September 11 Digital Archive

New Year's Eve at the WTC, Part 2 [Music]

Title

New Year's Eve at the WTC, Part 2 [Music]

Description

On New Year's eve, December 31, 1987, NPR reporter Jim Anderson broadcast live from the Vista International Hotel at the World Trade Center. In this recording, Mel Lewis and his orchestra, with singer Carmen McRae, play the traditional tune Auld Lang Syne.

Sonic memorial comments

part of track 4, 5 from CD submission sent to Nikki and Davia.

Sonic memorial contact

Jim Anderson 2025 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036. We should contact him for web permission (1/15/03). We gave NPR credit.

Sonic memorial creation date

1988-01-01

Sonic memorial duration

05:57:00

Sonic memorial is browsable

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Sonic memorial keyword

Performance
Parties
Music

Sonic memorial name

KS jay's piece, 7 tracks total, SMSLewis2

Sonic memorial permission

web

Sonic memorial source ref name

SMS715.2.aiff

Sonic memorial source type

music

Sonic memorial status

active

Source

digitally recorded

Media Type

audio

Citation

“New Year's Eve at the WTC, Part 2 [Music],” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/95428/.