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A. Catalog

Franz Jackson Catalog, available from Pinnacle Recordings [his own label.] List of all the CDs with information about where they have been recorded and who are the featured artists. Order form at the end. Handwritten note by Frank Jackson to Deborah L. Gillaspie [CJA Curator]: "Anything you don't have, I'll send it!"

B. "I Is What I Is"

"Franz Jackson and the Jazz Entertainers: I is what I is" by Wayne Jones. Article from the Mississippi Rag, February 1998, p. 36

"Easy-chair listening. The spontaneity of swinging venues is captured on live recordings" by Howard Reich. Article from the Chicago Tribune, Sunday, January 2, 2000, section 7, p. 9-10.

C. "Swing Thing"

Page with title and author missing. Article from the Chicago Tribune, Sunday, May 14, 1995, section 13, p. 14.

"Franz Jackson: Swing that thing" by Jack Sohmer. Article from [h.w.: the Mississippi Rag, August 1995.]

"Pinnacle Recordings and Franz Jackson introduce Swing Thing" Advertisement page from the Internet. Printed on 09/01/96. Two pages.

D. "A Night at Red Arrow"

"Original 'Aunt Jemima' Could Really Pour It On" by Dave Hoekstra. Article from the Chicago Sun-Times, Friday, January 21, 1994.

"Franz Jackson and the Original Jass All-Stars: A Night at Red Arrow" by Wayne Jones. Article from the Mississippi Rag, August 1994, p. 27.

E. "Let's Have a Party"

Brochure about Let's Have a Party" played by Franz Jackson with the Jazz Entertainers. Biographical information about Franz Jackson and the band. Published by Pinnacle Recordings. 31 copies

F. "Chicago:The Living Legends"

Franz Jackson's Original Jass All-Stars" by Jack Sohmer. Article from the Mississippi Rag, March 1994, p. 28-29.

G. "The Fabulous Franz Jackson, Chicago Jazz Legend"

"The Fabulous Franz Jackson, Chicago Jazz Legend, featuring Marcus Belgrave", by Ted Shaw. Article from the Windsor Star, Thursday, August 20, 1998. Handwritten note: "Franz: they like you in Windsor!" Unidentified signature

"Still puffing hard at age 85" by Geoff Chapman. Article from the Toronto Star, Saturday, October 10, 1998, p. M4. 2 copies

"Mail order info. New release: The Fabulous Franz Jackson" by Parkwood Records. Recorded "Live"at the Windsor Jazz Series. Feb. 22 1998 (Univ. of Windsor)

"The Fabulous Franz Jackson. Parkwood Records" by Mark Miller. Article from the Toronto Globe and Mail, Thursday, October 15, 1998. 2 copies. One of them with a handwritten note: "The Globe and Mail (Toronto), (Canada's national newspaper). Cheers Franz! Hugh."

"Sticks & Stones" by A. C. Stone. [Handwritten: American Rag, September (?) 1998.]

H. "Franz Jackson/Marcus Belgrave live at the Windsor Jazz Festival"

"Franz Jackson and Marcus Belgrave: Live at Windsor Jazz Festival III" by Howard Reich. Article from the Chicago Tribune, Sunday, February 19, 1995, p. 30. 2 copies

Flier: "Franz Jackson & Marcus Belgrave, Live at Windsor Jazz Festival III", Parkwood Records. New release, February 1995. Biographical information about Franz Jackson, Marcus Belgrave, and Frank Isola

"Detroit gems": "Franz Jackson & Marcus Belgrave, Live at Windsor Jazz Festival III", by Geoff Chapman. Article from the Toronto Star Saturday, November 11, 1995, p. L12. 3 copies

"Franz Jackson and Marcus Belgrave, Live at Windsor Jazz Festival III" by Ted Shaw. Article from the Express Magazine, [November 1995], p. 28. Handwritten note: "Windsor, Nov. 1995".

"Narrowing down 500 albums to a mangeable listening list" by Geoff Chapman. Article from the Toronto Star, Saturday, December 23, 1995, section J.

"Live at Windsor Jazz Festival III" Article from the All Music Guide to Jazz. "The experts' guide to the best jazz recordings. 2nd edition. Edited by Michael Erlewine"

Copy of the color proof for the front cover of the CD: "Franz Jackson & Marcus Belgrave, Live at Windsor Jazz Festival III". Handwritten note: "Franz - this is a color xerox copy of the color proof -- so I expect the actual cover to look even better!"

I. "Snag it"

"Discussing the discs with George Silha", author unknown. Article from Jazzgram, October 1992, p. 2.

"Franz Jackson with Jim Beebe's Chicago Jazz: Snag it" by Jack Sohmer. Article from the Mississippi Rag. Date missing.