University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Biographical Sketch ………………………………………………………………. 2 Scope and Content ………………………………………………………………. 2 Series Notes ………………………………………………………………………. 3 Series I: Sheet Music ………………………………………………………………. 4 Series II: Songbooks ………………………………………………………………. 10 Series III: Manuscript Scores ………………………………………………………. 24 Series IV: Photographs ………………………………………………………. 24 Series V: Miscellaneous ………………………………………………………. 25 MS136-Don Tiff Collection 1 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Don Tiff was born September 7, 1910. The pianist, composer and arranger performed in the orchestras of Jan Garber, Raymond Scott and others; as well as led his own bands. In addition, he oversaw other musical endeavors, including serving as Musical Director at the Orpheum Theatre in Kansas City. Among his original compositions are Sunburst, Carmel By The Sea, and A Million And One Pine Trees. Tiff died September 23, 1998. SCOPE AND CONTENT The Don Tiff Collection was donated to the Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections by Mrs. Don Tiff and was delivered to the department by Don F. Downing. The collection focuses on Tiff'‟s extensive collection of sheet music and songbooks. Additional material include eight 8x10 photographs, several of which include Tiff; and two original scores by Tiff, Carmel By The Sea and A Million And One Pine Trees. Other miscellaneous items include three programs from the Orpheum Theatre from 1936, where Tiff acted as musical director; a song request card; and a newspaper clipping about Tiff. MS136-Don Tiff Collection 2 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION SERIES NOTES SERIES I: SHEET MUSIC Series I has been integrated into the Department of Special Collections‟ Popular American Sheet Music Collection and ancillary sheet music collections, including the Kansas City Sheet Music Collection and the WWI Sheet Music Collection. (The sheet music for Sunburst, composed by Don Tiff, is housed with the Kansas City Sheet Music Collection.) This series consists of approximately 300 sheet music titles, which can be browsed using the finding aid to this collection. SERIES II: SONGBOOKS Series II is contained in 18 folders in Box 1, consisting of 20 songbooks. The songbooks range in style from the Beatles to Broadway Hits. Also included are several songbooks of vocal selections from shows such as Annie, Oliver & The Unsinkable Molly Brown. There are also souvenir songbooks for both Judy Garland and Ethel Smith. The series is arranged in alphabetical order by songbook title, then by song title within each songbook. SERIES III: MANUSCRIPT SCORES Series III is contained in one folder in Box 2. The folder houses two manuscript scores by Don Tiff, Carmel By The Sea and A Million And One Pine Trees, as well as one manuscript score, Come To Me, Bend To Me (by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe). SERIES IV: PHOTOGRAPHS Series IV is contained in one folder in Box 2, consisting of eight photographs. Several of the photographs include Don Tiff in promotional, performance and candid shots. Other photographs include autographed publicity shots of Jan Murray and Joey Bishop. SERIES V: MISCELLANEOUS Series V is contained in one folder in Box 2, consisting of miscellaneous ephemera. Included are three programs from the Orpheum Theatre, where Tiff acted as musical director, dated February, March & April 1936. Also included is a 1956 newspaper clipping from The Kansas City Star about Tiff‟s recent musical activities of the time (photo and small caption); and a song request card from The Tropics, a cocktail lounge at the Hotel Phillips in Kansas City, MO. MS136-Don Tiff Collection 3 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION CONTAINER LIST SERIES I: SHEET MUSIC Archival note: Sheet music from this collection has been integrated into the Department of Special Collections‟ Sheet Music Collection. Sunburst, composed by Don Tiff, is housed with the Kansas City Sheet Music Collection. Song Title Song Composer Ace in the Hole, The George Mitchell, James Dempsey Adios Enric Madriguera, Eddie Woods Affair to Remember Harry Warren, Harold Adamson, Leo McCarey After You Seger Ellis Afternoon of a Black Faun Dana Suesse All through the Night Cole Porter Alley Cat Frank Bjorn Amaryllis Henry Ghys A-me-ri-ca Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim American Minuet Harold Arlen American Waltz Peter De Rose Aren‟t You Glad You‟re You Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke Baby Elephant Walk Henry Mancini Baby, It‟s Cold Outside Frank Loesser Ballad of the Green Berets, The Barry Sadler, Robin Moore Ballerina Carl Sigman, Bob Russell Be Anything (But Be Mine) Irving Gordon Beale Street Blues W. C. Handy Beautiful Ohio Mary Earl, Ballard MacDonald Because John Lennon, Paul McCartney Because You‟re Mine Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn Bess You Is My Woman George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin Beyond the Reef Jack Pitman Blow, Gabriel, Blow Cole Porter Blue Christmas Billy Hayes, Jay Johnson Blue Orchids Hoagy Carmichael Blue Shadows on the Trail Eliot Daniel, Johnny Lange Blues in Advance Nell Drummond Bluesette Jean Theilemans, Norman Gimbel Bonaparte‟s Retreat Pee Wee King Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell Bouquet of Roses Steve Nelson, Bob Hilliard Bridge over Troubled Waters Paul Simon Broadway Melody Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed Buddy Beware Cole Porter MS136-Don Tiff Collection 4 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION Bumble Boogie Jack Fina But Beautiful James Van Heusen, Johnny Burke Bye Bye Baby Jules Styne, Leo Robin Call Me Tony Hatch Call Me Irresponsible James Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn Call Me Mr. In-Between Harlan Howard Camelot Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner Canadian Capers Gus Chandler, B. White, H. Cohen, E. Burtnett Can‟t Take My Eyes Off You Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio Careless Hands Bob Hilliard, Carl Sigman Carioca Vincent Youmans, Gus Kahn, Edward Eliscu Casey Jones Eddie Newton, T. Lawrence Seibert Cast Your Fate to the Wind Vince Guaraldi Certain Smile, A Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster Charley, My Boy Gus Kahn, Ted Fiorito Charm of You, The Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn Cheek to Cheek Irving Berlin Cheers for Kansas Words & Adaptation by Robert R. Jones Choclo, El (Tango) A. G. Villodo Ciao, Ciao, Bambina Domenico Modugno, Mitchell Parish Clarinet Polka Jan Dvoraky, Laurence Paul Close to You Burt Bacharach, Hal David Clouds in Summer Nilo W. Hovey, Beldon Leonard Colonel Bogey March Kenneth J. Alford (F. J. Ricketts) Colorado, Ski Country, USA Michael J. Diamond Cool Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim Cornish Rhapsody Hubert Bath, Al Stillman Count Every Star Sammy Gallop, Bruno Coquatrix Crying Myself To Sleep John Klenner, Pete Wendling Cumana (Coo-ma-nah) Barclay Allen Cu-Tu-Gu-Ru- (Jack, Jack, Jack) Armando Castro, Joe Davis Daddy‟s Little Girl Bobby Burke, Horace Gerlach Days of Wine and Roses Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer Dear Heart Henry Mancini, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans Dear Hearts and Gentle People Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard Dearie Bob Hilliard, Dave Mann Delicado Waldyr Azevedo, Jack Lawrence Destiny Sydney Baynes Do I Hear a Waltz? Richard Rogers, Stephen Sondheim Do It Again! George Gershwin, B. G. DeSylva Don‟t Cry Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her) Joe Marsala Don‟t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes Slim Willet Down Among the Sheltering Palms Abe Olman, James Brockman Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes, A Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston MS136-Don Tiff Collection 5 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections NOT TO BE USED FOR PUBLICATION Dreamer With a Penny Allan Roberts, Lester Lee Dreamer‟s Holiday, A Mabel Wayne, Kim Gannon Early Autumn Ralph Burns, Woody Herman, Johnny Mercer Elvira David Carroll, Dorcas Cochran Emperor Waltz, Op. 437 Johann Strauss Et Maintenant Gilbert Becaud, Pierre Delanoe Falling in Love with Love Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart Falling Leaves Frankie Carle Farewell, Amanda Cole Porter Feeling I‟m Falling George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Fine Romance, A Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields Finesse Bernard Maltin, Ray Doll First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Ewan MacColl Flamingo Ted Grouya, Ed. Anderson For Every Man There‟s a Woman Harold Arlen, Leo Robin For Once in my Life Orlando Murden, Ronald Miller Games that Lovers Play James Last, Gunter Loose, Larry Kusik Gigi Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner Girl from Ipanema, The Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel Girl on the Police Gazette, The Irving Berlin Goin‟ out of my Head Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein Golden Earrings Victor Young, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans Goodnight My Love Mack Gordon, Harry Revel Granada Agustin Lara, Dorothy Dodd Grant Avenue Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II Great Day! Vincent Youmans, William Rose, Edward Eliscu Gypsy in Me Cole Porter Havah Nagilah (Let us Rejoice) Adapted by Albert Gamse Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? Scott Wiseman Have you Heard Lew Douglas, Frank Lavere, Roy Rodde Have you Looked into your Heart T. Randazzo, B. Weinstein, B. Barberis He Ain‟t Got Rhythm Irving Berlin He Touched Me William J. Gaither Heather on the Hill Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner Hello, Dolly! Jerry Herman Hey Jude John Lennon, Paul McCartney Hey, Look Me Over Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) Dimitri Tiomkin, New Washington Hills of Colorado Bernard Bierman, Jack Manus Homework Irving Berlin Hoop-Dee-Doo (Polka) Milton DeLugg, Frank Loesser Hooray for Love Harold Arlen, Leo Robin How About You? Burton Lane, Ralph Freed I Can Dream, Can‟t I? Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal MS136-Don Tiff Collection 6 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dr.