About the Physical Collection

Our Lou Robin Collection of Instantaneous Records is small in quantity, but mighty in quality. One box of 129 discs contains recordings of radio broadcasts of major jazz artists including Duke Ellington, Les Brown, Gene Krupa, Nat King Cole, Tommy Dorsey and Woody Herman. Crucially, most of the recordings are labeled with their dates, so it is possible to check them against discographies and see that a great deal have not been released, pending confirmation of the dates where possible.

About the Digital Collection

The digital collection includes materials selected and digitized from the larger physical collection.

Additional Resources

For more information, please find the podcast recording "From the Archives: Duke Ellington Collections at the UNT Music Library" in the UNT Digital Library.



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The Lou Robin Instantaneous in UNT Digital Library. University of North Texas Libraries. https://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/LOURI/ accessed May 11, 2024.


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