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Collection Overview

Title: Guido Sinclair papers, 1950-1994

Predominant Dates:1982-1992

ID: 1000/SINC_1014

Primary Creator: Sinclair, Guido (1935-1992)

Extent: 6.0 Boxes

Date Acquired: 00/00/1995

Abstract

Papers, musical lead sheets, musical arrangements,, sheet music, scrapbooks, transcriptions, posters, and other materials.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection contains the papers of jazz saxophonist and composer Guido Sinclair, including lead sheets for his original jazz compositions, music by friends and fellow musicians, fliers for performances in the Champaign, Illinois area, five scrapbooks detailing his career, and miscellaneous audio and video recordings. Also included is information pertaining to his wife, Shirley Blankenship.

Collection Historical Note

Guido Sinclair (1935-1992) was born Sinclair Greenwell Jr., in Fort Worth, Texas. He moved to Los Angeles in 1944 and in 1961 Sinclair was a founding member of Horace Tapscott’s Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra. He played with the ensemble until his move in the mid-1980s to Chicago, and then later, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.

Biographical Note

Guido Sinclair was born Sinclair Greenwell, Jr., in Fort Worth, Texas. A jazz saxophonist, he performed with many well-known jazz and rhythm and blues artists. However, his papers date mainly from a later period of his life, when he was a resident and frequent performer in Champaign, Illinois. Of particular note are manuscript jazz charts of his compositions and fliers and posters from his Champaign performances.

Administrative Information

Repository: Center for Black Music Research

Access Restrictions: None

Use Restrictions: None

Physical Access Note: Includes photographs, cassette tapes, CD, and videocassettes

Acquisition Source: Blankenship, Shirley

Related Materials: Also included is information pertaining to his wife, Shirley Blankenship (Anne Jazzmin), and her arrangements of Sinclair's music.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Original compositions by Guido Sinclair],
[Series 2: Flyers],
[Series 3: Papers, Documents, and photographs],
[Series 4: Arrangements of Guido's music by Shirley Blankenship (Anne Jazzmin)],
[Series 5: Music of friends of Guido Sinclair],
[Series 6: Published and hand-copied music in Guido],
[Series 7: Scrapbooks],
[Series 8: Miscellaneous Materials],
[Series 9: Recordings],
[All]

Series 1: Original compositions by Guido Sinclair

Box 1

Item 1: 1056

Item 2: Airnonaskum

Item 3: Asil Kledanaac; 8/18/88

Item 4: Azibu Umwana

Item 5: Azz Izz; 1973

Item 6: Be Careful

Item 7: Be Truthful; 11/29/90

Item 8: Black Brown Yellow

Item 9: Blue Groove

Item 10: Bobby Hobby; 5/27/88

Item 11: Bro David

Item 12: Bucky In The Bushes; 4/22/87

Item 13: Bucky's Song; 4/23/89

Item 14: Celibacy

Item 15: Clyde Pride; 1983

Item 16: Don

Item 17: Drumski

Item 18: Ella and Liza

Item 19: Everytime I Am Worthy

Item 20: For Brother Duke

Item 21: For Those Who Care

Item 22: Gentle Kind 89

Item 23: Grigg

Item 24: Guess Who

Item 25: Half Step Up

Item 26: Hicup [sic.] Song

Item 27: How Long Must We Wait

Item 28: Hymn For the Black Mother

Item 29: In Came Beard; 10/22/61

Item 30: In The Bushes; 4/22/89

Item 31: In The Middle

Item 32: Is It Here [also "Here It Is"]

Item 33: I Thought So; 11/12/90

Item 34: Jackie

Item 35: A Kiss For Kenny; 3/30/82

Item 36: Knute

Item 37: Larry's Tempo; 11/27/90

Item 38: Little Alf

Item 39: Lovable Sweet Messenger

Item 40: Machota; 1987

Item 41: Mac Minor; 8/6/85

Item 42: Mack Time; 1988

Item 43: The Magic Lick; 1987

Item 44: Mama Ida; 8/8/88

Item 45: Maryamber's Request; 5/22/85

Item 46: Master Bates; 8/9/88

Item 47: Maureen's Dreams

Item 48: Mogo's Gone; 8/87

Item 49: The Mo-Hop

Item 50: The Mopper

Item 51: Nature's Table; [?]/30/82

Item 52: The New Found

Item 53: Not Enough of Too Much; 1965

Item 54: Nuff Said

Item 55: One For Hasha [?] [title crossed out]

Item 56: One For Jazzmin; 8/10/85

Item 57: One For Madhu

Item 58: One For Meeks

Item 59: One For Nancy

Item 60: Ping Pong Poppa

Item 61: Popcorn Lover

Item 62: Quit It; 7/9/80

Item 63: Rekipuki; 8/6/85

Item 64: Sagjleo; 1983

Item 65: Sarahsoda

Item 66: Saykome; 5/6/85

Item 67: Seredy

Item 68: Shirl

Item 89: Shirley's Delight; 8/6/85

Item 70: Something To Live For

Item 71: The Squirrel

Item 72: Terry's Tune; 5/6/85

Item 73: Theme For Ernie

Item 74: Things To Come

Item 75: Too Hot To Squat

Item 76: Typsy Gypsy

Item 77: Tuffy's Jungle

Item 78: Unknown

Item 79: Wheels Rhapsody; 11/3/82

Item 80: Why Don

Item 81: Untitled - [various]

Item 82: Untitled - Flute part [2 pieces]