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Billy Strayhorn Music Manuscripts and Estate Papers
Guides to Special Collections in the Music Division of the Library of Congress
Music Division, Library of CongressWashington, D.C.
Collection SummaryTitle: Billy Strayhorn Music Manuscripts and Estate PapersSpan Dates: 1918-2015Bulk Dates: (bulk 1930s-2012)Call No.: ML31.S76Creator: Strayhorn, BillyExtent: approximately 17,700 items ; 86 containers ; 39.0 linear feetLanguage: Collection material chiefly in English and FrenchLocation: Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.Summary: Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and lyricist. He is prominentlyknown as the leading arranger for the Duke Ellington Orchestra, a position that he held for nearly three decades. Thecollection chiefly contains scores, sketches, lead sheets, and parts for original compositions and arrangements by Strayhornand Ellington, as well as business papers, photographs, scripts, and other materials pertaining to Strayhorn's life and theposthumous activities of his estate, Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc.
Selected Search TermsThe following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They aregrouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.
The Billy Strayhorn Music Manuscripts and Estate Papers were processed by Aldwyn Hogg, Jr., Grace Kweon, and StellaLi in 2018. Christopher Hartten coded the finding aid for EAD format in 2018.
Transfers
Sound recordings from the Billy Strayhorn Music Manuscripts and Estate Papers have been transferred to the the Library ofCongress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division (MBRS) where they are identified as part of theBilly Strayhorn Papers (MAVIS collection no. 16960). An inventory of this material is available in the Music Division'scollection file.
Other Repositories
The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History holds the Duke Ellington Collection, which containsmusic manuscripts by Strayhorn, photographs, and other related materials.
Related Material
The Music Division has several collections that contain small quantities of musical arrangements, correspondence, and/orother materials pertaining to Strayhorn, including the: Luther Henderson Papers (ML31.H45), Carmen McRae Collection ofMusical Arrangements and Other Materials (ML31.M32), Charles Mingus Collection (ML31.M56), and Billy TaylorPapers (ML31.T43). Additionally, Strayhorn's holograph manuscript piano-vocal score for "Take the "A" train" is catalogedas ML96.S9419 Case.
Copyright Status
Materials from the Billy Strayhorn Music Manuscripts and Estate Papers are governed by the Copyright Law of the UnitedStates (Title 17, U.S.C.) and other applicable international copyright laws.
Access and Restrictions
The Billy Strayhorn Music Manuscripts and Estate Papers are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact theMusic Division prior to visiting in order to determine whether the desired materials will be available at that time.
Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
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Electronic files were received as part of the Billy Strayhorn Music Manuscripts and Estate Papers. Consult reference staff inthe Performing Arts Reading Room for more information.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], BillyStrayhorn Music Manuscripts and Estate Papers, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical NoteDate Event1915, Nov. 29 Born, Dayton, Ohio to Lillian and James Strayhorn
1920 Strayhorn family moved to Pittsburgh
circa 1926 Sold newspapers and performed odd jobs to purchase a piano and take lessons
1927 Enrolled at Westinghouse High School, Pittsburgh
1933-1936 Composed "Lush life"
1934 Attended a Duke Ellington Orchestra concert for the first time in PittsburghComposed "Valse" and "#2" (also a waltz)
1935, Nov. 6 Premiered his musical revue, Fantastic Rhythm
1938 Dec. Met Duke Ellington after a performance in Pittsburgh
1939 Composed "Take the "A" train"
1939 Jan. Formally joined the Duke Ellington OrchestraMoved to New York
Early 1940s Composed many hit songs for the Duke Ellington Orchestra, including "Chelsea Bridge", "Raincheck", and "Passion flower"
1941 Composed "A flower is a lovesome thing"
1941, July 10 Jump for Joy, a collaborative musical by Strayhorn and Ellington intended to showcase African-American talent, opened at the Mayan Theatre in Los Angeles
1949 First commercial recording of "Lush life" by Nat "King" Cole released
Early 1950 Joined the Copasetics, a Harlem-based tap-dance group, as resident-composer. Strayhorn laterbecame the organization's president
1960 Took up residence in Paris
1961 Recorded The Peaceful Side in Paris, his first studio solo album
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1963 Toured the Middle-East and South-Asia with the Duke Ellington Orchestra under the auspices ofthe U.S. State Department
1964 Diagnosed with esophageal cancer
1967 Composed final work, "Blood count"
1967, May 31 Died, New York City
1967, June 5 Second funeral held by Duke Ellington, as he and his orchestra were in Reno, Nevada, and thuscould not attend the first
Scope and Content NoteThe Billy Strayhorn Music Manuscripts and Estate Papers provide a comprehensive survey of Strayhorn's musical career asa composer and arranger from the early 1930s until his death in 1967. Holograph manuscript scores, sketches, parts, andlyric sheets comprise the majority of musical materials in the collection. These include both original compositions byStrayhorn and his arrangements of works by Duke Ellington and other composers. Strayhorn's holographs are supplementedby small quantities of manuscript materials in the hand of Ellington, scores and lead sheets by other composers, and Waltervan de Leur's performance editions of notable Strayhorn works, such as Take the "A" Train, Lush Life, and A Flower is aLovesome Thing. The collection also contains a significant quantity of unidentified sketch materials, many of which maycorrespond to items described as 'incomplete' or 'unfinished' in the container list. Scores are paired with correspondingparts, lyric sheets, track lists, and other related items wherever possible.
The activities of the Strayhorn estate, Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc. (B.S.S.I.), are documented in an expansive series ofbusiness papers that account for nearly half of all collection materials. These span from the mid-1960s (Strayhorn's will andthe establishment of his estate) through 2015 and largely consist of royalty statements and licensing agreements fromorganizations such as ASCAP, Tempo Music, Music Sales, and Campbell Connelly. Also included is correspondence withGregory Morris, chief executor of Strayhorn's estate and president of B.S.S.I., copyright renewal forms and databases,organizational documents, miscellaneous subject and project files, and legal materials related to three B.S.S.I. lawsuits filedbetween 1990 and 2000. The remaining collection materials consist of scripts related chiefly to Ellington and Strayhornmusicals, photographs of Strayhorn, Ellington, and other jazz or civil rights figures (Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, MartinLuther King, Jr.), and a variety of materials that further document Strayhorn's personal life and musical activities. The latterincludes financial documents, contracts, lyric sheets, programs, clippings, and several personal effects.
Organization of the Billy Strayhorn Music Manuscripts and EstatePapersThe Collection is organized in 5 series:
• Music, 1930s-1960s• Business Papers, 1950-2015• Scripts, 1939-1999• Photographs, 1930s-1996• Biographical Materials and Miscellany, 1918-2012
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Description of SeriesContainer SeriesBOX 1-41 Music, 1930s-1960s
Scores, lead sheets, sketches, parts, and lyric sheets, mostly for original compositions andarrangements by Strayhorn and Duke Ellington. Manuscript materials in the hand of eitherStrayhorn or Ellington are identified wherever possible. Scores and lead sheets by othercomposers, including Luther Henderson, Louis Bellson, Don Gais, and Willie "The Lion"Smith, are present as well.
Chiefly arranged alphabetically by title.
BOX 42-81 Business Papers, 1950-2015Contracts, correspondence, financial and legal documents, promotional materials, and other
items pertaining to the activities of Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc. (B.S.S.I.) and its president,Gregory Morris. With the exception of royalty statements, the majority of these materialsdate from after Strayhorn's death.
Arranged alphabetically by organization or subject.
BOX 82 Scripts, 1939-1999Chiefly full scripts, excerpts, or synopses for musicals composed by Ellington and/or
Strayhorn.Arranged alphabetically by title.
BOX 30, 83 Photographs, 1930s-1996Images of Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, notable jazz singers and musicians, and other people.Arranged by subject.
BOX 30, 84-86 Biographical Materials and Miscellany, 1918-2012Correspondence, programs and promotional materials, lyric sheets, business papers, personal
documents, and other miscellaneous items concerning Strayhorn's life and career.Arranged alphabetically by subject.
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Container List
Container Contents
BOX 1-41 Music, 1930s-1960sScores, lead sheets, sketches, parts, and lyric sheets, mostly for original compositions and
arrangements by Strayhorn and Duke Ellington. Manuscript materials in the hand of eitherStrayhorn or Ellington are identified wherever possible. Scores and lead sheets by othercomposers, including Luther Henderson, Louis Bellson, Don Gais, and Willie "The Lion"Smith, are present as well.
Chiefly arranged alphabetically by title.
BOX-FOLDER 1/1 Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positiveHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 1/2 After allHolograph manuscript scores (2)Lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 1/3 After bird jungleScores (2)
BOX-FOLDER 1/4 An afternoon in ParisPrinted score
BOX-FOLDER 1/5 Ain't but the oneScores (6)
BOX-FOLDER 1/6 Ain't nothin' nothin' baby without youPiano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 1/9 All at once you love herBy Richard RodgersPrinted piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 1/10 All day longHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 1/11 All of meHolograph manuscript scores/sketches
BOX-FOLDER 1/12 All roads lead to youPiano-vocal score (incomplete)
BOX-FOLDER 1/13 All's fair at the World's Fair / VotePiano-vocal score (no lyric) for "All's fair at the World's FairParts for "All's fair at the World's Fair" and "Vote" (saxophone 1-5, trumpet 1-3, trombone
1-2, piano, double bass, drums)BOX-FOLDER 1/14 All too soon
Holograph manuscript scoreBOX-FOLDER 1/15 Always you
Holograph manuscript scoreBOX-FOLDER 1/16 Amor
Holograph manuscript score
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BOX-FOLDER 1/17 And Russia is her nameHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 1/18 Any time, any day, anywhereHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 1/19 Apple blossoms in the rainHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 1/20 ArgentinoPhotocopied manuscript score in the hand of DE
BOX-FOLDER 35/1 Arrivederci, bambina mia!By Jimmy MakulisPiano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 1/21 Awful sadPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 1/22 AzurePrinted piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 2/1 Baby ClementinePiano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 2/2 Baby - When you ain't thereLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 2/3 Back room rompLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 36/1 BagatelleEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scores (2)
BOX-FOLDER 3/13 Blue bird of DelhiHolograph manuscript sketch, with sketch for "Let a song" on verso
Music, 1930s-1960s
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BOX-FOLDER 3/14 Blue bubblesPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 3/15 Blue feelingScore
BOX-FOLDER 3/16 Blue HarlemHolograph manuscript scores/sketches
BOX-FOLDER 36/2 Blue heartEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scoreParts (clarinet, alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-4,
trombone 1-3, piano, double bass, drums)BOX-FOLDER 36/3 Blue house
Edited by Walter van de LeurParts (clarinet, alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-3,
trombone 1-3, piano, double bass, drums)BOX-FOLDER 3/17 Blue light
Holograph manuscript scores/sketchesPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 3/18 Blue moodLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 3/19 Blue reveriePrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 3/20 Blue starHolograph manuscript scores (2)Part for "Barney", with guitar part for "Don't get around much anymore" on verso
BOX-FOLDER 36/4 Blue starEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scores (2)Parts (clarinet, alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-3,
trombone 1-3, piano, double bass, drums)BOX-FOLDER 3/21 Blue tune
Lead sheetBOX-FOLDER 36/5 Bluebird of Delhi
Edited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scoreParts (incomplete: alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-4,
piano)BOX-FOLDER 4/1 Blues
Holograph manuscript score/sketchBOX-FOLDER 4/2 The blues
Holograph manuscript piano-vocal scoreBOX-FOLDER 4/3 The blues [Ellington]
Lead sheetBOX-FOLDER 4/4 Blues at sundown
Piano-vocal scoreBOX-FOLDER 4/5 Blues I love to sing
Printed score for pianoBOX-FOLDER 4/6 Blues in orbit
Holograph manuscript scores (2)
Music, 1930s-1960s
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ScorePart for "Paul"
BOX-FOLDER 4/7 Blues in the eveningHolograph manuscript scoreParts ("Cooty" (2), "Johnny", "Barney", "Carney", "Otto", double bass)
BOX-FOLDER 4/8 Blues in purplePrinted score
BOX-FOLDER 4/9 Blues next yearHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 4/10 Blues of the vagabondPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 4/11 The blues with a feelingPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 5/3 ButPiano-vocal scoresee also Jump for joy
BOX-FOLDER 5/4 Button up your overcoatHolograph manuscript score/sketch
BOX-FOLDER 5/5 C-jam bluesHolograph manuscript scores (2)Part for "Ben"
BOX-FOLDER 5/6 CabeenHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 5/7 Call of the canyonHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 5/8 Carabae JoeOther title: Caribee JoeLead sheetsee also A drum is a woman
BOX-FOLDER 5/9 CaravanHolograph manuscript scoreHolograph manuscript score (incomplete, 3 pages only)Manuscript score in the hand of DEManuscript score/sketch in the hand of DE
BOX-FOLDER 5/10 Carnival in CarolinePrinted piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 5/18 Chelsea BridgeHolograph manuscript scoreHolograph manuscript scores/sketchesHolograph manuscript score of introParts ("Proc", "Chuck", "Buster", "Brown", baritone saxophone)see also Multi-colored blue
BOX-FOLDER 36/8 Chelsea BridgeEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scores (2)Parts (clarinet, alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone 1-2, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-3,
BOX-FOLDER 7/10 Dallas doin'sPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 36/10 Dance of the floreadorsEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full score
BOX-FOLDER 7/11 Dancers in loveHolograph manuscript sketchHolograph manuscript score of ending
Music, 1930s-1960s
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BOX-FOLDER 7/12 Dancing in the darkHolograph manuscript scorePart for "Barney"see also Sketchbook 5
BOX-FOLDER 7/13 David dancedScores (2)
BOX-FOLDER 7/14 Day dreamHolograph manuscript scores (4)Holograph manuscript score (incomplete)Printed piano-vocal scoresee also Lush life / Day dream
BOX-FOLDER 36/9 Day dreamEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scoreParts (vocals, clarinet, alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet
1-4, trombone 1-3, piano, double bass, drums)BOX-FOLDER 7/15 Day in, day out
Other title: In-out-dayHolograph manuscript scores (2)Holograph manuscript scores (2) (incomplete, each 2 pages only)
BOX-FOLDER 7/16 Daybreak expressPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 7/17 DearLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 7/18 Dear Santa ClausBy Calvin Bose and Linton GarnerLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 35/5 Dee Dee's danceBy Denzil BestLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 7/19 Deep purpleHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 7/24 Dicty glidePrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 7/25 Dimuendo in blueLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 7/26 Dinah's in a jamPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 7/27 DirgeHolograph manuscript score
Music, 1930s-1960s
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BOX-FOLDER 7/28 Do nothing till you hear from meHolograph manuscript scoreHolograph manuscript score, titled "Do nothin' - vocal"Manuscript score in the hand of DE (incomplete)
BOX-FOLDER 7/29 Doin' the crazy walkPrinted piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 7/30 Doing the voom voomPhotocopied score in the hand of DE
Photocopied holograph manuscript scores (incomplete)Printed scoresContents: Ouverture; Let nature take its course; A penthouse on Shady Avenue; So this is
Printed scoreNote: As recorded by the Billy Strayhorn Orchestra, 1947
BOX-FOLDER 37/2 Feet on the beatEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scoreParts (incomplete: alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone 1-2, baritone saxophone, trumpet
BOX-FOLDER 9/29 Flaming youthPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 9/30 FlamingoHolograph manuscript scoreLead sheetsee also Sketchbook 3
BOX-FOLDER 9/31 Flippant flurryScore for piano (incomplete, 2 pages only)
BOX-FOLDER 10/1 A flower is a lovesome thingOther title: NocturneHolograph manuscript scoreHolograph manuscript score, titled "Nocturne"Holograph manuscript sketchPiano-vocal scores (2)Holograph manuscript lyric sheet, with unidentified sketches on versoLyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 10/2 FlyHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 37/4 Fol-de-rolEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scoreParts (clarinet, alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-4,
trombone 1-3, piano, double bass, drums)BOX-FOLDER 10/3 Forty second street
Parts (alto saxophone 1 and 3, tenor saxophone, trumpet 1-2, trombone, piano, double bass,drums)
BOX-FOLDER 10/4 Four and one-half streetPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 37/5 HipEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scoreParts (alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone 1-2, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-4, trombone
1-3, piano, double bass, drums)BOX-FOLDER 11/8 Hip to be happy
Holograph manuscript scores (2)BOX-FOLDER 11/9 Hip chic
Printed score for pianoBOX-FOLDER 11/10 The hipperbug
Holograph manuscript score (incomplete)BOX-FOLDER 37/6 The hipperbug
Edited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scores (2)Parts (alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone 1-2, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-3, trombone
1-3, piano, double bass, drums)BOX-FOLDER 11/11 A history of jazz in three minutes
Holograph manuscript lead sheetBOX-FOLDER 11/12 Hit me with a hot note
BOX-FOLDER 11/18 Hot and botheredPrinted score for piano
Music, 1930s-1960s
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BOX-FOLDER 11/19 How blue the nightHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 11/20 How sweet it isBy Carl T. BignonLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 37/7 The huesEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full score
BOX-FOLDER 11/21 A hundred dreams from nowPiano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 11/22 Hyde ParkScore for piano
BOX-FOLDER 11/23 I ain't got nothin' but the bluesHolograph manuscript score (incomplete)Holograph manuscript score/sketch
BOX-FOLDER 37/8 I can't winHolograph manuscript full score, with correctionsHolograph manuscript piano-vocal score (incomplete)Holograph manuscript sketches
BOX-FOLDER 11/24 I concentrate on youScore
BOX-FOLDER 11/25 I cried for youHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 11/26 I cried last nightHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 11/27 I didn't know about youHolograph manuscript scores (2)
BOX-FOLDER 11/28 I get a kick out of youHolograph manuscript scoresee also The man I love
BOX-FOLDER 11/29 I got it bad (and that ain't good)Holograph manuscript scoreHolograph manuscript score/sketch, with sketch for "Let it go" on versoHolograph manuscript scores/sketches for "Green - Bad", "Greenwood - Blues", "Walking
and singing the blues", and unidentified materialsee also Jump for joy and Sketchbook 1
BOX-FOLDER 11/30 I got it bad (and that ain't good)Holograph manuscript scoreHolograph manuscript parts ("Cat", "Paul", "Willie")Note: Part for "Paul" has an unidentified sketch on verso
BOX-FOLDER 11/31 I got it bad (and that ain't good)Holograph manuscript score, titled "Got it bad (television)" (incomplete)
BOX-FOLDER 12/1 I guess I'm just a dreamerBy John Greenidge and Carl T. BignonLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 12/2 I have faithHolograph manuscript score, with fragments titled "intro to vocal" and "substitute for last 2
bars of Ben's chorus" on verso
Music, 1930s-1960s
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BOX-FOLDER 35/7 I just couldn't wait to get to schoolBy Carl T. Bignon and John GreenidgeLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 12/3 I miss himBy Paul SeersLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 12/4 I need someone to loveBy Freddie JenkinsScoreLyric sheetsCorrespondence
BOX-FOLDER 12/5 I never thought I'd sing the bluesBy Floyd BeanScore for piano
BOX-FOLDER 12/6 I understandHolograph manuscript score, marked "revised" at top
BOX-FOLDER 12/7 I wanna be lovedHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 12/8 I was hereHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 12/9 I was here when you left me (I'll be here when you get back)By Sam H. SteptPrinted piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 12/10 I wish you loveHolograph manuscript fragment
BOX-FOLDER 12/11 I wonder whyHolograph manuscript scores (2)
BOX-FOLDER 12/12 If a heart could talkLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 12/13 If it can't be youHolograph manuscript piano-vocal score (incomplete)see also Sketchbook 5
BOX-FOLDER 35/8 If it can't be youBy an unidentified composerVocal part (incomplete)
BOX-FOLDER 12/14 If you were but a dreamHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 12/15 If you were in my place babyHolograph manuscript score/sketchesPrinted piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 12/16 ILCHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 12/17 I'll be seeing youHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 12/18 I'll come back for moreLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 12/19 I'll get byHolograph manuscript score
Music, 1930s-1960s
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BOX-FOLDER 12/20 I'll walk aloneHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 12/21 I'm afraidPiano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 12/22 I'm beginning to see the lightHolograph manuscript scorePrinted piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 12/24 I'm going back againBy Roy BrancaLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 12/25 I'm gonna go fishingHolograph manuscript score (incomplete, last 2 pages only)
BOX-FOLDER 12/26 I'm in another worldPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 12/27 I'm just a lucky so and soHolograph manuscript scores (2)Holograph manuscript sketch
BOX-FOLDER 35/9 I'm on my way nowBy Carl T. BignonLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 12/28 I'm riding on the moon and dancing on the starsPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 12/29 I'm slappin' Seventh Avenue (with the sole of my shoe)Printed piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 12/30 I'm so in love with youPrinted piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 12/31 Immigration bluesPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 12/32 In a blue summer gardenPrinted lead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 12/33 In a jamPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 13/1 In a sentimental moodHolograph manuscript score for 4 saxophonesPrinted piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 13/2 In the beginning GodHolograph manuscript sketchPhotocopied manuscript score in the hand of DE
BOX-FOLDER 13/3 Indian summerHolograph manuscript score/sketch
BOX-FOLDER 13/4 Isle of limboHolograph manuscript lead sheetLyric sheet for "Isle of limbo" and "Feeling good"
BOX-FOLDER 13/5 It ain'tHolograph manuscript score (incomplete, last 2 pages only)
Music, 1930s-1960s
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BOX-FOLDER 13/6 It can't be wrongHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 13/7 It don't mean a thingHolograph manuscript scoreHolograph manuscript scores/sketchesPrinted piano-vocal scoresee also Something to live for, Such sweet thunder, and Sketchbook 9
BOX-FOLDER 13/8 It shouldn't happen to a dreamHolograph manuscript sketch
BOX-FOLDER 13/9 It's a blue worldHolograph manuscript score
Edited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scoreDrums part
BOX-FOLDER 13/31 Johnny come latelyHolograph manuscript score (unfinished?)
BOX-FOLDER 13/32 Joog joogLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 13/33 Jubilee stompPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 14/1 Jump for joy (1941, 1958 revival)Chiefly holograph manuscript scores, sketches, and/or partsMaterials arranged by titleContents: Brown-skin gal; But; Chocolate shake; Cymbal sockin' Sam; Don't believe
everything you hear; The emperor's bonesBOX-FOLDER 14/2 Jump for joy (1941, 1958 revival)
Chiefly holograph manuscript scores, sketches, and/or partsMaterials arranged by titleContents: I got it bad (and that ain't good); If life were all peaches and cream; If we were
any more BritishBOX-FOLDER 14/3 Jump for joy (1941, 1958 revival)
Chiefly holograph manuscript scores, sketches, and/or partsMaterials arranged by titleContents: Jump for joy; Nothin'; Passport from Georgiasee also Take the "A" train
BOX-FOLDER 14/4 Jump for joy (1941, 1958 revival)Chiefly holograph manuscript scores, sketches, and/or partsMaterials arranged by title
Music, 1930s-1960s
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Contents: Sharp Easter; Shhh! He's on the beat; So the good book says; The tune of thehickory stick; Walk it off; We're the sun-tanned tenth of a nation
BOX-FOLDER 14/5 Jump for joy (1941, 1958 revival)Holograph manuscript sketch for unidentified numberHolograph manuscript scores/sketches for 'medley'
BOX-FOLDER 14/6 Jump for joyArranged by Eddievies Flenoury [?]Score
BOX-FOLDER 14/7 A June affairHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 14/8 Jungle triangleScore
BOX-FOLDER 14/9 Just a-settin' and a-rockin'Holograph manuscript scoreHolograph manuscript score/sketchParts ("Britt", "Butter", "Harry", "Jimmy", "John", "Johnny", "Procope", "Ray", "Terry",
double bass)BOX-FOLDER 15/1 Just another dream
Holograph manuscript scoreBOX-FOLDER 15/2 Just as though you were here
Holograph manuscript scoreBOX-FOLDER 15/3 Just in case
Holograph manuscript scoreBOX-FOLDER 15/4 Just squeeze me
BOX-FOLDER 15/8 King fit the battle of AlabamLead sheets
BOX-FOLDER 15/9 The kissing bugHolograph manuscript scoreHolograph manuscript score/sketches, with "Carney" part for "Tain't" on verso
BOX-FOLDER 15/10 Krum elbow bluesPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 15/11 KyotoClarinet part, with set list for concert on verso
BOX-FOLDER 15/12 La de doody dooPrinted piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 15/13 Lady in bluePrinted piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 15/14 Lament for a lost lovePrinted piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 15/15 Lament for an orchidHolograph manuscript score
Music, 1930s-1960s
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Holograph manuscript score, titled "Fluid jive"BOX-FOLDER 38/1 Lament for an orchid
Edited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scores (2)
BOX-FOLDER 38/2 Lana Turner (Charpoy)Edited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scores (2)Parts (alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone 1-2, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-5, trombone
1-3, piano, double bass, drums)BOX-FOLDER 15/16 Later I'll know
Piano-vocal scores (2)BOX-FOLDER 15/17 The lazy Duke
Printed score for pianoBOX-FOLDER 15/18 Lazy rhapsody
Lead sheetBOX-FOLDER 15/24 Leave me be
Holograph manuscript scoreLyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 16/1 A lesson in CPrinted piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 16/2 Let's get lostHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 38/3 Lonely againEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scores (2)Parts (clarinet, alto saxophone 1-2, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-3, trombone 1-3, piano,
double bass, drums)BOX-FOLDER 16/8 The lonely ones
Lead sheetsee also Sketchbook 4
BOX-FOLDER 16/9 Long ago and far awayHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 16/10 (As) Long as I liveHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 16/11 Look over meHolograph manuscript scores (2)
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BOX-FOLDER 16/12 The Lord's prayerLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 16/13 Lost loveBy Carl T. Bignon and John GreenidgeLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 16/14 Lost in meditationHolograph manuscript scoreLead sheet (incomplete)Printed piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 16/15 Lost in the night (ballad for clarinet)Holograph manuscript scoreProduction part
BOX-FOLDER 16/16 Lost in two flatsHolograph manuscript score, with score/sketch for "Minuet in blues" on verso
BOX-FOLDER 16/17 Love cameHolograph manuscript fragmentPiano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 38/4 Love has passed me by againEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scoresee also Rose-colored glasses
BOX-FOLDER 16/18 Love is goodHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 16/19 Love lightHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 38/5 Love lightManuscript score in the hand of Luther Henderson
BOX-FOLDER 38/6 Love like this can't lastHolograph manuscript full scorePiano-vocal scoreLead sheetHolograph manuscript lyric sheetssee also Sketchbook 8
BOX-FOLDER 16/20 The love of Don Perlimplin and Belisa in the gardenHolograph manuscript scores/sketchesContents include: Sprite music; Wounded love
BOX-FOLDER 16/21 Love sat down beside meBy Bob WallaceScore
BOX-FOLDER 16/22 Love you madlyPiano-vocal scoreHolograph manuscript score, titled "Madly" (incomplete, 1 page only)Holograph manuscript score/sketch, titled "Madly", with score for "Easy" and fragment of
"Mynah - Hanym" on versoHolograph manuscript unspecified part, titled "Madly"Note: Materials titled "Madly" are possibly unrelated
BOX-FOLDER 16/23 Love's in my heartPrinted piano-vocal score
Music, 1930s-1960s
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BOX-FOLDER 16/24 LovelinessencePrinted score
BOX-FOLDER 38/7 LovelinessenceTranscribed by Jeff LindbergPrinted score
BOX-FOLDER 16/25 LozitHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 38/8 LozitEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scoreParts (clarinet, alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-3,
BOX-FOLDER 17/2 Lullaby at BirdlandHolograph manuscript scoreHolograph manuscript sketch
BOX-FOLDER 17/3 Lush life / Day dreamHolograph manuscript score for "Lush life", with score for "Day dream" on versoHolograph manuscript scores/sketches for "Lush life" and "Day dream"Printed piano-vocal score for "Lush life"Vocal parts for "Lush life" and "Day dream"Double bass part for "Lush life"
BOX-FOLDER 17/10 Mary PoppinsChiefly holograph manuscript scores and sketchesParts for "Petrol" ("Paul", alto saxophone 1 and 3, tenor saxophone 4, baritone saxophone,
trumpet 1-4, trombone 1-2, double bass)Parts for "Thé" ("Paul", alto saxophone 1 and 3, tenor saxophone 4, baritone saxophone,
trombone 1-2, double bass)
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Contents: Chim chim cher-ee; Feed the birds; Jolly holiday; "Laugh"; Let's go fly a kite; Thelife I lead; "Petrol"; The perfect nanny; "Soufrez"; A spoonful of sugar; Stay awake; Stepin time; "Thé"
BOX-FOLDER 15/21 Miscellaneous works: Jenkins, FreddieLead sheetsContents: Can't go on this way; A good time was had by all; You ain't gonna get nowhere
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BOX-FOLDER 15/22 Miscellaneous works: Kirkpatrick, DonScoresNote: Several works are untitledContents include: A-blues; Dusk; Hear, hear (I want to cheer); Mellow
BOX-FOLDER 15/23 Miscellaneous works: Thorne, FrannyChiefly lead sheetsContents: Blues in the day; A feeling of joy; If I may, if I might; Love to; So blue; Speak to
me; They say it's the greatest; To be your love; Wedgewood bluesBOX-FOLDER 17/21 Mississippi moan
Printed score for pianoBOX-FOLDER 18/1 Misty mornin'
Printed score for pianoBOX-FOLDER 18/2 Mobile blues
Printed score for pianoBOX-FOLDER 18/3 The mooch
Printed score for pianoBOX-FOLDER 18/4 Mood indigo
Holograph manuscript score of introHolograph manuscript score of chorus/verse (saxophones only)
BOX-FOLDER 18/5 MoodyPiano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 18/6 Moon over DixiePrinted piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 18/7 Moon riverHolograph manuscript scoreParts (alto saxophone 1 and 3, tenor saxophone 2 and 4, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-4,
trombone 1-3, double bass)BOX-FOLDER 18/8 Moonlight in Vermont
Holograph manuscript scores, sketches, and fragmentsContents include:• p. [1-4]: My little brown book• p. [8-10]: I got it bad• p. [12-14]: Sarah-Nat-Madly• p. [15]: Strange feeling (intro)• p. [17, 19-21]: Strange feeling-Gris
BOX-FOLDER 18/12 Sketchbook 2Holograph manuscript scores, sketches, and fragments
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Contents include:• p. [3-5]: My lovin' baby and me• p. [10-15]: Coffee and kisses• p. [15-19]: Willow weep for me
BOX-FOLDER 18/13 Sketchbook 3Holograph manuscript scores, sketches, and fragmentsContents include:• p. [1]: What love is (title only)• p. [6-10]: Without a song• p. [12-15]: Stormy weather• p. [15-16]: Stardust• p. [18-19]: Blossom• p. [20-22]: Flamingo• P. [23-25]: Autumn in New York
BOX-FOLDER 18/14 Sketchbook 4Holograph manuscript scores, sketches, and fragmentsContents include:• p. [1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13]: Lonely ones• p. [19-21, 23]: To know you is to love you
BOX-FOLDER 19/1 Sketchbook 5Holograph manuscript scores, sketches, and fragmentsContents include:• p. [1-5]: Dancing in the dark• p. [5-9]: Grievin'• p. [19-20]: If it can't be you
BOX-FOLDER 19/2 Sketchbook 6Holograph manuscript scores, sketches, and fragmentsContents include:• p. [1-2]: Speak to me of love• p. 31-34: Once upon a dream
BOX-FOLDER 19/3 Sketchbook 7Holograph manuscript scores, sketches, and fragmentsContents include:• p. [1-3]: L'enfant prodigue• p. [9-11]: Bee• p. [14-16]: Kisses• p. [16-18]: Border• p. [19-20]: How deep is the ocean• p. [27]: Changing world• p. [28-30]: All the things you are• p. [30-31]: Sorry• p. [34-35?]: Star
BOX-FOLDER 19/4 Sketchbook 8Holograph manuscript scores, sketches, and fragmentsContents include:• p. [1-7]: Love like this can't last• p. [8]: Jocco [Just-a-settin' and a-rockin'?]• p. [16-33]: Pentonsilic
BOX-FOLDER 19/5 Sketchbook 9Holograph manuscript scores, sketches, and fragments
BOX-FOLDER 19/6 Sketchbook 10Holograph manuscript sketches and fragments
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Contents include:• p. [3]: Fluff• p. [24]: It don't mean a thing
BOX-FOLDER 20/1 The more I see youHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 20/2 More overPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 20/3 Multi-colored blueHolograph manuscript score, with sketch for "Chelsea bridge" on verso of p. 2Holograph manuscript score (chorus only)Holograph manuscript sketchesHolograph manuscript unspecified parts (3)
BOX-FOLDER 39/1 Multi-colored blueHolograph manuscript full score/sketches
BOX-FOLDER 20/4 My baby's coming backBy Isaac RoyalLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 20/5 My idealHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 20/6 My lovin' baby and meLead sheetsee also Sketchbook 2
BOX-FOLDER 20/7 My man sends meScore
BOX-FOLDER 20/8 My resistance is lowLead sheet with holograph manuscript lyrics
BOX-FOLDER 20/9 The mystery songPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 35/13 New dreamsBy Carl T. BignonLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 20/10 New Orleans low downPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 20/11 New world a comin'Holograph manuscript score (incomplete, 1 page only)ScoreHolograph manuscript score, titled "New world - cues for symph" (incomplete?)Parts for orchestration by Luther Henderson (piano, harp)
BOX-FOLDER 39/2 Newport Jazz Festival suiteEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full score
BOX-FOLDER 20/12 Night timeHolograph manuscript score, with last page of score for "Sunny day honey" on versoHolograph manuscript score (rehearsal letters D and E only)Parts ("Britt", "Butter", "Carney", "Jimmy", "Tizol", alto saxophone 1 and 3, tenor
saxophone 4, trumpet 1-4, double bass)
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BOX-FOLDER 20/13 Ninety nine percentPiano-vocal scores (2)
BOX-FOLDER 20/14 No I don't haveBy Carl T. BignonLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 20/15 No love, no nothin'Holograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 35/15 No matter what you've doneBy Honi ColesLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 20/16 No one but youHolograph manuscript full score (unfinished)Piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 20/17 No one knowsPiano-vocal scores (2)Holograph manuscript lyric sheet fragment
BOX-FOLDER 20/18 No smokingPrinted piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 20/19 Nobody knows the trouble I've seenHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 20/24 Now we knowHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 20/25 Nuits du LibanHolograph manuscript fragment
BOX-FOLDER 21/1 The nutcracker suiteHolograph manuscript scores and sketchesParts for "Trepak" ("Booty", "Tizol")Note: Materials arranged by album trackNote: "End of overture" has "Rab" part for "Bellaface" on versoContents: Overture; Toot toot tootie toot; Peanut brittle brigade; Sugar rum cherry; Danse of
the floreadores; "Trepak"BOX-FOLDER 39/3-5 The nutcracker suite
Edited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scores (2)Contents: Ouverture; Toot toot tootie toot; Peanut brittle brigade; Sugar rum cherry;
Entr'acte; Volga vouty; Chinoiserie; Dance of the floreadores; Arabesque cookie
Music, 1930s-1960s
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BOX-FOLDER 21/4 Old fashioned jiveHolograph mansucript score
BOX-FOLDER 21/5 Old King DoojiPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 21/6 On the Isle of MayHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 21/7 On the sunny side of the streetHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 21/8 On the vergeHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 21/9 On the wrong side of the railroad tracksPiano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 39/6 On the wrong side of the railroad tracksEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scoreParts (vocals, clarinet, alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet
1-4, trombone 1-3, piano, double bass, drums)BOX-FOLDER 21/10 Once there lived a fool
Holograph manuscript scoreBOX-FOLDER 21/11 The one I love
Holograph manuscript scoreBOX-FOLDER 21/12 One more once
Holograph manuscript scoreBOX-FOLDER 21/13 One never knows
Printed piano-vocal scoreBOX-FOLDER 21/14 Only forever
Holograph manuscript score (incomplete, 1 page only)Holograph manuscript parts ("Barney", "Otto"), with unidentified sketches on versos
BOX-FOLDER 40/2 Passion flowerEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scores (2)Parts (alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone 1-2, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-4, trombone
Holograph manuscript scoreBOX-FOLDER 22/6 Peer Gynt suite
Holograph manuscript scores and sketchesContents: Anitra's dance; Åse's death; Morning mood; Solvejg's song
BOX-FOLDER 40/3 Peer Gynt suites nos. 1 and 2Edited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scoreParts (incomplete: clarinet, alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone,
trumpet 1-4, trombone 1-3, piano, double bass, drums)Contents: Morning mood; In the hall of the mountain king; Solvejg's song; Åse's death;
Anitra's danceBOX-FOLDER 40/4 Pentonsilic
Edited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scores (2)see also Sketchbook 8
BOX-FOLDER 40/5 PomegranateEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scoreParts (clarinet, alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, trumpet 1-4, trombone
1-3, piano, double bass, drums)BOX-FOLDER 22/19 Portrait of a lion
Printed score for pianoBOX-FOLDER 40/6 Portrait of a silk thread
Edited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full score
BOX-FOLDER 22/20 A portrait of Ella Fitzgerald [?]Holograph manuscript sketch
BOX-FOLDER 22/21 A portrait of Swee' PeaScore for piano
BOX-FOLDER 22/22 Post war bluesHolograph manuscript score (incomplete, 2 pages only)
BOX-FOLDER 23/1 Prelude to a dreamBy Dolly MorganPiano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 23/2 Prelude to a kissHolograph manuscript scores (2)Manuscript score in the hand of DE, joined with additional sketchesPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 40/7 Pretty girlEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scoreParts (clarinet, alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone 1-2, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-4,
trombone 1-3, piano, double bass, drums)
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BOX-FOLDER 23/4 Pretty little onePrinted lead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 35/18 Reaching for richesBy Carl T. BignonLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 23/11 A real nice clambakeBy Richard RodgersPrinted piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 23/12 Red roses for a blue ladyParts ("Rab", double bass)
BOX-FOLDER 23/13 Red top cabHolograph manuscript score/sketch
BOX-FOLDER 40/8 RememberEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scores (2)Parts (alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone 1-2, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-4, trombone
1-3, piano, double bass, drums)BOX-FOLDER 35/19 Remembering our love
By R. DiGioiaLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 23/14 Reminiscing in tempoPrinted score for piano
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BOX-FOLDER 23/15 Rent party bluesScore for piano
BOX-FOLDER 23/16 RewardPart for "Rab", with unidentified part for "Night walk" on verso
BOX-FOLDER 23/17 Rhapsody in blueHolograph manuscript sketches
BOX-FOLDER 23/18 Rhumm bopPiano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 23/19 Rhythm-maniaBy Otis René and Herby JeffriesPiano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 23/20 Riding on a blue notePrinted piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 23/21 Ring around the moonHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 23/22 RiverHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 23/23 River SeineHolograph manuscript sketch, titled "La Seine"
BOX-FOLDER 23/24 Rock skippin' at the Blue NoteHolograph manuscript score (unfinished), with unidentified baritone saxophone part on
versoHolograph manuscript score (incomplete), titled "Piks", with score for "Brew" on versoHolograph manuscript sketches
BOX-FOLDER 24/1 Rockin' in rhythmPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 24/2 Rocks in my bedHolograph manuscript score (unfinished)Holograph manuscript lyric sheets
BOX-FOLDER 24/3 Rocky Mountain bluesPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 24/6 Rose-colored glassesScores (most are holograph manuscript) and sketchesParts for "Love has passed me by again" ("Britt", "Butter", "Carney", "Jimmy", "John",
"Paul","Proc", "Rab", trumpet 1-4, double bass)Note: Score for "Hip hoe down mambo" is in the hand of Luther HendersonContents: Hip hoe down mambo; If I can't have you; Love has passed me by again; Oo!
BOX-FOLDER 24/7 Roses bloomPrinted score
BOX-FOLDER 24/8 Rub-a-tub-luesPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 24/9 Rude interludePrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 24/10 Le sacre supremeHolograph manuscript score/sketches
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BOX-FOLDER 41/1 Le sacre supremeEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scores (2)
BOX-FOLDER 24/17 Saturday laughterPiano-vocal scores and lead sheetsContents: Big white mountain; Bioscope song; Full of shadows; He outfoxed the fox; Here a
man sees nothing; I get lonely for a plaything; I like singing; It's Saturday; J. P.Williamson; Malay camp on Saturday; The man beneath; My home lies quiet; Newshoes; Only yesterday; They say; This man; You are beautiful; You are lonely; You walkin my dreams
BOX-FOLDER 24/18 Saturday night functionPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 24/19 Sauce for the goosePrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 24/20 Savage rhythmLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 24/21 Savoy strutLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 24/22 Scattin' at the Kit KatPrinted piano-vocal score
Parts ("Barney", "Carney", "Cooty", "Johnny", "Otto")BOX-FOLDER 25/7 She
Holograph manuscript scoreHolograph manuscript scores (2), titled "Elle"Holograph manuscript score, with unidentified sketches on verso of p. 2Holograph manuscript sketch, with unidentified sketch on verso
BOX-FOLDER 25/8 Showboat shufflePrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 25/9 Si JolieBy M. Philippe-GérardPrinted piano-vocal score, inscribed from Philippe-Gérard to Lena Horne
BOX-FOLDER 25/10 Since you went awayHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 25/25 SomeoneHolograph manuscript sketches, with "Wallflower lament" written at top right
BOX-FOLDER 25/26 Someone to care forHolograph manuscript lead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 25/27 Something to live forHolograph manuscript scoreHolograph manuscript score (incomplete, 4 bars only), with double bass part for "It don't
mean a thing" on versoPrinted piano-vocal scoreVocal parts
BOX-FOLDER 41/2 Something to live forEdited by Walter van de LeurParts (incomplete: alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone 1-2, baritone saxophone, piano,
double bass)BOX-FOLDER 25/28 Sophisticated lady
Holograph manuscript score, with sketch in the hand of DE on versoHolograph manuscript score, titled "Sopa Lady Rose - voc"Holograph manuscript score (rehearsal letters E-H only), with sketches in the hand of DE on
versosee also Piano medley
BOX-FOLDER 25/29 Soubrette suiteBy Daniel SmithScore for piano
BOX-FOLDER 26/1 South windHolograph manuscript sketchPiano-vocal score
Holograph manuscript parts ("Barney", "Carney", "Johnny", "Otto")BOX-FOLDER 26/11 Stompy Jones
Printed piano-vocal score (no lyric)BOX-FOLDER 26/12 Strange feeling
Holograph manuscript scoreHolograph manuscript score (ending only)Holograph manuscript score, titled "Strange B♭ feeling", with parts for "Coloratura" on
versoHolograph manuscript scores (2), titled "Strange - Hibbler" [i.e. for Al Hibbler]Holograph manuscript lyric sheetPiano-vocal scores (2)see also Sketchbook 1
1-3, piano, double bass, drums)BOX-FOLDER 26/20 Sunny day honey
Holograph manuscript score (p. 1-6)Holograph manuscript part, titled "Sunny day", possibly unrelatedsee also Night time
BOX-FOLDER 26/21 SummertimeHolograph manuscript scores (one is unfinished)Holograph manuscript score (unfinished)Holograph manuscript lead sheets for "Summertime" and "You know"
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BOX-FOLDER 26/22 SupermanHolograph manuscript lead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 27/1 Swampy riverPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 27/2 Sweet and pungentHolograph manuscript score, with unidentified sketches on verso
BOX-FOLDER 27/3 Sweet chariotPrinted score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 27/17 Take love easyHolograph manuscript score (incomplete)
BOX-FOLDER 27/18 Take the "A" trainHolograph manuscript scores (3)Holograph manuscript score (ending), with "Wallace" part for "Jump for joy" on versoParts (alto saxophone 1 and 3, tenor saxophone 2 and 4, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-2,
trombone 1-2, piano)BOX-FOLDER 41/6 Take the "A" train
Edited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full score
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BOX-FOLDER 27/19 TapiocaPrinted scoreNote: As recorded by Barney Bigard and his orchestra on February 14, 1940
BOX-FOLDER 27/20 Tea and trumpetsLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 27/21 Tea for twoHolograph manuscript scoreHolograph manuscript sketches
BOX-FOLDER 27/22 Tender momentsBy Carl T. Bignon and John GreenidgeLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 27/23 Thank you babyBy Carl T. Bignon and John GreenidgeLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 27/24 That old black magicHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 35/22 Theme for a starletBy Hal KellerLead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 41/7 Theme from Anatomy of a murderEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scoreParts (clarinet, alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone 1-2, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-4,
trombone 1-3, piano, double bass, drums)BOX-FOLDER 27/25 Themes from Anatomy of a murder (part 1)
Printed scoreBOX-FOLDER 27/26 They ask
Holograph manuscript scoreBOX-FOLDER 27/27 Things ain't what they used to be
BOX-FOLDER 41/8 TiffanyEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scoreParts (alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone 1-2, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-4, trombone
BOX-FOLDER 29/8 Weep for meHolograph manuscript scores (2)
BOX-FOLDER 29/9 We're quits! We're splits! We're through!By Paul McGranePiano vocal score, with BS annotations on title page
BOX-FOLDER 29/10 What a life!Printed score for piano
BOX-FOLDER 29/11 What am I here forLead sheet (incomplete)
BOX-FOLDER 29/12 What else can you do with a drum?Lead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 29/13 What's the good word Mr. Blue Bird?Holograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 29/14 When I first met youLead sheetHolograph manuscript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 29/15 When the violins were playingHolograph manuscript score
BOX-FOLDER 29/16 Where is loveGuitar part
BOX-FOLDER 41/10 Where or whenEdited by Walter van de LeurPrinted full scores (2)Parts (incomplete: alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone 1-2, baritone saxophone, trumpet
1-4, trombone 1-3, piano, double bass, drums)BOX-FOLDER 29/17 Where you are
Holograph manuscript scoreBOX-FOLDER 29/18 Who is she?
Photocopied manuscript score in the hand of DEBOX-FOLDER 29/19 Who said it's light like that
Photocopied manuscript score in the hand of DEBOX-FOLDER 29/20 Why was I born
BOX 42-81 Business Papers, 1950-2015Contracts, correspondence, financial and legal documents, promotional materials, and other
items pertaining to the activities of Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc. (B.S.S.I.) and its president,Gregory Morris. With the exception of royalty statements, the majority of these materialsdate from after Strayhorn's death.
Arranged alphabetically by organization or subject.
Renewals, licensing, catalogs, working files, and miscellany
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BOX-FOLDER 73/1-2 Copyright and discography databases, 1990s-2000s and undatedBOX 68-71 Correspondence, 1965-2013
Chiefly correspondence between Gregory Morris (B.S.S.I. president) and attorneys,institutional representatives, and Walter van de Leur
BOX 45 Ellington, Duke, 1985-2012Chiefly newsletters for the Duke Ellington Society (1985-2012) and materials related to the
Duke Eillington International Conference (1993-1999)BOX-FOLDER 74/4 Estate expenses, 1967-1968BOX-FOLDER 74/5-6 Financial documents, 1996-2010BOX-FOLDER 46/1-5 International Association of Jazz Education Conference, 1997-2008BOX 75-80 Litigation, 1990-2000
Materials pertaining to three lawsuits involving B.S.S.I.BOX-FOLDER 81/1 Manuscript inventories, 1993-1996 and undatedBOX-FOLDER 81/2 Master Apartments, 1967BOX-FOLDER 46/6 Miscellany, 1968, 1998 and undatedBOX-FOLDER 73/3-6,74/1-3
Miscellany, 1969-1975, 1987-2015
BOX-FOLDER 46/7 National Jazz Hall of Fame and Museum, 1995-1997BOX-FOLDER 46/7-11 Performances and projects, 1995-1998, 2004-2007
Royalties, 1950-2014BOX 47-49 ASCAP, 1950-2013BOX-FOLDER 50/1-5 BMG, 2011-2013BOX-FOLDER 50/6-7 Campbell Connelly, 1992-1994BOX 51-53 Campbell Connelly, 1995-2013BOX-FOLDER 54/1-6 Cherry Lane, 2000-2008BOX-FOLDER 54/7-8 Chrysalis One Music Publishing Group, 2010-2011BOX 55-57 EMI, 1989-2013BOX-FOLDER 58/1-2 Famous Music, 1994-2007BOX-FOLDER 58/3 First State Media Group, 2008-2010BOX-FOLDER 58/4-8, 59/1-2 Miscellany, 1950-2011BOX-FOLDER 59/3-6 Music Sales, 1994-2000BOX 60-64 Music Sales, 2001-2012BOX-FOLDER 65/1 Polygram, 1996-2000BOX-FOLDER 65/2 Robbins Music, 1953-1982BOX-FOLDER 65/3 S1 Songs America, 2009-2011BOX-FOLDER 65/4-6 The Songwriters Guild, 1968-1993BOX-FOLDER 65/7, 66/1-2 Sony / ATV Music, 2008-2014BOX-FOLDER 66/3-4, 67/1-4 Tempo Music, 1953-1993BOX-FOLDER 67/5 Univesal Recordings, 2001-2007BOX-FOLDER 81/3-4 Tax documents, 1967-2012BOX-FOLDER 81/5 Writings: Morris, Gregory, 1971-2010?
Mostly notes pertaining to B.S.S.I. activities
BOX 82 Scripts, 1939-1999Chiefly full scripts, excerpts, or synopses for musicals composed by Ellington and/or
Strayhorn.Arranged alphabetically by title.
Business Papers, 1950-2015
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BOX-FOLDER 82/1 American Negro ballet, undatedBy Archibald Fleming (MacLiesh)Synopsis
BOX-FOLDER 82/2 Angel street, 1939By Patrick Hamilton
BOX-FOLDER 82/3-5 Beggar's holiday, undatedBy Duke EllingtonScripts and lyric sheets
BOX-FOLDER 82/6 City woman, undatedSynopsis
BOX-FOLDER 82/7 Cock o' the world, undatedBy Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
BOX-FOLDER 82/8 The crystal tree, undatedBy Duke Ellington
BOX-FOLDER 82/9 A drum is a woman, 1957By Duke Ellington
BOX-FOLDER 82/10 Frederick Douglass escape plan episode, undatedBOX-FOLDER 82/11 Jump for joy, 1941
By Duke EllingtonBOX-FOLDER 82/12 The man beneath, undated
By Herbert E. Martin and Stephen BatesBOX-FOLDER 82/13 My people, undated
By Duke EllingtonBOX-FOLDER 82/14 Rose-colored glasses, 1954
By Billy Strayhorn and Luther HendersonBOX-FOLDER 82/15 Swee' Pea: The story of Billy Strayhorn, 1999BOX-FOLDER 82/16 Swee' Pea amd the beast, 1996
By Laurence Holder
BOX 30, 83 Photographs, 1930s-1996Images of Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, notable jazz singers and musicians, and other people.Arranged by subject.
BOX-FOLDER 30/20-22 Billy Strayhorn, alone, 1930s-1940s? and undatedBOX-FOLDER 30/20-22 Billy Strayhorn, alone, 1930s-1960s? and undatedBOX-FOLDER 83/1 B. Strayhorn, alone, 1930s-1940s?, 1957, 1960s?BOX-FOLDER 83/2 B. Strayhorn, with Duke Ellington, 1930s-1940s, 1960s? and undatedBOX-FOLDER 83/3 B. Strayhorn, with others (notables), 1940s-1960s? and undated
Includes: Duke Ellington, Earl Hines, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Martin Luther King, Jr.,Willie "The Lion" Smith, Billy Taylor, Mary Lou Williams
BOX-FOLDER 83/4 B. Strayhorn, with others, 1930s-1960s? and undatedBOX-FOLDER 83/5 Strayhorn family members?, undatedBOX-FOLDER 83/6 Duke Ellington, alone and with others, 1910s-1960s? and undatedBOX-FOLDER 83/7-8 Miscellaneous people, 1940s-1960s?, 1990-1996 and undated
Scripts, 1939-1999
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BOX-FOLDER 30/23-24 Miscellaneous people, undated
BOX 30, 84-86 Biographical Materials and Miscellany, 1918-2012Correspondence, programs and promotional materials, lyric sheets, business papers, personal
documents, and other miscellaneous items concerning Strayhorn's life and career.Arranged alphabetically by subject.
BOX-FOLDER 84/1 Address book, undatedBOX-FOLDER 84/2 Business papers, 1942-1967
Arranged alphabeticallyBOX-FOLDER 84/10 Master Apartments, 1961-1966 and undatedBOX-FOLDER 85/1 Miscellany, 1942-1947, 1963-1967 and undated
Funeral and memorial items, family documents, drawings by children, and other materialsBOX-FOLDER 30/25-26 Miscellany, 1942 and undated
Track listing for Anatomy of a murder and one inscribed itemBOX-FOLDER 85/2 Personal documents, 1931-1934, 1958-1962BOX-FOLDER 85/3-6 Press clippings and articles, 1943-1954, 1967-2012BOX-FOLDER 85/7-8, 86/1 Programs, 1965, 1984-2011 and undatedBOX-FOLDER 86/2 Turkey tour, 1963BOX-FOLDER 86/3-8 Writings about Strayhorn, 1962, 1974, 1985-1999, 2011BOX-FOLDER 86/9 Writings by Strayhorn, undated
Photographs, 1930s-1996
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