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Music, 1950s-1990s (continued)
Autumn reverie (continued)
Lead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 2/5 Ayanu: chant from the finale of "Dancing on moonlight"
By Max Roach
Vocal scores (some with chords), lyric sheets
BOX-FOLDER 2/6 Azania
By Cecil Bridgewater
Fragments and notes in the hand of MR
BOX-FOLDER 2/7 Azil
By Cecil Bridgewater
Double bass part (chords only)
Double bass part for "Night movement" on verso
BOX-FOLDER 2/8 Babe's blues
Music by Randy Weston; lyrics by Jon Hendriks
Lead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 2/9 Bachafillen
By Garnett Brown, Jr.
Lead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 2/10 Ballad for Juneko
By Fred Wei-han Houn
Lead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 2/11 Band opener
Parts (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-3, trombone 1-2, double bass, piano, drums)
Inscribed parts: "Batman" (alto saxophone); "Brownie" (trumpet 3); "Cleve" (trombone 1)
BOX-FOLDER 2/12 Baptismal
Parts (trumpet, trombone, double bass)
Unidentified sketch (chords only) on verso of trombone part
BOX-FOLDER 2/13 Barto
By Garnett Brown, Jr.
Lead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 2/14 The beat
Lead sheets in the hand of MR
BOX-FOLDER 2/15 Believe
By Grachan Moncur III
Parts (alto saxophone, trumpet, double bass)
BOX-FOLDER 2/16 Beloved one
Lead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 2/17 Better get a little in your soul
Music by Charles Mingus; lyrics and arrangement by Milton C. Stewart
Lead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 2/18 Better half
By Arif Mardin
Parts (tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, double bass, drums)
BOX-FOLDER 2/19 Bicentennial blues
By P.S. Bradbie
Score
BOX-FOLDER 2/20 Big black
Music by Louis Brown; lyrics by Lisa Zanda
Lead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 2/21 Bing concerto
By Frederick Tillis
Score
BOX-FOLDER 37/3 Bird says
By Cecil Bridgewater
Score, sketch
For the Max Roach Double Quartet
BOX-FOLDER 2/22 Black picture show
Book by Bill Gunn; music by Sam Waymon
Lead sheets
Laid in: note from "John" to MR
Titles: Bird of paradise; Black picture show; I feel so good; Memory; Mose Art 2nd movement
BOX-FOLDER 37/4-5 Black picture show
By Max Roach
Scores, sketches, lead sheets, lyric sheets, parts
Titles: Be ware; Black picture show; Black suit and white gloves; The cliffs; Flawless; I feel so good; J.D.'s request; Lilly; Lonesome lover; Mose Art; Sixteen digits; To the black artist; Unleaven bread; Vintage '51; Samba; Why can't I go with you
BOX-FOLDER 2/23 The black sun
Music by Toshiro Mayuzumi; lyrics by Langston Hughes
Script, lead sheets and parts for "Six bits blues"
BOX-FOLDER 132/1 The blacks
Score in the hand of MR, parts (flute, alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone, percussion)
Laid in: notes
BOX-FOLDER 2/24 Blank check
Lead sheet in the hand of MR
Laid in: unidentified sketches
BOX-FOLDER 3/1 Bloque
By Chucho Valdés
Holograph manuscript percussion part
At end: To Max with all my love. Your friend Chucho Valdez 2/89
BOX-FOLDER 3/2 Blue forms
By David Eyges
Score, parts
Laid in: note to Maxine Roach
For the Uptown String Quartet (not performed)
BOX-FOLDER 3/3 Blue Maxilla
By Frederick Tillis
Score
Laid in: note from Tillis to MR, 1978
BOX-FOLDER 3/3 Blue Max'm
By Frederick Tillis
Score
Laid in: note from Tillis to MR, 1978
BOX-FOLDER 3/4 Blues at the Waldorf - Peacock Alley blues
Music by David Martin; lyrics by Langston Hughes
Lead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 3/5 Blues for a Samurai warrior
By P.S. Bradbie
Lead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 3/6 Blues for Max
By Fred Haas
Vibraphone part
BOX-FOLDER 3/7 Blues for Max
By Tyrone Brown
Cello part
For the Max Roach Double Quartet
BOX-FOLDER 3/8 Blues for Teddy Petties; Get out
Lead sheets/scores
Laid in: unidentified sketch
BOX-FOLDER 3/9 Blues medely [sic]
Lead sheet, sketch
BOX-FOLDER 3/10 Blues to freedom fighters
By Fred Wei-han Houn
Score
BOX-FOLDER 3/11 Blues to the sisters (who held up half the sky)
By Fred Wei-han Houn
Lead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 3/12 Boldini
By Walter Bolden
Lead sheet
BOX-FOLDER 3/13 Bolivia
By Cedar Walton; lyrics by John and Paula Hackett
Scores, lead sheet (chords only), lyric sheets
BOX-FOLDER 3/14 Bouquet
By Bob McGhee
Piano score
BOX-FOLDER 3/15 Breath of Spring
By Walter Bolden
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