This two-year project will process and create a detailed finding aid for the papers of jazz saxophonist John Stubblefield, known for his avant-garde style, his association with musical greats Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Tito Puente, among others, and for his ability to "blow [the saxophone] like a raging torrent." (Robert Palmer, "Jazz: John Stubblefield" New York Times, April 8, 1980, p. C5.) Contained in eighty containers, this inaccessible collection includes correspondence, photographs, musical compositions, and record albums of this significant jazz musician.
$145,300
University of Arkansas
1967 - 2005
The collection's geographic scope is local, national, and international, covering the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas to the country of Japan.