Music & Musical Instruments

This sheet music is for the song “Little Old Lady,” by Hoagy Carmichael and Stanley Adams. It was published by Chappell and Co. in New York, New York, in 1936. The cover features images of Beatrice Lillie and Bert Lahr.

"Little Old Lady" was featured in the 1936 Broadway revue The Show is On, directed by Vincente Minnelli and starred Beatrice Lillie and Bert Lahr. The Show Is On opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on December 25, 1936 and ran for 236 performances.

Jelly Roll Morton. side 1: Shooting the Agate; side 2: No Doubt the Finest Food [track 1] See See Rider [(part 1) track 2] (Circle 11/12), from the album, Jelly Roll Morton, Volume 2: Way Down Yonder... (Circle Limited Edition #306).
78 rpm.

This recording is part of a limited edition 45 twelve-inch record set, The Saga of Mr. Jelly Lord. The set is comprised of interviews and musical performances of musician Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton (1890-1941) recorded by American ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax (1915-2002) at the Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, from May 23, 1938 to December 14, 1938. In the interviews, Morton recounts his experiences, both in New Orleans and on the road, as a popular musician of the early twentieth century.

The Saga of Mr. Jelly Lord limited edition record set was issued by Circle Sound Inc., incrementally with two albums every three months, beginning in late 1947. The recordings were pressed on red vinylite. Album design and typography for this set was by Jimmy Ernst (born Hans-Ulrich Ernst, 1920-1984), a German-born American painter.

This sheet music is for the song, “Wagon Wheels,” with lyrics by Billy Hill and music by Peter De Rose. It was published by Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. in New York, New York in 1934.

”Wagon Wheels” was featured as the title song in the 1934 Paramount Pictures Western film, Wagon Wheels, directed by Charles Barton and starred Randolph Scott and Gail Patrick.

There is an inset image of American singer and actor Everett Marshall (1901-1965) on the cover. Marshall performed this song in the Broadway revue, Ziegfield Follies of 1934 at the Winter Garden Theatre.

This clarinet was made by Oskar Oehler in Berlin, Germany around 1900 to 1935. It is an Oehler System clarinet in B-flat, made of ebony with German silver ferrules and keys. This clarinet is stamped:

[lyre]
O.Oehler
Berlin
B

This clarinet was previously owned and used by German-American clarinetist Robert Lindemann (1884-1975). Lindemann was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1911. He is best known as the principal clarinetist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1923 to 1949.

This sheet music is for the song “I’ve Told Every Little Star,” with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and music by Jerome Kern. It was published by T. B. Harms Company in New York, New York in 1932.

"I've Told Every Little Star" was featured in the musical, Music in the Air, with lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II and music by Jerome Kern. Music in the Air opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre on November 8, 1932.

The cover art for this sheet music was made by American artists Benjamin “Jorj” Harris (1904-1957) and Georgette Harris (1902-1963). The couple was known for their airbrush art and Art Deco style.

This harmonica was made by M. Hohner in Germany, after 1937.

HOHNER’S
NO 13
MADE IN GERMANY

This sheet music is for the song “Love Is Like a Song,” with music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by Russell Robinson and George Waggner. It was published by Vincent Youmans in New York, New York in 1930. The cover art was made by Barbelle.

“Love Is Like a Song” was featured in the 1930 pre-code romantic comedy, What a Widow!, directed by Allan Dwan, Dudley Murphy, and James Seymour and starred Gloria Swanson, Owen Moore, and Lew Cody.

The cover art for this sheet music was made by American artist and designer Albert Wilfred Barbelle (1887-1957). With a prolific career spanning over forty years, Barbelle created numerous works of cover art for sheet music and albums.

Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra. side 1: Song of the Vipers; side 2: Will You, Won't You Be My Babe (Vox 16059), from the album, Louis Armstrong - Paris, 1934 (Vox VSP 300).
78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded at Studio Polydor in Paris, France, in 1934. The album was released in 1947.

This album features artwork by American painter, printmaker, and teacher, Daniel (Dan) Shapiro (1920-1982). He created the artwork for several albums including recordings by Louis Armstrong, Alex Wilder, Charlie Christian, Marlene Dietrich, Edith Piaf, and Richard Dyer Bennett. Shapiro’s works were first exhibited at the Cooper Union Art School in 1940 and 1941. He had much success with his solo shows in the 1960s at the University of California at San Francisco, Cellini Gallery, San Francisco Museum of Art, and Rice University in Houston.

Jelly Roll Morton. side 1: Sweet Peter; side 2: State and Madison (Circle 69/70), from the album, Jelly Roll Morton, Volume 10: The Jazz Piano Soloist...2 (Circle Limited Edition #306).
78 rpm.

This recording is part of a limited edition 45 twelve-inch record set, The Saga of Mr. Jelly Lord. The set is comprised of interviews and musical performances of musician Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton (1890-1941) recorded by American ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax (1915-2002) at the Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, from May 23, 1938 to December 14, 1938. In the interviews, Morton recounts his experiences, both in New Orleans and on the road, as a popular musician of the early twentieth century.

The Saga of Mr. Jelly Lord limited edition record set was issued by Circle Sound Inc., incrementally with two albums every three months, beginning in late 1947. The recordings were pressed on red vinylite. Album design and typography for this set was by Jimmy Ernst (born Hans-Ulrich Ernst, 1920-1984), a German-born American painter.

Jelly Roll Morton. side 1: Randall's Rag [track 1] Maple Leaf Rag [part 1] [track 2]; side 2: Maple Leaf Rag [conclusion] [track 1] Maple Leaf Rag (Morton's transformation) [track 2] (Circle JM-21/22), from the album, Jelly Roll Morton, Volume 3: Jazz Is...Strictly Music (Circle Limited Edition #306).
78 rpm.

This recording is part of a limited edition 45 twelve-inch record set, The Saga of Mr. Jelly Lord. The set is comprised of interviews and musical performances of musician Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton (1890-1941) recorded by American ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax (1915-2002) at the Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, from May 23, 1938 to December 14, 1938. In the interviews, Morton recounts his experiences, both in New Orleans and on the road, as a popular musician of the early twentieth century.

The Saga of Mr. Jelly Lord limited edition record set was issued by Circle Sound Inc., incrementally with two albums every three months, beginning in late 1947. The recordings were pressed on red vinylite. Album design and typography for this set was by Jimmy Ernst (born Hans-Ulrich Ernst, 1920-1984), a German-born American painter.

The Henri Selmer Company of Paris, France manufactured this Radio Improved Selmer Super Sax, serial #19513, around 1934. This alto saxophone was sold by C.G. Conn, of Elkhart, Indiana, the exclusive distributor of Selmer’s Paris products in the United States. This saxophone is associated with Woody Herman orchestra. The saxophone is decorated with engraved floral scrollwork and is inscribed:

RADIO IMPROVED
HENRI
SELMER
PARIS
H. Selmer
4 PLACE DANCOURT
PARIS
No. 19513
SOLE AGENTS
U.S. & CAN.
[Selmer logo]
C.G. Conn, Ltd. Elkhardt, IN.
REG.U.S.PAT.OFF.
MADE IN FRANCE