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·'"·A new biography by PCC assistant English . ·professor Phil Pastras \ -will: feature the life of j, ·the famous' jazz. piapist , Jelly Roll Morton· ' : )• ... ;,~ .'. . . " ..· • . ,, . 'i .._ ~ . ~ . ., •.. , ,··· .. . • .-:'j·: ~ ..... :. • . : .. : 1. . • ' . ~-- : ': ~.; f (!.(. f..t'V..:. w 31 1.0 j q 7 i BY RACHEL URANGA Courier Staff Writer · . X. elusive past of an innovat~r of jazz emerged when Phil Pastras unearthed the memo~rs ·of ·pianist Jelly Roll Morton. "This is one of the greatest moments in my life. Every biographer dreams that there' s a dusty suitcase somewhere," said Pastras, who is an in Oregon, whowerepreservingthese · : Anita' Ford who was in attenassistantprofessorofEnglishatPCC. treasures as a part of their faJ1lily's dance 'at a conference· held by For more than 25 years the me- belongings.' '· · :Pastrasinlieuofhisfindings. As . mentos ofMorton's life on the West · Morton who died in 1941, spent ·.a child, she would sit atop the Coast sat tucked away in a family's five years on the West Coast from . 'piano listening to Morton play. keepsakes. · 1917 to 1922. And in 1940, unaware :"I had no idea as a child how great While trying to uncover the de- that this was the final phase of his .he was," she said. tailsofMorton'spast,Pastras,ajazz life,hereturned."' •:; 1 ' .,, Up rintil.now jazz buffs and pianist himself, traced the keep- I · _ . • ..... . ,, • . . • . · , . ,. . :historians 'knew .: little·; about ·sakes and recovered Mortort' s music A · r 1 • · t Morton's iife on the West Coast. .~. sheets, scrap books, letters, pictures, · mong the collections most :. A testament to his greatness, these : tickets and newspaper clippings. 'rhe cherished pieces is a previously un- 'remnants of Morton's life deliver memorabilia had been kept by known letter written by Morton in _answerstomysteriouspartsofhis Morton's lover, Anita Ford and 1938 to Robert Ripley of "Ripley's past and unravel unexploredpospassed down throughhetfamilywhen Believe it or Not" declaring himself sibilities for jazz historians. And tlley passed away. · · theinnovatorofjazz. Manythought they will certainly herald a new Putting together the pieces of . Morton had fallen out and was un- 'debate about some of the presMorton' s past have been laboriou~ · able to keep up with the big bang · ently assumed origins of jazz. task for Pastras, who is currently swing style. But notes and works of OnMarch 13,Pastrasfurnished writing a book that chroniCles MortonfoundbyPastras, brings new archivist Floyd Levin with the Morton's years spent on the West revelations to this argument. · collection for appraisal. It will · Coast. Buthisefjo~swererewarded "I've seen the recognition he so· eventually be turned over to the after contacting the relatives ofF ord deserves," said the granddaughter of Smithsonian Museum.
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Title | English instructor Phil Pastras makes discovery of a lifetime |
Creator | Uranga, Rachel(author) |
Date of Creation (Non-standard) | 1997 |
Description | Phil Pastras. PCC Courier, 3/20/1997 |
Identifier | PCC_bio02080 |
Media | newspaper |
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Pasadena City College -- Faculty Jazz -- California -- Pasadena |
Color of Original | black and white |
Language | eng |
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Copyright and Use | Images are for personal research, scholarly and educational purposes. Contact Shatford Library at archives@pasadena.edu for information about the reproduction of images. The Library assumes no responsibility for the improper use of any image from the Archives. |
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Title | English instructor Phil Pastras makes discovery of a lifetime |
Creator | Uranga, Rachel(author) |
Date of Creation (Non-standard) | 1997 |
Description | Phil Pastras. PCC Courier, 3/20/1997 |
Identifier | PCC_bio02081 |
Media | newspaper |
Subject Headings |
Pasadena City College -- Faculty Jazz -- California -- Pasadena |
Color of Original | black and white |
Language | eng |
Digital File Format | application/pdf |
Resolution | 300dpi |
Transcript | ·'"·A new biography by PCC assistant English . ·professor Phil Pastras \ -will: feature the life of j, ·the famous' jazz. piapist , Jelly Roll Morton· ' : )• ... ;,~ .'. . . " ..· • . ,, . 'i .._ ~ . ~ . ., •.. , ,··· .. . • .-:'j·: ~ ..... :. • . : .. : 1. . • ' . ~-- : ': ~.; f (!.(. f..t'V..:. w 31 1.0 j q 7 i BY RACHEL URANGA Courier Staff Writer · . X. elusive past of an innovat~r of jazz emerged when Phil Pastras unearthed the memo~rs ·of ·pianist Jelly Roll Morton. "This is one of the greatest moments in my life. Every biographer dreams that there' s a dusty suitcase somewhere," said Pastras, who is an in Oregon, whowerepreservingthese · : Anita' Ford who was in attenassistantprofessorofEnglishatPCC. treasures as a part of their faJ1lily's dance 'at a conference· held by For more than 25 years the me- belongings.' '· · :Pastrasinlieuofhisfindings. As . mentos ofMorton's life on the West · Morton who died in 1941, spent ·.a child, she would sit atop the Coast sat tucked away in a family's five years on the West Coast from . 'piano listening to Morton play. keepsakes. · 1917 to 1922. And in 1940, unaware :"I had no idea as a child how great While trying to uncover the de- that this was the final phase of his .he was," she said. tailsofMorton'spast,Pastras,ajazz life,hereturned."' •:; 1 ' .,, Up rintil.now jazz buffs and pianist himself, traced the keep- I · _ . • ..... . ,, • . . • . · , . ,. . :historians 'knew .: little·; about ·sakes and recovered Mortort' s music A · r 1 • · t Morton's iife on the West Coast. .~. sheets, scrap books, letters, pictures, · mong the collections most :. A testament to his greatness, these : tickets and newspaper clippings. 'rhe cherished pieces is a previously un- 'remnants of Morton's life deliver memorabilia had been kept by known letter written by Morton in _answerstomysteriouspartsofhis Morton's lover, Anita Ford and 1938 to Robert Ripley of "Ripley's past and unravel unexploredpospassed down throughhetfamilywhen Believe it or Not" declaring himself sibilities for jazz historians. And tlley passed away. · · theinnovatorofjazz. Manythought they will certainly herald a new Putting together the pieces of . Morton had fallen out and was un- 'debate about some of the presMorton' s past have been laboriou~ · able to keep up with the big bang · ently assumed origins of jazz. task for Pastras, who is currently swing style. But notes and works of OnMarch 13,Pastrasfurnished writing a book that chroniCles MortonfoundbyPastras, brings new archivist Floyd Levin with the Morton's years spent on the West revelations to this argument. · collection for appraisal. It will · Coast. Buthisefjo~swererewarded "I've seen the recognition he so· eventually be turned over to the after contacting the relatives ofF ord deserves," said the granddaughter of Smithsonian Museum. |
Copyright and Use | Images are for personal research, scholarly and educational purposes. Contact Shatford Library at archives@pasadena.edu for information about the reproduction of images. The Library assumes no responsibility for the improper use of any image from the Archives. |
Repository |
Pasadena City College Shatford Library |
Physical Location | Pasadena City College Shatford Library Archives Digital Content |
Contact Us | Pasadena City College Shatford Library 1570 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91106-2003 E-mail contact at Library: archives@pasadena.edu |
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