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Interview with Primous Fountain III |
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| Item Type: Sound Recording |
Duration: 53 min |
| Event Type: Interview |
Program Origin: KPFA |
Charles Amirkhanian talks with the African American composer, Primous Fountain III of Chicago, who traveled to the West Coast in 1972 to witness a performance of his “Manifestation” by the Oakland Symphony Orchestra. Also in the studio were Maestro Harold Farberman and Charles Shere. Fountain has had his orchestral compositions performed by the Chicago and Boston Symphonies, but has composed jazz works for Quincy Jones and rhythm and blues music as well. The most remarkable aspect of this composer is his age: he was born in 1949 and his “Manifestations” was composed when he was only 18. |
| Musical Selections: |
The Ballet / Primous Fountain III -- [unidentified jazz piece] -- Pick Up Your Love and Throw It On Me / Primous Fountain III |
| Performers: |
Berkshire Music Center Orchestra (Ballet)
Gunther Schuller, conductor (Ballet) |
| Genres: |
20th Century Classical; Jazz |
| Subject: |
Fountain, Primous, 1949-; 20th century classical; Jazz; African American composers |
| People: |
Amirkhanian, Charles; Fountain, Primous, 1949-; Farberman, Harold, 1929-; Shere, Charles, 1935-; Schuller, Gunther |
| Recording Date: |
1/14/1972 |
| First Broadcast Date: |
1/18/1972 |
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