Milt Hinton oral history interview

Note(s)Milton John (Milt) Hinton (also known as Sporty, Fump, and the Judge) (1910-2000) was an American double bass player. He performed with a number of prominent musicians, most notably as a member of Cab Calloway's big band, which he left in 1951 in order to freelance in New York. Hinton began his prolific career as a studio musician with a series of romantic orchestral albums sponsored by comedian Jackie Gleason. He later taught at Hunter College, CUNY, and Baruch College, CUNY. His jazz photographs have appeared in books, magazines, museum collections and the film A Great Day in Harlem (1995). He also gained prominence as a freelance jazz educator, touring widely to give workshops and serving on national and international educational advisory boards. He continued to perform and tour through the 1990s; in 1990 his 28-episode autobiography aired on WRTI-FM in Philadelphia. Late in life Hinton was awarded several honorary doctorates as well as the American Jazz Master Fellowship (1993).

Note(s)No tape 28

Table of ContentsPage numbers here indicate page numbers for "Read Online" interface. Page numbers listed on transcripts may differ.

Tape 1 Side 1...pp. 584-627
Tape 1 Side 2...pp. 627-631
Tape 2 Side 1...pp. 633-677
Tape 2 Side 2...pp. 676-722
Tape 3 Side 1...pp. 724-773
Tape 3 Side 2...pp. 773-809
Tape 4 Side 1...pp. 811-872
Tape 4 Side 2...pp. 871-918
Tape 5 Side 1...pp. 1081-1090
Tape 5 Side 2...pp. 1036-1081
Tape 6 Side 1...pp. 54-104
Tape 6 Side 2...pp. 2-54
Tape 7 Side 1...pp. 160-210
Tape 7 Side 2...pp. 106-160
Tape 8 Side 1...pp. 210-262
Tape 8 Side 2...pp. 263-312
Tape 9 Side 1...pp. 315-355
Tape 9 Side 2...pp. 355-367
Tape 10 Side 1...pp. 369-409
Tape 10 Side 2...pp. 409-453
Tape 11...pp. 455-463
Tape 12 Side 1...pp. 465-507
Tape 12 Side 2...pp. 507-532
Tape 13 Side 1...pp. 534-578
Tape 13 Side 2...pp. 578-582
Tape 14 Side 1...pp. 920-978
Tape 14 Side 2...pp. 978-1034
Tape 15...pp. 1659-1691
Tape 16...pp. 1693-1720
Tape 17...pp. 1722-1748
Tape 18...pp. 1750-1776
Tape 19...pp. 1778-1806
Tape 20...pp. 1808-1835
Tape 21...pp. 1837-1862
Tape 22...pp. 1864-1890
Tape 23...pp. 1892-1918
Tape 24...pp. 1920-1948
Tape 25...pp. 1091-1143
Tape 26...pp. 1144-1200
Tape 27...pp. 1201-1256
Tape 28...no tape
Tape 29...pp. 1281-1331
Tape 30...pp. 1392-1456
Tape 31...pp. 1332-1390
Tape 32...pp. 1457-1509
Tape 33 Side 1...pp. 1510-1557
Tape 33 Side 2...pp. 1557-1585
Tape 34 Side 1...pp. 1587-1632
Tape 34 Side 2...pp. 1632-1657

Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-0ecm-mp21

CollectionJazz Oral History Project

Organization NameRutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies

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