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Art Foxall Collection:An Inventory of his Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
Biographical NoteArt Foxall was born in Houston’s Fourth Ward April 21, 1925 after his family moved from Louisiana to Texas. Mr. Foxall’s childhood was spent attending Blackshear Elementary and then Jack Yates High School. Mr. Foxall was one of many luminaries to surface from the music department at Yates. His musical career began with his playing the clarinet in the high school band under the direction of Mr. Abner Jones. After a short while Mr. Foxall decided to play the saxophone exclusively. Mr. Foxall developed a strong work ethic associated with his music. Throughout his career he never had difficulty securing work in a variety of venues including clubs, festivals and cruise ships; culminating in his goal to play with a symphonic orchestra. He is on record as saying that his primary objective in music is play what makes people happy and that doing this, he knew he would be able to always find work. Following his service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946, Mr. Foxall continued to play professionally and received additional formal training when he attended the Schillinger School of Music, which is now known as the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Fellow Berklee alumnus, Quincy Jones associated with Mr. Foxall in Bremerton, Washington in their early years. Mr. Foxall his discussed his style of playing music as the ‘Texas tenor’ sound which remained with him throughout his life. As of 2007 Mr. Foxall continues to bring joy to audiences with his unique style of ‘spirited basic mainstream jazz’. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe material in the Art Foxall Collection chronicles Mr. Foxall's life and his musical career. The collection consists of a comprehensive taped interview OH470 of Mr. Foxall on February 9, 1990. The interview is completely transcribed to 40 pages of text. The oral history interview tape is housed with the Oral History Collection. The collection also includes publicity photographs, Mr. Foxall’s recorded music and a video taped performance. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsNone. Use RestrictionsPermission to publish or reproduce materials from the Art Foxall Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialReturn to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationArt Foxall Collection. MSS 397. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library. Acquisition InformationDonated by: Art Foxall , February 9, 1990. Processing InformationProcessed by: Charles Stephenson and Tammy Jordan, April 7, 2007. Biographical note contributed by Tammy Jordan, June 25, 2007. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description
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