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BOX 1-50 | Music, 1930-1995 | ||||||||||||
This series contains manuscript scores, lead sheets, and parts for original Mingus compositions, as well as arrangements of his works by Sy Johnson and Jaki Byard and music for which Mingus wrote the lyrics. There are also manuscript scores for works by numerous other composers that Mingus owned or may have arranged. | |||||||||||||
A microfilm edition of this series is available on nine reels that are shelved as Microfilm 2011/20001 (Mus). Please consult the microfilm inventory in the collection file to determine the reel number for each work. | |||||||||||||
Organized as two subseries. | |||||||||||||
Music by Charles Mingus, 1938-1995 and undated | |||||||||||||
This subseries consists of Mingus's manuscripts and photocopied scores, lead
sheets, and parts, as well as numerous arrangements of his compositions by Sy
Johnson and Jaki Byard. It also includes holograph scores for Epitaph, a two-hour jazz work that Mingus composed throughout his life, and
several arrangements for Mingus Dynasty, a band assembled by Sue Mingus of
Mingus’s former colleagues to continue performing his compositions. As Mingus eventually stopped using notated parts, many folders contain only brief melodic lead sheets. Additionally, reference numbers are assigned to some pieces, including Mingus's adaptations of works by others. His original works and his arrangements of others' works share one numerical sequence and are listed as "Reference no." when they are available. The list of Mingus reference numbers is available in Appendix A. |
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Arranged alphabetically by title. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/1 | II B.S., 1976 | ||||||||||||
Photocopy of manuscript lead sheet | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 12/6 | 5:00 Whistle, undated | ||||||||||||
Holograph bass part | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/2 | 12 Alder Place, undated | ||||||||||||
Holograph score (incomplete); pages 6-9 | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/3 | 12 Alder Place, undated | ||||||||||||
Holograph parts | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/4 | Abstractions, 1976 | ||||||||||||
Photocopy of copyist lead sheet | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/5 | After Hours, undated | ||||||||||||
Photocopy of manuscript lead sheet (melody only) | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/6 | Ain't Jivin Blues, undated | ||||||||||||
Photocopy of manuscript lead sheet (melody only) | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/7 | Alice in Wonderland, undated | ||||||||||||
Holograph leadsheet (chords only) | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/8 | Alice in Wonderland (INA), undated | ||||||||||||
Manuscript lead sheet | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/9 | Alice's Wonderland, undated | ||||||||||||
Holograph and manuscript parts | |||||||||||||
Note: Prayer Meeting on verso of alto saxophone part; Passover holograph sketch on verso of bass part | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/10 | Alive and Living in Dukeland (no. 29), undated | ||||||||||||
Holograph score | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/11 | Alive and Living in Dukeland (no. 29), undated | ||||||||||||
Arranged by Sy Johnson | |||||||||||||
Photocopy of holograph condensed score | |||||||||||||
Reference no. 001 | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/12 | Alive and Living in Dukeland (no. 29), undated | ||||||||||||
Arranged by Sy Johnson | |||||||||||||
Photocopy of holograph full score (incomplete); 1 page | |||||||||||||
Reference no. 001 | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/13 | Alive and Living in Dukeland (no. 29), undated | ||||||||||||
Arranged by Sy Johnson | |||||||||||||
Copyist saxophone and trumpet parts with annotations and corrections | |||||||||||||
Laid in: Manuscript lead sheet for "Blowing Changes (no. 29)" for Mingus and Charles McPherson | |||||||||||||
Reference no. 001 | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/14 | Alive and Living in Dukeland (no. 29), undated | ||||||||||||
Copyist horn, trombone, tuba, and rhythm section parts with annotations and corrections | |||||||||||||
Reference no. 001 | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/1 | Alive and Living in Dukeland (no. 29), undated | ||||||||||||
Copyist combo parts (incomplete set; alto and tenor saxophone, piano, bass) | |||||||||||||
Reference no. 001 | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/2 | Alive and Living in Dukeland (no. 29), undated | ||||||||||||
Photocopies of copyist combo parts (incomplete set; alto and tenor saxophones, piano, bass) | |||||||||||||
Reference no. 001 | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/3 | All the Things You Could Be Right Now if Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother, 1976 | ||||||||||||
Photocopy of manuscript lead sheet | |||||||||||||
Alone Together,
undated
see Notebook |
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BOX-FOLDER 12/6 | Angela, undated | ||||||||||||
Holograph bass part | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 35/1 | The Arts of Tatum and Freddie Webster, undated | ||||||||||||
Holograph conductor score (incomplete; begins at measure 17) | |||||||||||||
Reference no. 158 | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/4 | The Arts of Tatum and Freddie Webster, 1975 | ||||||||||||
Photocopy of copyist lead sheet (melody only) | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/5 | The Arts of Tatum and Freddie Webster, undated | ||||||||||||
Copyist parts with annotations | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/6 | The Arts of Tatum and Freddie Webster, undated | ||||||||||||
Copyist parts with pasteovers | |||||||||||||
Laid in: Manuscript trombone part (incomplete); sketch | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/7 | The Arts of Tatum and Freddie Webster, undated | ||||||||||||
Copyist parts with annotations, corrections, and pasteovers (unfinished?) | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/8 | Atomic Bomb, undated | ||||||||||||
Manuscript score for trumpet, alto saxophone, and baritone saxophone with annotations | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 35/2 | B. F. T., undated | ||||||||||||
Two pages of holograph score sketches | |||||||||||||
Note: Each page contains different orchestrations | |||||||||||||
Reference no. 108 | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/9 | B. F. T., undated | ||||||||||||
Copyist parts | |||||||||||||
Baby, Take a Chance with Me,
undated
see also Take a Chance with Me |
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Manuscript full score | |||||||||||||
Reference no. 189 | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/10 | Baby, Take a Chance with Me, undated | ||||||||||||
Photocopy of manuscript lead sheet (melody only) | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/11 | Back a Few Years, undated | ||||||||||||
Alternate title: Tijuana Table Dance | |||||||||||||
Holograph score for alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones (incomplete); 2 pages | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/12 | Back a Few Years, undated | ||||||||||||
Alternate title: Tijuana Table Dance | |||||||||||||
Holograph sketch for piano | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/13 | Back Home Blues, 1976 | ||||||||||||
Photocopy of copyist lead sheet | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/14 | Background for Thought, undated | ||||||||||||
Copyist parts with annotations | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/15 | Basically Speaking, undated | ||||||||||||
Photocopy of manuscript lead sheet (melody only) | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/16 | Bemoanable Lady, 1976 | ||||||||||||
Photocopy of manuscript lead sheet | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/17 | Bemoanable Lady, undated | ||||||||||||
Copyist trumpet 2 and 3 parts | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 35/5 | Better Get It In Your Soul, undated | ||||||||||||
Caption title: Better Get Hit In Your Soul | |||||||||||||
Holograph full score (incomplete); begins on page 3 | |||||||||||||
Reference no. 124 | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/1 | Better Get It In Your Soul, undated | ||||||||||||
Arranged by Sy Johnson | |||||||||||||
Caption title: Better Get Hit In Your Soul | |||||||||||||
Manuscript score for voice, piano, and bass | |||||||||||||
Reference no. 100 | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/2 | Better Get It In Your Soul, undated | ||||||||||||
Caption title: Better Get It In Your Soul | |||||||||||||
Copyist parts with annotations | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/3 | Better Get It In Your Soul (no. 6), undated | ||||||||||||
Copyist parts | |||||||||||||
Reference no. 153 | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/4 | Better Get It In Your Soul, 1963 January | ||||||||||||
Copyist parts (incomplete set) | |||||||||||||
Note: Newer version | |||||||||||||
Reference no. 152 | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/5 | Better Get It In Your Soul, undated | ||||||||||||
Copyist parts (incomplete set) | |||||||||||||
Note: Older version | |||||||||||||
Reference no. 100 | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 35/6 | Big Jim Whitey's Mule, undated | ||||||||||||
Holograph full score sketch | |||||||||||||
Reference no. 130 | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/6 | Bill's Song, undated | ||||||||||||
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