Sidemen's Books
odd: label: Unassigned title guide references
content: ASSAULT ON A QUEEN -- Copyist: Unknown; see B.W.W.W.; also known as Beautiful Woman Walks Well

Bean -- Copyist: TW (Tom Whaley); see Self Portrait Of The Bean; see Grievin'

Jam-A-Ditty -- Copyist: Unknown; see TONAL GROUP (found in Brown; Hard; Harry; Jimmy; Proc; Scad; Trumpet; Bass)

Orson -- Copyist: Unknown; see DEEP SOUTH SUITE (found in Brown; Harry; Proc; Rab; Taft; Tricky; Trombone; Bass)

Dancers In Love -- Copyist: TW (Tom Whaley); see PERFUME SUITE (found in Barney; Hard; Tricky; Bass; Trumpet)

Tell It Like It T-I-Z -- Copyist: Unknown
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
setName: label: See more items in
content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts
unitdate: label: Date
content: undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0301, Subseries 1.3
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The parts are maintained intact by folder but have been rearranged alphabetically within each folder.

The Sidemen's Books Subseries is separated into two container lists. Below is the physical arrangement of the material separated first by individual sideman then by instrument for those pieces of music not attributed to any particular musician.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Consists of parts for individual soloists, including parts for early Ellington Orchestra instumentalists, Barney Bigard, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton and Otto Hardwick; later soloists including Paul Gonsalves; and long time band members Harry Carney and Lawrence Brown. Some folders are identified by a specific instrument. When individual soloists left the band their "books" were passed on to the next man who occupied the instrument chair. Therefore parts for an early band member might be found in later sidemen's books (for example: many parts for Barney Bigard are located in Jimmy Hamilton's book). Even though there are no "books" for prominent band members some of their parts might be available (for example; Ben Webster parts can be found in the tenor sax folders).

The parts in Sidemen's Books were frequently used and many of them are in poor condition.

To reduce handling of the material and to assist the researcher, an alphabetical title guide provides copyist and set number for individual sidemen or instrument for those pieces of music not attributed to any particular musician. Please note that title guides are works-in-progress and may not necessarily reflect a complete listing of folder contents.