http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf2p300477 No online items Ella Fitzgerald collection of sheet music, 1897-1991 Finding aid prepared by Rebecca Bucher, Melissa Haley, Doug Johnson, 2015; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé. UCLA Library Special Collections Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1575 (310) 825-4988 [email protected] ©2002 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Ella Fitzgerald collection of sheet PASC-M 135 1 music, 1897-1991 Title: Ella Fitzgerald collection of sheet music Collection number: PASC-M 135 Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections Language of Material: English Physical Description: 13.0 linear ft.(32 flat boxes and 1 1/2 document boxes) Date (inclusive): 1897-1991 Abstract: This collection consists of primarily of published sheet music collected by singer Ella Fitzgerald. Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. creator: Fitzgerald, Ella Restrictions on Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Ella Fitzgerald Collection of Sheet Music (Collection PASC-M 135). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles. Provenance/Source of Acquisition Gift of the Estate of Ella Fitzgerald, 1996-1997. Biography Singer Ella Fitzgerald was born April 25, 1917 in Newport News, Virginia. She sang with the Chick Webb Orchestra from 1934 to 1939 and was a recording artist for the Decca and Verve labels. Fitzgerald’s numerous recordings include the eight “Songbook” albums made from 1956 to 1964 featuring the music of Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart, Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern, and Johnny Mercer. She won many awards, including 12 Grammys. Ella Fitzgerald died June 15, 1996 in Beverly Hills, California. Scope and Content This collection consists primarily of published sheet music collected by singer Ella Fitzgerald. Also present are fourteen publicity photographs of Fitzgerald, a small amount of correspondence and notes, and published songbooks. UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4232976 Subjects and Indexing Terms Fitzgerald, Ella Popular music--United States. Sheet music. Women jazz singers--United States--Archives. Series 1. Sheet music. 1897-1991 . Scope and Content Sheet music is mostly published, with a small number of reproductions. Some copies are incomplete. Dates are those of first copyright listed. The bulk of sheet music is arranged alphabetically by song title, which appears to be how Fitzgerald organized most of her music. Folders of sheet music kept together, usually for a particular musical, have been retained and are located at the end of the series. Some items are lightly annotated, possibly by Fitzgerald; several have notes from composers. Box 2, Folder 1 52nd Street Theme (Thelonious Monk). 1948. Ella Fitzgerald collection of sheet PASC-M 135 2 music, 1897-1991 Series 1. Sheet music. 1897-1991 . A. Box 2, Folder 1 720 In the Books (Lyric Harold Adamson, Music Jan Savitt, Johnny Watson). 1939. A. Box 2, Folder 1 A Felicidade (Music Antonio Carlos Jobim, Words Vinicius De Moraes) [2 copies]. 1959. Box 2, Folder 1 A T'Regarder (Words Charles Aznavour, Music Jean Constantin). 1955. Box 2, Folder 1 The Aba Daba Honeymoon (Arthur Fields, Walter Donovan). 1914. Box 2, Folder 1 Abraham (Words, Music Irving Berlin). 1942. Box 2, Folder 1 Abraham, Martin and John (Words, Music Dick Holler). 1968. Box 2, Folder 1 Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive (Words Johnny Mercer, Music Harold Arlen). 1944. Box 2, Folder 1 Addie's at It Again (Lyric, Music Jack Lawrence and Stan Freeman). 1964. Box 2, Folder 1 Adelaide (Frank Loesser, Edited Wm. Ellfeldt). 1955. Box 2, Folder 1 Adios (Lyric Eddie Woods; Music, Spanish Translations Enric Madriguera) [2 copies]. 1931. Box 2, Folder 1 Adios, Mariquita Linda (English Lyric Ray Gilbert; Spanish Lyric, Music Marcos A. Jimenez). 1925. Box 2, Folder 1 African Lament (Lamento Africano) Song Of The Slave (Lyrics American "Popular" Edition L. Wolfe Gilbert, Music Ernesto Lecuona, Arranged Lawrence Kempton). 1929. Box 2, Folder 1 After All (Billy Strayhorn) [2 copies]. 1942. Box 2, Folder 1 After Dark (Lyric Charles Rinker, Music Alton Rinker). undated. Box 2, Folder 1 After Hours (Adaptation, Lyric Buddy Feyne; Music Avery Parrish). undated. Box 2, Folder 1 After My Laughter Came Tears (Words Roy Turk, Charles Tobias; Music Roy Turk). 1928. Box 2, Folder 1 After the Lights Go Down Low (Alan White, Leroy Lovett). 1954. Box 2, Folder 1 After the Lovin' (Words, Music Alan Bernstein and Ritchie Adams). 1974. Box 2, Folder 1 After the Rain (Lyric Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Music Michel Legrand). 1979. Box 2, Folder 1 After You (Words, Music Cole Porter [2 copies]. 1932. Box 2, Folder 1 After You Comes Nothin' (Lyric Al Fields, Music Timmie Rogers). 1961. Box 2, Folder 1 After You've Gone (Creamer & Layton) [4 copies]. 1918. Box 2, Folder 2 Again (Lyric Dorcas Cochran, Music Lionel Newman) [2 copies]. 1948. Box 2, Folder 2 Ah Bliss (Music, Lyrics Richard and Joyce Buchner). 1970. Box 2, Folder 2 Ah Loves Ya! (Lyric Johnny Mercer, Music Harold Arlen). 1950. Box 2, Folder 2 (Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young (English Lyrics Johnny Mercer, French Lyrics Angele Vannier, Music M. Philippe-Gerard). 1950. Box 2, Folder 2 Ah, To Be Home Again (Frank Loesser). 1965. Box 2, Folder 2 Ain't Got No Home (Words, Music Clarence Henry). 1957. Box 2, Folder 2 Ain't Misbehavin' (Lyric Andy Razaf; Music Thomas Waller, Harry Brooks). 1929. Box 2, Folder 2 Ain't No Sunshine (Words, Music Bill Withers). 1971. Box 2, Folder 2 Ain't Nothing' Nothin' Baby Without You (Words, Music Duke Ellington). 1953. Box 2, Folder 2 Ain't She Sweet (Words Jack Yellen, Music Milton Ager). 1927. Box 2, Folder 2 Ain't-Cha' Glad? (Words Andy Razaf, Music Thomas Waller). 1933. Box 2, Folder 2 Air Mail Love Notes (Words, Music Charles L. Kmen). 1964. Box 2, Folder 2 Air Mail Special (Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charlie Christian). 1941. Box 2, Folder 2 Alexander's Ragtime Band (Irving Berlin) [2 copies]. 1911. Box 2, Folder 2 Ali Ba-Ba (A-Lee-Ba-Ba) Rumba (American Adaptation Walter G. Samuels, Music Ernesto Lecuona). 1935. Box 2, Folder 2 All About Love (Words, Music Bill Dana and Robert Arthur). 1958. Box 2, Folder 2 All Alone (Irving Berlin). 1924. Box 2, Folder 2 All Around the Christmas Tree (Words, Music Raymond Scott). 1940. Box 2, Folder 2 All at Once (Words Lorenz Hart, Music Richard Rodgers). 1937. Box 2, Folder 2 All at Once You Love her (Words Oscar Hammerstein 2nd, Music Richard Rodgers). 1955. Box 2, Folder 2 All By Myself (Words, Music Irving Berlin). 1921. Box 2, Folder 2 All Dark People (Words Lorenz Hart, Music Richard Rodgers). 1937. Box 2, Folder 2 All For You (Words, Music Robert Scherman) [2 copies]. Ella Fitzgerald collection of sheet PASC-M 135 3 music, 1897-1991 Series 1. Sheet music. 1897-1991 . A. Box 2, Folder 2 All I Do Is Dream Of You (Lyric Arthur Freed, Melody Nacio Herb Brown) [2 copies]. 1934. Box 2, Folder 2 All I Owe Ioway (Words Oscar Hammerstein 2nd, Music Richard Rodgers). 1945. Box 2, Folder 2 All I Remember Is You (Lyric Eddie De Lange, Music Jimmy Van Heusen). 1939. Box 2, Folder 3 All My Life (Lyric Sidney Mitchell, Music Sam H. Stept). 1936. Box 2, Folder 3 All My Love "Bolero" (Words Mitchell Parish, French Lyric Henri Contet, Music Paul Durand). 1948. Box 2, Folder 3 All of Me (Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks) [2 copies]. 1931. Box 2, Folder 3 All of My Life (Irving Berlin). 1944. Box 2, Folder 3 All of You (Words, Music Cole Porter) [2 copies]. 1954. Box 2, Folder 3 All or Nothing at All (Words Jack Lawrence, Music Arthur Altman) [2 copies]. 1940. Box 2, Folder 3 All out for Freedom (The Yankee-Doodle Battle Cry) (Lyric Ted Koehler, Music Harold Arlen). 1943. Box 2, Folder 3 All over Nothing at All (Jack Lawrence, Peter Tinturin). 1937. Box 2, Folder 3 All She'd Say Was "Umh Hum" (Words and Music King Zany, Mac Emery, Van and Schenck). 1920. Box 2, Folder 3 All That Love Went To Waste (Lyric Sammy Cahn, Music George Barrie). 1972. Box 2, Folder 3 All the Cats Join In (Lyric Ray Gilbert, Alec Wilder; Music Eddie Sauter). 1944. Box 2, Folder 3 All the Livelong Day (And the Long, Long Night) (Words Ira Gershwin, Music George Gershwin). 1964. Box 2, Folder 3 All the Things You Are (Words Oscar Hammerstein 2nd, Music Jerome Kern, Simplified Edition Albert Sirmay) [2 copies]. 1939. Box 2, Folder 3 All the Way (Lyric Sammy Cahn, Music James Van Heusen). 1957. Box 2, Folder 3 All Too Soon (Lyric Carl Sigman, Music Duke Ellington). 1940. Box 2, Folder 3 All You Need Is Love (Words, Music John Lennon and Paul McCartney). 1967. Box 2, Folder 3 Allah's Holiday (Words Otto Harbach, Music Rudolf Friml).