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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.
Copy available for general research use. Original available by special request only.
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.
Collection Citation:
Thelonious Monk Music Manuscript, 1951, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Thelonious Monk, Jr.
Mardi Gras medley. Going to the Mardi Gras / Henry Byrd ; Tuba Fats / Anthony Lacen ; Blackbird special ; Lil' Liza Jane (18:40) -- Chameleon / Herbie Hancock (3:55) -- Lord, Lord, Lord, you sure been good to me (3:20) -- Blue Monk / Theloni[o]us Monk (4:50) -- It ain't my fault / Smokey Johnson (4:00) -- Shake your booty (4:30) -- Sweet Georgia Brown (3:50) -- The law / Philip Frazier ... [et al.] (4:00) -- Let's tear it up -- Here to stay (P.I.E.) / Philip Frazier ... [et al.] (3:50).
Track Information:
101 Mardi Gras Medley.
101 Going to the Mardi Gras.
101 Tuba Fats.
101 Blackbird Special.
101 Lil' Liza Jane.
102 Chameleon.
103 Lord, Lord, Lord, You Sure Been Good to Me.
104 Blue Monk.
105 It Ain't My Fault.
106 Shake Your Booty.
107 Sweet Georgia Brown.
108 The Law.
109 Let's Tear it Up.
110 Here to Stay.
Local Numbers:
Arhoolie.9002; Arhoolie.1092
FP-ARH-CD-0059-7
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
El Cerrito, CA Arhoolie 1984
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New Orleans (La.), United States, Louisiana.
General:
New Orleans style jazz ensemble. Compact disc. Notes by Jerry Brock and credits on container insert.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Vol. 1. 'Round about midnight --Off minor --Rudy my dear --I mean you --April in Paris --In walked Bud --Thelonious -- Epistrophy --Misterioso --Well you needn't --Introspection -- Humph
Track Information:
101 Round About Midnight / Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk. Piano.
102 Off Minor / Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Gene Ramey. Piano.
103 Ruby My Dear / Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Gene Ramey. Piano.
104 I Mean You / Thelonious Monk, Milt Jackson. Piano.
105 April in Paris / Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Gene Ramey. Piano.
106 In Walked Bud / Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, George Taitt. Piano.
201 Thelonious / Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Gene Ramey. Piano.
204 Well You Needn't / Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Gene Ramey. Piano.
205 Introspection / Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Gene Ramey. Piano.
206 Humph / Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Gene Ramey. Piano.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-0634
Blue Note.1510
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Blue Note
General:
Program notes by Ira Gitler on containers. Performer(s): Thelonious Monk, piano; with various artists. Production notes: Re-release of pieces originally recorded between 1940-1959.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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102 Hornin' In / Lucky Thompson, Max Roach, Thelonious Monk. Piano.
103 Skippy / Lucky Thompson, Max Roach, Thelonious Monk. Piano.
104 Let's Cool One / Lucky Thompson, Max Roach, Thelonious Monk. Piano.
105 Suburban Eyes / Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Billy Smith. Piano.
106 Evonce / Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Billy Smith. Piano.
201 Straight No Chaser / Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Milt Jackson. Piano.
202 Four in One / Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Milt Jackson. Piano.
203 Nice Work / Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Gene Ramey. Piano.
204 Monk's Mood / Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, George Taitt. Piano.
205 Who Knows / Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, George Taitt. Piano.
206 Ask Me Now / Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Milt Jackson. Piano.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-0635
Blue Note.1511
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Blue Note
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
"Electronically enhanced for stereo effect." Program and biographical notes by Leonard Feather on container. Performer(s): Jazz ensembles and dance-orchestra music; featuring Charlie Christian, electric guitar ; in part with Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, Thelonius Monk, piano. Production notes: Recorded 1939-1941.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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Solitude / Delange, Mills, Ellington (3:40) --Memories of you / Razaf, Blake (4:16) --I surrender, dear / Clifford, Barris (5:25) --April in Paris /Harburg, Duke (3:50) --I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you / Crosby, Washington, Young (4:20) --I'm getting sentimental over you / Washington, Bassman (4:01) --Functional (take 1) / Monk (9:44) --Functional (take 2) / Monk (9:17) --'Round midnight /Monk (6:40) --I should care / Cahn, Stordahl, Weston (3:15) --All alone / Berlin (4:50) --Everything happens to me / Dennis (5:40) --You took the words right out of my heart / Robin, Rainger (4:01) --Remember / Berlin (2:43) --There's danger in your eyes, cherie / Richman, Meskell, Wendling (4:00) --Blue monk / Monk (3:45) --Ruby, my dear / Monk (4:00) -- Round lights / Monk (3:37) --Pannonica / Monk (3:52) -- Bluehawk / Monk (3:37) --Reflections / Monk (5:10).
Track Information:
101 Solitude / Piano.
102 Memories of You / Piano.
103 I Surrender, Dear / Piano.
104 April in Paris / Piano.
105 I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You / Piano.
106 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You / Piano.
201 Functional (Take 1) / Piano.
202 Functional (Take 2) / Piano.
203 Round Midnight / Piano.
301 I Should Care / Piano.
302 All Alone / Piano.
303 Everything Happens to Me / Piano.
304 You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart / Piano.
305 Remember / Piano.
306 There's Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie / Piano.
401 Blue Monk / Piano.
402 Ruby, My Dear / Piano.
403 Round Lights / Piano.
404 Pannonica / Piano.
405 Bluehawk / Piano.
406 Reflections / Piano.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-0807
Milestone.47004
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Milestone 1973
General:
Program notes on container. Performer(s): Thelonious Monk, piano. Production notes: Recorded between 1955 and 1959.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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Ruby, my dear (6 min., 17 sec.) --Trinkle, tinkle (6 min., 37 sec.) --Nutty (6 min., 35 sec.) --Well, you needn't (11 min., 24 sec.) --Off minor (alternate) (5 min., 10 sec.) --Off minor (5 min., 06 sec.)--Epistrophy (1 min., 45 sec.) --Epistrophy (10 min., 45 sec.) --Crepescule with Nellie (4 min., 37 sec.) -- Abide with me (51 sec.) --Monk's mood (7 min., 51 sec.) -- Blues for tomorrow (13 min., 30 sec.).
Track Information:
101 Ruby, My Dear / John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk.
102 Trinkle, Tinkle / John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk.
103 Nutty / John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk.
201 Well, You Needn't / John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins.
202 Off Minor (alternate master) / John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins.
203 Off Minor (original master) / John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins.
301 Epistrophy (fragment) / John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins.
302 Epistrophy / John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins.
303 Crepescule with Nellie / John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins.
304 Abide with Me / John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins.
401 Monk's Mood / John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk.
402 Blues for Tomorrow / John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-0808
Milestone.47011
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Milestone 1973
General:
Program notes in English by Grover Sales and Orrin Keepnews, and durations on container. Performer(s): Jazz; Thelonious Monk, piano ; John Coltrane, tenor sax ; Wilbur Ware, bass ; Shadow Wilson, drums ; Ray Copeland, trumpet ; Gigi Gryce, alto sax ; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax ; Art Blakey, drums. Production notes: Recorded 1957-1958.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
401 I Mean You / Thelonious Monk, Thad Jones. Piano.
402 Ask Me Know / Thelonious Monk, Thad Jones. Piano.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-0809
Milestone.47023
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Milestone 1975
General:
Durations on labels; program notes by Orrin Keepnews on container. Performer(s): Jazz ensembles: Thelonius Monk, piano ; Ernie Henry, alto sax ; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax ; Oscar Pettiford, bass ; Max Roach, drums ; and others. Production notes: Reissue of original Riverside recordings, 1956-1959.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection consists of photographic prints from negatives by the eminent jazz photographer Francis Wolff, depicting such greats as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, and other important artists.
Scope and Contents:
Twenty-five silver gelatin photographic prints (on fiber-based paper, 20" x 16") from negatives by the eminent jazz photographer Francis Wolff, depicting such greats as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, and other important artists. Descriptions of prints supplied by the donor, Michael Cuscuna.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into one series.
Series 1: Photoprints, 1953-1966
Biographical / Historical:
Wolff (born 1907 or 1908 in Berlin, Germany, died March 8, 1971 in New York City) was a record company executive, photographer and record producer. After a career as a commercial photographer in Germany, Wolff emigrated to the United States in 1939. In New York his childhood friend Alfred Lion, had co-founded Blue Note Records in the same year, and Wolff joined Lion in running the company. During Lion's war service, Wolff worked for Milt Gabler at the Commodore Music Store, and together they maintained the company's catalog until Lion was discharged. Until Lion retired in 1967, Wolff concentrated on the financial affairs of the business and only supervised occasional recording sessions produced during his visits to Europe. For the last four years of his life, when Blue Note was no longer an independent label, Wolff shared production responsibilities with pianist and arranger Duke Pearson. Wolff took photographs during the recordings sessions, usually shot during session rehearsals, throughout the period of Lion's involvement in Blue Note Records. They were used on publicity material and LP album sleeves, and have continued to be used in CD reissue booklets. [Redacted from Wikipedia entry.]
Provenance:
Gift of Michael Cuscuna, Mosaic Images, June 3, 2011.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Michael Cuscuna retains copyright. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Jazz club photographs by noted Jazz photographer Herman Leonard.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of 110 black-and-white photographic prints depicting musicians performing at various American and European jazz clubs between 1948 and 1991. The collection contains mounted and unmounted 11" x 14" and 16" x 20" prints made by Leonard. Artists represented among these photographs are Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Lester Young, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, and Thelonious Monk. The photographs are organized into three series: Series 1: 11"x 14" prints, Series 2: 16" x 20" prints, and Series 3: Addenda. The series are arranged alphabetically by performer's last name. Unmatted 16" x 20" prints can be found in box 2 but are listed alphabetically by performer.
Biographical / Historical:
Herman Leonard (1923‑2010) was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and served as a military photographer in Burma during World War II. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in photography from Ohio University and began working with Yousuf Karsh, a Canadian portraitist. Settling in New York in 1949, Leonard began photographing jazz musicians at various jazz clubs on Broadway and Fifty‑Second Streets, and in Harlem for such publications as Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Life, Look, Playboy, and Time. He later to Paris to begin a fashion and advertising business. He also continued photographing jazz musicians. In 1988 Leonard presented his first exhibition, "Images of Jazz," in London. This show established his reputation as a leading photographer of jazz and sparked further shows and publications.
Provenance:
The Herman Leonard Photographs were donated to the National Museum of American History by Mr. Leonard on December 17, 1991 and in 2006.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
The Archives Center does not own the rights to the Leonard photographs. All requests for permission to use these photographs for non‑museum purposes must be addressed to: Herman Leonard Photography, LLC, 530 South Lake Avenue #503, Pasadena, CA 91101 (818) 509-8987.
The subject is leaning on the piano, smoking a cigarette while he writes.
Local Numbers:
94-3283 (SI Neg. No.]
AC0445-0000002.tif(AC Scan No.)
General:
From black copy print notebook in reading room.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
The Archives Center does not own the rights to the Leonard photographs. All requests for permission to use these photographs for non‑museum purposes must be addressed to: Herman Leonard Photography, LLC, 530 South Lake Avenue #503, Pasadena, CA 91101 (818) 509-8987.
The Archives Center does not own the rights to the Leonard photographs. All requests for permission to use these photographs for non‑museum purposes must be addressed to: Herman Leonard Photography, LLC, 530 South Lake Avenue #503, Pasadena, CA 91101 (818) 509-8987.
Collection Citation:
Herman Leonard Photographic Collection, 1948-1993, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
The Archives Center does not own the rights to the Leonard photographs. All requests for permission to use these photographs for non‑museum purposes must be addressed to: Herman Leonard Photography, LLC, 530 South Lake Avenue #503, Pasadena, CA 91101 (818) 509-8987.
Collection Citation:
Herman Leonard Photographic Collection, 1948-1993, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Round midnight is contained in two folders consisting of 1 published two page piano vocal score and 2 lead sheets in Eb Major concert, and 15 parts in Db Major concert -- in ink -- in unidentified hands (Whaley, other?).
Folder A contains piano vocal score and lead sheets. Piano vocal score lyrics begin "It begins to tell, round midnight ...". Lead sheets for 1 reed - Rab; trumpet.
Folder B contains parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor 1, tenor 2, baritone; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, bass; bass; drums; piano.
Folder A from the Duke Ellington Library.
Biographical / Historical:
Folder B from the Mercer Ellington Library.
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 Dr. Mark Tucker.
Publication:
New York, N.Y., Advanced Music Corporation,, 1944
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.
Copyright restrictions. Consult the Archives Center at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Paul Ellington, executor, is represented by:
Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola Ellis LLP, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10106. Telephone (212) 757-0007 x 235; Fax (212) 757-0469; email: rjjs@selaw.com; www.selaw.com; www.ourlawfirm.com.
Topic:
Music -- United States -- 20th century Search this
Genre/Form:
Copy scores
Lead sheet
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)
Piano vocal scores
Published sheet music
Collection Citation:
Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sponsor:
Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
