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Series VII: Music

Scope and Content

Series VII: Music contains materials related to Rivers' musical career, including sheet music, correspondence and ephemera related to different bands and musical performances.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically by file title. Items within each folder are in their original order. Any titles inferred by the archivist are enclosed in square brackets.

Brofsky, Howard, 1993, inclusive

Box: 78, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Climax Band, 1992-99, undated

Box: 78, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Climax Band - Contracts, 1990-1997, inclusive

Box: 78, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence, 1981-1996, inclusive

Box: 78, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

East Thirteenth Street Band, 1981-1986, inclusive

Box: 78, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Engagements, 1991-1992, inclusive

Box: 78, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Foss, Lukas, 1983-1984, inclusive

Box: 78, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content

Translation of "Story of a Soldier," inscribed to Rivers by Lukas Foss.

Hat, Lenny: History 1 on 1 / Rain for the Heat, 1986, inclusive

Box: 78, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lyric Sheets, undated

Box: 78, Folder: 39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Music Festival of the Hamptons, 1997, inclusive

Box: 78, Folder: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Performance Press, Flyers, Posters and Invitations, 1985-90, undated

Box: 78, Folder: 41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Performance Press, Flyers, Posters and Invitations, 1999-2001, undated

Box: 78, Folder: 42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Printed Sheet Music

Box: 79 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content

The following titles comprise Larry Rivers' collection of printed sheet music:
"The II-V7-I Progression", by Jamey Aebersold
"13 Favorite Standards", by Jamey Aebersold
"17 All-Time Standards", Volume 25, by Jamey Aebersold, for Instrumentalists & Vocalists
"28 Kompositioner", by Lars Jansson
"All 'Bird': Ten Bebop Jazz Originals by Charlie Parker", by Jamey Aebersold
"All of Me", by Seymour Simons & Gerald Marks
"Alone Together", Words & Music by Howard Dietz & Arthur Schwartz
"And I Love Her", Words & Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney, for Piano/Vocal/Guitar
"Anthology of French Song", Collected & Edited by Max Spicker
"The Artistry of John Coltrane"
"As Time Goes By", Words & Music by Herman Hupfeld
"Ballads", by Jamey Aebersold
"The Best of the Bossa Novas", by Antonio Carlos Jobim
"The Best Jazz Standards Ever", for Piano, Vocal, & Guitar
"Blueberry Hill", Music & Lyrics by Al Lewis, Larry Stock & Vincent Rose, for Piano/Vocal
"Bluer Than Blue", Composed & Arranged by Ernie Wilkins
"Bossa Nova", Volume 31, by Jamey Aebersold, for Instrumentalists & Vocalists
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams", Words by Al Dubin, Music by Harry Warren
"Brother Bill", Words & Music by Louis Armstrong
"Bublitchki: Baigelach, Koift Heisenke Baigelach", by Ziggie Elman, for Voice & Piano
"Bye Bye Blackbird", Lyrics by Mort Dixon, Music by Ray Henderson
"Cabaret", Words by Fred Ebb, Music by John K&er, for Piano/Vocal/Guitar
"Calypso Tune", Composed & Arranged by Marshall Brown
"I Can't Get Started", Lyrics by Ira Gershwin, Music by Vernon Duke, for Piano/Vocal/Guitar
"Charlie Parker Omnibook", for C Instruments
"Classics Go Latin", by Irving Fields, for Piano
"Combo-Orks for Small Dance B&s", Arranged by Paul Hill, for Trumpet, Clarinet, Tenor Sax
"Curriculum Vitae", by Lukas Foss, for Solo Accordion
"Duke Ellington: Nine Greatest Hits", by Jamey Aebersold
"Duke Ellington: Nine Greatest Hits", by Jamey Aebersold
"Enseignement du Saxophone par Marcel Mule: Cinquante Trois Etudes", by Alphonse Leduc
"Enseignement du Saxophone par Marcel Mule: Dix Huit Exercices ou Etudes", by Alphonse Leduc
"Enseignement du Saxophone par Marcel Mule: Etudes Variees", by Alphonse Leduc
"Enseignement du Saxophone par Marcel Mule: Exercices Journaliers", by Alphonse Leduc
"Exciting Sounds of the Big Band Era", for Drums
"Exciting Sounds of the Big Band Era", for 1st Alto Sax
"Exciting Sounds of the Big Band Era", for 1st Tenor Sax
"Exciting Sounds of the Big Band Era", for 1st Trombone
"Exciting Sounds of the Big Band Era", for 1st Trumpet
"Exciting Sounds of the Big Band Era", for Guitar
"Exciting Sounds of the Big Band Era", for Piano-Conductor
"Fame", Lyrics by Dean Pitchford, Music by Michael Gore
"Famous Song Hits", Book 2, Arranged by Elmer Ihrke, for Hammond Chord Organ
"Famous Transcribed Recorded Jazz Solos: Charlie 'Bird' Parker", Transcribed by W. Dorsey Stuart, for All Instruments
"Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)", by Bart Howard
"Georgia on My Mind", Music by Hoagy Carmichael, Lyrics by Stuart Gorrell, for Piano
"The Girl from Ipanema", Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim, English Words by Norman Gimbel, Original Words by Vinicus de Moraes, for Piano/Vocal/Guitar
"The Girl From Ipanema", Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim, English Words by Norman Gimbel, Original Words by Vinicus De Moraes
"Goodnight My Love", Words & Music by Mack Gordon & Harry Revel
"The Great Music of Duke Ellington"
"Harlem Blues", Arranged by Sy Oliver
"I'm Gettin' Sentimental over You", Lyrics by Ned Washington, Music by George Bassman
"In the Still of the Night", by Cole Porter, for Piano/Vocal/Guitar
"Indian Love Call", Words by Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II, Music by Rudolf Friml, for Piano
"It Could Happen to You", Words by Johnny Burke, Music by James Van Heusen
"Jazz Combo Series", by Roger Pemberton
"Jazz Riffs", by Charley Gerard
"Jewish Song Hits", for Piano, by Joseph M. Estrella
"Jewish Songs, Old & New", for Piano, Vocal, & Guitar
"Just Friends", Lyric by Sam M. Lewis, Music by John Klenner
"Just in Time", Lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green, Music by Jule Styne, for Piano/Vocal
"Just the Way You Are", by Billy Joel
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart", Words & Music by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo & John Redmond, for Vocal
"Mambo-Land", by Xavier Cugat
"I May Be Wrong, But I Think You're Wonderful!", Lyric by Harry Ruskin, Music by Henry Sullivan
"Mean to Me", Words & Music by Roy Turk & Fred E. Ahlert
"It Might As Well Be Spring", by Rodgers & Hammerstein, for Piano/Vocal
"Million Goes to Million", Lyrics by Arnold Weinstein, Music by Francis Thorne, for Piano
"Misirlou", English Lyrics by S.K. Russell, Fred Wise & Milton Leeds, Spanish Lyrics by J. Pina, Title & Music by N. Roubanis
"Misty", Lyric by Johnny Burke, Music by Erroll Garner
"Moon River", Words by Henry Mercer, Music by Menry Mancini, for Piano/Vocal/Guitar
"My Heart Belongs to Daddy", Words & Music by Cole Porter, for Piano/Vocal/Guitar
"My Ideal", Words & Music by Leo Robin, Newell Chase, & Richard A. Whiting
"My Yiddishe Momme", Lyrics by Jack Yellen, Music by Jack Yellen & Lew Pollack
"Nothin' But Blues", by Jamey Aebersold
"The Old Feeling", Words & Music by Lew brown & Sammy Fain
"One Dozen Standards", by Jamey Aebersold
"One Note Samba", Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Words by Newton Mendonca
"Paramount on Parade Band Book", Arranged by John Warrington
"Picnic on the Marne", by Ned Rorem
"Ramona", Lyric by Wolfe Gilbert, Music by Mabel Wayne
"Red Hot Mamma", by Gilbert Wells, Bud Cooper & Fred Rose
"'Round Midnight: Timeless Jazz Classics", by Jamey Aebersold
"Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long", by Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young, Fred Whitehouse, & Milton Berle
"Slightly Out of Tune", English Lyric by Jon Hendricks & Jesse Cavanaugh, Original Text by Newton Mendonca, Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim
"Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise", Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, Music by Sigmund Romberg
"Song of Black Max (As Told by the de Kooning Boys)", Poem by Arnold Weinstein, Music by William Bolcom
"Sophisticated Lady", Words & Music by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills & Mitchell Paris
"Star Dust", Words by Mitchell Parish, Music by Hoagy Carmichael
"Still More Songs of the Thirties" (Hal Leonard Corporation), for Piano/Vocal/Guitar
"Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)", Lyrics by Ted Koehler, Music by Harold Arlen, for Piano/Vocal/Guitar
Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)", Lyrics by Ted Koehler, Music by Harold Arlen, for Piano/Vocal/Guitar
"Strange Enchantment", Words by Frank Loesser, Music by Frederick Hollander
"Stranger in Paradise", Words & Music by Robert Wright & George Forrest
"Swingin' On Lennox Avenue", by William Johnson, Arranged by William I. Rhoads
"'Tain't What You Do", by Sid Oliver & James Young, arranged by Luther Henderson
"Tea for Two", Words by Irving Caesar, Music by Vincent Youmans
"Tenderly", Lyric by Jack Lawrence, Music by Walter Gross
"Theater Songs", Volume I, Words by Arnold Weinstein, Music by Willam Bolcom, for Medium Voice & Piano
"Theater Songs", Volume II, Words by Arnold Weinstein, Music by Willam Bolcom, for Medium Voice & Piano
"These Foolish Things Remind Me of You", Words by Holt Marvell, Music by Jack Strachey & Harry Link
"This Love of Mine", Words by Frank Sinatra, Music by Sol Parker & Henry Sanicola
"Those Were the Days", by Gene Raskin
"Tiger Rag (Hold That Tiger)", Lyric by Harry DeCosta, Music by Original Dixieland Jazz Band
"Tom Jobim", Volume 1, Produced by Almir Chediak
"Tom Jobim", Volume 2, Produced by Almir Chediak
"Too Marvelous for Words", Lyric by Johnny Mercer, Music by Richard A. Whiting
"A Touch of Latin", Arranged by Richard Bradley, for Organ Solos
"Under Paris Skies", English Words by Kim Gannon, French Words by Jean Drejac, Music by Hubert Giraud, for Piano/Vocal/Guitar
"The U.S. Air Force (The Wild Blue Yonder)", by Robert Crawford, for Voice & Piano
"Vocalise: Opus 34, No. 14", by Rachmaninoff, for Cello & Piano
"What a Diff'rence A Day Made", Lyric by Stanley Adams, Music by Maria Greaver, for Piano/Vocal/Guitar
"What's New?" Lyric by Johnny Burke, Music by Bob Haggart, Performed by Linda Ronstadt
"When You Wish Upon a Star", Lyrics by Ned Washington, Music by Leigh Harline
"When Your Heart's On Fire, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", Lyrics by Otto Harbach, Music by Jerome Kern
"A Whiter Shade of Pale", Words & Music by Keith Reid & Gary Brooker
"Who's Sorry Now?", Words by Bert Kalmar & Harry Ruby, Music by Ted Snyder, Performed by Marie Osmond
"You & I", Words by Isidor Lillian, Music by Abraham Ellstein, for Voice & Piano
"You've Changed", Music by Carl Fischer, Words by Bill Carey

"Psychedelic 60s", Climax Band Performance, 1995, inclusive

Box: 78, Folder: 43 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Set Lists, 1987, undated, inclusive

Box: 78, Folder: 44 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Baritone Sax, 1982, undated, inclusive

Box: 78, Folder: 45 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Bass, undated

Box: 78, Folder: 46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Bass, undated

Box: 78, Folder: 47 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Bass, undated

Box: 78, Folder: 48 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Bass, undated

Box: 78, Folder: 49 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Bass, undated

Box: 78, Folder: 50 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: "Book of Sing Sing Sing", undated

Box: 80, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: "Climax, Piano, Red Book", undated

Box: 80, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Drums, undated

Box: 80, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: East 13th Street Band, Bass, undated

Box: 80, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: East 13th Street Band, Piano, undated

Box: 80, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: East 13th Street Band, Working Music Manuscripts, undated

Box: 80, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Madrid Drums, 1993, inclusive

Box: 80, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Madrid Piano, 1993, inclusive

Box: 80, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Madrid Tenor Sax, 1993, inclusive

Box: 80, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Misc., undated

Box: 80, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Misc., undated

Box: 80, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Misc., undated

Box: 80, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Misc., undated

Box: 80, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Misc., undated

Box: 80, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Misc., undated

Box: 80, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Misc., undated

Box: 80, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Misc., undated

Box: 80, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Misc., undated

Box: 80, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Misc., undated

Box: 80, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Misc., undated

Box: 80, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Misc., undated

Box: 80, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: "Moon of Alabama", undated

Box: 80, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: "Moon of Alabama", undated

Box: 80, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Music Notebook, undated

Box: 80, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: "Nobody Home", undated

Box: 80, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Piano, undated

Box: 80, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Piano, undated

Box: 80, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Tenor Sax, undated

Box: 80, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Tenor Sax, undated

Box: 80, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Tenor Sax, undated

Box: 80, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Tenor Sax, undated

Box: 80, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Tenor Sax, undated

Box: 80, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Tenor Sax, undated

Box: 80, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Tenor Sax, White Book, undated

Box: 81, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Trombone, undated

Box: 81, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Trumpet, undated

Box: 81, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Trumpet, undated

Box: 81, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Trumpet, undated

Box: 81, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music: Trumpet, undated

Box: 81, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Songs Book, undated

Box: 81, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Songs Book, undated

Box: 81, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Songs Book, undated

Box: 81, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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