive and structural narratives and analyses of musical examples.

Dates: undated

Book III, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

[n.d.]. Pencil manuscript. 23.5cm x 30.5cm. Wire-bound manuscript book. Musical and theoretical analyses of historical jazz recordings.

Dates: undated

Book IV, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

[n.d.]. Pencil script. 20.3cm x 26.5cm. 76 l., 152 pp. Wire-bound notebook. Pages 1-152 of draft. Jazz history, theory and performance analyses.

Dates: undated

Book V, 1972

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

Pencil script. 20.3cm x 25.5cm. 150 l., 300 pp. Wire-bound notebook. Pages 153-452 of draft. Jazz history, theory and performance analyses.

Dates: 1972

Book VI, 1972

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

Pencil script. 20.3cm x 25.5cm. 150 l., 141 pp. Wire-bound notebook. Pages 453-594 of draft. Jazz history, theory and performance analyses.

Dates: 1972

Book VII, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents

[n.d.]. Pencil script. 22cm x 28cm. 150 l. Wire-bound notebook. Jazz history, theory and performance analyses.

Dates: undated

Book VIII, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

[n.d.]. Pencil script. 19.3cm x 24.5cm. 100 l. Speckled white on black notebook. Proof-reading corrections and ordered list of musical examples.

Dates: undated

Book IX, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents

[n.d.]. Ink script. 17.5cm x 21cm. 80 l., 8 pp. Wire-bound notebook. Proof-reading corrections and ideas for possible development or investigation. Note: Additional seven leaves attached to back of Book IX are placed in affixed folder

Dates: undated

Note cards [1/3], undated

 Item — Box: 1, Object: 1
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Pencil script. 20.3cm x 12.5cm. 351 l. Book citation references, quotes and bibliographical notes on Kansas City jazz.

Dates: undated

Note cards [2/3], undated

 Item — Box: 1, Object: 2
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Pencil script. 20.3cm x 12.5cm. 75 l. Newspaper and magazine citation references, quotes and notes on Kansas City political news.

Dates: undated

Note cards [3/3], January 1924-December 1936

 Item — Box: 1, Object: 3
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Pencil script. 20.3cm x 12.5cm. Kansas City Call citation references, quotes and notes on musicians’ performances in Kansas City from January 1924 – December 1936.

Dates: January 1924-December 1936

Clarinet music of Fritz Swischer, 1997-2001

 Item — Box: 1, Object: 4
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Sound cassette; analog. Songs: Lullaby of Why , What Is This Funny Thing Called Love, My Funny Valentine, Caravan, and It’s Alright With Me. Lullaby of Why from Fritz Swischer Symphony No.1, 2nd movement (1973). Fritz Swischer, clarinet; Chery-Gary Young, piano; Cathy Overton, keyboard/synthesizer; Dick Blessing, guitar.

Dates: 1997-2001

Fritz Jazz, 1971-2001

 Item — Box: 1, Object: 5
Scope and Contents

Audio CD, 15 tracks. Songs: I Want Out/Too Late, Lullaby of Why, Caravan, Petite Fleur, What Is This Thing Called Love, My Funny Valentine, Maguire Orbai Chiuc, Badai Na Scadam, Besame Mucho, It’s All Right with Me, Tea for Two, Afternoon Shadows, Nerfertiti, and Brother Can You Spare A Dime. Fritz Swischer, clarinet Mark Turnbull, bass; David Kovins, drums; Dick Blessing and Jake Blanton, guitars; Cheng-Gang Yang, lavinova; Cathy Overton, synthesizer; Bradley Cox, piano.

Dates: 1971-2001

Piano Improvisations and Compositions by Fritz Swischer, 1980-2004

 Item — Box: 1, Object: 6
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Audio CD, 12 tracks. Compositions: Flamenco Scherzo, Aftermath, Pines’ Winds, Prelude in F# Minor, Prelude in A Minor, The Roaring, The Sincerity of Simplicity, Big Slow Train, Nightmare Train, Les Femmes Chinois, The Bells of Love, Dreaming. Fritz Swischer, piano.

Dates: 1980-2004

Symphony No. 1 & 2, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Object: 7
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[n.d.]. Audio CD, 6 tracks. Compositions: Symphony No.1 (tracks 1-3), Symphony No.2 (tracks 4-6). Piano reduction performed by Fritz Swischer.

Dates: undated

Symphony No. 3 & 4, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Object: 8
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[n.d.]. Audio CD, 6 tracks. Compositions: Symphony No.3 (tracks 1-3), Symphony No.4 (tracks 4-6). Piano reduction performed by Fritz Swischer.

Dates: undated

Symphony No. 5 & 6, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Object: 9
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[n.d.]. Audio CD, 6 tracks. Compositions: Symphony No.5 (tracks 1-3), Symphony No.6 (tracks 4-6). Piano reduction performed by Fritz Swischer.

Dates: undated

Sonata for Cello and Piano; Symphony No. 8, 1967-1978

 Item — Box: 1, Object: 10
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Audio CD, 2 tracks. Compositions: Sonata for Cello and Piano, first movement, Symphony No.8, third movement. Louis Lynch, cello; Pearl Kelly, piano. Piano reduction performed by Fritz Swischer.

Dates: 1967-1978