Columbia Records Executive's Archive Headed to New York Public Library |
NEWS.GNOM.ES The
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, at Lincoln Center, has acquired the personal archives of
George Avakian,
a record executive and producer who, during his years at Columbia
Records, oversaw some of the 20th century’s most important jazz
recordings, and his wife, the violinist
Anahid Ajemian,
a founding member of the Composers String Quartet. The acquisition,
which the library announced on Monday, includes more than 160 linear
feet of papers, including correspondence with musicians and composers,
and recordings of concert performances and studio sessions, including
many that have never been released commercially.
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