Object Details
Composer
Green, John
Lyricist
Heyman, Edward
Collection Creator
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Collection Citation
Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scope and Contents
8 parts and 1 score
Out of nowhere is contained in one folder consisting of 1 one page piano conductor score and 6 parts in Ab Major concert, and 2 parts in G Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (BS, Hamilton, Henderson, other?).
Items in 3 groupings -- (i) Piano conductor score and parts in Ab Major. Score does not indicate instrumentation. Parts for 1 reed - Hamilton; 1 trombone - Tricky; bass; guitar. -- (ii) Parts in G Major for 1 bass - Wendell; drums. -- (iii) Parts in Ab Major for 1 reed - Skippy; 1 unidentified bass instrument. -- 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.
Unsigned Strayhorn composition.
Topic
Music -- United States -- 20th century
Composer
Green, John
Lyricist
Heyman, Edward
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Duke Ellington Collection
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Sponsor
Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Biographical / Historical
Statement of repsonsibility taken from Popular Music, 1920-1979, ed. Nat Shapiro.
Extent
4 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
2 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
1 Item (manuscript, 31 cm.)
1 Item (manuscript, 16 cm.)
Container
Box 260, Folder 4
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Copy scores
Holographs
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)
Piano conductor scores
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)
Piano conductor scores
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.
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Record ID
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