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| BOX 7 | Programs, 1930-1973 | ||||||||||||
| This series consists of programs for performances of Duke Ellington and his orchestra as well as events honoring Ellington. In addition to programs for concerts across the United States, many of these materials document performances on international tours across Canada, Central America, the Middle East, South Asia, and Western Europe. This series also contains programs for events at which Ellington was an honoree. These events include, among others, Ellington's induction into the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1970, Duke Ellington Day in New York City in 1967, and the ceremonies at which he received honorary Doctor of Music degrees from Yale University in 1967 and Assumption College in 1970. | |||||||||||||
| Arranged in two file units and alphabetically by location therein. | |||||||||||||
| Performances | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/6 | Argentina, 1968-1971 | ||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires and Mendoza | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/6 | Brazil, 1968 | ||||||||||||
| San Paulo | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/8 | Canada, 1947 | ||||||||||||
| Montreal | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/1 | Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1963 | ||||||||||||
| Colombo and Perideniya | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/3 | England, 1933, 1958, 1967-1969, and undated | ||||||||||||
| London and Manchester | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/2 | France, undated | ||||||||||||
| Paris | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/2 | Germany, circa 1970 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/1 | India, 1963 | ||||||||||||
| Madras | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/5 | Italy, 1950 | ||||||||||||
| Milan | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/6 | Mexico, 1968-1971 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico City and Puebla | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/6 | Panama, circa 1970 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/6 | Peru, 1971 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/6 | El Salvador, 1971 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/5 | Sweden, 1950 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/7 | Syria, 1963 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/9-19 | United States, 1930-1947, 1957-1973, and undated | ||||||||||||
| Includes: Phoenix; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Washington, DC; Miami; Chicago; Boston; New York City; Cleveland; Portland; Philadelphia; and Milwaukee | |||||||||||||
| Events Honoring Duke Ellington | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/20 | American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Institute of Arts and Letters induction, 1970 May 26 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/20 | Buenos Aires, Ambassador of Jazz, 1968 September 10 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/20 | Hampton, Virginia, Hampton Institute Centennial Medallion, 1969 June 13 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/20 | The MacDowell Colony, Handel Medallion, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/21 | Miscellaneous, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/20 | New York City, Duke Ellington Day, 1969 May 20 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/20 | New York City, Odyssey House, Duke Ellington Day, 1969 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/20 | Worcester, Massachusetts, Assumption College, Doctor of Music honorary degree, 1970 June 6 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 7/20 | Yale University, Doctor of Music honorary degree, 1967 June 12 | ||||||||||||
| BOX 8-9 | Promotional Material, 1930s-1970s | ||||||||||||
| This series consists of materials related to Ellington's performances and other professional engagements from the 1930s through the 1970s. Most events documented in this series took place between 1958 and 1972. Items include the press kit titled Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, press releases, and record and sheet music catalogs. In addition, the series contains booklets from his band's international tours across Europe, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Russia, as well as tours within the United States. | |||||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by material type. | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 8/1-3, 15/2 | Engagement, 1930-1970 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 14/13 | Press kit, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 14/14 | Press releases, 1944-1967, and undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 8/4-5 | Record and sheet music catalogs, undated | ||||||||||||
| Tour Booklets | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 9/6 | Europe, 1958,1964 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 9/8-13 | Great Britain, 1933, 1958, 1964-1971, and undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 9/1-4 | Japan, 1966-1972 and undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 9/14 | Mexico, 1968 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 9/14 | Nicaragua, 1971 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 9/5 | Russia, 1971 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 9/15-17 | United States, 1946-1948, 1965-1970, and undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX 10-13, 17 | Articles, 1933-1985 | ||||||||||||
| This series consists of journal and magazine articles about Ellington's life, compositional style, performing engagements, and contributions to jazz. Articles date between 1933 and 1985, with the majority from 1961 and 1974, and were published in prominent sources such as ASCAP Today, Chicago Times Magazine, Down Beat, Ebony, and New York Times Magazine. While primarily in English, several articles are in French, German, and Japanese. Included are six articles that Duke Ellington wrote about his view of jazz and its future as a genre. Other notable authors represented include Joachin Berendt, Stanley Dance, Leonard Feather, Derek Jewell, Edward Morrow, Barry Ulanov, and Jerry Valburn. In addition, this series contains five tribute issues dedicated to Ellington: Jazz Magazine from 1943, Jazz Hot in 1950, Down Beat from 1952, Record Research from 1974, and Contemporary Keyboard in 1978. | |||||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by author's last name. | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 11/2 | Barter, Christie. "The Piano Player: An Informal Duke Ellington Discography," Cue, 1964 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 13/5 | Bellerby, Vic. "Drop Me Off at Oldham," Jazz Express, 1985 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 10/11 | Berendt, Joachim E. "Herzog im Jazzland: Duke Ellington," Die Schallplatte, 1954 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 12/12 | Berendt, Joachim E. "In Memoriam: Duke Ellington," by Jazz Forum, 1974 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 17/5 | Campbell, Mary. "Untitled," Associated Press, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 12/7 | Carriere, Claude and Jean Delmas."La Fabulous Histoire de Duke Ellington," Jazz Hot, 1973 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 10/13 | Clar, Mimi. "The Style of Duke Ellington," The Jazz Review,, 1959 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 13/4 | Cooke, Alistair. "The Grand Duke of Jazz," Esquire, 1983 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 17/7 | Dance, Stanley. "The Eloquence of Ellington," undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 12/1 | Dance, Stanley. "New Conquests for Duke," Down Beat, 1970 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 11/13 | Dance, Stanley. "The Peerless Ellington," ASCAP Today, 1968 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 12/4 | Duckett, Alfred. "Duke Ellington: Greatest Living Popular Musician," Sepia, 1972 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 17/8 | Ellington, Duke. "The Future of Jazz," undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 10/4 | Ellington, Duke. "Jazz as I Have Seen It," Swing, 1940 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 12/5 | Ellington, Duke. "Listening to Jazz," Boy's Life, 1972 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 17/9 | Ellington, Duke. "Music is My Mistress," Ebony, undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 12/3 | Ellington, Duke. "My Path of Prayer," Guideposts, 1971 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 12/8 | Ellington, Duke. "What Did Duke Ellington Know and When Did He Know It?" Esquire, 1973 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 10/15 | Ellington, Duke. "Where Is Jazz Going?" Musical Journal, 1962 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 17/6 | Feather, Leonard. "Big Ben," Downbeat, 1958 November 27 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 13/1 | Feather, Leonard. "A CK Special: Duke Ellington," Contemporary Keyboard, 1978 | ||||||||||||
| Ellington tribute issue | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 10/14 | Feather, Leonard. "Duke Ellington: A Jazz Genius at 60," International Musician, 1961 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 11/1 | Fournier, Yvan. "Duke Ellington at Geneva," Rhythm and Blues Panorama, 1964 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 10/7 | Fox, Charles. "Duke Ellington at Bournemouth," Jazz Music, 1948 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 10/16 | French, Jeremy. "Ellington, 1963," The Jazz Scene, 1963 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 11/14 | Garland, Phyl. "Duke Ellington: He Took the 'A' Train to the White House," Ebony, 1969 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 11/9 | Hentoff, Nat. "This Cat Needs No Pulitzer," New York Times Magazine, 1965 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 12/11 | Jewell. Derek. "Farewell to the Duke and the Age of Ellington," The Sunday Times Magazine, 1974 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 12/2 | Locke, Don. "Random Reflections," Jazz Monthly, 1970 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 13/2 | Lubin, Jacques. "The Recorded Music of Duke Ellington and His Sidemen," Le Point du Jazz, 1982 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 11/11-12 | McCarthy, Albert. "Duke Ellington," Il Jazz, 1968 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 13/6-13 | Miscellaneous, 1959, 1967-1968, 1981 | ||||||||||||
| Issues of Jet, ASCAP Today, Il Jazz, Downbeat, and Jazz without articles on Ellington specifically | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 10/3 | Morrow, Edward. "Duke Ellington on Gershwin's 'Porgy,'" New Theatre, 1935 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 10/2 | Overstreet, H. A. "Touching Tomorrow's Frontiers with Duke Ellington," Metronome, 1933 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 11/7 | Preston, Denis. "Ellington Revisited," Crescendo, 1965 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 13/3 | Riley, Clayton. "The Duke: Sophisticated, Sure, but What Else?" The Dial, 1983 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 12/9 | Rose, Don. "Duke Ellington: The Man and His Music," Chicago Daily News, 1974 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 11/1 | Tonneau, Serge. "Duke Ellington in France," Rhythm and Blues Panorama, 1964 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 10/8 | Ulanov, Barry. "The Duke at 50," Metronome, 1949 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 11/10 | Valburn, Jerry. "The Recordings of Duke Ellington…," Record Research, 1966 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 10/9 | Various. "Duke Ellington et Orchestre," Jazz Hot, 1950 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 10/10 | Various. "Ellington Silver Jubilee," Down Beat, 1952 | ||||||||||||
| Ellington tribute issue | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 10/5 | Various. "Jazz: Ellingtonia Issue," Jazz Magazine, 1943 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 12/15 | Various. "Saluting the Duke," Record Research, 1974 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 10/6 | Waxman, David. "An Ellington Classic: 'Jack the Bear…," Jazz Notes, 1946 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 12/6 | Willard, Patricia. "Love and Learn: The Ellingtonians at UW," Down Beat, 1972 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 12/13 | Williard, Patricia. "Love You Madly," Down Beat, 1974 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 11/8 | Williams, Martin. "The Genesis of Duke," Jazz Journal, 1965 | ||||||||||||
| Ellington tribute issue | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 12/14 | Woodward, Russell. "Really the End of an Era," Storyville 54, 1974 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 11/4 | Unidentified. "Dance to the Duke," Hot Club de France, 1965 | ||||||||||||
| Record review | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 11/5 | Unidentified. "Le Duc jeue Ellington," Jazz Magazine, 1965 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 11/6 | Unidentified. "The Duke," CBC Times, 1965 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 12/10 | Unidentified. "Duke Ellington's Legacy: Music and Love," Jet, 1974 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 10/1 | Unidentified. "Introducing Duke Ellington," Fortune, 1933 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 10/12 | Unidentified. "Mood Indigo and Beyond," Time, 1956 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 11/3 | Unidentified. Swing Journal, 1964 | ||||||||||||
| Language: Collection material in Japanese | |||||||||||||
| BOX 14-17 | Clippings, 1930-1989 | ||||||||||||
| This series contains newspaper and magazine clippings that document significant moments in Duke Ellington's professional career, such as performance engagements and record releases, as well as events at which he was honored after his death. The materials date between 1930 and 1989, with the majority from the 1960s and 1970s. Downbeat, Guideposts, Jet, Metronome, New York Daily News, New York Times, Swing, Time, and The Washington Post are among the sources for the clippings. | |||||||||||||
| Arranged chronologically or alphabetically by source title. | |||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 14/1 | 1930-1945 | ||||||||||||
| BOX/FOLDER 15/3 | 1940 February-1952 November | ||||||||||||
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