Like a ship in the night [music]

21 parts and an indefinite number of scores.

Like a ship in the night is contained in one folder consisting of 7 parts in Ab Major concert, 1 one page short score and 5 parts in Eb Major concert, 1 one page short score and 3 parts in Bb Major concert, 5 parts in C Major concert, and 1 part in G Major concert -- in pencil -- in unidentified hands (BS, ME?).

Items in 4 groupings -- (i) Short score and parts in Eb Major. Short score indicates parts for baritone, trumpet, trombone. Parts for 1 reed - baritone; trumpet; trombone; bass. -- (ii) Short score and parts in Bb Major, parts in Ab Major, and part in Eb Major. Short score does not indicate instrumentation. Parts in Bb Major for 2 reeds - alto, baritone; trumpet. Parts in Ab Major for 2 reeds - alto, baritone; trumpet. Part in Eb Major for 1 reed - alto. -- (iii) Parts in C and G Major. Parts in C Major for 2 reeds - alto, baritone; trumpet; trombone; bass. Part in G Major for unidentified treble instrument. -- (iv) Parts in Ab Major for 2 reeds - alto, baritone; trumpet; trombone. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.