I'm gonna go fishin' [music]
odd: label: General
content: 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.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, torn.
label: Other Title
content: Fishin'.
label: Publication
content: Hollywood, CA, Comstock Music, Inc., 1959
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Lyricist
content: Lee, Peggy
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Lyricist
content: Lee, Peggy
setName: label: See more items in
content: Duke Ellington Collection
label: See more items in
content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.10: I / I'm Gonna Go Fishing
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Items (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 33 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 18 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1959
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Copy scores
label: Type
content: Holographs
label: Type
content: Lead sheet
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Published sheet music
label: Type
content: Short scores
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Lead sheet
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Published sheet music
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 19 parts and an indefinite number of scores

I'm gonna go fishin' is contained in two folders consisting of 2 published lead sheets and 1 two page short score in f minor concert (?), 1 six-page short score and 13 parts in c minor concert (?), and 1 two-page short score and 4 parts in a minor concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (BS, Whaley?).

Folder A contains 1 lead sheet. Lead sheet for voice. Lyrics begin "Woke up this mornin', wanted to cry ...".

Folder B contains items in 5 groupings -- (i) 1 lead sheet. Lyrics as above. -- (ii) Six-page short score in f minor (?). Short score indicates parts for Rab, Paul, baritone, bass sax, Ray, Baker, Clark, Butter. -- (iii) Parts in c minor (?) for 5 reeds - Rab, Jimmy, Paul, baritone, bass sax; 4 trumpets - Ray, Terry, Baker, Cat; 3 trombones - Britt, Butter, John; bass. -- (iv) Two-page short score and parts in a minor concert. Short score does not indicate instrumentation and appears incomplete. Parts for 2 reeds - alto, tenor; trumpet; trombone. -- (v) Two-page short score in f minor concert (?). Short score does not indicate instrumentation and appears incomplete.

Folder A from the Presentation Album, vol. D.   Folder B from the Duke Ellington Library.