Chocolate shake music

Object Details

General: Handwriting and other details have been reported based on the notes of David Berger, Andrew Homzy, Dr. Theodore Hudson, Walter van de Leur, and Dr. Mark Tucker.; Condition: fair, tape, worn, stained.
Other Title: Choc-shak.
Publication: New York, NY, Robbins Music Corp., 1941

See more items in: Duke Ellington Collection; Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.4: C / Chocolate Shake

Sponsor: Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

Biographical / Historical: There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 91.

Extent: 4 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.); 13 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.); 3 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.); 2 Items (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 31 cm.)

Type: Archival materials; Copy scores; Holographs; Manuscripts; Music; Parts (musical); Piano vocal scores; Published sheet music; Short scores

Collection Citation: Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Genre/Form: Copy scores; Holographs; Manuscripts; Music; Parts (musical); Piano vocal scores; Published sheet music; Short scores

Scope and Contents: 17 parts and an indefinite number of scores; Chocolate shake is contained in three of one hundred fourteen folders for "Jump for joy" consisting of 2 published three page piano vocal scores, 1 four page short score, 1 ten page short score, 1 two page short score and 17 parts in c minor concert (?) -- in ink and pencil -- in identified hands (DE, BS, Tizol) and unidentified hands (Harper, other?).; Folder A contains published piano vocal scores, four page short score and parts. Piano vocal scores lyrics begin "If you want a make with the Chocolate Shake ...". Short score indicates parts for sax, clarinet, baritone, Nance, trumpets, Tizol, trombones. Parts for 3 reeds - Otto (2), Ben, Carney; 3 trumpets - Nance, Wallace, Rex; 3 trombones - Tricky, Tizol, Brown; bass.; Folder B contains ten page short score and parts. Short score indicates parts for Rab, Otto, Barney, Ben, Wallace, Ray, Brown, Tizol. Parts for 1 trumpet - Wallace; 1 trombone - Brown; bass; guitar.; Folder C contains two page short score. Short score indicates parts for Ray, trumpets. Short score appears incomplete. Parts for voice (2). Parts do not include lyrics. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.

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