Music & Musical Instruments

The Museum's music collections contain more than 5,000 instruments of American and European heritage. These include a quartet of 18th-century Stradivari stringed instruments, Tito Puente's autographed timbales, and the Yellow Cloud guitar that belonged to Prince, to name only a few. Music collections also include jukeboxes and synthesizers, square-dancing outfits and sheet music, archival materials, oral histories, and recordings of performances at the museum. The vast Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated Sheet Music is a remarkable window into the American past in words, music, and visual imagery. The Duke Ellington and Ruth Ellington Boatwright collections contain handwritten music compositions, sound recordings, business records, and other materials documenting the career of this renowned musician. In various ways, our collections find expression in performances of the Smithsonian Chamber Players, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, and in other public programs.

Bob Scobey's Frisco Band. Bob Scobey's Frisco Band, Volume 1 (Good Times Jazz L-22).33-1/3 rpm. Tracks for this album were recorded in 1953. This album was released in 1954.The cover art for this album was made by Edward R. Renfro (1924-1912).
Description

Bob Scobey's Frisco Band. Bob Scobey's Frisco Band, Volume 1 (Good Times Jazz L-22).
33-1/3 rpm. Tracks for this album were recorded in 1953. This album was released in 1954.

The cover art for this album was made by Edward R. Renfro (1924-1912). Renfro was an American artist and illustrator best known for his illustrations for children’s books. His scope of work also includes advertising art, album covers, magazines, and television.

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1953
release date
1954
recording artist
Bob Scobey's Frisco Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
1978.0670.703
maker number
L-22
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.703
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: Papa Dip; side 2: Turk's Blues (Good Time Jazz 4).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: Papa Dip; side 2: Turk's Blues (Good Time Jazz 4).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1949
recording artist
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
1978.0670.254
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.254
maker number
4
Bob Scobey's Frisco Band. side 1: Dippermouth Blues; side 2: Some of These Days (Good Time Jazz 53).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Bob Scobey's Frisco Band. side 1: Dippermouth Blues; side 2: Some of These Days (Good Time Jazz 53).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950
recording artist
Bob Scobey's Frisco Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
2014.0105.79
accession number
2014.0105
catalog number
2014.0105.79
maker number
53
Bob Scobey's Frisco Band. side 1: South; side 2: Melancholy (Good Time Jazz 60).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Bob Scobey's Frisco Band. side 1: South; side 2: Melancholy (Good Time Jazz 60).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1951
recording artist
Bob Scobey's Frisco Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
2014.0105.80
accession number
2014.0105
catalog number
2014.0105.80
maker number
60
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: After You've Gone; side 2: A Closer Walk with Thee (Good Time Jazz 39).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: After You've Gone; side 2: A Closer Walk with Thee (Good Time Jazz 39).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950
recording artist
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
2014.0105.59
accession number
2014.0105
catalog number
2014.0105.59
maker number
39
Firehouse Five plus Two. side 1: Show Me the Way to the Fire; side 2: San Antonio Rose (Good Time Jazz 46).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Firehouse Five plus Two. side 1: Show Me the Way to the Fire; side 2: San Antonio Rose (Good Time Jazz 46).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1952
recording artist
Firehouse Five Plus Two
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
2014.0105.33
accession number
2014.0105
catalog number
2014.0105.33
maker number
46
Armand Hug. side 1: Frog-I-More Rag; side 2: The Cosey Rag (Good Time Jazz 20).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Armand Hug. side 1: Frog-I-More Rag; side 2: The Cosey Rag (Good Time Jazz 20).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950
recording artist
Hug, Armand
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
2014.0105.40
accession number
2014.0105
catalog number
2014.0105.40
maker number
20
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: Storyville Blues; side 2: Ory's Creole Trombone (Good Time Jazz 32).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: Storyville Blues; side 2: Ory's Creole Trombone (Good Time Jazz 32).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950
recording artist
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
2014.0105.61
accession number
2014.0105
catalog number
2014.0105.61
maker number
32
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: Canal Street Blues; side 2: Down By the Riverside (Good Time Jazz 40).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: Canal Street Blues; side 2: Down By the Riverside (Good Time Jazz 40).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950
recording artist
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
2014.0105.60
accession number
2014.0105
catalog number
2014.0105.60
maker number
39
Bob Scobey's Frisco Band. side 1: Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me; side 2: Do You Know What It Means to Miss Orleans? (Good Time Jazz 66).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Bob Scobey's Frisco Band. side 1: Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me; side 2: Do You Know What It Means to Miss Orleans? (Good Time Jazz 66).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1952
recording artist
Bob Scobey's Frisco Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
2014.0105.78
accession number
2014.0105
catalog number
2014.0105.78
maker number
66
Bob Scobey's Frisco Band. Bob Scobey's Frisco Band, Volume 1 (Good Time Jazz LP-9).33-1/3 rpm.The cover art for this album was made by L. C. LeGoullon (1917-1998).
Description (Brief)

Bob Scobey's Frisco Band. Bob Scobey's Frisco Band, Volume 1 (Good Time Jazz LP-9).
33-1/3 rpm.

The cover art for this album was made by L. C. LeGoullon (1917-1998). Lamartine LeGoullon was a San Francisco artist, illustrator and designer best known for his illustrations and paintings of the West Coast Jazz scene.

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950-1951
recording artist
Bob Scobey's Frisco Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
1978.0670.706
maker number
LP-9
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.706
Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band. side 1: Blues for Home [part 1]; side 2: Blues for Home [part 2] (Good Time Jazz 55).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band. side 1: Blues for Home [part 1]; side 2: Blues for Home [part 2] (Good Time Jazz 55).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1951
recording artist
Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
1978.0670.277
maker number
55
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.277
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: The Curse of an Aching Heart; side 2: 1919 Rag (Good Time Jazz 11).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: The Curse of an Aching Heart; side 2: 1919 Rag (Good Time Jazz 11).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950
recording artist
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
1978.0670.259
maker number
11
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.259
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: Ragtime Dance; side 2: Trombone Rag (Good Time Jazz 18).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: Ragtime Dance; side 2: Trombone Rag (Good Time Jazz 18).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950
recording artist
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
1978.0670.265
maker number
18
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.265
Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band. Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band, Volume 1 (Good Time Jazz L-10).33-1/3 rpm.The cover art for this album was made by L. C. LeGoullon (1917-1998).
Description (Brief)

Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band. Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band, Volume 1 (Good Time Jazz L-10).
33-1/3 rpm.

The cover art for this album was made by L. C. LeGoullon (1917-1998). Lamartine LeGoullon was a San Francisco artist, illustrator and designer best known for his illustrations and paintings of the West Coast Jazz scene.

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944-1945
recording artist
Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
1978.0670.705
maker number
L-10
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.705
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: Struttin with Some Barbecue; side 2: Waiting for the Robert E. Lee (Good Time Jazz 12).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: Struttin with Some Barbecue; side 2: Waiting for the Robert E. Lee (Good Time Jazz 12).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950
recording artist
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
1978.0670.260
maker number
12
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.260
George Lewis and his New Orleans Music. side 1: Mama Don't Allow; side 2: Willie the Weeper (Good Time Jazz 15).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
George Lewis and his New Orleans Music. side 1: Mama Don't Allow; side 2: Willie the Weeper (Good Time Jazz 15).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950
recording artist
George Lewis and his New Orleans Music
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
1978.0670.262
maker number
15
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.262
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: By and By; side 2: St. James Infirmary (Good Time Jazz 31).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: By and By; side 2: St. James Infirmary (Good Time Jazz 31).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950
recording artist
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
1978.0670.272
maker number
31
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.272
Firehouse Five plus two. side 1: Just a Stomp at Twilight; side 2: Sobbin' Blues (Good Time Jazz 41).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Firehouse Five plus two. side 1: Just a Stomp at Twilight; side 2: Sobbin' Blues (Good Time Jazz 41).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1951
recording artist
Firehouse Five Plus Two
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
1978.0670.274
maker number
41
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.274
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: Darktown Strutters Ball; side 2: Irish Black Bottom (Good Time Jazz 17).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. side 1: Darktown Strutters Ball; side 2: Irish Black Bottom (Good Time Jazz 17).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950
recording artist
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
1978.0670.264
maker number
17
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.264
Firehouse Five plus two. side 1: Lonesome Mama Blues; side 2: Sweet Geprgia Brown (Good Time Jazz 33).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Firehouse Five plus two. side 1: Lonesome Mama Blues; side 2: Sweet Geprgia Brown (Good Time Jazz 33).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1951
recording artist
Firehouse Five Plus Two
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
1978.0670.273
maker number
33
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.273
Benny Strickler and The Yerba Buena Jazz Band. side 1: Dippermouth Blues; side 2: Kansas City Stomps (Good Time Jazz 21).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Benny Strickler and The Yerba Buena Jazz Band. side 1: Dippermouth Blues; side 2: Kansas City Stomps (Good Time Jazz 21).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1942
recording artist
Benny Strickler and The Yerba Buena Jazz Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
1978.0670.267
maker number
21
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.267
Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band. side 1: Ory's Boogie; side 2: St. Louis Blues (Good Time Jazz 48).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band. side 1: Ory's Boogie; side 2: St. Louis Blues (Good Time Jazz 48).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1951
recording artist
Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
1978.0670.276
maker number
48
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.276
Firehouse Five plus two. side 1: Tiger Rg; side 2: The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise (Good Time Jazz 13).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Firehouse Five plus two. side 1: Tiger Rg; side 2: The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise (Good Time Jazz 13).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950
recording artist
Firehouse Five Plus Two
manufacturer
Good Time Jazz
ID Number
1978.0670.279
maker number
13
catalog number
1978.0670.279
accession number
1978.0670

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