Tom's Sample Academic Writings

Use up and down arrows to navigate pages. You may also select a desired page number (to the right of arrows) and click ENTER. For examples of research that utilizes the Smith/Westbrook Musical Fingerprinting System, click the MYSTERY RECORDING METHOD/SMITH-WESTBROOK link (found when clicking "More"). For samples of Tom's ITA Journal (International Trombone Association) audio reviews/features, click the BEST OF THE ITA JOURNAL link (found when clicking "More").

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VOLUME ONE:

 

1. Pages 1-8/ The Lost Years of Charlie Ventura: IAJE Research Presentation, Long Beach, CA, USA.

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2. Pages 9-10/ Teschemacher, Frank: From American National Biography.

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3. Pages 11-20/ Duke Ellington's Far East Suite: Silk Road Perspectives a Half Century Removed: Conference For Society For Oriental Music, Ningbo, China.

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4. Pages 20-24/ Three Woody Herman Biographical Reviews: From Annual Review of Jazz Studies.

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5. Pages 24-28/ Autumn Leaves: From Teaching Music Through Performance in Band Series, Jazz Edition.

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6. Pages 28-30/ Post Scriptum: From Jazz and Blues in Banat (Dr. Johnny Bota) Tom Smith, English Edition Rewrite/ Adaptation.

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7. Pages 30-38/ An Anecdotal Account of Bourbon Street (New Orleans) and Related Jazz Venues (1976-1980): IAJE Research Presentation, New Orleans, LA, USA. 

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8. Pages 38-47/ Variations on a Korean Folk Song: A Sample of Asian Exotic Influences on American Wind Band Music: Conference For the Society For Oriental Music, Zhejiang, China.

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9. Pages 47-53/ An Investigation Into the Death of Frank Teschemacher: IAJE Research Presentation, New York, NY.

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10. Pages 53-54/ Harris, Bill: From American National Biography.

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VOLUME TWO:

11. Pages 1-13/ Romania, 1918-1940: Oxford History of Jazz in Europe; Volume 1 (1918-1940). 

Below the manuscripts is found video: Tom Smith: Music Researcher/ Historian

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