Object Details
- General
- Handwriting and other details have been reported based on the notes of David Berger, Andrew Homzy, Dr. Theodore Hudson, Walter van de Leur, Wayne Shirley, and Dr. Mark Tucker.
- Condition: fair, torn, tape, stained.
- Unsigned Ellington-Strayhorn composition.
- Composer
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
- Collection Creator
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
- Topic
- Tonal group
- Topic
- Music -- United States -- 20th century
- Composer
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
- See more items in
- Duke Ellington Collection
- Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.11: J
- Sponsor
- Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
- Biographical / Historical
- Folder A from the Presentation Album, vol. W, p. 5. Statement of responsibility taken from Music is my Mistress, by Duke Ellington. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 181.
- Extent
- 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
- 25 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
- Container
- Box 174, Folder 10
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Copy scores
- Holographs
- Manuscripts
- Music
- Parts (musical)
- Short scores
- Collection Citation
- Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- 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.
- Genre/Form
- Copy scores
- Holographs
- Manuscripts
- Music
- Parts (musical)
- Short scores
- Scope and Contents
- see Subseries 1.3 see TONAL GROUP
- 25 parts and 1 score
- Jam-a-ditty is contained in three of eight folders for "Tonal group" consisting of 1 eleven page short score and 16 parts in C Major concert, and 9 parts in Db Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (DE, Whaley?).
- Folder A contains short score. Short score indicates parts for Otto, clarinet, Sears, baritone, Taft, trumpets, Wilbur, Claude, Brown.
- Folder B contains parts in C Major for 5 reeds - Otto, Rab, Jimmy, Sears, Carney; 6 trumpets - solo, Taft, Scad, Rex, Cat, 5; 3 trombones - Quent, Wilbur, Brown; guitar (2). Some parts appear incomplete.
- Folder C contains parts in Db Major for 3 reeds - Toby, Sears, Carney (2); 3 trumpets - Scad, Taft (2), Rex; 1 trombone - Brown. Parts subtitled "Coda."
- Folder B and Folder C from the Duke Ellington Library.
- 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.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510514217-1503510514902-3
