Blues to be there is contained in two of seven folders for "Newport jazz festival suite" consisting of 1 five page short score and 14 parts in Db Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (BS, Henderson?).
Folder A contains short score and parts. Short score indicates parts for Rab, Paul, Carney, Ray, trumpets, trombones. Parts for 2 trumpets - 1, 2. Parts are noted on the verso of the short score.
Folder B contains parts for 5 reeds - Rab, Pro, Jimmy, Paul, Harry; 4 trumpets - Cat, Ray, Cook, Clark; 3 trombones - Butter, Britt, John.
Folder B from the Duke Ellington Library.
Biographical / Historical:
Folder A from the Presentation Album, vol. S, p. 17. Statement of responsibility taken from Music is my Mistress, by Duke Ellington.
General:
Handwriting and other details have been reported based on the notes of David Berger, Andrew Homzy, Dr. Theodore Hudson, Walter van de Leur, and Mark Tucker.
Condition: fair, worn, water spots.
Unsigned Ellington-Strayhorn composition.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the original and master audiovisual materials are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
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Topic:
Music -- United States -- 20th century Search this
Genre/Form:
Copy scores
Holographs
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)
Short scores
Collection Citation:
Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sponsor:
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