Collection Summary
Joe Roccisano Papers
1950-1997
1970-1997
1950-1997
1970-1997
ML31.R632
Roccisano, Joe, 1939-1997
approximately 5,560 items
50 containers
20.5 linear feet
English
Collection material in English
Music Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Joe Roccisano (1939-1997) was an American
jazz composer, arranger, performer, and bandleader. The collection chiefly contains
holograph scores, lead sheets, and parts comprising the performance libraries of his big
band, the Joe Roccisano Orchestra, and his nine-piece group, Nonet. Also included are
scores and parts for his commissions, larger scale orchestral pieces, and other
performance and recording charts, as well as a small amount of photographs, clippings,
and other biographical materials.
Acquisition Information
Gift through bequest, Joe Roccisano, 1998
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing History
Mónica Hurd processed the Joe Roccisano Papers and coded the finding aid in 2022.
Copyright Status
Materials from the Joe Roccisano Papers are governed by the Copyright Law of the United
States (Title 17, U.S.C.) and other applicable international copyright laws.
Access and Restrictions
The Joe Roccisano Papers are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the
Music Division prior to visiting in order to determine whether the desired materials
will be available at that time.
Certain restrictions on using or copying materials may apply.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
[item, date, container number], Joe Roccisano Papers, Music Division, Library of
Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Joe Roccisano was a jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and bandleader known for his
textural sound and fondness for combining jazz with composition techniques frequently
used in classical music. Throughout his career, he contributed to projects in many areas
of the music business, including film, television, concert performance, and studio
recording. He led multiple big jazz bands, including Rocbop and the Joe Roccisano
Orchestra, the second of which consisted of seasoned New York City-based musicians. Both
European and American orchestras commissioned his work, and his contemporaries
considered him one of the most accomplished arrangers and composers in the industry. He
began his professional music career at age fourteen, and by age twenty-five had toured
twice (once internationally) with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Other notable performers
and groups with whom Roccisano worked include Buddy Rich, Doc Severinsen, Frank Sinatra,
Peggy Lee, Tony Bennet, Mel Torme, Liza Minelli, Ray Charles, Louie Bellson, Don Ellis,
Don Menza, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Nat Pierce, Bill Holman, Steely Dan, and Supersax.
Date
Event
1939 October 15
Born Joseph Lucian Roccisano in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, to father
Dominic F. Roccisano (1912-1999) and Elizabeth Langone (1918-1983)
circa 1953
Graduated from Buckingham Junior High School in Springfield,
Massachusetts
Became the youngest member of the Hampden County Musician’s Association of
Springfield, Massachusetts, at age fourteen
1954 August 22
Made professional debut on the clarinet with the Springfield Lodge of Elks
Band performing at the concert in Blunt Park led by Alan Strohman
1955
Played clarinet with the Massachusetts All-State Band
1956
Studied privately with composer and arranger Harry Huffnagle
circa 1956
Attended Springfield Technical High School in Massachusetts where he served
as concertmaster; studied violin, trumpet, and clarinet; and played first
clarinet in the Technical High Band
Accepted upon graduation to the American International College as a liberal
arts student
1957
Studied privately with Ascher Slotnick
1957
1959
Played alto saxophone with the touring Tommy Dorsey Orchestra led by Warren
Covington
1963
Won a six-week scholarship to the New Hope Academy of Arts in
Maryland
Spent two weeks at the Picasso Club in Philadelphia as the winner of the
third annual Villanova Intercollegiate Jazz Festival sponsored by Villanova
University in Villanova, Pennsylvania
Graduated with a B. S. Degree in Music Education from State University
College of Potsdam, New York
1964
Toured again with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, this time led by Sam Donahue,
playing alto saxophone and travelling with them to Japan and Europe
1966
Moved to Los Angeles to play, compose, arrange, and eventually lead his own
12-piece band
1967
1968
Played lead alto saxophone on the road with Ray Charles
1974
Studied privately with film composer Albert Harris
1976
Formed and led his own 15-piece band, Rocbop
1978
Nominated for Best Instrumental Arrangement Grammy for Steely Dan’s
"Green Earrings,"
recorded by the Woody Herman Band
Arranged pieces for the album
Apogee
, produced by Donald Fagan and Walter Becker
1980
Performance of Roccisano’s
Synthesis for Orchestra
at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion by the New American Orchestra of Los
Angeles led by Jack Elliot with tenor saxophone solo by Pete Christlieb
1982
Performed as part of the Hoops McCann Band for the First Annual Mt. Hood
Festival of Jazz held on the campus of Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham,
Oregon. The band performed Steely Dan arrangements by Victor Feldman, Gene
Esposito, and Roccisano
Recorded
Sonorities
, a chamber piece in two movements commissioned by Victor Morosco, for
the album
Double Exposure
circa 1982
Synthesis for Orchestra
performed on National Public Radio (NPR) as part of the Jazz Alive
series hosted by Ben Sidran
Composed and arranged roughly ten new songs for the Buddy Rich Band, two of
which were performed during a two-hour television special featuring Frank
Sinatra and the Buddy Rich Band in concert from Santo Domingo
1985 January
United States Navy Band premiered Roccisano’s piece
Contrasts
in Washington, D.C., with saxophone soloists Pete Christlieb and Dale
Underwood
1985 April
Relocated to New York, New York, where he formed a new 15-piece big band, the
Joe Roccisano Orchestra, that frequently played at Fat Tuesday’s and the Bitter
End
1987 July 31
August 2
Performed at Fat Tuesday’s with Bob Brookmeyer on the trombone, marking
Roccisano’s first major engagement on the East Coast since returning in
1985
1987
Phil Woods Quintet recorded
"Tenor of the Times,"
an original work by Roccisano
1988 August
Released the
Hoops McCann Band Plays the Music of Steely Dan
album for which Roccisano conducted and wrote six of the eight pieces
featured
1989 July 13
Performed at the Binghamton Summer Music Festival on the State Univesity of New York at Binghamton campus, New York
1989 August 19
Joe Roccisano Orchestra performed at the Sauconfest in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania
1989
Commissioned by the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra for an unknown
work
1991
Arranged music for Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, and Don Henley for the
First Annual Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall
1992
Recorded works
"Tear Filled Skies"
and
"Blue Lou"
for the film
Glengarry Glen Ross
1993 November 10
Performed at Yardbird Suite in Cooper Square, New York. The performance
included Quill, Earth Day, Borderland, and others
1993 November
Released the first album by the Joe Roccisano Orchestra,
The Shape I’m In
, with solos by Tom Harrell (trumpet) and Lou Marini (alto saxophone), on
the Landmark Records label
1995 June
Released the album
Leave Your Mind Behind
, which had a concert style rather than a dance band style, on the
Landmark Records label
1996
Formed the nine-piece mini-big band Nonet to play jazz brunch events at the
Blue Note club in New York City
1997 November 9
Died of a heart attack en route to a Blue Note Sunday jazz brunch gig
1997 November 30
Celebration of life held at St. Peter’s Church in New York City
1998
Posthumous release of the album
Nonet
on the Double-Time Records label
Scope and Content Note
The Joe Roccisano Papers span the years 1950 to 1997, the bulk of which date from 1970
to 1997. The [Music](Roc01) series
primarily consists of holograph scores, lead sheets, and parts for works composed or
arranged by Roccisano. The Performance Library subseries, consisting of approximately 97
titles, comprises the largest portion of this collection. The two original libraries
combined in this subseries supported the performances of his two 15-piece bands, Rocbop
and the Joe Roccisano Orchestra, as well as his Nonet. Included are multiple
arrangements for each title appropriate for the different ensembles.
Additional music materials that were not present in either performance library are
located in the Other Music subseries. This subseries contains scores and parts for
specific performances, albums, commissions, and other projects Roccisano completed,
including material for his large-scale work,
Synthesis for Orchestra
, arrangements for the Hoops McCann Band, and scores and parts used for his
Nonet
album. Additional notable items include composition notes and exercises he
wrote while studying with Harry Huffnagle and film composer Albert Harris.
The subseries Music by Others contains scores and parts by other composers and
arrangers. Some of this material is accompanied by correspondence.
A variety of non-music material comprises the final two series of the collection, [Biographical Materials](Roc02) and
[Business Papers](Roc03). The
former contains clippings, photographs, correspondence, ephemera, and other items
documenting Roccisano's life and career. The Business Papers capture a fraction of his
work as a composer and arranger while leading the Nonet and the Joe Roccisano
Orchestra.
Organization of the Joe Roccisano Papers
The collection is arranged in three series:
-
[Music,
1954-1997](Roc01)
-
[Biographical Materials,
1950-1997](Roc02)
-
[Business Papers,
1984-1997](Roc03)
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Bellson, Louie, 1924-2009.
Ellis, Don.
Herman, Woody, 1913-1987.
Roccisano, Joe, 1939-1997--Archives.
Roccisano, Joe, 1939-1997.
Severinsen, Doc, 1927-
Organizations
Joe Roccisano Orchestra--History.
Subjects
Band directors--United States--Correspondence.
Band music--Scores.
Jazz.
Saxophonists--United States--Biography.
Form/Genre
Arrangements (Music)
Autographs (Manuscripts)
Biographies.
Business correspondence.
Clippings (Information artifacts)
Concert programs.
Jazz.
Lead sheets.
Parts (Music)
Photographs.
Scores.
Container List
1-49
Music, 1954-1997
1954-1997
This series chiefly consists of holograph, copyist, or printed scores, lead
sheets, and parts for works arranged or composed by Joe Roccisano. Also included
are a small amount of works by other composers.
Arranged in three subseries.
Performance Library, 1976-1997
1976-1997
This subseries encompasses 97 titles Roccisano used for his various ensembles.
It comprises two performance libraries, one for his Nonet and the other for his
two big bands. The performance groups are noted in the instrumentation of each
piece, and complete inventories of both libraries are located in the [Business Papers](Roc03)
series.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
1/3-4
Adios nonino / La muerte del
angel, 1994
1994
Printed full score for big band;
parts
Includes: Booth
part
1/5
AFFA,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
37/3
All Bird's Children,
undated
undated
Holograph short score (incomplete) for Nonet
2/1
All Bird's Children,
undated
undated
Printed parts for Nonet
37/4
Alone Together,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for Nonet
2/2
Alone Together,
undated
undated
Printed parts for Nonet
2/3-4
Amazing Grace,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for big band;
parts
2/5
America,
undated
undated
Holograph and printed parts for big
band
37/5
America (Suite),
undated
undated
Holograph short score for big band and
Nonet
37/6
Annie's Waltz, 1979
1979
Holograph full score for big band
2/6
Annie's Waltz, 1979
1979
Holograph parts for big band
37/7
April Rains, 1983
1983
Holograph full score for big band
2/7
April Rains, 1983
1983
Holograph parts for big band
2/8-9
Auld Lang Syne,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for Nonet; printed
parts
3/1
Avarice,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
Note: Commissioned by the Metropole Orkest, Brussels
3/2
Babble on Sisters,
undated
undated
Alternate titles: Babylon Sisters; West Babylon
Sisters
Arranged by Victor Feldman and Bill
Reichenback
Holograph and Ozalids of parts for big
band
3/3
Babble on Sisters,
undated
undated
Alternate titles: Babylon Sisters; West Babylon
Sisters
Arranged by Victor Feldman and Bill
Reichenback
Holograph and Ozalids of parts for Nonet
3/4-5
Before the Rain, 1995
1995
Holograph short score for big band; holograph
and printed parts
37/8
Before the Rain, 1997
1997
Holograph short score for Nonet
4/1
Before the Rain, 1997
1997
Holograph parts for Nonet
4/2
Bird Calls,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
37/9
Bird Calls, 1997
1997
Holograph short score for Nonet
4/3
Bird Calls, 1997
1997
Printed parts for Nonet
37/10
Blue Hymn,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for Nonet
4/4
Blue Hymn,
undated
undated
Printed parts for Nonet
37/11
Blue Lou, 1989
1989
Holograph full score for big band
4/5
Blue Lou, 1989
1989
Holograph parts for big band
5/1
Boplicity,
undated
undated
Arranged by Gil Evans
Printed parts for Nonet
5/2
Borderland,
undated
undated
Holograph and Ozalids of parts for big
band
5/3
Brush Strokes,
undated
undated
Holograph and Ozalids of parts for big
band
Includes: Some Buddy
Rich performance parts
37/12
Butterfly,
undated
undated
Holograph full score for big band
5/4
Butterfly,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
6/1
Changes, 1994
1994
Holograph parts for big band; lead
sheets
6/2
Changes, 1994
1994
Photocopies of holograph parts for big band
Includes: Alternate
performance annotations and booth part
6/3
Changes,
undated
undated
Photocopy of holograph parts for big band
Includes: Alternate
performance annotations
37/13
Changes,
undated
undated
Holograph full score for Nonet; short score; sketches; fragments
6/4
Changes,
undated
undated
Holograph and printed parts for Nonet; sketch
37/14
Chant,
undated
undated
Holograph short scores for big band
6/5
Chant,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
6/6
Chant,
undated
undated
Printed parts for Nonet
38/1
Con Alma,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for Nonet
7/1
Con Alma,
undated
undated
Printed parts for Nonet
7/2-3
Deacon Blues, 1990
1990
Holograph score for piano and big band;
parts
7/4-5
Deacon Blues,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for Nonet;
parts
7/6
Does Anybody Know?,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
7/7
Don’t Stop Now,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
8/1-2
The Duke,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for Nonet; printed
parts
8/3
Earth Day,
undated
undated
Holograph and Ozalids of parts for big
band
38/2
Express Yourself,
undated
undated
Holograph full score for big band
8/4
Express Yourself,
undated
undated
Holograph piano part for big band
38/3
The Fax of Life,
undated
undated
Holograph short scores for big band
8/5
The Fax of Life,
undated
undated
Printed parts for big band
Includes: Booth
part
9/1-2
The Fax of Life,
undated
undated
Printed full score for Nonet; holograph short
score (incomplete); printed parts
9/3-4
Goodbye, 1995
1995
Holograph short score for big band;
parts
9/5-6
Goodbye,
undated
undated
Holograph short score (incomplete) for Nonet;
parts
9/7
Goodbye Look,
undated
undated
Printed parts for big band
Includes: Booth
part
10/1
Goodbye Look,
undated
undated
Printed parts for Nonet
10/2
Green Earings,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
37/1
A Gush of Periwinkles, 1986
1986
Holograph full score for big band
1/1
A Gush of Periwinkles, 1986
1986
Holograph parts for big band
10/3
He Was All of Us,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
38/4
Hookin' It,
undated
undated
Holograph full scores for big band
10/4
Hookin' It,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
38/5
Hookin' It, 1987
1987
Music by Joe Roccisano and Pete
Christlieb
Holograph full score for Nonet
Note: For the Phil Woods
Octet
10/5
Hookin' It, 1987
1987
Music by Joe Roccisano and Pete
Christlieb
Holograph parts for Nonet
38/6
The Hymn, 1997
1997
Holograph short score for Nonet
10/6
The Hymn, 1997
1997
Printed parts for Nonet
11/1-2
I Love You, 1995
1995
Holograph short scores for big band; printed
parts
11/3
I Love You,
undated
undated
Printed parts for Nonet
38/7
If You Never Come to Me,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for Nonet; reference lead sheet
11/4
If You Never Come to Me,
undated
undated
Printed parts
11/5-6
If You Only Knew, 1995
1995
Holograph short score for big band;
parts
38/8
Innerspace, 1976
1976
Holograph full score for big band
11/7
Innerspace, 1976
1976
Holograph parts for big band
12/1-2
Inside / Outside, 1994
1994
Holograph short score for big band;
parts
Includes: Booth
part
38/9
Into the Looking Glass,
undated
undated
Holograph short scores for big band
12/3
Into the Looking Glass,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
38/10
Into the Looking Glass,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for Nonet
Note: Score dated
September 23
12/4
Into the Looking Glass,
undated
undated
Printed parts for Nonet
38/11
Isabel, 1987
1987
Holograph full score for big band
13/1
Isabel, 1987
1987
Holograph parts for big band
13/2-3
It Seems Like Yesterday, 1994
1994
Holograph short score for big band;
parts
Includes: Booth
part
13/4-5
It Seems Like Yesterday,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for Nonet;
parts
38/12
Johnny Come Lately, 1996
1996
Holograph full score for big band
13/6-7
Johnny Come Lately, 1996
1996
Holograph short score for big band; parts
13/8-9
Johnny Come Lately,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for Nonet; printed
parts
14/1
K. B. Blues,
undated
undated
Printed parts for Nonet
14/2-3
Leave Your Mind Behind, 1992
1992
Printed full score for big band;
parts
Includes: Booth
part
38/13
Leave Your Mind Behind,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for Nonet
14/4
Leave Your Mind Behind,
undated
undated
Printed parts for Nonet
14/5
Long Way Around,
undated
undated
Holograph and photocopies of parts for big
band
14/6
Look Around,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
15/1
The Maids of Cadiz,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
15/2
Mari,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
38/14
Merry Gentlemen,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for Nonet
15/3
Merry Gentlemen,
undated
undated
Printed parts for Nonet
15/4
Moonwalk,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
38/15
Moonwalk Rock, 1977
1977
Holograph full score for big band
15/5
More or Less,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
15/6
More or Less, 1992
1992
Holograph parts for Nonet
39/1
Morning Glory's Story, 1986
1986
Holograph full score for big band
16/1
Morning Glory's Story, 1986
1986
Holograph parts for big band
16/2
Morning Glory's Story,
undated
undated
Printed parts for Nonet
37/2
A New Beginning, 1988
1988
Holograph full score for big band
1/2
A New Beginning, 1988
1988
Holograph parts for big band
39/2
Now Is Forever,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for big band
16/3
Now Is Forever,
undated
undated
Holograph and printed parts for big band
39/3
Now Is Forever, 1997
1997
Holograph short score for Nonet
16/4
Now Is Forever, 1997
1997
Printed parts for Nonet
16/5-6
Once Upon a Time, 1993
1993
Holograph short score for big band; parts; lead
sheet
17/1
Peace,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
39/4
Piece of the Pie, 1989
1989
Holograph full score for big band
17/2
Piece of the Pie, 1989
1989
Holograph parts for big band
17/3
Piece of the Pie,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for Nonet
17/4
Prelude,
undated
undated
Holograph piano part
17/5-6
Prism, 1977
1977
Holograph short score for big band;
parts
17/7-8
Quill,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for big band;
parts
Includes: Booth
part
18/1
Rapunzel,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
18/2-3
Reflections,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for big band;
parts
18/4
Requiem,
undated
undated
Ozalids of parts for big band
18/5
Resurrección del Ángel,
undated
undated
Printed full score for big band; printed score for piano
18/6
Resurrección del Ángel,
undated
undated
Parts
39/5
Resurrección del Ángel,
undated
undated
Holograph short scores for big band and
Nonet
18/7
Resurrección del Ángel,
undated
undated
Printed parts for Nonet
39/6
Rose Tattoo, 1991
1991
Holograph full score for big band; short score;
lead sheet
18/8
Rose Tattoo, 1991
1991
Holograph parts for big band
39/7
Round Midnight,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for big band
19/1
Round Midnight,
undated
undated
Holograph and printed parts for big band
19/2-3
Round Midnight, 1992
1992
Printed full score for Nonet; holograph short
score; parts; lead sheet
19/4-5
Saja,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for big band;
parts
19/6-7
Seven Steps to Heaven, 1990
1990
Printed full score for big band; holograph short
score; holograph and printed parts
39/8
The Shape I'm In, 1989
1989
Holograph full score for big band
19/8
The Shape I'm In, 1989
1989
Holograph parts for big band
20/1
So in Love,
undated
undated
Printed parts for big band
39/9
Sonorities, 1986
1986
Holograph short score for big band; sketch
20/2
Sonorities, 1986
1986
Holograph and printed parts for big band
20/3-4
Spruce Goose,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for big band; parts;
composition notes
21/1
Stepping Tones,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for big band; composition
notes
39/10
Stepping Tones,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for Nonet
21/2
Stepping Tones,
undated
undated
Printed parts for Nonet
21/3
Stepping Tones (Part 1),
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
21/4
Suite America (Part 1),
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
21/5
Suite America (Part 2),
undated
undated
Holograph and Ozalids of parts for big
band
21/6
Suite America (Part 3),
undated
undated
Ozalids of parts for big band
39/11
Synthesis for Band,
undated
undated
Holograph full score for big band
22/1
Synthesis for Band,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
39/12
Synthesis for Band (Part 2),
1989
1989
Holograph full score for big band
22/2
Synthesis for Band (Part 2),
1989
1989
Holograph parts for big band
22/3-4
Take Five,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for big band; printed
parts
Includes: Booth
part
40/1
Tear-Filled Skies, 1976
1976
Holograph full score for big band
22/5
Tear-Filled Skies, 1976
1976
Holograph parts for big band
40/2
Tell Me Why, 1988
1988
Holograph full score for big band
23/1
Tell Me Why, 1988
1988
Holograph parts for big band
23/2
Tenor of the Times,
undated
undated
Holograph and photocopies of parts for big
band
23/3-4
Tenor of the Times,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for Nonet; printed
parts
40/3
That Look You Wear,
undated
undated
Holograph short score for Nonet
23/5
That Look You Wear,
undated
undated
Printed parts for Nonet
23/6
Throw Back the Little Ones,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
Includes: Booth
part
24/1
Time Will Tell,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
40/4
Transfusion,
undated
undated
Holograph full score for big band
24/2
Transfusion,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
40/5
La valse, 1986
1986
Holograph full score for big band
24/3
La valse, 1986
1986
Holograph parts for big band; lead sheet
24/4
Warm Winds,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
40/6
The Water's Edge, 1989
1989
Holograph full score for big band
24/5
The Water's Edge, 1989
1989
Holograph parts for big band
40/7
The Water's Edge, 1987
1987
Holograph full score for Nonet
Note: For the Phil Woods
Octet
24/6
The Water's Edge, 1987
1987
Printed parts for Nonet
25/1
West of the Moon,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for big band
25/2
West of the Moon,
undated
undated
Holograph parts for Nonet
40/8
While We're Young, 1997
1997
Holograph short score for Nonet
25/3
While We're Young, 1997
1997
Printed parts for Nonet
Other Music, 1954-1997
1954-1997
This subseries contains approximately 81 titles composed or arranged by
Roccisano for various commissions, performances, albums, television projects,
and more.
Arranged alphabetically by title or project.
25/6
AFFA,
undated
undated
Holograph and Ozalids of copyist parts
25/7
Alfie,
undated
undated
Photocopies of holograph parts
26/1
April Rains,
undated
undated
Photocopies of manuscript parts
26/2
Avarice Introduction,
undated
undated
Holograph short score
40/9
Baltimore,
undated
undated
Photocopy of holograph full score
Note: Vocals by Jill
O'Hara
40/10
Birdland, 1997
1997
Holograph short score; printed full score
Note: For Manhattan
Transfer
26/3
Birdland, 1997
1997
Holograph and printed parts
Note: For Manhattan
Transfer
40/11
Birdland,
undated
undated
Photocopy of holograph full score
26/4
Black Cow,
undated
undated
Holograph parts
26/5
Borderland, 1976
1976
Onionskins of parts
47/1
Borderland,
undated
undated
Holograph full score
Note: Woody Herman
performance
26/6
Borderland,
undated
undated
Ozalids of copyist parts
Note: Woody Herman
performance
26/7
Brush Strokes,
undated
undated
Photocopies of holograph parts
Buddy Rich
Performance
41/1
Avarice,
undated
undated
Holograph full score
26/8
Avarice,
undated
undated
Ozalids of copyist
parts
27/1
Brush Strokes,
undated
undated
Ozalids of copyist parts
41/2
Butterfly,
undated
undated
Holograph full score
27/2
Butterfly,
undated
undated
Ozalids of copyist
parts
41/3
Does Anybody Know?,
undated
undated
Holograph full score
27/3
Does Anybody Know?,
undated
undated
Ozalids of copyist
parts
41/4
Inside / Outside,
undated
undated
Holograph full score
27/4
Inside / Outside,
undated
undated
Ozalids of copyist
parts
41/5
Long Way Around,
undated
undated
Holograph full score
27/5
Long Way Around,
undated
undated
Ozalids of copyist
parts
28/1
R & R,
undated
undated
Ozalids of copyist parts
42/1
Tenor of the Times,
undated
undated
Holograph full score
28/2
Tenor of the Times,
undated
undated
Ozalids of copyist
parts
42/2
Time Will Tell,
undated
undated
Holograph full score
28/3
Time Will Tell,
undated
undated
Ozalids of copyist
parts
29/1
Capriccio,
undated
undated
Holograph lead sheet
29/2
Catastrophe Cat commission,
undated
undated
Printed full score; holograph short score;
tracking sheets
29/3
Chefs of the East, 1993
1993
Holograph lead sheet
48/1-2
Chronicle One, 1983
1983
Photocopies of holograph full scores for
orchestra; sketches; notes
48/3
Chronicle One,
undated
undated
Printed full score for orchestra
42/3
Cimetidine, 1997
1997
Printed full scores; holograph short score;
notes
29/4
Come on Home,
undated
undated
Holograph parts
Composition Studies and
Exercises
42/4
Studies with Albert Harris,
1974?
1974?
Holograph scores; exercises; cue
sheets
29/5
Studies with Harry
Huffnagle, 1954
1954
Composition and music theory study
notebook
42/5
Miscellaneous,
undated
undated
Holograph scores; sketches; notes
49/1-2
Contrasts, 1984
1984
Holograph full score for concert band; short
score; sketch; parts for saxophone
43/1
Didn't I, 1993
1993
Holograph and printed lead sheets; lyric
sheet
29/6
Does Anybody Know?,
undated
undated
Ozalid of manuscript lead sheet
29/7
Don’t Stop Now,
undated
undated
Photocopies of copyist parts
29/8
Don't Stop Now,
undated
undated
Onionskins of manuscript parts
Note: For Rocbop
29/9
Don't Rain on My Parade,
undated
undated
Holograph parts
29/10
Fat Tuesday's 1987 Performance,
1987 July
1987
July
Manuscript parts for trombone
Note: Trombone
played by Bob Brookmeyer
Contents:
- Don't Stop Now
- Annie's Waltz
- Avarice
- Ballad
- Does Anybody Know?
- Earth Day
- He Was All of Us
- Hookin' It
- Long Way Around
- Mari
- Tenor of the Times
43/2
Goodbye Look,
undated
undated
Printed full score; holograph short
scores
30/1
Green Earings,
undated
undated
Holograph parts
30/2
Growing, Growing, and Gone,
undated
undated
Photocopy of mauscript lead sheet
25/4
A Gush of Periwinkles,
undated
undated
Holograph full score for quintet
25/5
A Gush of Periwinkles,
undated
undated
Holograph lead sheet
30/3
He Was All of Us, 1969
1969
Manuscript lead sheet
43/3
Hookin' It,
undated
undated
Holograph full score; photocopies of holograph
parts
Hoops McCann Band,
undated
undated
43/4
Black Cow
Holograph full score for big band
30/4
Black Cow
Holograph parts for big band
43/5
Green Earings
Holograph full score
43/6
Throw Back the Little
Ones
Holograph full score
30/5
Throw Back the Little
Ones
Holograph parts
43/7
I Can Cook, Too, 1988
1988
Photocopy of holograph full score
Note: Vocals by Jill
O'Hara
30/6
If You Only Knew,
undated
undated
Printed lead sheet
30/7
It Seems Like Yesterday,
undated
undated
Printed lead sheet
30/8
I've Got News for You,
undated
undated
Holograph short score
30/9
Look Around,
undated
undated
Ozalid of manuscript lead sheet
30/10
Love Has Gone, 1970
1970
Ozalid of manuscript lead sheet
30/11
MacArthur Park, 1973
1973
Printed full score; parts
43/8
MacArthur Park,
undated
undated
Holograph full score
44/1-2
MCI commissions,
undated
undated
Holograph short score; parts
30/12
Moonwalk,
undated
undated
Ozalid of manuscript lead sheet
30/13
More or Less, 1992
1992
Printed full score; parts
Note: Jazz Band
Series Publication
Nonet (album)
31/1
America,
undated
undated
Printed parts
44/3
Charade,
undated
undated
Holograph short score
31/2
Charade,
undated
undated
Printed
parts
31/3
Days of Wine and Roses,
1997
1997
Printed full score; parts
44/4
Days of Wine and Roses,
1997
1997
Holograph short score
44/5
Moment's Notice,
undated
undated
Holograph short score
31/4
Moment's Notice,
undated
undated
Holograph parts
31/5
Mr. Day,
undated
undated
Printed full score; parts
44/6
Mr. Day,
undated
undated
Holograph short score
32/1-2
No More Blues,
undated
undated
Holograph short score; printed
parts
44/7
So in Love, 1996
1996
Holograph short score
32/3
So in Love, 1996
1996
Printed parts
44/8
Some Other Time,
undated
undated
Holograph short score
32/4
Some Other Time,
undated
undated
Printed parts
44/9
Springsville,
undated
undated
Holograph short score
32/5
Springsville,
undated
undated
Printed parts
33/1
Now and Always, 1970
1970
Ozalid of manuscript lead sheet
33/2
October Song,
undated
undated
Ozalids of copyist parts
44/10
Peace, 1980 December 31
1980
December 31
Holograph full scores for orchestra
33/3-4
Peace, 1980 December 31
1980
December 31
Ozalids of copyist parts for orchestra
33/5
Peace and Love,
undated
undated
Manuscript lead sheet
44/11
Red on Black,
undated
undated
Holograph short score; copyist lead
sheet
33/6
Saja, 1968
1968
Ozalid of manuscript lead sheet
44/2
So in Love,
undated
undated
Holograph short score (incomplete)
33/7
So in Love,
undated
undated
Printed parts
33/8
So Proudly We Sail,
undated
undated
Photocopy of manuscript lead sheet
45/1
Sonorities, 1981?
1981?
Photocopy of holograph score for
trio
Note: From Double
Exposure album, Victor Morosco
33/9
Suite America (Part 2),
undated
undated
Alternate title: Union
Onionskin of manuscript lead sheet
Note: For Rocbop
34/1
Synthesis, 1985
1985
Photocopy of holograph full score for concert
band
Note: Originally
labeled for sextet
34/2
Synthesis,
undated
undated
Printed score for saxophone, trombone,
piano, bass, and drums; parts
45/2
Synthesis for Orchestra
(Original), 1980
1980
Holograph full score for
orchestra
45/3
Synthesis for Orchestra (Three
movements), undated
undated
Holograph full score for orchestra
Note: With Phil
Woods
34/3-5
Synthesis for Orchestra (Three
movements), undated
undated
Onionskins of manuscript parts
Note: With Phil
Woods
35/1
Tear-Filled Skies,
undated
undated
Manuscript lead sheet
Note: For Rocbop
35/2
Throw Back the Little Ones,
1994
1994
Holograph short score (incomplete)
35/3
Time Will Tell,
undated
undated
Holograph parts
35/4
Time Will Tell,
undated
undated
Ozalids of copyist parts
35/5
Today Theme,
undated
undated
Holograph full score
35/6
Waltz for Jonny,
undated
undated
Ozalid of manuscript score
46/1
With Every Breath I Take,
undated
undated
Holograph short score; copyist lead
sheet
35/7-8
Unidentified lead sheets, 1984 and undated
1984
and undated
Holograph and onionskin lead sheets
Unidentified project,
undated
undated
46/2
Change Partners
Holograph full score
35/9
Change Partners
Holograph parts; onionskins of parts
for strings
46/3
Fine Romance
Holograph full score
35/10
Fine Romance
Holograph parts; onionskins of parts
for strings
46/4
Foggy Day
Holograph full score
35/11
Foggy Day
Holograph parts; onionskins of parts
for strings
46/5
I'm
Old-Fashioned
Holograph full score
35/12
I'm
Old-Fashioned
Holograph parts; onionskins of parts
for strings
46/6
Lady Be Good
Holograph full score
35/13
Lady Be Good
Holograph parts; onionskins of parts
for strings
35/14
Notes
35/15
Unidentified Rocbop lead
sheets, undated
undated
Ozalids of manuscript lead sheets
35/16
Unidentified television projects (2),
undated
undated
Printed full score; holograph short
score
Music by Others, 1966-1997
1966-1997
Scores, parts, and lead sheets by James Argiro, Alan Broadbent, and other
composers comprise this subseries.
Arranged alphabetically by composer.
36/1
Argiro, James, 1966-1971, 1978-1981
1986-1995
1966-1971, 1978-1981 1986-1995
Photocopies of manuscript scores and lead
sheets; correspondence
Contents: African
Sea; At the Nucleus; Bop Bodily o'Bop; Dance; El Viaje; Gamut; Hefti; It's
Never Far; Night Becoming Jazzman; Night Song no. 2; Night Song no. 3;
Struttin'
46/7
Broadbent, Alan, 1992-1997 and
undated
1992-1997 and undated
Photocopies of holograph scores;
correspondence
Contents: If Love
Ain't There; Stardust; There's a Lull in My Life; When I Fall in Love; Where
Can I Go Without You
Coleman, Cy
36/2
The
Life, Acts 1 and 2, 1997
1997
Printed parts for saxophone
Fauré, Gabriel
36/3
Fantasie, op. 79, 1995
1995
Printed score for flute and piano
36/4
Miscellaneous composers, 1975, 1982-1983, 1990 and
undated
1975, 1982-1983, 1990 and undated
Printed scores; photocopies of manuscript lead sheets
Roccisano, D.
46/8
Opus
no. 3; Nocturne, op. 4,
undated
undated
Manuscript short scores
50
Biographical Materials, 1950-1997
1950-1997
Dominic Roccisano, Joe Roccisano’s father, compiled the items in this series
following his son's death in 1997. The materials include programs from the
celebration of life event, clippings, the Grammy Nomination certificate Roccisano
received in 1978, photographs, performance ephemera from around the world, and
more.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
50/1
Celebration of life, 1997
1997
50/2
Clippings, 1953-1963,
1978-1996
1953-1963, 1978-1996
Includes: Album and
performance reviews and information regarding accomplishments as a young
boy
50/3
Correspondence, 1996 and undated
1996 and
undated
50/4
Grammy nomination, 1978
1978
50/5
Photographs, 1950-1963, 1970-1980,
1988-1997
1950-1963, 1970-1980, 1988-1997
50/6
Programs and fliers, 1980, 1989-1996
1980,
1989-1996
50/7
Resume and short biography,
undated
undated
50
Business Papers, 1984-1997
1984-1997
This series largely contains material Roccisano compiled while managing his two
New York City-based bands, the Nonet and the Joe Roccisano Orchestra. Most notable
among them are the original inventories of the Nonet and Big Band performance
libraries, membership rosters for the Nonet Sunday Jazz Brunch performances at the
Blue Note, and manuals for his electronic instruments.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Electronic instrument manuals and
articles
50/8
Alesis Microverb, 1987
1987
50/9
Proteus 2/ Orchestral,
undated
undated
50/10
Rhythm Composer TR-707, 1984
1984
50/11
Yamaha TX812, 1988-1989
1988-1989
50/12
Yamaha WXII Wind Controller,
1989
1989
50/13
Miscellaneous, 1986-1987
1986-1987
50/14
Joe Roccisano Nonet, 1996-1997 and
undated
1996-1997 and undated
Contents: Nonet library
inventory; recording release requests; Steve Getz correspondence; band member
roster and contact information; set/performance planners; flier
36/5
Joe Roccisano Orchestra Big Band,
undated
undated
Big Band library inventory
50/15
Library of Congress correspondence
and gift agreement, 1995
1995
50/16
Music preparation services pricing
and invoices, 1997
1997