6 10 129 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Music People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Van Gelder, Rudy Description An account of the resource Rudy Van Gelder (November 2, 1924 – August 25, 2016) was one of the most influential recording engineers in the history of jazz, shaping the sound of modern jazz from the 1950s through the 1970s and beyond. Trained as an optometrist, Van Gelder began recording musicians in his parents’ living room in Hackensack, New Jersey, where his meticulous microphone placement, close-miking techniques, and attention to tonal clarity quickly set his work apart. His early recordings captured the intensity and immediacy of hard bop at a moment when the music was rapidly evolving. Van Gelder became the principal engineer for Blue Note Records and also recorded extensively for Prestige, Impulse!, Savoy, and Verve, working with an extraordinary roster of artists including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, Horace Silver, and Herbie Hancock. In 1959, he opened Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, a cathedral-like space whose acoustics helped define the iconic sound of classic albums such as A Love Supreme, Maiden Voyage, and Speak No Evil. His recordings were known for their warmth, punch, and intimacy, giving listeners the sense of being in the room with the musicians. Although famously secretive about his technical methods, Van Gelder’s sonic signature became synonymous with jazz’s golden age. His work not only documented a generation of groundbreaking musicians but actively shaped how jazz was heard, recorded, and remembered. Today, Rudy Van Gelder is widely regarded as the engineer who gave modern jazz its definitive recorded voice, leaving a legacy that continues to influence recording practices across genres. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Roger Dawson Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available wikipedia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 1, 1976 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Music People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Simone, Raina Description An account of the resource Raina Simone is a rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer whose work bridges classic hip hop traditions with a contemporary Generation Z voice. Raised between Englewood and New York City, Raina grew up immersed in hip hop history, music theory, and lyrical craftsmanship, shaped by parents who were avid 1980s rap listeners and by Southern blues influences passed down through her maternal grandfather. Early inspirations range from Tupac, Jay-Z, and Big Pun to jazz and soul icons, with Public Enemy playing a formative role in her understanding of hip hop as both art and social commentary. Raina first gained widespread attention in 2021 when a freestyle titled “Sometimes I Rap,” filmed by Howard University classmates, went viral on TikTok, amassing millions of views and quickly building a large following. Originally identifying primarily as a producer, she soon began releasing music as a rapper and vocalist, debuting with the 2022 EP To My Hearts, a reflective response to the commercialization of drill music and its impact on Black inner-city life. Since then, Raina Simone has appeared on major platforms and records, including a 2023 feature on “Minority Report” by Ransom and Nicholas Craven featuring Talib Kweli, and performances on outlets such as Sway’s Universe and Hot 97. In October 2024, she released her debut album Old Soul New Conscience, a storytelling-driven project rooted in family history, identity, and cultural preservation, widely praised as a modern hip hop classic. With millions of streams, national radio airplay, and recognition as BET Amplified Artist of the Month in April 2025, Raina Simone continues to build a career grounded in longevity, narrative power, and the preservation of hip hop’s core values. https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/4d6ba058a0ec12f46e1761d4f194284c.jpg e07f4c7fce5a4e1526a1343fe9ef464c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Music Organizations and Institutions A group of individuals cooperating under similar beliefs to reach an agreed-upon goal. Metadata for organizations and institutions provides information for the basis of an investigation into the creation, purpose, beliefs, and actors involved in an organization and institution. Date Started 1954 Date Ended 1962 Type of Institution Economic Source of File Attached "<a href="http://doo-wop.blogg.org/avons-1-c26503412">The Avons (1) (Englewood, NJ)</a>." Doo-Wop Blogg. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Avons Subject The topic of the resource Music, R&B Description An account of the resource The Avons were an R&B group from Englewood, New Jersey. In 1954 brothers Bob, Bill, and Wendel Lea joined with friends Curtis Norris and Ervin Watson. They originally called themselves The Robins before renaming themselves The Avons. They worked with Bea Caslon of Hull Records and recorded "Love Will Never Die," "Baby," and "You're So Close to Me." During this time, Curtis Norris joined the army and was replaced by Franklin Cole. Cole also joined the army and was replaced by George Coleman. In 1962, Bill Lea joined the military as well and was replaced by Sunny Harley. "A Girl to Call My Own" was released in 1962 and the group broke up shortly afterwards. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hamilton, Andrew. "<a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-avons-mn0000047020#biography">The Avons Biography.</a>" All Music. "<a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/3453566-The-Avons-6">The Avons</a>." Discogs. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle Music Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Music Places A fixed location. Metadata for a place provides descriptive information that is the basis of discovery of the creation, purpose, and agents associated with a place. Date Started 2001 Date Ended 2011 Type of Institution Economic Source of File Attached Weiss, David. "<a href="https://sonicscoop.com/bennett-studios-closes/">Bennett Studios Closes</a>." Sonic Scoop, 12 Sep. 2011. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bennett Studios Subject The topic of the resource Music, Production Description An account of the resource Bennett Studios was founded in 2001 by Dae Bennett. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived McGrath, Matthew. "BergenPAC pupils earn college credit." The Record, 30 Aug. 2016, p. L-1, L-6. Weiss, David. "<a href="https://sonicscoop.com/bennett-studios-closes/">Bennett Studios Closes</a>." Sonic Scoop, 12 Sep. 2011. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Music https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/13840358ce451ea3ae6db283da36aa44.png 7a5a4d7e52631b2bae0e6fea27982a7d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Music People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Birth Date 1943-03-22 Birthplace Hill District, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation Musician Singer Source of File Attached "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson">George Benson</a>." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundations, 25 Aug. 2024. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Benson, George Washington (1943-?) Subject The topic of the resource Music, Jazz Description An account of the resource George Washington Benson is a jazz musician. He grew up playing guitar and began recording at a young age. He performed for several years with Jack McDuff. His first album was "The New Boss Guitar." He also worked with McDuff to release“It’s Uptown” and “George Benson Cookbook.” He worked with Columbia Records in the late 1960s before moving to Verve Records. He then signed with CTI Records. In the 1970s Benson skyrocketed to global fame as he turned toward pop and R&B and his hit Quincy Jones produced the album “Give Me the Night.” He has worked with artists such as Minnie Riperton and acted as a guitarist for Stevie Wonder's "Another Star." He married Johnnie Lee in 1965. He had seven children. He is also a Jehovah's Witness. Benson moved to Englewood in the 1970s with his wife and children. Benson bought a home on Next Day Hill Drive designed by Eleanor Petterson, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Jeannin, Judy. "He stays a step ahead of a fashionable audience." The Record, 18 Feb. 1977, p. B-1. "George Benson's both sides now." The Record, 19 Jan. 2001, p. 33. "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson">George Benson</a>." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundations, 25 Aug. 2024. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available wikipedia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 23 September 2011 Benson attending the AARP's 2011 Life@50+ National Event and Expo in September 2011. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Music Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Music People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Birth Date 1929-11-23 Birthplace Harlem, New York, USA Death Date 2013-10-15 Occupation Singer Source of File Attached "<a href="https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/10276-gloria-lynne-albums/9-vinyl-records">Gloria Lynne</a>." Fresh Sounds Records. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilson, Gloria (1929-2013), also known as Gloria Lynne, also known as Gloria Alleyne Lynne, Gloria Alleyne, Gloria Subject The topic of the resource Music, Jazz Description An account of the resource Gloria Wilson, more well-known as Gloria Lynne, was a jazz singer. She won first prize at the Apollo Theater Amateur Night at the age of 15. She became popular in the 1950s after the release of her first album in 1958, “Miss Gloria Lynne, and her television performance of “Little Liza Jane” with Harry Belafonte on his CBS broadcast “Tonight With Belafonte.” She recorded songs as part of the Enchanters and Dell-Tones. She shared the bill on tour with Ray Charles, Billy Eckstine, Johnny Mathis, Herbie Mann, Dizzy Gillespie, and Ella Fitzgerald. In the 1960s she bought a home in Englewood’s “East Hill.” In the fall of 1968, Lynne became embroiled in a racialized political controversy. The controversy surrounding Gloria Lynne unfolded in Englewood in the late 1960s at the intersection of race, politics, gender, and respectability. A nationally known soul singer—Harlem-born and commercially successful, with millions of records sold—Lynne had recently begun a new chapter of her life by taking a modest position as an assistant in the Englewood City Clerk’s office. Her decision was pragmatic rather than symbolic: the nightclub and television circuits had slowed, and she was looking for stability and a future beyond the uncertainties of the music business. What might have been a routine municipal hire quickly became politicized. Shortly after her appointment by the city’s Democratic administration, Republican officials publicly criticized the decision, questioning both the process of her hiring and her qualifications. The most cutting—and widely publicized—attack focused not on her professional competence or work ethic, but on whether she could type. The insinuation carried a sharp edge: that a Black woman, known publicly as a performer, was unfit for clerical work in city government. The criticism spilled into newspapers and council meetings, transforming Lynne into the subject of a highly visible political dispute. In a letter explaining her resignation, she described the experience as deeply upsetting, noting that her name and reputation were being dragged into a political fight that had no basis in fact. She emphasized that she cared deeply about her professional standing and felt it was unfair to suggest she was unqualified, especially given the work she had already performed in the short time she held the job. Although she acknowledged that her typing skills were rusty, she explained that she had been upfront about this and believed her overall performance demonstrated her qualifications. Ultimately, Lynne resigned not because she felt incapable, but because she refused to remain a political target. The episode exposed how quickly questions of race, celebrity, and gender could be weaponized in local politics, and how a Black woman’s presence in civic space could provoke scrutiny far out of proportion to the job itself. Her departure was less a personal failure than a revealing moment for Englewood—a case study in how municipal power struggles could eclipse fairness, dignity, and basic respect for individual competence. She married Harry Alleyne. She had one son, Richard. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Gloria Lynne Begins A New Service Career." The Record, 3 Oct. 1968, p. C-1. “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Lynne">Gloria Lynne.</a>” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Aug. 2024. Colker, David. "Jazz vocalist sand 'I Wish You Love.'" The Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2013, p. AA5. "City Loses Soul Staff." The Record, October 16, 1968. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle Music Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Music People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Birthplace Englewood, New Jersey, USA Occupation Musician Music Producer Source of File Attached “<a href="http://www.jonathanmaron.com/about-1">Biography</a>.” Jonathan Maron. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Maron, Jonathan (?-?) Subject The topic of the resource Music, Production Description An account of the resource Jonathan Maron is a musician. He is a Grammy-nominated electric bassist, composer, and producer. Maron became a world-renowned bass player in the 1990s after he co-founded the legendary group Groove Collective. In 2007 the group was nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year for their album People People Music Music. The Groove Collective released a total of eight albums. Maron has recorded with several legendary R&B, Jazz, and Hip-Hop performers including Mshell Ndegeocello, Tupac Shakur, India.Arie Simpson, Anoushka Shankar, Dave Douglas, and many more. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “<a href="http://www.jonathanmaron.com/about-1">Biography</a>.” Jonathan Maron. <div></div> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/09c846a703697d16d542df469d6a6217.jpg 2db94acff8976d31c11cd2d3614aa561 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Music People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Birthplace Harlem, New York, USA Occupation Musician Teacher Source of File Attached "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Daley_(jazz_musician)">Joseph Daley (jazz musician)</a>." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundations, 10 Aug. 2024. Birth Date August 6, 1949 Death Date August 3, 2025 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Daley, Joseph Peter (1949-2025) Subject The topic of the resource Music, Jazz Schools, Public Description An account of the resource Joseph Daley (August 6, 1949 – August 3, 2025) was a pioneering low-brass artist whose work transformed how the tuba and euphonium could function within modern jazz. A composer, bandleader, and educator, Daley combined deep musical inquiry with spiritual reflection and a lifelong commitment to teaching, shaping audiences and students alike from New York City’s experimental music circles to public school classrooms in northern New Jersey. Raised in Harlem by parents who had immigrated from Montserrat, Daley matured musically during a period of intense cultural and artistic change. He attended the High School of Music & Art, graduating in 1967, and later completed both undergraduate studies in performance and a master’s degree in music education at the Manhattan School of Music. By the early 1970s, he was actively involved in New York’s downtown loft scene, where musicians pursued collective improvisation, extended forms, and music rooted as much in philosophy as in sound. Daley became widely recognized for his ability to give the lowest registers of the ensemble both power and narrative weight. His compositions often unfolded on a large scale, blending jazz traditions with orchestral textures and ethical or spiritual themes. Albums such as The Seven Deadly Sins, The Seven Heavenly Virtues, and Portraits: Wind, Thunder and Love revealed an artist willing to grapple with expansive ideas through equally expansive sound. Leading his Earth Tones Ensemble, Daley crafted dense sonic environments that paired tuba with low reeds, percussion, and layered ensemble writing, drawing frequent comparisons to the ambitious compositional approach of Charles Mingus. Throughout his career, Daley was also a sought-after collaborator. From the early 1970s onward, he performed and recorded with an extraordinary range of artists, including Gil Evans, Sam Rivers, Muhal Richard Abrams, Carla Bley, Charlie Haden, Anthony Braxton, Taylor Ho Bynum, and poet Jayne Cortez. His long association with Sam Rivers—particularly through performances at Studio Rivbea—placed him firmly within one of the most influential experimental jazz movements of the era. Teaching was not secondary to Daley’s musical life but central to it. Beginning in 1976, he joined the Englewood, New Jersey public schools, where he taught for nearly thirty years. At Dwight Morrow High School and Janis Dismus Middle School, he directed concert bands and jazz ensembles while also teaching theory, harmony, and music appreciation. Known for his high standards and quiet intensity, Daley helped foster a remarkable period of musical growth in Englewood and profoundly shaped the lives of countless students, including future recording artists Regina Belle and Bernard Belle. After retiring from teaching in 2005, Daley remained creatively active, continuing to compose and perform well into his later years. He passed away on August 3, 2025, in Hackensack, New Jersey, just days before his seventy-sixth birthday. Remembered for his depth of thought, spiritual seriousness, and devotion to both creative music and public education, Joseph Daley leaves behind a legacy measured not only in recordings and compositions, but in generations of musicians formed by his example. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “<a href="http://www.jodamusic.com/biography">Biography</a>.” Joseph Daley. <div></div> "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Daley_(jazz_musician)">Joseph Daley (jazz musician)</a>." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundations, 10 Aug. 2024. "Organizations." The Record, 4 May 1983, p. B9. "Joseph Daley, Harlem to Hackensack Jazz Tuba Player, Trombonist and Composer dies at 75." Jazz Tiimes, August 7, 2025. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Peter Leutsch Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 25, 2012 Education Music Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Music Organizations and Institutions A group of individuals cooperating under similar beliefs to reach an agreed-upon goal. Metadata for organizations and institutions provides information for the basis of an investigation into the creation, purpose, beliefs, and actors involved in an organization and institution. Date Started 1989 Date Ended 1993 Type of Institution Economic Source of File Attached “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redhead_Kingpin_and_the_F.B.I">Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I.</a>” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Jan. 2024. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I. Subject The topic of the resource Music, Hip-Hop Description An account of the resource Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I. was a hip-hop and new jack swing group. The group was in existence from 1988 to 1993. It was led by David "Redhead" Guppy. Other members include Joseph "D.J. Wildstyle" Mann, Bo Rock, Lt. Squeak, Buzz, and Poochie. Their debut album, A Shade of Red was released in 1989 and was produced by Guppy and Teddy Riley’s brother Markell. The song “Do the Right Thing” from the album reached No.13 on the UK Singles Chart and the song “Pump it Hottie” reached No.2 on the US Hot Rap Singles Chart. Guppy’s second album, The Album with No Name, was released in 1991 and partly recorded at Hillside Studio in Englewood, owned by Tony Bennett’s son Dae. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "<a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/32418-Redhead-Kingpin-And-The-FBI">Readhead Kingpin and The FBI</a>." Discogs. “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redhead_Kingpin_and_the_F.B.I">Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I.</a>” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Jan. 2024. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Music https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/2cad92f8ab52d93606f5e0b9a97509d2.jpg e19729652c9725d892b3cff3f6056c2d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Music People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Birth Date 1914-09-21 Birthplace Englewood, New Jersey, USA Death Date 1987-12-10 Occupation Musician Source of File Attached "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slam_Stewart">Slam Stewart</a>." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundations, 1 Apr. 2024. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stewart, Leroy Eliot "Slam" (1914-1987) Subject The topic of the resource Music, Jazz Description An account of the resource Leroy Eliot "Slam" Stewart was a jazz musician who was born in Englewood. He was raised in the city’s predominately African American neighborhood known as “Little Texas” or just “Texas.” He attended Dwight Morrow High School where he began playing string bass and the Boston Conservatory. By the late 1930s, he formed a popular Jazz act called “Slim and Slam.” The group had a big hit in 1938 with “Flat Foot Floogie.” Stewart went on to play with the Jazz greats including Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, and many more. Stewart stayed rooted in his Englewood community and performed concerts for his friends and neighbors at the Social Services Federation’s Memorial House. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Leroy 'Slam' Stewart, 73; was jazz great." The Record, 13 Dec. 1987, p. A-34. "Slam Stewart." The Journal Herald, 8 Jan. 1949, p. 13. "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slam_Stewart">Slam Stewart</a>." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundations, 1 Apr. 2024. Library of Congress "Local Resident Works In Films." The Record, March 10, 1942. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Gottleib Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available wikipedia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Portrait of Slam Stewart, Three Deuces(?), New York, N.Y circa September 1946 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain African American Music