Found in 2 Collections and/or records:
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Music Division
Edward Beach Collection of Jazz Photographs and Other Iconography
Identifier: ML31.B45
Abstract
The Edward Beach Collection of Jazz Photographs and Other Iconography consist exclusively of photographs and other iconography, primarily of jazz musicians, but a few notable figures from other musical and artistic disciplines are also represented. Images of particular interest include figures such as Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Bessie Smith, Aaron Copland, Serge Prokofiev, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Vaslav Nijinsky.
Dates
1940-1975; Majority of material found within 1950-1975
Collection
Found in:
Music Division
Billy Strayhorn Music Manuscripts and Estate Papers
Identifier: ML31.S76
Abstract
Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and lyricist. He is prominently known as the leading arranger for the Duke Ellington Orchestra, a position that he held for nearly three decades. The collection chiefly contains scores, sketches, lead sheets, and parts for original compositions and arrangements by Strayhorn and Ellington, as well as business papers, photographs, scripts, and other materials pertaining to Strayhorn's life and the posthumous...
Dates
1918-2015; Majority of material found within ( 1930s-2012)