Object Details
Composer
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Collection Creator
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Collection Citation
Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scope and Contents
see also Take It Away sa Subseries 1.3
20 parts and 1 score
Jack the bear is contained in three folders consisting of 1 four page short score and 19 parts in Ab Major concert and 1 part in Db Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (DE, Jones, Tizol, Whaley, Henderson?).
Folder A contains short score. Short score indicates parts for clarinet, sax, baritone, Cooty, trumpets, Tricky, trombones.
Folder B contains parts for 3 reeds - Johnny, Pro, Sears (2); 4 trumpets - Cook (?), Herb, Nathan, 3; brass (2); 3 trombones - John, Tricky, 4. Parts appear to reflect different of arrangements of the piece.
Folder C contains items in 3 groupings -- (i) Part in Db Major for 1 trumpet - Taft. -- (ii) Parts for 3 reeds - unidentified Bb instrument (tenor/clarinet?), Skippy, Carney; 2 trumpets - Cook, Rex; 1 unidentified bass instrument (trombone?). Parts for Rex, unidentified bass instrument appear incomplete.
Folder C from the Duke Ellington Library.
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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.
Condition: fair, brittle, tape, torn.
Unsigned Ellington-Strayhorn composition.
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. P, p. 41. Folder B from the Mercer Ellington Library. Statement of responsibility taken from Popular Music, 1920-1979, ed. Nat Shapiro. There appear to be numbers from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 53, 60.
Extent
1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
4 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
9 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
2 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
1 Item (copy score, 31 cm.)
2 Items (manuscripts, 31 cm.)
1 Item (manuscript, 30 cm.)
1 Item (part (photocopy), 28 cm.)
Container
Box 174, Folder 6-8
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Copy scores
Holographs
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)
Photocopies
Short scores
Arrangement
Filed in Box 174, folders 6-8.
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
Copy scores
Holographs
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)
Photocopies
Photocopies
Short scores
Collection Restrictions
Collection is open for research, but parts of the collection are temporarily unavailable for research due to limited access to its storage location. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Record ID
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