Jazz Music
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
label: Collection Photographer
content: Claxton, William
label: Collection Composer
content: Kenton, Stan
label: Collection Photographer
content: Leonard, Herman, 1923-2010
label: Collection Musician
content: Mulligan, Gerry
label: Collection Creator
content: Russo, William, 1928-2003
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content: William Russo Music and Personal Papers
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content: William Russo Music and Personal Papers / Series 1: Wiliam Russo's Music
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1950s – 1990s
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0845, Subseries 1.2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This subseries includes music from Russo's career as a trombonist and arranger in the Stan Kenton Orchestra. It also contains manuscripts and scores created in collaboration with other musicians, like Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Many of his compositions with the Chicago Jazz Ensemble, such as "The Horn Blower," are catalogued in this subseries. The music is alphabetically arranged by title.