Gibson, Frank Desmond, 1924-1998

Date: 1930 - 2005

By: Newcomb, Stanley Peter, 1934-2008

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-Newcomb

Description: Includes: 1936: Promotional brochure about Mr H Gladstone Hill, musical director in New Zealand in the 1920s (later moved to Australia) 1950s?: Grand recital by the Band of the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery, Northern Military District. Compere Ramon Opie, accompanist Claire Kendall, trombone solo by J P Clague; cornet solo by Sgt A D Lee; piano Oswald Cheesman; vocal Beryl Dalley [1950s?] Programme 1954: Auckland Bands' Association present the bands of Auckland, season 1954-55. Programme, with biographical notes about Kath O'Leary, Don Ponder, and various bands. 1955: Auckland Bands' Association present the bands of Auckland, season 1955-56. Programme, with biographical notes about Mary Feeney, Frank Gibson and Mary Negus. 1957: Taranaki Centre of the New Zealand Pipe Bands' Association. Massed bands display, Eltham, Hawera, New Plymouth, 7-8 December 1957. Programme 1959: Festival of the Pines, New Plymouth, 17-24 February 1959. Programme 1961: Searchlight Tattoo. Western Springs, Auckland, 16-18 February [1961]. Programme 1962: City of New Plymouth Highland Pipe Band presents a Floodlight Tattoo in Pukekura Park, 20 January 1962. Programme and yellow flier New Plymouth City Band Inc. proudly present their Annual Queen's Birthday Week-end Band Festival, featuring the Band of the Royal New Zealand Artillery (Auckland). 2-3 June [1962]. Programme (2 copies) 1963: Taranaki Representative Band, musical director Harry Farrington. Concert. Town Hall Stratford, 15 December 1963. Programme 1964: Festival of the Pines. Bowl of Brooklands New Plymouth, 11-15 January 1964. Entertainment summary Festival of the Pines, Bowl of Brooklands. Wills Brass Band Festival. 25 January 1964. Programme Auckland Artillery Band. Centenary celebrations. 9-11 October 1964. Invitation to Stanley Newcomb and wife Representative band of Taranaki, musical director harry Farrington. Celebrity concert (Brian Clark compere, Beryl Herbert soprano, Walter Gale baritone). Memorial Theatre Hawera, 13 December 1964. Programme 1965: Band of the 7 Battalion, Wellington (C.W.O.) Hawke's Bay, Royal New Zealand Infantry regiment. History, portraits and repertoire [1965] Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth. Summary of programmes, 7 January - 21 February 1965. Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth. Wills Brass Band Festival, 23 January 1965. Programme Hawera Municipal Band - conductor Harry Farrington. First concert 1965 (With soprano Susan Raper, bass Maurice Taylor). Memorial Theatre, 21 June 1965. Programme New Plymouth Pipe Bands present their 1965 Searchlight Tattoo in Pukekura Park. 27 February 1965. Programme Bowl of Brooklands New Plymouth. Summary of programmes, 28 December 1965 - 26 February 1966. Bowl of Brooklands Trust presents The Wills Brass Band Festival. Bowl of Brooklands, 29 January 1966. Programme (2 copies) 1967: Invercargill Garrison band Centennial. Official opening, 21 October 1967; and other activities 22 october 1967. Programme. 1971: Auckland festival. Military Tattoo at Western Springs. 11-13, 18-20 March 1971. Programme (with letter to Newcomb at the Tourist and Publicity Department) 1978: New Zealand Army Band. Family pops concert. Auckland Town Hall, 23 September 1978. Repertoire (2 copies) 1980: New Zealand Army Band show. West Coast tour 1980. Programme (featuring some items arranged by Newcombe - highlighted in red in this copy) 1997: Searchlight Tattoo. Rugby Park, New Plymouth. 1-2 March 1997. Programme 1998: New Zealand Pipe Band Championships 1998. Rotorua International Stadium, 13-15 March 1998. Programme 2004: Band & trumpeters of the Life Guards. Tour of New Zealand, February 2004. In concert. Promotional booklet (2 copies) and flier (2 copies) New Zealand Champion Brass Band. Dalewood Auckland Brass. Principal conductor Nigel Weeks. 2004 subcription concert series. Pamphlet. International Military Music Society new Zealand proudly presents "Salute to the Normandy veterans", by the Brass and Pipes of the Massed Defence & Police Force Bands to mark the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, 6 June 2004. Flier only (2 copies) Stanley Peter Newcomb was a bandsman and an authority for many years on the brass band movement. He was editor of the NZ Mouthpiece magazine for seven years and wrote 'Challenging Brass - 100 years of Brass Band Contests in NZ, 1880-1980' and two other books on the subject. Quantity: 5 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed programme booklets and leaflets, sizes varying up to octavo size Provenance: Donated from the Stanley Newcomb Collection, in 2008.

Date: 1955

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-1955

Description: Includes: Auckland Chamber Music Society. Recital by the Pascal Quartet. Haddon Hall, 12 April 1955. Programme Auckland Chamber Music Society. Recital by Max Rostal (violin) and Maurice Till (piano). Haddon Hall, 28 June 1955. Programme. Auckland Bands' Association present The Bands of Auckland season 1955-56 (with information about the Takapuna Municipal Band, One Tree Hill Silver Band, Mary Feeney (singer), Frank Gibson (jazz drummer), Mary Negus (singer)) Auckland Competitions Society. Complimentary concert for Mary Langford (John Court aria winner) who is leaving shortly to continue her musical studies abroad. Accompanist Alan Pow. Concert Chamber Town Hall, 20 June 1955. Programme Auckland String Players. Conductor Ray Wilson; leader Gwen Ralph. Concert, Cathedral Church of St Mary, Parnell, 7 May 1955. Programme Auckland String Players. Programme of music (Maurice Clare, Gabrielle Phillips (soprano), Hannah Stratford (harpsichord). Haddon Hall, 16 and 23 July 1955. Programme and yellow flier Auckland String Players. Third subscription concert. Guest conductor Alex Lindsy; Winifred Stiles (viola). Haddon Hall, 12 and 14 November 1955. Programme Combined Anglican Choir (Wellington). Annual recital of Christmas music and carols. Wellington Town Hall, 3 December 1955. Programme (2 copies) Dunedin Public Library Association. Sunday afternoon concerts, July-August 1955. Programme. Farewell recital by Keith Field, pianist. Lewis Eady Hall, Auckland, 7 May 1953. Programme Mina Foley's New Zealand concert tour (under the personal direction of George C Tollerton). [Auckland], 1955. Programme. Grand Opera Quartet. At the piano, William Davis. New Zealand 1955 tour, direction R J Kerridge. Booklet containing programmes 1-3 (2 copies) Hawera Orchestral Society. First concert 1955 season. Wesley Hall, regent Street, Hawera. 11 July 1955. Programme. Ted Heath and his music, with Dennis Lotis, Kathy Lloyd, Bobbie Britton. Australasian tour March 1955. Souvenir programme Hohner Symphony Accordion Orchestra. King George Theatre Lower Hutt, 15 September [1955]. Promotional booklet Luigi Infantino. New Zealand 1955 tour, direction R J Kerridge and David N Martin. Booklet with programmes 1-3 (2 copies). Invercargill Community Arts Society. Recital by Janetta McStay (piano) and Alex Lindsay (violin). Civic Theatre, 29 October 1955. Programme (2 copies) Julius Katchen, the celebrated international pianist. Direction R J Kerridge and David N Martin. Booklet with programmes 1-4 (2 copies, plus one with autograph on cover and part of programme 1 excised) Mary Landford song recital (With John Field and Alan Pow). Auckland Art Gallery, 3 May 1955. Programme Bill McColl presents in their one and only Australian tour in person in the show of shows, the stars from the States, Rose Murphy and the 4 Ink Spots, Champ Butler and Buddy de France [Itinerary included Auckland, Dunedin and Wellington 22-25 January 1955]. Programme Patrick O'Hagan, Irish tenor; associate artist Hal Stead (piano). Wellington Town Hall, 28 September 1955. Programme. University of Otago Music Department. Recital of J S Bach's music for clavier by Frederick Page. St Margaret's College Hall, 10 July 1955. Programme. Pascal Quartet (Jacques Dumont, Maurice Crut, Leon Pascal, Robert Salles). New Zealand tour 1955. Wellington Chamber Music Society, Town Hall Concert Chamber, 13 April 1955. Programme. Trapp Family Singers. Direction R J Kerridge and David N Martin. Booklet with programmes 1-4 (3 copies, one autographed on front cover) Ventsislav Yankoff, direct from Paris. One Auckland recital. Town Hall, 7 July [1955]. Programme / flier Victoria University College Regional Council of Adult Education. Orchestra annual concert; conductor Alex Lindsay. Blue Room National Art gallery, 30 November [1955?]. Programme Quantity: 25 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Printed programmes and flyers, up to octavo size, some illustrated.

Date: June 1979

From: Huggard, Dennis, 1928-2017 : The Dennis Huggard Jazz Archive

By: Gibson, Frank Desmond, 1924-1998

Reference: MSCD-2499

Description: Recordings of three different sessions of Frank Gibson Senior: two with his sextet and one with a trio. Track 9 is taken from a rehearsal for radio, recorded by Don Paton. Track 10 is of the trio at the Cotton Club, Auckland, recorded by Bruce Colquhoun. Place of recording - Place of recording Cotton Club, Auckland Contents: Cute Contents: Our love is here to stay Contents: (Unknown) Contents: (Unknown) Contents: The simple life Contents: For all we know Contents: (Unknown) Contents: Cute Contents: Radio rehearsal Contents: Trio at the Cotton Club Label: Verbatim Quantity: 1 compact disc(s) DataLifePlus CD-R.

Date: 20 November 1993

From: Huggard, Dennis, 1928-2017 : The Dennis Huggard Jazz Archive

Reference: MSCD-2597

Description: Radio presenter Jim Sutton interviews musicians Lyall Laurent, Frank Gibson Snr and Julian Lee about big bands of the 1940s and 1950s. Other - For discs 1 and 3 see MSCD-2596 and MSCD-2598 respectively. Label: Verbatim Quantity: 1 compact disc(s) DataLifePlus CD-R.

Date: 20 November 1993; 26 January 1993

From: Huggard, Dennis, 1928-2017 : The Dennis Huggard Jazz Archive

By: Ken Arkle's Rebel Rousers (Musical group)

Reference: MSCD-2598

Description: Radio presenter Jim Sutton interviews musicians Lyall Laurent, Frank Gibson Snr and Julian Lee for "Nostalgia" on Newstalk ZB about big bands in the 1940s and 1950s. Disc also includes Ken Arkle's Rebel Rousers recorded on 26 January 1993 at the home of Ted Gilbert. (Tracks and band personnel listed below) Other - For discs 1 and 2 see MSCD-2596 and MSCD-2597 respectively. Contents: Muskrat ramble Contents: Pennies from Heaven Contents: Sweet Georgia Brown Contents: Mack the Knife Contents: Stars fell on Alabama Contents: Tuxedo Junction Contents: I'll see you in my dreams Contents: Stardust Contents: Meditation Performer: Arkle, Ken (piano) Performer: Marks, Trevor (alto sax) Performer: Middleton, Trevor (bass) Performer: Allen, Eric (drums) Label: Verbatim Other Titles - Ken Arkle's Rebel Rouserse Quantity: 1 compact disc(s) DataLifePlus CD-R.

Date: 20 November 1993

From: Huggard, Dennis, 1928-2017 : The Dennis Huggard Jazz Archive

Reference: MSCD-2596

Description: Radio presenter Jim Sutton interviews musicians Lyall Laurent, Frank Gibson Snr, and Julian Lee about big bands in the 1940s and 1950s. Other - For discs 2 and 3 see MSCD-2597 and MSCD-2598 respectively. Label: Verbatim Quantity: 1 compact disc(s) DataLifePlus CD-R.

Date: 6 Jun 1998

From: Huggard, Dennis, 1928-2017 : The Dennis Huggard Jazz Archive

Reference: MSCD-2502

Description: Jim Sutton recorded a tribute to drummer Frank Gibson Snr on the New Zealnd Music Nostalgia programme for Newstalk ZB. Guests include Frank Gibson Jnr and Bobby Griffiths. Disc 2 of 4. Other - See also MSCD-2501, MSCD-2503 and MSCD-2504 for the rest of this radio programme. Label: Verbatim Quantity: 1 compact disc(s) DataLifePlus CD-R.

Date: 6 Jun 1998

From: Huggard, Dennis, 1928-2017 : The Dennis Huggard Jazz Archive

Reference: MSCD-2503

Description: Jim Sutton recorded a tribute to drummer Frank Gibson Snr on the New Zealnd Music Nostalgia programme for Newstalk ZB. Guests include Frank Gibson Jnr and Bobby Griffiths. Disc 3 of 4. Other - See also MSCD-2501, MSCD-2502 and MSCD-2504 for the rest of this radio programme. Label: Verbatim Quantity: 1 compact disc(s) DataLifePlus CD-R.

Date: 6 Jun 1998

From: Huggard, Dennis, 1928-2017 : The Dennis Huggard Jazz Archive

Reference: MSCD-2504

Description: Jim Sutton recorded a tribute to drummer Frank Gibson Snr on the New Zealnd Music Nostalgia programme for Newstalk ZB. Guests include Frank Gibson Jnr and Bobby Griffiths. Disc 4 of 4. Other - See also MSCD-2501 to MSCD-2503 for the rest of this radio programme. Label: Verbatim Quantity: 1 compact disc(s) DataLifePlus CD-R.

Date: 6 Jun 1998

From: Huggard, Dennis, 1928-2017 : The Dennis Huggard Jazz Archive

Reference: MSCD-2501

Description: Jim Sutton recorded a tribute to drummer Frank Gibson Snr on the New Zealnd Music Nostalgia programme for Newstalk ZB. Guests include Frank Gibson Jnr and Bobby Griffiths. Disc 1 of 4. Other - See also MSCD-2502 to MSCD-2504 for the rest of this radio programme. Label: Verbatim Quantity: 1 compact disc(s) DataLifePlus CD-R.

Date: 1992-2001

From: Huggard, Dennis, 1928-2017 : The Dennis Huggard Jazz Archive

Reference: 35mm-100351-100524

Description: Photographs taken at jazz festivals and related events by Dennis Huggard and unknown photographers between 1992 and 2001, chiefly in New Zealand and some in the United States. Includes images of jazz musicians and singers performing at the following New Zealand festivals: Bay of Islands Jazz Festival (1997-1998, 2000), Hamilton Traditional Jazz Festival (1992-1993), Manawatu Jazz Festival (1998-2001), National Jazz Festival (1992-1999, 2001), Rotorua Jazz Festival (1995-1996) and Whangarei Jazz Festival (1999, 2001). Also photographs of audiences, venues, band stands and festival banners. Also images related to the Huggard Trophy for Best First Year Performance Band. Includes photographs of the trophy and of it being awarded at the National Jazz Festival (1997). Also of the winners in 1997 (Northcross Intermediate) and 1999 (New Plymouth Boys' High School Stage Band). Other images show jazz musicians performing at Auckland jazz clubs and venues, including the Auckland Jazz and Blues Club, Gables Tavern and Cotton Club. Some photographs were taken at the funerals of three significant local jazz musicians, Vernon Clare (1998), Frank Gibson snr (1998), and Lyall Laurent (1999). Another set of images show the 1995 International Association of Jazz Record Collectors convention in Memphis, United States. Includes shots of panel discussions, meetings and the convention dinner. Several photographs show the Sound Museum in Foxton. The negative strips also contain images probably relating to the Huggard family, including of children, family gatherings and domestic interiors. Quantity: 174 colour original negative(s) strips, with 623 images. Physical Description: Dye coupler negatives Finding Aids: Inventory in 35mm Negative Register.