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BOX 1-4 |
Photographs, 1924-1972
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This series consists of photographs of Duke Ellington and musicians who
collaborated or performed with him professionally. The items date from about 1924
through the 1970s, with the majority from the 1940s to the 1960s. A small
number of photos depict Duke Ellington alone in candid shots, publicity
portraits, and while composing or conducting. In other photos, he poses with
jazz musicians and band leaders Charles Mingus, Sy Oliver, Max Roach, Artie
Shaw, and Chick Webb, as well as entertainers Danny Kaye and Louis Nye. The
majority of the photos depict the Duke Ellington Orchestra rehearsing and
performing on domestic and international tours. Sidemen depicted include
Jimmy Blanton, Harry Carney, Sonny Greer, Billy Strayhorn, Juan Tizol, and
Cootie Williams. This series also contains individual shots of soloists who
performed with the band, including Harold Ashby, Kay Davis, Ella Fitzgerald,
Norris Turney, and Ben Webster, among others. |
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Arranged alphabetically by subject, and by person or group depicted
therein. |
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Duke Ellington |
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BOX/FOLDER 1/10 |
Candid images, 1940, 1972, and
undated
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Note: Most
photographs taken in Japan |
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BOX/FOLDER 1/1, 4/1-3, 15/1 |
Candid images at the
piano, 1940-1970
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BOX/FOLDER 1/3 |
Composing, 1963
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BOX/FOLDER 1/9 |
Person to Person series visit to Delaware, 1957
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Note: Hosted
by Edward R. Murrow |
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BOX/FOLDER 1/4-8, 4/4-6 |
Publicity portraits,
1939-1960
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Note: Includes autographs |
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BOX/FOLDER 1/2 |
Publicity portraits at
the piano, 1930-1970
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BOX/FOLDER 1/3 |
Speaking engagements,
1950-1970
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Duke Ellington with
Others |
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BOX/FOLDER 3/9 |
Ellis, Evie,
undated
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BOX/FOLDER 3/10 |
Miscellaneous, 1931-1935, 1945, 1952,
and undated
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Includes:
Tommy Dorsey; Danny Kaye; Louis Nye; Sy Oliver; The Chick Webb
Orchestra |
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BOX/FOLDER 3/9 |
Performing with others,
undated
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BOX/FOLDER 3/10 |
Roach, Max and Charles
Mingus, 1960
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BOX/FOLDER 3/11 |
The Washingtonians, circa 1924
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Note: At the Kentucky Club in New York. Musicians include Sonny Greer, Charlie Irvis, Toby Hardwick, Elmer Snowden, and Bubber Miley |
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BOX/FOLDER 3/10 |
Webb, Chick, and Artie
Shaw, 1937
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Duke Ellington
Orchestra |
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BOX/FOLDER 1/13 |
Brass section and
ensembles, 1940-1960
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BOX/FOLDER 3/1 |
Film publicity, 1929, 1934, 1941-1943,
1949, and undated
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Contents: Black and
Tan Fantasy; Cabin in the Sky; Flamingo; Murder at the Vanities;
Symphony in Swing; unknown scene |
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BOX/FOLDER 1/11-12, 4/7-8 |
Full orchestra, 1924-1970 and
undated
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BOX/FOLDER 2/1, 4/9 |
Mixed ensembles, 1939-1970
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BOX/FOLDER 2/2-3 |
Reed section and
ensembles, 1940-1970
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BOX/FOLDER 3/2 |
Recording sessions,
1960
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BOX/FOLDER 3/3-8 |
Tours, 1963-1966,
1972
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Contents:
Department of State Tour to Japan; Spanish Trail Motel; University
of Wisconsin; William Penn College in Oskaloosa, Iowa |
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Sidemen |
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BOX/FOLDER 2/4 |
Blanton, Jimmy, circa
1940
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BOX/FOLDER 2/4, 2/7, 4/11 |
Carney, Harry, circa 1945, 1960, and
undated
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BOX/FOLDER 2/4, 2/7 |
Gonsalves, Paul, 1960-1970
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BOX/FOLDER 2/4 |
Greer, Sonny, 1939, 1945, and
undated
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BOX/FOLDER 2/4, 2/7, 4/11 |
Hodges, Johnny, 1939-1940, 1946, 1960,
and undated
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BOX/FOLDER 2/5 |
Jones, Elvin, 1966 January
30
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BOX/FOLDER 2/5 |
Liston, Melba,
undated
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BOX/FOLDER 2/5, 2/8 |
Nance, Ray, 1939, 1940, 1960, and
undated
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BOX/FOLDER 4/10 |
Nanton, Joe "Tricky
Sam", 1940
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BOX/FOLDER 4/10 |
Raglin, Alvin "Junior",
1940
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BOX/FOLDER 4/10, 2/8 |
Stewart, Rex, 1940 November 7 and
undated
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BOX/FOLDER 4/10 |
Strayhorn, Billy,
undated
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BOX/FOLDER 4/10 |
Tizol, Juan,
undated
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BOX/FOLDER 4/10, 2/8 |
Williams, Cootie, circa 1940, 1970, and
undated
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BOX/FOLDER 4/10, 2/8 |
Woodes, Jimmy, 1960
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Soloists |
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BOX/FOLDER 2/7 |
Anderson, Cat, 1960
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BOX/FOLDER 2/7 |
Ashby, Harold, 1970
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BOX/FOLDER 2/6 |
Bailey, Ozzie, 1950-1960
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BOX/FOLDER 2/7 |
Braud, Wellman, circa
1930
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BOX/FOLDER 2/6 |
Davis, Kay, 1940
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BOX/FOLDER 2/6 |
Fitgerald, Ella, 1966 January
30
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BOX/FOLDER 2/7 |
Hamilton, Jimmy, 1960
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BOX/FOLDER 2/6 |
Hibbler, Al, circa
1945
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BOX/FOLDER 2/8 |
Jackson, Quentin, 1960
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BOX/FOLDER 2/9 |
Miscellaneous,
undated
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BOX/FOLDER 2/8 |
Sanders, John, 1960
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BOX/FOLDER 2/8 |
Terry, Clark, 1960
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BOX/FOLDER 2/8 |
Turney, Norris, 1970
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BOX/FOLDER 2/8 |
Webster, Ben, 1940 November
7
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BOX 7 |
Programs, 1930-1973
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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. |
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Arranged in two file units and alphabetically by location therein. |
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Performances |
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BOX/FOLDER 7/6 |
Argentina, 1968-1971
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Buenos Aires and Mendoza |
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BOX/FOLDER 7/6 |
Brazil, 1968
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San Paulo |
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BOX/FOLDER 7/8 |
Canada, 1947
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Montreal |
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BOX/FOLDER 7/1 |
Ceylon (Sri Lanka),
1963
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Colombo and Perideniya |
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BOX/FOLDER 7/3 |
England, 1933, 1958, 1967-1969,
and undated
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London and Manchester |
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BOX/FOLDER 7/2 |
France,
undated
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Paris |
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BOX/FOLDER 7/2 |
Germany, circa
1970
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BOX/FOLDER 7/1 |
India, 1963
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Madras |
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BOX/FOLDER 7/5 |
Italy, 1950
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Milan |
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BOX/FOLDER 7/6 |
Mexico, 1968-1971
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Mexico City and Puebla |
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BOX/FOLDER 7/6 |
Panama, circa
1970
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BOX/FOLDER 7/6 |
Peru, 1971
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BOX/FOLDER 7/6 |
El Salvador, 1971
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BOX/FOLDER 7/5 |
Sweden, 1950
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BOX/FOLDER 7/7 |
Syria, 1963
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BOX/FOLDER 7/9-19 |
United States, 1930-1947, 1957-1973,
and undated
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Includes:
Phoenix; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Washington, DC; Miami; Chicago;
Boston; New York City; Cleveland; Portland; Philadelphia; and
Milwaukee |
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Events Honoring Duke
Ellington |
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BOX/FOLDER 7/20 |
American Academy of Arts
and Letters and the National Institute of Arts and Letters
induction, 1970 May
26
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BOX/FOLDER 7/20 |
Buenos Aires, Ambassador
of Jazz, 1968
September 10
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BOX/FOLDER 7/20 |
Hampton, Virginia,
Hampton Institute Centennial Medallion, 1969 June 13
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BOX/FOLDER 7/20 |
The MacDowell Colony,
Handel Medallion, undated
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BOX/FOLDER 7/21 |
Miscellaneous,
undated
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BOX/FOLDER 7/20 |
New York City, Duke
Ellington Day, 1969 May 20
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BOX/FOLDER 7/20 |
New York City, Odyssey
House, Duke Ellington Day, 1969
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BOX/FOLDER 7/20 |
Worcester,
Massachusetts, Assumption College, Doctor of Music honorary degree,
1970 June
6
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BOX/FOLDER 7/20 |
Yale University, Doctor
of Music honorary degree, 1967 June 12
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BOX 8-9 |
Promotional Material, 1930s-1970s
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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. |
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Arranged alphabetically by material type. |
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BOX/FOLDER 8/1-3, 15/2 |
Engagement, 1930-1970
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BOX/FOLDER 14/13 |
Press kit, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra,
undated
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BOX/FOLDER 14/14 |
Press releases, 1944-1967, and
undated
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BOX/FOLDER 8/4-5 |
Record and sheet music
catalogs, undated
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Tour Booklets |
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BOX/FOLDER 9/6 |
Europe, 1958,1964
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BOX/FOLDER 9/8-13 |
Great Britain, 1933, 1958, 1964-1971,
and undated
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BOX/FOLDER 9/1-4 |
Japan, 1966-1972 and
undated
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BOX/FOLDER 9/14 |
Mexico, 1968
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BOX/FOLDER 9/14 |
Nicaragua, 1971
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BOX/FOLDER 9/5 |
Russia, 1971
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BOX/FOLDER 9/15-17 |
United States, 1946-1948, 1965-1970, and
undated
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BOX 10-13, 17 |
Articles, 1933-1985
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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. |
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Arranged alphabetically by author's last name. |
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BOX/FOLDER 11/2 |
Barter, Christie. "The Piano
Player: An Informal Duke Ellington Discography," Cue, 1964
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BOX/FOLDER 13/5 |
Bellerby, Vic. "Drop Me Off
at Oldham," Jazz Express, 1985
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BOX/FOLDER 10/11 |
Berendt, Joachim E. "Herzog
im Jazzland: Duke Ellington," Die
Schallplatte, 1954
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