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[Songs and piano music

Title: [Songs and piano music / composed by Mercer Ellington and others].
Author: Ellington, Mercer
Publication: New York : Tempo Music, Inc. , 1942-1946.

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Description

12 scores : some ill.; 31 cm or smaller.

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Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Alternative Title

Blue serge.
Brown suede.
Cabin in the Sky.
Girl in my dreams tries to look like you.
I wonder why.
Jumpin' punkins.
Pass me by.
Slip of the lip.
Things ain't what they used to be.

Subjects

Note

Songs with piano acc.
"I wonder why" by Mae Iris Davis and Mercer Ellington, "Pass me by" by Mercer Ellington and Hillis Walters and "A slip of the lip" by Luther Henderson, Jr. and Mercer Ellington.
Words by Mercer Ellington and Ted Persons.
"Things ain't what they used to be" from the musical motion picture "Cabin in the sky."
As recorded by Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington and his orchestra and Mercer Ellington and his orchestra.
Title and first line finding aids available.

Contents

Blue serge -- Brown suede -- The girl in my dreams tries to look like you -- I wonder why -- Jumpin' punkins (2 copies) -- Pass me by (2 copies) -- A slip of the lip (2 copies) -- Things ain't what they used to be (2 copies)

Call Number

Sc Scores Ellington, Mercer.

OCLC

NYPG091000045-C

Author

Ellington, Mercer Composer. Lyricist. Performer

Title

[Songs and piano music / composed by Mercer Ellington and others].

Imprint

New York : Tempo Music, Inc. , 1942-1946.

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Added Author

Davis, Mae Idris.

Walters, Hillis.

Henderson, Luther, 1919-2003.

Persons, Ted. Lyricist

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Performer

Duke Ellington Orchestra. Performer

Mercer Ellington Orchestra. Performer

Added Title

Blue serge.

Brown suede.

Cabin in the Sky.

Girl in my dreams tries to look like you.

I wonder why.

Jumpin' punkins.

Pass me by.

Slip of the lip.

Things ain't what they used to be.

Research Call Number

Sc Scores Ellington, Mercer.

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