Walking and singing the blues [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 Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, worn, torn, stained, tape.
label: Other Title
content: Walking.
label: Other Title
content: Walkin'.
label: Other Title
content: Walking blues.
label: Other Title
content: Blues.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Composer
content: Greenwood, Lil
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: My people
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Composer
content: Greenwood, Lil
setName: label: See more items in
content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.23: W
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Folder C from the Mercer Ellington Library.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 69 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 10 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 11 Items (copy scores, 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 5 Items (parts (photocopies), 28 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (copy score, 16 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 402, Folder 14
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: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Photocopies
label: Type
content: Short scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Lead sheet
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see MY PEOPLE
label: Scope and Contents
content: 95 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Walking and singing the blues is contained in four of thirty four folders for "My people" consisting of 1 two page short score, 1 one page short score, 1 lead sheet and 62 parts in F Major concert, 19 parts in C Major concert, and 13 parts in G Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (DE, Whaley, Sanders, other?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains items in 3 groupings -- (i) Parts in F Major for 2 reeds - Pro, baritone; trumpet; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass; drums. -- (ii) Two page shrot score and parts in F Major. Short score indicates parts for sax, trombone, rhythm. Parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor 2, tenor 4, baritone; 2 trumpets - 2, 3; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass (2); drums; piano. -- (iii) Part in G Major for 1 trombone - 2.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains items in 2 groupings -- (i) Lead sheet. Lead sheet for voice. Lyrics begin "Walking, walking and singing the blues ...". -- (ii) Parts in F Major for 5 reeds - Rab, alto 3, tenor 2, tenor 4, baritone; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains parts in 2 groupings -- (i) Parts in G Major for 2 trumpets - 3 (2), 4 (2); 3 trombones - 1 (2), 2 (2), 3 (2); bass (2). -- (ii) Parts in C Major for 5 reeds - Rab, Proc (2), Ashby (2), Paul, Harry (2); 4 trumpets - Cat, Mercer, Cootie (2), Cook; 3 trombones - Lawrence (2), Buster (2), Chuck (2).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder D contains one page short score and parts in F Major. Short score indicates parts for baritone, trumpets, Brown, bass. Parts for 5 reeds - alto 1 (2), alto 3 (2), tenor 2 (2), tenor 4 (2), baritone (2); 3 trumpets - 1 (2), 2 (2), 3 (2); 3 trombones - 1 (2), 2 (2), 3 (2); bass (2); drums (2); piano; voice. Lyrics begin as above. -- All items except Folder C from the Duke Ellington Library.