Jail blues [music]
odd: label: General
content: A piano vocal score for "Working blues," from "My people" is noted on the verso of this score. Lyrics begin "Working hard to buy my gal the best house in town ...". Additionnal materials for this piece are contained with "Working blues," from "My people." 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.
label: General
content: Unsigned Ellington-Strayhorn composition.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
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
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 / 1.1.11: J
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Statement of responsibility taken from Music is my Mistress, by Duke Ellington.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 174, Folder 9
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Piano vocal scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano vocal scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see MY PEOPLE
label: Scope and Contents
content: 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Jail blues is contained in one of thirty four folders for "My people" consisting of 1 one page piano vocal score in G Major concert -- in pencil -- in unidentified hand (Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Piano vocal score lyrics begin "Who's been with you baby while I'm here in jail ...". -- from the Duke Ellington Library.